Staff & Board Members | Banks Bridgewater Lewis

BBL Fine Arts Academy Staff

Nathaniel C. Banks

Winds, Guitar, Bass

Director, BBL

Ron Bridgewater

Reeds

Director, BBL

Robert Lewis

Percussion

Administration

Deborah Banks

Piano, Winds

Director Intermediate band

Abby Heras

Winds, Piano, Guitar

BBL Manager

Mark McKnight

Percussion

Drumline

*All teaching staff members are either professionals, educators and/or U of I Music Students

*All staff members must undergo a background check as per Department of Children and Family Services

BBL Fine Arts Academy Board Members

Lisha Banks

Retired YWCA Executive Director

lishab51@gmail.com

Nathaniel Banks

Executive Director BBL Fine Arts Academy, Ex Officio

nathlbanks@gmail.com

Nameka Bates

Office of Minority Student Affairs, U of I

namekabates@gmail.com

Ashley Davis

Assistant Director, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center U of I

ashmichelledavis@yahoo.com

Desiree McMillan

Associate Director, Department of African American Studies, U of I

dymc@illinois.edu

Emily Laugesen

Krannert Performing Arts Center Director

elaugese@illinois.edu

Robert Lewis

Finance Officer, BBL Fine Arts Academy

robertelewis803@att.net

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