Collage dance Collective

Allyson Ashley is a native of Kansas City, Missouri and began her training at Kansas City Ballet under the direction of Todd Bolender.  She apprenticed with the company and also studied at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Allyson is a certified instructor of Gyrotonic and Gyrokenisis.  She has danced with Pennsylvania Ballet, BalletNY, and the Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble of DTH for one year before being invited to join Dance Theatre of Harlem Company.  She has performed works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Agnes de Mille, Arthur Mitchell, Alan Hineline, Marius Petipa, Geoffrey Holder, Mel Tomlinson, Laura Dean, Sir Frederick Ashton, John Cranko, and Antony Tudor. Allyson began working with Collage in 2006.

Darius D. Barnes is a dancer with Suzanne Farrell Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera. Formerly with the New York City Ballet, he began dancing at age 5, studying at various schools in Baltimore, MD. He attended Baltimore School for The Arts until his acceptance at the School of American Ballet in 2004. While at the School of American Ballet, Darius received the Rudolf Nureyev Scholarship and performed annually in the School of American Ballet Spring Workshops. In 2007, he was offered an apprenticeship with the New York City Ballet, and joined the corps de ballet 2008. As a choreographer he's created several works and was asked to participate in the 2007, 8, & 9 spring & summer sessions of the New York Choreographic Institute.

Mark Burns, former soloist with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, has danced leading roles by choreographers such as George Balanchine, Alonzo King, Alvin Ailey, John Alleyne, Dwight Rhoden and William Forsythe. Burns began his training at the Joffrey School of Ballet, then went on to study at the School of American Ballet. Burns also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University. Mark has also been a guest artist with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet NY and Brooklyn Ballet. In addition to Collage Mr. Burns is currently working with Janusphere, Maryland Youth Ballet, Balethnic and Flint Youth Ballet.

Anthony Burrell, a Philadelphia, PA native, began his training at Point Breeze Performing Arts Center at the age of twelve. He later studied at various institutions including Philadanco, Pennsylvania Ballet, the University of the Arts, and The Ailey School. As a dancer and choreographer, Mr. Burrell worked with artists including Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, and Rihanna and is featured in several commercials, videos, and feature films. He was also a member of Ailey II and is a national gold-medalist of the NACCP ACT-SO Competition in Dance. Mr. Burrell first joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in 2000 and worked with the company until 2009. Mr. Burrell began working with Collage dance Collective in 2010.

Nicole Corea is originally from Palmyra, NY. She received her early training under the direction of Sandy Stramonine and Lynne Kareken until her acceptance to the Julliard School, where she graduated with a BFA in 2000. Here she worked with choreographers such as Lila York, Mauricio Wainrot, Lar Lubovitch and Robert Battle. Upon graduation she joined the ranks of Ballet Hispanico of NY for 2 seasons, then moved on to dance and tour throughout Europe with Elisa Monte Dance. Most recently, she has danced with Ballet Memphis. Here, she also worked her way up as a choreographer and has since produced 6 original works on the main company, as well as an original work on the Junior Company for the Orpheum Theater. She has also shown her work at the Thang Dao Contemporary Dance Festival in NYC. Nicole also was featured in an article in Dance Spirit Magazine 2004, "Body and Brains" highlighting her transition from college to career. Her company credits include Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Nilas Martins Dance, Pier Group, Thomas/Ortiz, as well as numerous independent choreographers throughout NYC, Philadelphia and Miami. Nicole is currently a member of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in NYC and began working with Collage dance Collective in 2010.

Preston W. Dugger III,, a Washington, D.C. native, began his training at the Washington School of Ballet and attended Suitland High School's Visual and Performing Arts Program. During his tenure at Suitland, Preston also received training at the Houston Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem's residency program. Upon completion of high school, Preston was offered a contract at Dance Theatre of Harlem under the direction of Arthur Mitchell, where he danced in featured roles in ballets such as Agon, The Four Temperaments, and Fancy Free. Mr. Dugger is a soloist with Ballet San Jose and has also worked with Oakland Ballet. Preston began working with Collage dance Collective in 2005.

Tiffany Glenn, from Washington, D.C., received her training at Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington, D.C., Rosella Hightower Centre de Dance in Cannes, France, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City, and with Alonzo King in San Francisco. Before joining Ballet San Jose in 2001, she performed with Dance Theatre of Harlem in such ballets as Creole Giselle, Four Temperaments, South African Suite and Serenade. With Ballet San Jose, Miss Glenn enjoyed working with Donald McKayle in his production of Death and Eros, and added Graduation Ball, Who Cares?, Les Sylphides, Out of Africa and Middle Kingdom—Ancient China to her repertoire. She has also taught ballet classes at Ballet San Jose School and has assisted in rehearsals of the Company. She began working with Collage dance Collective in 2004. Tiffany is an aspiring choreographer and a proud breast cancer survivor.

