Stephanie is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education and a Master of Science in Kinesiology. She is the owner and Executive Director of Statesboro Elite Dance Studio and the head coach for the Georgia Southern University Dance Team for the last 6 years.  She has over 20 years of dance and cheerleading training, including 14 years of competing. While competing, Stephanie received several top overall awards and dance scholarships at both the regional and national levels. As a choreographer, her routines have won several awards, including top overall, judges choice, and best choreography. She has performed at Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, The Capital One Bowl, and The Orange Bowl.

Stephanie is a Certified Educator in the state of Georgia and a certified Personal Trainer. She holds certifications in Group Exercise Fitness, Ballet Barre, Yoga I, Sports Nutrition, pre-and postnatal group Exercise Fitness, and pre-and postnatal personal trainer. Stephanie has a passion for dance and education, and her goal is to make dance a large part of the Statesboro community for all ages!

Zachary “ Bo”  Viness graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education and a Master of Science in Kinesiology. Bo is a Real Estate Agent with Statesboro Real Estate and has been a coach in Statesboro and surrounding areas over the past 9 years.  Both Bo and Stephanie are Double-Eagle Alumni and enjoy supporting Georgia Southern athletics in their free time.

Nathan and Kelli Kinsaul are natives of Harris County Georgia.  They have two children, Tucker Kinsaul, a 20 year old student/wrestler at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri and Jenna Kinsaul an 18 year old competitive dancer and a member of a dance production company. They have owned and operated Center Stage Dance Studio for 25 years and currently travel with multiple competition teams.  Though they are no longer competing with us, they are excited to begin a new journey with Inspire National Dance Competition as regional directors. They share a passion for the competitive dance world and enjoy creating a fun and family friendly competition environment. They believe in a good, wholesome competition atmosphere that offers a way for dancers to develop a sense of unity with other studios.

Kelli Kinsaul graduated from Columbus State University with a Masters in Education before she decided to open her own studio at the age of 20 years old.  She has been extremely blessed to have several of her students audition and be selected to perform on Broadway.  She has worked with several theater companies over the years on multiple productions.  She has also been a part of the production of the Miss Georgia Pageant System.  She has a passion for teaching dance and watching kids develop through the competition world and studio life.

Nathan Kinsaul graduated from Auburn University and is currently an ICU nurse at Piedmont Medical Center.  He has worked in the dance world for over 25 years and enjoys the technical aspects of show production.  The Kinsauls hope that you thoroughly enjoy your experience at Inspire and grow to love this company as much as they do.

Jamie Howard serves our Judge Coordinator and a Regional Director and has thirty -five years of dance training and has been a dance instructor for the twenty-two years. As a child she trained under Angela Franko-Burns at Dancer’s Pointe. From there she went on to train at many other studios across Georgia including the prestigious Georgia Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Ruth Mitchell.

Jamie has performed many leading roles such as Cinderella, Roxie in Chicago, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. She has owned and operated her own studio, Steps Dance Center in North Georgia for over 16 years. Her competitive dancers have won numerous awards at both regional and national dance competitions and she also won numerous “Best Choreography” awards.

She also choreographs and guest teaches for many studios across the east coast. Jamie choreographed scenes in the movie “The Change Up” starring Ryan Reynolds & Jason Bateman. For the past four years Jamie has produced an in-house studio convention called Elev8. She has brought in numerous choreographers and instructors spanning from the artists of So You Think You Can Dance to up and coming professionals working in the dance industry. Jamie is extremely dedicated to the art of dance and considers herself blessed to have a career encompassing her passion for dance and love for children.

Alexis and Micah Mills have been a part of the Inspire Family for the past 4 years.  When they aren’t busy with Inspire and other endeavors, they enjoy hiking up mountains with their dog, Leto, or exploring their hometown of Savannah, GA.  The Mills family has grown with the addition of a little boy!

Alexis has lived in Southeast Georgia all her life and currently resides in the beautiful city of Savannah, GA. She graduated from the College of Coastal Georgia with her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a specialty in customer service, organization, and systems/processes. Her experience and love of helping people made her the perfect person to be our Event Coordinator. Alexis first became involved in the dance world at a young age and continued to dance through her high school years.

You can find Alexis at most of our Inspire Events helping behind the scenes. She will be anywhere from merchandise, to onstage for awards, or even acting as backstage manager. During the week, Alexis coordinates all of the moving pieces for the events, from scheduling and staffing, to venue confirmation.  She ensures that everything is ready for the next weekend to go off without a hitch.

