Cecily MacDougall | Executive Director

Cecily MacDougall, from Santa Barbara, CA, joined State Street Ballet as a dancer in 2009. After serving as Director of Education and Associate Executive Director, she was promoted to Executive Director on January 1, 2024. During her time as Director of Education, she founded Library Dances, part of State Street Ballet’s educational outreach program designed to bring literature to life through dance.

Cecily graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Performing Arts from St. Mary’s College, is an ABT Certified Teacher, and received her MBA with an emphasis in nonprofit leadership from Antioch University in 2022. She danced professionally with the New York Theatre Ballet, Allegro Theatre Company, and Richmond Ballet prior to joining State Street Ballet. Cecily has choreographed numerous pieces for State Street Ballet, as well as The Bartered Bride, produced by Music Academy, and El amor brujo, La Traviata, and Carmen in collaboration with Opera Santa Barbara.

She received the Indy Award for choreography of Anne’s Window in 2015, and in 2020 earned the Apogee Award for her successful arts outreach initiatives.