People


Daniel Cadigan
Scene Shop Carpenter

Janny Coté
Scene Shop Carpenter


Rosary "Bee" David
Administrative Associate, Dance Division

Justin Higinbotham
Student Services Officer


Tony Kramer
Facilities Coordinator, Dance Division

Kenny McMullen
Master Stage Electrician


Patrice O'Dwyer
Administrative Manager


Stefanie Okuda

Publicity & Special Events

Heather Patterson
Cutter/Draper

Janet Pineda
Administrative Associate, TAPS

Paul Strayer
Scene Shops Supervisor

Erik Sunderman
Assistant Technical Director

Carolyn Vega
Costume Shop Supervisor

Ross Williams
Technical Director

Daniel Cadigan

Daniel Cadigan

Shop Carpenter. Daniel Cadigan is a shop carpenter with the TAPS. He also works as the Technical Director for Broadway by the Bay, at San Mateo High School, and at other performing arts organizations in the Bay Area. Special interests include stage capentry, welding, mechanical systems, and stage automation.

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Janny Cote

Janny Coté

Shop Carpenter. Janny Coté is a shop carpenter with the TAPS and Equity Stage Manager. She also works as a stage carpenter, stage manager, and backstage crew at TheaterWorks, Foothill Theatre Company, Marin Theater Company, CalShakes, and other theater companies in the Bay Area. Special interests include stage capentry, stage management, and production management.

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Bee David

Rosary "Bee" David

Administrative Assistant, Dance Division. Bee (as she is known here at Stanford) joined Department of Urology in 1988. She later moved to Department of where she enjoyed running the residency and fellowship program. In 2004, she accepted the job as a Fellowship Administrator in the Department of Pediatrics. As a seasoned employee, she loves working in a diverse environment. After working for almost 20 years in the School of Medicine, she decided to join the other side of the campus in the Department of Drama/Dance Division now TAPS/Division of Dance and explore her creative side. Bee loves to dance and what better way to express that than working in the Dance division.

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Justin Higinbotham

Justin Higinbotham

Student Services Officer. Justin is the TAPS Student Services Officer. After graduating from the University of Montana with degrees in Music and Dance, he worked with Stanford’s freshman IHUM program for six years before joining TAPS. He is currently a student in Stanford’s Master of Liberal Arts program, and teaches piano lessons in his spare time.

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Tony Kramer

Tony Kramer

Facility Coordinator. Tony joined the Dance Division in 1986, and is currently a member of the TAPS production staff. He supervises departmental events in both the Roble Gym Complex and the Nitery. In addition to maintaining the classrooms and studios of the Roble Gym complex, he also coordinates space reservations and scheduling between a multitude of campus organizations, including the Dance Division, student arts groups, and the Stanford Health Improvement Program.

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Kenny McMullen

Kenny McMullen

Master Stage Electrician. Kenny provides support to productions as Master Electrician and Supervisor of lighting installations. He has more than twenty years of experience in technical theater and works as Master Electrician, Head Rail, and Stagehand for a variety of performing arts groups in the Bay Area. Kenny's interests include creating special lighting effects.

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Patrice O'Dwyer

Administrative Manager. Patrice is the Department Administrator for TAPS. She is a graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in Economics and Math. She has completed coursework toward and MBA from Golden Gate University. Throughout her career, she has gained significant experience in business operations, project management, facilities and financial management. In her free time, she has been an extra in many films and has done voiceover work. Her passion at work is to create the "Wow" factor."

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Stefanie Okuda

Publicity & Special Events. Stefanie Okuda is the Publicist and Special Events Coordinator for TAPS. She graduated summa cum laude with degrees in Theatre Arts and Philosophy from Santa Clara University, where she also worked for the Director of the Center of Performing Arts. Her interests involve audience development for new theatre.

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Heather Patterson

Heather Patterson

Cutter/Draper. Heather Patterson is a Cutter/Draper for TAPS. She received her BS from the University of California, Davis in Costume Design and is currently working toward her MFA. She has worked in design, construction, and patternmaking for UC Davis, West Bay Opera, and Stanford Summer Theater, as well as for the fashion industry.

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Janet Pineda

Janet Pineda

Administrative Associate. Janet Pineda is the Administrative Associate for TAPS. She received a B.S. in Business Administration from San Francisco State University and worked in retail management before joining Stanford.

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Paul Strayer

Paul Strayer

Shops Supervisor. Paul Strayer manages the Department's scene shop. In addition, he teaches a variety of woodworking and furniture making classes during the year.

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Erik Sunderman

Erik Sunderman

Assistant Technical Director. Erik has a BFA from the University of South Dakota in Technical Theatre and an MFA in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama. Prior to working for TAPS, Erik was the Technical Director for San Jose Repertory Theater. He has a strong interest in mechanical and structural design for the stage as well as automation.

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Carolyn Vega

Carolyn Vega

Costume Shop Supervisor.

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Ross Williams

Ross Williams

Technical Director.

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