STAFF & BOARD
LLOYD MAYOR
DIRECTOR
Lloyd Mayor is of Swiss and British nationality and was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and trained at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. After entering the Martha Graham School with a full scholarship, he joined the Martha Graham Dance Company as a soloist dancer from 2012 to 2022.
Mr. Mayor performed a wide range of lead roles in Martha Graham's repertoire as well as contemporary collaborations with Pam Tanowitz, Nacho Duato, Andonis Foniadakis, and Richard Move’s “The Show (Achilles Heels),” first danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov. For the Martha Graham Company's 90th anniversary in April 2016, Mr. Mayor danced with former Étoile and former artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet, Aurélie Dupont.
Mr. Mayor also continues to teach around the world, sharing the knowledge of the Graham Technique. Outside of dance, Mr. Mayor is a vibrant real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and takes great pride in being a global multilingual and multicultural professional who always puts forward the experience of collaborative effort and being of service to his clients’ needs. In 2014, he was honored with the Clive Barnes Dance Award, and is now Director of the Foundation. Lloyd Mayor is passionate about keeping Clive and Valerie Taylor Barnes's legacy alive so that young talent can keep being recognised and celebrated.
DIANA BYER
SENIOR ADVISER
Diana Byer is the founder and Artistic Director Emerita of New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) and Director of New York Theatre Ballet School. A former professional dancer, she was a long-time pupil and colleague of Margaret Craske, who was Director of Ballet Instruction at the New York Theatre Ballet School until her retirement. Byer is a répétiteur for The Antony Tudor Trust and is the Education Director for the Dance Notation Bureau. She has also served on the Dance Portal Advisory Board of The Children’s Museum of Manhattan and the Bessie Awards selection committee.
She has staged the ballets of Antony Tudor for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), The Hartt School, and the ballets of Agnes de Mille for the Alabama Ballet and ABT. She also coached the principals for the Columbia Pictures film, “Center Stage.”
In 1988, Byer founded NYTB’s community LIFT program, providing dance classes, scholarships, and services to homeless and at-risk New York City children. She has received the Helen Wieselberg Award from the National Arts Club, a Humanitarian Hero recognition from Good Housekeeping Magazine for her ongoing work with LIFT, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Martha Hill Dance Fund. A feature-length film documenting Byer’s journey of LIFT was featured at the 2022 Tribeca Festival.
EVE MEHALICK WILCOX
PROGRAM MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Eve Mehalick Wilcox is a lifelong lover of the performing arts. From an early age, she’s immersed herself in dance and theater, both as a performer and an avid audience member. She holds a B.A. in Film and Media Studies from Smith College and brings professional experience in arts administration and social media marketing.
In addition to her roles with The Clive Barnes Foundation, Eve currently serves as the Studio Manager for the Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation in New York City. She is deeply committed to honoring Clive Barnes’ legacy and advancing the Foundation’s mission to uplift and support emerging artists.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gemma Bond
Elysa Marden
Budd Mishkin
Michael Reidel
Kelly Ryan
Spring Sirkin
Kenneth G. Shelley
William Whitener
Diana Byer (Senior Adviser)
Lloyd Mayor (Director)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Diana Byer (Senior Adviser)
Kelly Ryan Elysa Marden Lloyd Mayor (Director)
DANCE SELECTION
COMMITTEE
Diana Byer (Supervisor)
Willian Whitener
Jenny Chiang
Nicole Duffy Robertson
Suzzanne Ponomarenko
Andrea Markus
THEATRE SELECTION
COMMITTEE
Diana Byer (Supervisor) William Whitener
Frank DiLella Patrick Pacheco
Erik Forrest Jackson
Harry Haun
Marshall Heyman
Patricia McLaughlin
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
Valerie Taylor-Barnes (Founder)
Edward Albee
William H. Ausman
George Dorris
Jennifer Dunning
Paloma Herrera
Howard Kissel
Jacques le Sourd
Arthur Mitchell
Damien Woetzel