Alicia Janelle Graf is a native of Columbia, Maryland. Ms. Graf is a former principal dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Her guest appearances include Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, the Balanchine Celebration at Central Park SummerStage, the Vail International Dance Festival, and the Fashion Rocks Awards with Andre 3000 and Beyonce at Radio City Music Hall. In addition, Alicia graduated magna cum laude with honors in History from Columbia University and interned with JPMorgan Chase and Essence magazine. She is currently a guest writer for several dance publications including Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, and Dance Spirit. In 2007, Smithsonian Magazine named Alicia one of 37 young American innovators of the arts and sciences. Ms. Graf is a recipient of the Columbia University Medal of Excellence, an award given each year to one alumnus who has demonstrated excellence in their field of work. In 2008, she had the honor of delivering the keynote address to the graduates of Columbia University's School of General Studies. Alicia is a master's degree candidate in Nonprofit Management at Washington University. She is currently the Pre-Professional Dance Program Coordinator at Center of Creative Arts (COCA) and the Assistant Director of COCAdance. Ms. Graf began working with Collage in 2005.

Iyun Harrison was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Juilliard School and Masters of Fine Arts degree from Hollins University/American Dance Festival. Over the 13 years of his performing career in New York City he danced with Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballet Hispanico of New York, National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica and Ailey II. He has appeared as a guest artist with Connecticut Ballet, Buglisi Dance Theatre and Lubbock Ballet. Mr. Harrison danced work by George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Jose Limon, Paul Taylor, Michael Smuin, Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubovitch, Donald Byrd, Talley Beatty and George Faison. Harrison's television credits include PBS' Setting the Stage 2007, NBC's ‘20th Hispanic Heritage Awards, PBS' Who's Dancin' Now? – Arts Education in Your Community and The South Bank Show in England. Additionally, Harrison has taught/choreographed for the Juilliard Dance Ensemble, Ailey School, American Dance Festival, Jamaica School of Dance, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill – Barbados, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and American College Dance Festival. He is currently a full-time Professor of dance at Webster University. Iyun began working with Collage in 2006.

Tai Jimenez a native of New York City, began her dance training with Joan Millen Mesh and went on to study at the School of American Ballet, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Laguardia High School, with Madame Gabriella Darvash and Ken Ludden. She was a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School Ensemble before joining DTH, where she became a Principal Dancer. Her repertory includes the title roles of Giselle and Firebird as well as numerous works by George Balanchine, and ballets by Glen Tetley, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Sir Frederick Ashton, Bronislava Nijinska, August Bournonville, Agnes de Mille, Alvin Ailey, Alonzo King, Robert Garland, John Alleyne, Lar Lubovitch, Doug Varone, Dwight Rhoden and others. Later, Ms. Jimenez joined Boston Ballet as a Principal. There she originated a role in Mark Morris' Up and Down, and was also seen in Val Caniparoli's Lambarena, Jorma Elo's Carmen, Balanchine's Serenade and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Nijinska's Les Noces and Asaf Messerer's Spring Waters. She has appeared as a guest artist with the New York City Ballet and companies across the United States. She made her Broadway debut as Ivy Smith (Miss Turnstiles) in the 1998 revival of On the Town, directed by George C. Wolfe.  Ms. Jimenez originated the roles of Fran in Maria Irene Fornes' Letters from Cuba and Ysabel in Debbie Allen's Soul Possessed. She was a featured dancer on the Academy Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors and in pop superstar Princes' Rave Unto the Year 2000. Ms. Jimenez played the role of Mela in the film One Last Dance starring Patrick Swayze. The versatile Jimenez is also a teacher and choreographer. She was a choreographic assistant in the feature film The Game Plan, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. She is currently on the faculty of Harvard University, the Boston Conservatory, the Boston Arts Academy and Boston Ballet school. She has been featured on the cover of Pointe magazine, in Dance Teacher Magazine, and her writing has appeared in both Pointe and Dance Magazine. Ms. Jimenez began working with Collage in 2005.

