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
Managing Director

Abby Bloomquist
Community Enrichment Director

Keven Riggle
Administrative Assistant & Librarian

Carley Kolsch
Executive Assistant
Artistic

Taras Nahirniak
Artistic Director/Chief Orchestrator

Michael Stanek
Choreographer

Miranda Parker
Associate Choreographer

Katlin Gerlach
Costume Designer

Alex Knoepker
Stage Band Director

Matt Mealey
Camp Band Director

Jon Schipper
Camp Band Director

Eric Guenthner
Graphic Designer

Mykhailo Nahirniak
Lighting Designer

Matt Pea
Sound Designer
Touring Production

Matt Pea
Technical Director

Alex Knoepker
Production Manager

Hannah Prellwitz
Tour Manager

Max Levine
Sound Technician

Nelson Lu
Lighting Technician
Teaching Artists

Abby Bloomquist

Baila Weiss

John Stanford

Martilia Marechal

Stacey Pagac

Wynter Bates
