Staff
Jessica Pantle
Drama Kids Teacher
Jessica Pantle is a Clark County School District kindergarten teacher at Don and Dee Snyder ES. She earned a degree from Rutgers University as well as a Masters in Elementary Education. Jessica has held many leadership roles within her school as well as the district, professionally developing colleagues. She has been teaching for 21 years. Jessica has worked with children ages 3-18 years in many extracurricular activities.
She has been teaching with Drama Kids for the last 17 years. That’s right. 17 years! She was on the original opening team of Drama Kids and has been right there by Drama Mama’s side every step of the way! Jessica loves being part of such a wonderful program that helps build confidence in children.
Celina Champion
Assistant Director/ Director of Musical Theater Programming
Celina has been teaching for Drama Kids of Las Vegas for 8 years, and she is so excited for another fantastic year.
Being a Navy kid, she grew up in San Diego and Japan but settled in Las Vegas during High School. She studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a major in Theatre Studies.
Celina used to perform all over the valley with Signature Productions and Super Summer Theatre. Most recently, she was on tour around the country with Feld Entertainment’s Sesame Street Live!
In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two kids. Whether its going to Disneyland, attending live shows, or playing video games, they are always together.
Celina’s dream is coming true being able to direct and choreograph with Drama Kids! Her favorite part about teaching is building relationships with her students and watching them grow throughout the years.
Trevor Rounds
Drama Kids Teacher
Trevor is so excited to be teaching at drama kids! Trevor has been an actor and director for several years. When he was in middle school, he started acting at Broadway Kids Academy, where he had many roles such as The Beast in “Beauty and the Beast,” Horton the Elephant in “Seussical the Musical,” and performed as Davey in one of the first licensed performances of “Newsies The Broadway Musical.” He’s also been in community theater productions with Signature Productions. At Broadway Kids Academy, he started directing, where he was able to put on “Shrek The Musical,” “Moana Jr,” and was able to be a director for a class doing “Newsies The Broadway Musical.” Drama Kids will be the opportunity to put all experience to work and to learn new things along the way. He’s so excited for a new journey and is so grateful to Tina for the opportunity, to family and friends for the love and support, and to all who have helped along the way.
Madison (Madi) Salvatore
Drama Kids Teacher
Madison, or Madi as many call her, is thrilled to finally be teaching with Drama Kids! She started her Drama Kids and theater journey as a fourth grader and has grown to love the art and company deeply. In her spare time, she likes to take photos, hangout with friends, and babysit the many littles in her family.
On top of her nine years of Drama Kids experience, she graduated from Las Vegas Academy of The Arts as a musical theater major. At LVA she played Mock Mock Mock Turtle, ensemble, and Knave of Spades in the first Las Vegas production of “Alice By Heart”, as well as worked with the her classmates to write their own jukebox musical and create shortened versions of Dear Evan Hansen (Cynthia), Hamlet (Queen Player), Much Ado About Nothing (ensemble), and Seussical (Bird Girl).
At Drama Kids she was in countless shows including “Newsies” (Katherine), “Shrek” (Teen Fiona), “Legally Blonde” (Vivianne), “Xanadu” (Melpomene), and High School Musical 1 & 2 (Gabriella).
Madi can not wait for what this year has in store for her with Drama Kids! She is more then ready to share her love of theater through the same company that shared theirs with her!
Emma Newton
Drama Kids Teacher
Emma is sincerely thrilled for another year of teaching Drama Kids! Emma is a Las Vegas native who has been involved in the theater scene for some time. She has been in a few performances across the valley. She enjoys acting, singing, and dancing, but acting is definitely her favorite!
In terms of teaching, she comes from a long line of educators and is now pursuing a degree in Secondary Education. Emma considers herself clever, witty, and caring.
Thank you Tina and Celina for allowing me to be a part of your amazing team over the last few years! Here we go! *Insert DK “WE ROCK” clap here!
Bailey McGeachy
Drama Kids Teacher
Ms Bailey was born and raised in Las Vegas. Although she is a DK teacher now, she started with DK as a student. She was a student in Drama Kids for 11 years. Some of her favorite roles she has played include Fiona in Shrek, Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods, and Vice Principal Panch in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! She loves theater and graduated from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as a theater major. When she is not in DK class or in school/studying, she enjoys drawing, painting, and horseback riding. She is really excited to get back into the act this year!!
Mariana Trabado
Drama Kids Teacher
Mariana is so excited to be joining the Drama Kids team! She recently graduated from Canyon Springs High School and is now attending UNLV. In her free time, she enjoys photography, traveling, reading, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.
Mariana has always loved being creative and working with others and is excited to bring that enthusiasm into the Drama Kids classroom. She looks forward to getting to know her students, helping them build confidence, and creating a fun, supportive environment where every student feels comfortable being themselves!
Erica Fish
Drama Kids Teacher
Erica is so excited to be joining Drama Kids this year! Erica was born and raised in Vegas and has been scrambling to be on stage since elementary school. She was an MVP on her high school’s competitive improv team and took part in several musical theater productions. She went out of state for college and graduated from UNM with a Bachelors in Film and Digital Arts. Erica’s passions outside of theater lie in her work as a hair and makeup artist, screenwriter, and digital illustrator. Erica is thrilled to be a part of this fantastic program and can’t wait to have lots of fun this year with Drama Kids! Fun fact: She is the cousin of our awesome Ms Emma.
Kylie Kremenek
Drama Kids Teacher
Kylie was born and raised in Las Vegas and is especially excited to join the Drama Kids team after spending 13 years as a Drama Kids student herself! During her years with Drama Kids, she studied the foundations and principles of acting and was also a member of our Take 2 Musical Academy, performing in numerous productions. Some of her favorite roles include Oliver in Oliver! (2021), Regina George in Mean Girls, and Nancy in Oliver! (2026).
Kylie graduated from the Teacher Education program at Northwest Career & Technical Academy, where she also served as President of the K-Pop Club during her senior year.
Outside of theatre, Kylie loves finding creative ways to express herself through art, including oil pastels, sculpting, and ceramics. She is also a huge music fan and especially enjoys hip-hop, R&B, and rap. Kylie is thrilled to bring her years of Drama Kids experience, creativity, and love of performing full circle as a member of our teaching team!
Emily Anson
Drama Kids Teacher
Emily is so excited to become a Drama Kids instructor! She was born in Southern California before moving to Las Vegas three years ago. She likes spending her free time writing, reading, and finding new musicals to gush over. She has been homeschooled her entire life and has recently graduated from high school. Emily has been a part of the Drama Kids program for eight years before deciding to work here. Some of her favorite roles include Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Callahan from Legally Blonde and Mrs Wormwood from Matilda. She is looking forward to her position as a teacher because she wants to inspire her students, help channel their creativity, and give back to the program that she grew up loving.
Kylie graduated from the Teacher Education program at Northwest Career & Technical Academy, where she also served as President of the K-Pop Club during her senior year.
Outside of theatre, Kylie loves finding creative ways to express herself through art, including oil pastels, sculpting, and ceramics. She is also a huge music fan and especially enjoys hip-hop, R&B, and rap. Kylie is thrilled to bring her years of Drama Kids experience, creativity, and love of performing full circle as a member of our teaching team!