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Staff

Mark Ruhala
Artistic/Executive Director

As a peformer, Mr. Ruhala has worked on and off-Broadway, in Film, TV, Ballet, Opera, Caberet, and Videos, throughout the world. As a director, producer, and choreographer, Mr. Ruhala has created innovative stagings of over 40 original and classic works. He works for the National Endowment for the Arts as a panelist adjudicating grants. Mr. Ruhala founded the Broadway Training Center in New York, a not-for-profit performing arts center, and served as the Executive/Artistic Director for 13 years.

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Ceina Ruhala Celina Ruhala
Financial & Assistant Artistic Director

Originated many roles to high acclaim at the Broadway Training Center, performing in over 20 shows. Celina has been teaching with Mr. Ruhala for 7 years and excels in his methodology. She also worked as Administrative Director at the Broadway Training Center.

Jeff English Jeff English
Musical Director

Mr. English has been the music director for over 60 shows in Michigan and Indiana, working with middle school, high school and college students and with community and professional theatre. Jeff is the choir director at East Lansing High School and Delta Presbyterian Church and plays the piano and composes music in his spare time.

Sayun Allen
Office Manager/Marketing Designer

Sayun graduated in 2007 from Albion College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economic & Management and Studio Art. Besides being the RPAC Office Manager/ Marketing Designer his original art designs can be seen in our brochures, posters, and playbill advertisements. Sayun has volunteered his time coaching youth soccer teams and he loves working with children. He brings artistic ability, management skill and contagious enthusiasm to the staff.

Mike Neller
Kettlebell Instructor
Personal Trainer

Mike Neller attended the U.S. Naval Academy where upon graduation he served as a submarine officer for 28 years and commanded the nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS FLORIDA (SSBN 728). Mike has over 30 years of experience in the area of sports, health and fitness. He has been a competitive athlete at the collegiate level and coached at the High School level. He was a Navy Fitness Instructor for over 10 years and has worked as a personal trainer with a certification from the Cooper Institute of Aerobic Fitness in Dallas Texas. In the late 90’s he developed and ran a remedial fitness program for Navy personnel who failed to meet the Navy’s physical fitness requirements. This program was unprecedented in that it achieved a nearly 100 percent success rate. As a Nutritionist he has a Master of Science Degree in Holistic Nutrition from the Clayton College of Natural Health, is board certified in Nutritional Wellness from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and holds a Master Herbalist Certification.