Rodney Veal is an independent choreographer and interdisciplinary artist, serving as adjunct faculty for Sinclair Community College. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a B.S in Political Science and Visual Arts and The Ohio State University with an MFA in Choreography. Rodney currently serves as President of the board of trustees of Ohio Dance and on the boards of Friends of Levitt Pavilions Dayton, Dayton Live, Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, WYSO and Homefull. He is the recipient of several MCACD grants and fellowships. Several of his works have been performed as part of the Ohio Dance Festival and other regional dance festivals. He was one of five artists chosen nationwide to participate in the Blue Sky Dayton Project Artist in Residency Program held in collaboration with the University of Dayton.