Jenn Cohen, Artistic/Executive Director & Core Faculty:
Jenn Cohen has worked as a professional circus performer and coach for over 15 years. Her training includes: The Circus Space in London, Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Theatre, sacred clown & buffoon with Sue Morrison, and Chinese acrobatics with Master Lu Yi at the San Francisco Circus Center. Jenn has performed extensively in ensemble theaters throughout the United States, and as a solo aerial artist in Europe. She has coached children and adults in aerial and acrobatic work, from very beginners to advanced and professional students. In addition, she has worked as a choreography consultant for companies including Teatro Zin Zanni (San Francisco) and UMO Ensemble (Seattle). Jenn was a tenured instructor at the San Francisco Circus Center from 2001 to 2004. 
Upon moving to Portland, Jenn worked with both Do Jump! and Pendulum Aerial Dance. In December of 2006, Jenn graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in psychology from Portland State University. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Process Oriented Psychology from the Process Work Institute in Portland.
Esther Edelman, Aerial Tissu:
Esther has over 20 years of choreographing, directing and performance experience that spans international stages and events. She is an Artistic Director and Co-founder of the groundbreaking UMO Ensemble. Esther's passion is aerial arts and some of her choreographic and performance highlights include:
Esther strives to create a "fluid mix of circus and aerial arts" that is "elegant and expressive" Seattle PI. Committed to transcending the limitations of individual forms, Esther has made her mark in combining disciplines such as aerial circus and theatrical narrative to produce truly innovative work.
Martha Enson & Kevin Joyce, Buffoon & Vocal Composition:
Martha and Kevin have created and produced theater and educational programs for 15 years. They are co-founders of UMO Ensemble, and were performers and directors with Teatro Zinzanni in Seattle and San Francisco from 2000 – 2006. They formed EnJoy Productions in 2003. 
EnJoy produces special events, performances and trainings throughout the region and abroad. Events incorporate humor, music, specialized skill work, circus and customized theatrical productions, and are designed to delight, inspire and promote sustainability. EnJoy Leadership trainings apply advance theatrical and improvisation techniques to the development of presence & communication skills in organizational settings.
Sue Morrison, Clown:
Sue Morrison has been teaching, directing and collaborating on Clown and Bouffon across the globe for more than 25 years. Her students are currently featured in Cirque de Soleil, Slava’s Snow Show, Blue Man Group, the Second City and on other international stages. Sue trained with Second City and Keith Johnstone and performed improvisation throughout Canada, and later became a Second City main stage writer/performer. 
On a quest ‘to work from her heart’, she met Clown Through Mask visionary, Richard Pochinko, and after studying with him for years, he chose her to become his apprentice. An accomplished Clown and Bouffon in her own right, Sue also studied and facilitated with Master Teacher, Philippe Gaulier.
Today, Morrison’s unique and powerful work brings together the diverse elements of Native American Clowning, Clown Through Mask, Bouffon, le Jeu and Improvisation, ultimately creating dynamic performance spectacles. Sue has been Artistic Director of Toronto’s Theatre Resource Centre since 1993. She has taught at the Dell’ Arte School of Physical Theatre and works regularly with the LUME company of Brazil. Recently, she has been a presenter at International Theatre Conferences in Brazil and Argentina, and the New York Clown Theatre Festival, taught in Boston, Portland Oregon, and the Escola de Clown in Barcelona, co created and directed, ‘Party of One’, and ‘Moving Target’, debuting at the NY Clown Theatre Festival and she is working on a book on clown. Sue is increasingly sought after as a director and co-creator both in Canada and Internationally, and her work is the focus of several documentaries. Her clown shows have risen to the top of the festival scene and have been produced in theatres around the world.
Peter Schroeder, Juggling Coach:
Peter fell in love with the circus watching Circus Flora in Missouri every summer as a child. One summer, he worked behind the scenes of the show and saw people doing things even more amazing than anything he had seen in the show itself. It was their unassuming talent, more than the glitz and style of the show, that showed him the heart of the circus. It is this raw, human talent that Peter loves most. It was not long before Peter was touring himself as a roustabout with Circus Flora. 
In addition, he has taught and performed with the Circus Day Foundation in St. Louis and as a juggler with Circo Zoppe. In Portland, Peter has performed with Batty’s Hippodrome as well as performing, coaching, and directing with his home troupe, The Weapons of Mass Distraction. Peter recently graduated from Reed College with a B.A. in Dance-Theatre.
Jenn Cohen, circus performer, coach, therapist.
Peggy Ford, Program Director San Francisco Circus Center.
Barbara Burkhardt, Research Grant Facilitator, Faculty of Buisiness, Simon Fraser University.
