Our Team Members

Diana Dronenburg

Diana Dronenburg lives in Germantown, Md.  She is 27 years old and graduated from Damascus High School.  Diana has a passion for dance.  When she was 5 years old, she took Ballet and Jazz at the Olney Studio of Dance and performed in many schools and venues. She learned about ZamDance through her job coach when she was a member of a special needs program called, SEEC.  Diana is very happy to have joined ZamDance. She greets the parents and their children and is responsible for the administrative duties.  She also helps the children with all the ZamDance movement

Madeline Mesick

Assistant Teacher to Jackie, for the past 6 years, she has worked in a professional capacity with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.  She has been trained in dance since she was 2 years of age.  Her extensive dance training includes, but is not limited to, styles such as ballet, modern, contemporary, hip hop, tap and flamenco.  She volunteered at the Movement and Motion class at the Maryland Youth Ballet, which sparked her love for spreading love through dance. She currently resides in Maryland and attends Montgomery College to complete a Psychology degree with aspirations to become a movement therapist.

Madeline Mesick
Assistant Teacher to Jackie, for the past 6 years, she has worked in a professional capacity with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.  She has been trained in dance since she was 2 years of age.  Her extensive dance training includes, but is not limited to, styles such as ballet, modern, contemporary, hip hop, tap and flamenco.  She volunteered at the Movement and Motion class at the Maryland Youth Ballet, which sparked her love for spreading love through dance. She currently resides in Maryland and attends Montgomery College to complete a Psychology degree with aspirations to become a movement therapist.

Danny Fitzgerald

Danny Fitzgerald is a Zamdance Instructor. Danny is 22 years old and graduated from Wootton High School in June 2023.  He started participating in ZamDance class years ago and quickly fell in love.  He participated in weekly classes and soon evolved into an assistant instructor.  Danny, who has Down Syndrome and is on the autism spectrum, has a strong visual memory and knows all Jackie’s dance moves.  He finds great joy in teaching classes and participating in any special event ZamDance is invited to.  Danny lives in Rockville, Maryland with his mom and dad. He has 3 older brothers.
He is currently a participant of AccessAbility MedCare, LLC, where he works with various businesses including a vending machine business, Manna Food, a thrift shop, and an Etsy jewelry business.

Samuel Alberts

Samuel (Sam) Alberts is a Zamdance instructor, 22 years old, who graduated from Kennedy Krieger School in June 2023. He loves athletics and music, so ZamDance was an instant hit! It has become a positive strategy he also uses at home and at school to manage the daily challenges of autism, OCD, and ADHD. Sam is currently a participant in the Cura Personalis Project, located at Montgomery County’s Wheaton Stables. In this program, he practices vocational and social skills while assisting in the care of the horses and maintenance of the stables and grounds.. 

Samuel Alberts

Samuel (Sam) Alberts is a Zamdance instructor, 22 years old, who graduated from Kennedy Krieger School in June 2023. He loves athletics and music, so ZamDance was an instant hit! It has become a positive strategy he also uses at home and at school to manage the daily challenges of autism, OCD, and ADHD. Sam is currently a participant in the Cura Personalis Project, located at Montgomery County’s Wheaton Stables. In this program, he practices vocational and social skills while assisting in the care of the horses and maintenance of the stables and grounds..