Brent Pedersen is the Performing Arts Director for The Edmond Fine Arts Institute! He began his journey with The Edmond Fine Arts Institute the fall of 2017 directing Elf The Musical Jr. His prior theatre experience entails directing, stage managing, set design, and even performing in Edmond/OKC. Brent's shows include: Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, Shrek the Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seussical, Cinderella, Bye Bye Birdie, She Loves Me, and many more. Brent is excited for the future grown of the Performing Arts Department of the Edmond Fine Arts Institute

Kristy Johnson grew up sewing with her mom and dad. Yes, dad. Her dad manufactures fish nets, so at 14 she started sewing on a commercial sewing machine. She studied to be a teacher, but always loved clothes, design, being creative, and problem solving. When her daughter got involved in theatre, she wanted to volunteer and discovered she had a knack for costumes. In the last seven years, she has costumed over 40 shows at community theaters and schools. Her favorite costumed shows are the musicals “Ragtime”; “Dreamgirls”; and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, the play "Fences", and the opera "Iolanthe". She spends her days helping young people get ready for employment and college and loves opportunities to work with artists of all kinds and the role costumes play in the telling of beautiful stories.

Charles Burns-Lankford is a former teacher of theatre, stagecraft, English, reading, film studies, and yearbook in both the Woodward and Putnam City school districts. Mr. Burns-Lankford holds a Master's Degree in Secondary Education and Bachelors' Degrees in Speech/Theatre and Mass Communication from NWOSU. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership. Charles relocated to Edmond from Woodward in 2018. He has been a grant panelist for the Oklahoma Arts Council and graduated in Class VI of the Oklahoma Arts Council's Leadership Arts program. He has directed and designed 25+ productions and acted in 60+ productions. In his spare time, he can be found exploring historic structures, volunteering for various clubs and organizations, attending live theatre events, and spending time with his incredible husband, Jason, and his perfect daughter, Amelia. Burns-Lankford has a love of creating arts education opportunities for our future generations.

Olivia is a senior Musical Theatre major at the University of Central Oklahoma. She has been doing makeup professionally for five years and is so god that this hobby has opened so many new doors for her. She has designed makeup for productions such as “The Addams Family”, “Shrek the Musical”, and an Indi film “Doctor Who: Rumors of Whispers.” When she isn’t designing makeup, she is furthering her career in performance. She is so thankful for this opportunity working with the Edmond Fine Arts Institute! @oliviamikiel