Our Team
The Kids from Wisconsin is part of an entertainment tradition that goes back 55 years to its beginnings as a musical production created for Wisconsin’s talented youth back in 1969. Today, the pride and passion that fueled that early music lives on through a Kids from Wisconsin Revue touring production each summer and our community enrichment programming aimed at providing access to music for young people all across Wisconsin.
Meet our hardworking team of talented and dedicated professionals who make our mission possible by bringing our touring productions to life and sharing music with young people in our communities through our enrichment and education programs.
Interested in joining our team? View our current job opportunties here.

Administrative

Tara Johnson
Executive Director

Peggy Morgan Strimple
Programming Operations Director

Keven Riggle
Administrative Assistant & Librarian

Abby Bloomquist
Interim Community Enrichment Director

Carley Kolsch
Program Manager

Eric Guenther
Creative Consultant
Artistic

Taras Nahirniak
Artistic Director/Chief Orchestrator

Peggy Morgan Strimple
Choreographer

Michael Stanek
Choreographer

Matt Mealey
Camp Band Director

Katlin Gerlach
Costume Designer

Cedric Gardner
Choreographer

Miranda Parker
Dance Assistant
Touring Production

Matt Pea
Production Manager / Tour Manager

Alex Knoepker
Stage Band Director/ Tour Assistant

Carley Kolsch
Tour Assistant

Nelson Lu
Lighting Technician

Hannah Prellwitz
Stage Manager
Teaching Artists

Abby Bloomquist

Baila Weiss

Elliot White

Heidi Holmes

John Stanford

Martilia Marechal

Stacey Pagac

Wynter Bates