Natalia Johnson began her classical ballet training at the age of 8 at Ballet Lubbock. Instructors Suzanne Aker, Yvonne Racz and her sister Candida Johnson were instrumental in molding the ballerina personally and professionally. After years of training in Texas, the young dancer was invited to move to New York City to study with Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem School. At the end of the summer she was accepted in the DTH Ensemble for the year. It was short lived. After only a few weeks, NaTalia was cast in the title role of Debbie Allen's stage production of "Pearl" in Los Angeles.  After a successful run with the musical theater show, the ballerina returned to New York to rejoin DTH and was promoted to an apprentice in the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company. With them she has toured all over the US, the UK, and Greece. She is a Principal Dancer with Ballet Noir in NYC and with Urban Ballet Theater. She performed for the President of the United States at the Whitehouse with Grammy winner LeAnne Rimes in 2006. She has been featured in Dance Magazine and Dancer Magazine and as the marquee image for the 2008 NuDance Festival in NYC.  She can also been seen in Lois Greenfield's 2010 calendar.  Her dancing ability has led to appearances on both Fox and CNN networks yielding great reviews. After a performance in Urban Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker, Metro New York New's review read: "The climatic Grand Pas de Deux shows off the refined classical lines of NaTalia Johnson, a young African-American Ballerina, the likes of which ABT and City Ballet would do well to cultivate."

Paunika Jones is a native of Miami, Florida.  She is an alumna of New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida, where she studied ballet, modern, tap and jazz dance.  She has trained under the direction of Ursino Deville, Linda A. Rodgers, Yayi Vega, and Beatrice Leverne, and studied at the Ailey Shool and the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) School's summer intensive programs. Ms. Jones was invited to join DTH's Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble in 1996 where she remained for two years until she was accepted into the professional company in 1998 as an apprentice and ascended through the ranks to become a principal dancer.  Ms. Jones has performed leading roles in John Taras's "Firebird", George Balanchine's "Serenade" and "Four Temperaments", Geoffrey Holder's "Dougla", Arthur Mitchell, Augustus van Heerden and Laveen Naidu's "South African Suite", and Robert Garland's "Return". She has worked with the legendary Donald McKayle, various representatives from the Balanchine Trust and Michael Smuin, to name a few. Ms. Jones' professional company experience include: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Oakland Ballet, Columbia City Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Ballet Noir. Ms. Jones began working with Collage dance Collective in 2005.

Terace Jones began his dance training at Duke Ellington School of The Arts. Jones has gone on to dance with some of the world's premier companies, such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Maurice Bejart Ballet Lauzanne and The Joffrey Ballet where he danced principal roles. His Broadway credits include FOSSE (Helen Hayes Award nominee), Dance of The Vampires starring Michael Crawford and most recently the Earth, Wind and Fire dance musical, "HOT FEET". Mr. Jones' film credits include, "The Producers" and Julie Taymor's upcoming "Across The Universe". Mr. Jones began working with Collage in 2006.

Anna Kirker, originally from Eldersburg Maryland, received her training at the Ellicott City Ballet Guild under the direction of Caryl Maxwell. Her first professional job as a dancer brought her to Memphis, Tennessee where she performed with Memphis Ballet Co. She has since danced with Cincinnati Ballet, Ohio Ballet, and most recently Dayton Ballet. She has had the opportunity to perform leading roles in ballets such as Septime Webre's Carmen and Swan Lake, Stephen Mills' Taming of the Shrew and Hamlet, and Stuart Sebastion's Dracula. While in Dayton, she was the recipient of the Josie Award for Outstanding Female Dancer of the Year in 2003. In addition to Collage Dance Collective she also dances with Helen Heinman's Viewpointe dance company.

Jaime Kotrba grew up in Manton, Michigan, and started her training with Betsy Carr at Dance Arts Academy in Traverse City. She continued her training at Interlochen Arts Academy under the direction of Sharon Randolph. After graduation she moved to New York to study with Dance Theatre of Harlem and joined the Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. In 2004, she joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company and toured nationally and internationally dancing works by George Balanchine, John Taras, Michael Smuin and Geoffrey Holder among others.  She has also worked with BalletMet Columbus under the direction of Gerard Charles and Janusphere Dance Company with Darion Smith.  She has also performed with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montreal, WillowOak Contemporary Ballet, and Viewpointe Dance with Helen Heinman. Ms. Kotrba began working with Collage in 2005.

