Staff & Board
Office of the CEO
Ben Robinson
General Director + CEO
Vanessa Braswell
Executive assistant to the CEO & board liaison
Advancement
Sarah Bushman
Director of advancement
Emily Vergason
Advancement Coordinator
Martin French
patron services representative
Katie Heit
communications coordinator
Artistic and Production
Kate Windegarden
Production manager
Bitz Cole Cooley
Lead production assistant
Colleen Spanyer
events and company manager
Charles Heightchew
director of costumes
Josette Miles
Costume shop manager
Geoffrey McMahon
rentals and inventory manager
Taylor Burkhardt
head of music
community Engagement
Grace Ashley
youth programs teaching artist
Gabriella Galletti
bravo time teaching artist
Board of Trustees
Matthew E. Hamel
Chair
Thomas P. O’Brien III
Vice Chair
Eric D. Scott
Treasurer
Matthew Williams
Secretary
Donnie Adkins
Anne-Marie Blancquaert, DVM
Rolandas T. Byrd
Reneé Campbell, EdD
Charles Cash
John J. Davis III
Tracy E. Davis
J. Todd Flowers
Kelly Henry
Thomas James III, MD
Phillip Leopold
Kylee Marcy
Von Purdy