Mandy Tulloch's professional career has enabled her to implement her tools into a strong, skilled and knowledgeable training program. By the time Mandy was a teen she was already known in England as a "Princess of Commercials" with over 100 commercial credits to her name. Mandy was a regular at the BBC with many episocials under her belt and numerous stage appearances, training under Dame Barbara Speake. Mandy took a break from the lime-light to raise 5 children and then began writing, directing, producing, mentoring, and teaching in Canada. Mandy's stage shows have been commissioned by theatres, Cities, BC Hydro and School districts. Shows like ‘The Bullying Games’, ‘Canada 150’, ‘The Black Hole’, ‘Coquitlam Rises’, ‘Hawaiian Myths and Legends’, ‘We are all Connected’ and ‘The Social Media Connection’, just to name a few! Her strong belief in our Youth and passion to pass on her experience is what drives her. This is not a job to Mandy, it is an obligation, to help inspire confidence, self-esteem and self-worth in our amazing young people! Not leaving out our older young people, Mandy teaches adults too!

Makena Ram has been training in dance, movement, and performing arts work for many years and began her training in the Tri-Cities with ABC Let’s Act Canada under Mandy Tulloch. Attending Goh Ballet Academy in 2011 for their pre-professional training program, Makena graduated in 2019 then joined Goh Ballet’s Professional Youth Company and toured Vancouver, BC. Well versed in Musical Theatre, Acting, and Voice Performance, Makena is also trained in many dance styles such as Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, and Tap. Graduating SFU’s School of the Contemporary Arts in 2024 with a BFA in Dance, Makena trained under many notable Vancouver-based movement artists and professors.  Classical ballet being one her biggest passions, Makena has also completed her full RAD training and examinations with significant experience in a variety of other ballet styles such as Vaganova. Blending boundaries and movement approaches, Makena sticks to classical training while adding in elements from the thought process of contemporary movement research to better understand the meaning and importance movements as a whole. Sensation, body awareness, confidence, and feeling good in movement while actively working toward personal and group goals can be facilitated through support and structure.

Josh Langhorn is no stranger to the stage. Spending his five years of highschool honing his skills in improvisation with the Canadian Improv Games, Josh fell in love with theatre in 2018 with Sd71’s production of Heathers: Highschool edition. Since then, Josh has been involved in almost every aspect of theatre, including stage crew, assistant stage management, lighting and sound production, and even some direction. To date, Josh has been involved in over 12 theatrical productions! He is continually invested in improving his theatrical talents, through singing lessons and numerous dance classes. Josh is incredibly excited to help share his passion for theatre, and to foster the creative spirit to those who walk through these doors.

Andria is an actor who moved to the Comox Valley in 2018. Since she caught the bug over 30 years ago, she has acted in hundreds of productions receiving an array of awards along the way. She studied Speech Arts for 8 years and has been singing almost since before she could talk. This led her to obtain a Drama Diploma with Distinction at Keyano College before attending the Theatre program at the University of Victoria, then journeying to Montreal for a year to study Stage Combat with Fight Directors Canada. While acting is her passion, she had an innate desire to understand all aspects of a film set, leading her to go back to school and graduate from Toronto Film School with a diploma in Film Production in 2022. She currently has an awesome agent in Vancouver and is active in the film and TV industry.

Natalie has a unique journey in performing. Growing up in California she discovered her love for acting in theatre performances of The Crucible and Beauty and the Beast. After moving to Canada and not performing for over 6 years she discovered classes at Sitka and it reignited her love for film & Tv. After 2 years of classes she received top 10 in the Artist 2 Artist acting showcase, landing her an agent with one of Vancouver’s top agencies. Shooting her first lead role in a feature film in 2023, she continued classes with Sitka and involving herself in the community of performers in Courtenay. Because of this, the transition to employee at Sitka felt like the most natural because of how close she already is to the staff. Natalie hopes to be a smiling face and helpful hand for parents and students while working in the office, whether you have a question, concern or just want someone to chat with, she’s your girl!