Jostin Schimmoeller
President
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Driven by a deep passion for movement and service, Jostin founded an organization dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive community for aerialists and movement artists. With a focus on providing access to high-quality instruction and resources, Jostin strives to ensure that artists of all levels have the opportunity to explore their creativity in a positive environment. Through Five Rivers Flow Arts, Jostin is committed to creating an accessible space where individuals can discover new forms of expression, challenge themselves, and grow alongside a thriving community. Their goal is to make art and movement a vehicle for connection, self-discovery, and meaningful impact.
Shannon Ray
vice President, Community Engagement
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Shannon’s earliest memories are of being upside-down. She enjoyed movement based arts such as gymnastics and cheer, climbing, and jumping as a child which grew into a strong desire for novel experiences & dreams of running away with the circus in adulthood. This ultimately led her to pursue aerial arts & movement. Shannon’s aerial journey started with Lyra, and has expanded to encompass a wide variety of apparatuses & movement arts. Along with aerial, Shannon enjoys movement modalities such as belly dance, burlesque, and Liquid Motion®️.
Jesse Childress
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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Jesse is excited to be part of an organization helping connect the movement arts community. Jesse has worked with non-profit organizations for years and is grateful to have the opportunity to work with Five Rivers Flow Arts. Jesse brings with him a love for the arts and storytelling and is excited to partner with artists of all skill levels looking for opportunities to connect with one another and develop their skills.
Michelle Harr
Treasurer & Secretary
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Michelle didn’t grow up on doing movement arts – she was asked to leave both her childhood ballet and gymnastics classes for being too distractible and distracting. Her first experience with aerial silks changed that for her. She learned how strong, graceful, and creative she is. Michelle believes in aerial arts as an opportunity to express one’s creativity and connect with one’s body. Her favorite modalities are aerial sling, chair, burlesque, and Liquid Motion®️. She’s passionate about expressing herself through movement and helping others build confidence and connection to their bodies. She’s excited to be a part of FRFA to bolster and broaden accessibility of the aerial community, especially for folks who may not see themselves as dancers and artists.
Matthew Allen
Member-at-Large
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Matt’s journey with the performing arts began at a young age and has progressed to aerial and flow arts in which his passion still grows. Matt holds a deep appreciation for the power of artistic expression and its ability to bridge gaps and foster understanding among diverse communities. His knowledge in non-profit work coupled with his passion for combating social injustice led him to join Five Rivers Flow Arts. Through this appreciation and passion of advocacy work, Matt is dedicated to creating a more inclusive Dayton area by utilizing the power of artistic expression.
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