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 Scoone
communications coordinator
Artistic and Production
Kate
Winegarden
Director of Production
Bitz Cole Cooley
Lead production assistant
Charles Heightchew
Costume director
Josette Miles
Costume shop manager
Geoffrey McMahon
rentals and inventory manager
Taylor Burkhardt
head of music
community Engagement
Grace Ashley
youth programs teaching artist
Board of Trustees
Thomas P. O’Brien III
Chair
Matthew Williams
Vice Chair
Eric D. Scott
Interim Treasurer
Kelly Henry
Secretary
Donnie Adkins
Anne-Marie Blancquaert, DVM
Rolandas T. Byrd
Reneé Campbell, EdD
Charles Cash, FAIA
Leslie Clements Brett Corbin
John J. Davis, Jr.
Hon. Tracey E. Davis
Matthew E. Hamel, Immediate Past Chair
Spencer Harper
Kelly Henry
Althea Jackson
Thomas James III, MD
Phillip Leopold
Kylee Marcy
Thomas P. O’Brien III
LaDaya Kami Owens, Committee Member (Non-Trustee)
Von Purdy
Matthew Williams