Brandye Lee Co-Founder of B2 Movement for Change, is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. For several years she was a featured dancer in the national Gazelle Tour of Disney's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "The Lion King." She has an ongoing guest artist relationship with The Dance Theater of Lynchburg, directed by Keith Lee (Lynchburg, VA), as well as Collage Dance Collective, directed by Kevin Thomas (Memphis, TN). Ms. Lee is currently a faculty member at her dance alma mater, the newly named Jones-Haywood School of Dance, and she has been a judge for The Washington Post Music & Dance Scholarship Awards. Ms. Lee graduated from Sidwell Friends School and Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington DC, and subsequently earned a degree (cum laude) in economics and Afro-American studies from Smith College. Upon successful completion of her degree, she spent three seasons as a dancer with Ailey II, the second company of cultural ambassador, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. During her tenure, she served as Ballet Instructor for the acclaimed AileyCamp in Kansas City, Kansas. It is through teaching that she enjoys giving back a portion of which she learned as a scholarship student at Jones-Haywood, Dance Theater of Harlem, The Ailey School, and through international exposure at Rosella Hightower Centre de Danse Internationale (Cannes, France). In 2008 she received two awards: The Woman of Excellence Award from Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, DC; and The Delta Sigma Theta Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist, presented by the Federal City Alumnae Chapter in Washington, DC. Through her holistic wellness company, B2 Movement for Change, she continues to find unique and powerful ways to serve God and her community.

Camille Parson began her professional career at the age of 15 as an apprentice with BalletMet Columbus. Upon her graduation from high school she became a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem's first company where she performed principal and soloist roles throughout the U.S. and abroad. After six years with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ms. Parson became a freelance performer dancing with Complexions Contemporary Dance Theater, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, and Collage Dance Collective. With Collage, she performed the role of Rosa. Presently, Camille is the premiere ballet teacher with Creative Outlet, and servers as ballet mistress and rehearsal director with Ballet Noir. She is currently seeking her B.F.A. in the LEAP! program with St. Mary's College of California.

Ja'Malik started training at the age of 10 at the Marguerite Duncan Studio of Fine Arts. At age 14 he was asked to study at the School of Cleveland Ballet where he was an apprentice/corps member for two years. He is an Alumnus of the Joffrey Ballet/New School B.F.A. program. He received scholarships and attended the Dance Theater of Harlem School, Joffrey Ballet School, and The Ailey School where he worked with Judith Jamison, William Forsythe, Ronald K. Brown and Dwight Rhoden. Ja' Malik is a former member of the Cleveland Ballet, Oakland Ballet,  North Carolina Dance Theatre, CityDance Ensemble, and Ballet X. He has appeared as a guest artist with Ohio Ballet, Nathan Trice/RITUALS, and Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance. He is a collaborative member of Collage Dance Collective, Camille A. Brown and Dancers and Avi Scher and Dancers. Ja' Malik is a teacher of both Ballet and Horton Techniques and has taught at The Ailey School, Oakland Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Skol De Baile in Aruba, and CityDance Center in Washington D.C. As a choreographer he has been nominated for several Metro DC dance awards including Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and has created works for North Carolina Dance Theatre 2, Oakland Ballet and CityDance Ensemble. He has also presented his work in New York at E-Moves, the Harlem Stage Gatehouse Theater, the 2009 Reverb Choreographic Project and Ballet Builders 2010. Ja' Malik is the proud recipient of the 2010 Harlem Stage Fund for New Work Grant, presented by Harlem Stage and the support of the Jerome Foundation. 

Adriane Richburg, a native of Orangeburg, SC, began her dance training with the Children's Performing Arts Academy. As a part of her dance training, Adriane took several tours of France, Italy and England. After graduating from the dance program, she went on to train at the Atlanta Ballet Center for Dance Education in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1998, she joined the official School of the Houston Ballet, the Houston Ballet Academy, on full scholarship. In 2000, Adriane returned to South Carolina and continued high school at The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. After graduating with honors, Adriane auditioned and was accepted into the Dance Theatre of Harlem's summer program. During the summer program, Adriane was invited to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. Joining the ensemble in the fall, Adriane spent a year performing in schools and other venues throughout the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut) exposing the arts to young children. A year later she was invited to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company. Adriane has since gone on to perform with the Columbia City Ballet in Columbia, SC, Urban Ballet Theater in New York, NY. Adriane began working with Collage Dance Collective in 2005.