Micah manages all aspects of our IT department.  Micah graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. During the events you can find him at the sound table working with production elements of the event. When not busy with his full-time job as a Engineer at Gulf-Stream, he is also able to consult on additional elements of our company.

Debbie and Gary Jones have been with Inspire since its inception. Debbie {AKA Grandma} is usually at home with the grandchildren during events.  Gary can be found at he merchandise table answering questions and assisting with selection of merchandise.  They also work tirelessly behind the scenes coordinating host hotels and assisting with preparing for events.

Debbie and Gary will be married 51 years in 2023 and have two children- Jennifer and Matt. They are blessed with seven grandchildren-ages 4 to 18.  Gary’s forty years in the jewelry industry required various moves from Alabama, to Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia. They have spent the last 40+ years in the Savannah, Ga and Bluffton, SC areas.  Before retirement, Debbie was in healthcare administration.  They now enjoy camping in their motorhome and exploring new areas.  Riding their motorcycle is another shared activity. They have traveled cross-country twice on the bike as well as making two trips to Canada.  They enjoy group rides with their motorcycle club twice a week and participate in extended trips throughout the country. After many years as a passenger, Debbie has just learned how to ride.

Nancy R. Messinger is the Business Manager at Inspire NDC.  She has been with Inspire NDC since May 2022. Nancy has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations/Marketing. She is originally from New Jersey. Before joining Inspire NDC, Nancy was the Office Manager for a Funeral Home for over 15 years, as well as an Elementary school teacher for 10 years.  Nancy can speak both Portuguese and Spanish.  She has been married for 34 years to her husband, Mark, who retired as an Investigator for the State of New Jersey.  They have two grown sons, Ezra and Ethan. She loves to dance, travel, craft, crochet, and hike. Nancy and her husband are enjoying their new home in Georgia and look forward to making new memories. 

McKenzie Doran is our Marketing Coordinator here at Inspire NDC. She has been dancing since she was 5 years old and has loved it ever since. She originally began with Inspire NDC in 2017 as an event staff member. She has since graduated from Columbus State University with a degree in Marketing as well as her MBA. Since graduation, McKenzie has taken on a new role as the Marketing Coordinator. She is excited to share her expertise and to experience new adventures with the company!

You will often find McKenzie at events backstage interacting with dancers and our CREW members. She can also be seen posting fun things from the weekend on our social media platforms, so make sure to say hey when you see her!

In her off time, McKenzie still loves to dance and choreograph. She has found dance to be a good way to express emotions and be able to find the good in the day. She also enjoys sitting with a cup of coffee and reading a good novel to relax.

Jamie Howard serves our Judge Coordinator and a Regional Director and has thirty -five years of dance training and has been a dance instructor for the twenty-two years. As a child she trained under Angela Franko-Burns at Dancer’s Pointe. From there she went on to train at many other studios across Georgia including the prestigious Georgia Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Ruth Mitchell.

Jamie has performed many leading roles such as Cinderella, Roxie in Chicago, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. She has owned and operated her own studio, Steps Dance Center in North Georgia for over 16 years. Her competitive dancers have won numerous awards at both regional and national dance competitions and she also won numerous “Best Choreography” awards.

She also choreographs and guest teaches for many studios across the east coast. Jamie choreographed scenes in the movie “The Change Up” starring Ryan Reynolds & Jason Bateman. For the past four years Jamie has produced an in-house studio convention called Elev8. She has brought in numerous choreographers and instructors spanning from the artists of So You Think You Can Dance to up and coming professionals working in the dance industry. Jamie is extremely dedicated to the art of dance and considers herself blessed to have a career encompassing her passion for dance and love for children.

Nancy R. Messinger is the Business Manager at Inspire NDC.  She has been with Inspire NDC since May 2022. Nancy has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations/Marketing. She is originally from New Jersey. Before joining Inspire NDC, Nancy was the Office Manager for a Funeral Home for over 15 years, as well as an Elementary school teacher for 10 years.  Nancy can speak both Portuguese and Spanish.  She has been married for 34 years to her husband, Mark, who retired as an Investigator for the State of New Jersey.  They have two grown sons, Ezra and Ethan. She loves to dance, travel, craft, crochet, and hike. Nancy and her husband are enjoying their new home in Georgia and look forward to making new memories.