Kellye Saunders, a Washington, DC. Native, is currently a principal dancer with Fugate/Bahiri, Ballet NY. She also has danced featured roles as a member of Collage Dance Collective. Prior to that, she danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem where she was also a principal dancer. She began her dance training at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington, DC. Ms. Saunders continued her dance education at Le Centre de Danse International in Cannes, France under the tutelage of Rosella Hightower, before joining DTH. Some of Ms. Saunders' featured roles include Firebird, Giselle, A Song for Dead Warriors, Apollo, Serenade, Adrian (Angel on Earth), The Four Temperaments, The Moor's Pavane, Allegro Brillante and Fancy Free. Ms. Saunders has also appeared in the Broadway production of The Red Shoes and as a guest artist dancing the role of The Striptease Girl in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue in a collaborative project with The New York City Ballet. Some of her other guest appearances include performances with Washington Ballet, Maryland Ballet, Ballethnic Dance Company, Gala of International Ballet Stars, Configurations Dance Company, The Flint Institute of Music, Complexions Contemporary Dance and The Metropolitan Opera. Ms. Saunders has also had extensive experience teaching and coaching dancers at both academic and professional levels.

Leyland Simmons was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He began his formal dance training with Barbara Devereaux and the Royal Academy School of Dance in Anchorage, Alaska at age seven. He later studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Miami City Ballet, The School of American Ballet, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, TVI Actors Studio, The National Black Theatre, The Ailey School, and Ballet Divertimento in Montreal, Canada. Leyland is a Graduate of the Professional Performing Arts High School in New York City and a former member of Ailey 2 and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Mr. Simmons has also performed with the New York City Ballet, Peridance Ensemble, Forces of Nature Dance Company, Nathan Trice's/Rituals, George Faison, Ballet X, and at the Moscow and Miami International Ballet Festivals. One performance of Mr. Simmons noted that he was "vibrant in his solo, whipping off multiple pirouettes…," and "he added powerful turns and jumps while remaining sensitive to the otherwise gentle ending." Leyland is a sought after teacher and has also appeared in numerous film, television, and print projects such as the History Channel's Honor Deferred, Augustine Productions "The Audition", The Conan O'Brien Show, Vh-1's "The Upper Crest", ABC's "Cashmere Mafia", YRB magazine, Getty/Corbis Images, Al Sharpton's "Sharp Talk", Law and Order, Starbucks Red Campaign, Puma, and the Judge David Young and Maria Lopez Shows. Mr. Simmons is also a graduate of the Workshop in Business Opportunities and is proud to be the Co-Artistic Director of Ballet Noir with long time friend Corey Baker. Leyland began working with Collage in 2007.

Brandon Tyler is honored to be a part of Collage Dance Collective. Originally from Mayfield,OH, Brandon was last seen in the Off-Broadway productions of Fanny and Anyone Can Whistle at New York City Center's Encores!  National Tours include: A Chorus Line 1st Nat'l (Larry u/s Paul/Mark), Cats (Tumblebrutus u/s Mistofelles). Concert Dance: Collage Dance Collective, Met Opera Ballet, Ballet Austin, Nai-Ni Chen and dre.dance. Regional Theatre: Hello,Dolly! (Paper Mill Playhouse), High School Musical (NSMT), The Pajama Game (Arizona Theatre Co). TV: Gossip Girl, 30 Rock, SNL, Ally McBeal.

Dion Wilson is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Wilson graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts and received his BFA from S.U.N.Y at Purchase College. Dion is proud to be in his third touring season with the award winning Broadway Musical, The Lion King. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco), the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre where he performed many principal roles.

Mr. Wilson has trained at Point Park College and the University of the Arts. Mr. Wilson has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, performing in more than 20 countries and 40 states. He has performed in Walt Disney World, both Florida and Paris. He has worked with many well-known choreographers, and performed famous ballets such as, George Balanchine's Tar-n-Tella, Merce Cunningham's Duets, Tally Beatty's Southern Landscape, and the world's most seen ballet Revelations by Alvin Ailey to name a few.

Mr. Wilson was a featured guest artist with The Asheville Civic Ballet, The Jones-Haywood School of Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, Baltimore Dance Tech, Wylliams/Henry Dance Theatre, Opus Dance Theater, choreographer Debbie Allen in Pepito's Story at the Kennedy Center, and The International Dance Festival in Hong Kong. Dion received the opportunity to work with Beyonce Knowles for the Robin Hood Foundation benefit, was a featured artist at the International Arts Festival in Spoleto, Italy and most recently worked on the creation of the Fela Kuti Project, choreographed by Bill T. Jones.

Mr. Wilson is a recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship award in 1999 and two Maryland State Arts Council awards for Solo Dance Performance.

As a choreographer Mr. Wilson's works have been performed by/at: The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Perri Dance, Ailey Dancers Resource Fund Project, Aaron Davis Hall (commissioned), Spoleto Festival Italy, Towson State University, and many others. Mr. Wilson began working with Collage in 2006.