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Under the leadership of founder and CEO Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater is powered by a dedicated team of full-time and part-time staff, along with passionate volunteers who ensure the lights stay on and the curtain rises on time.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Jackie Taylor
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Daryl Brooks
Producing Managing Director
Kimberly Loftis
Chief Financial Officer Consultant
Kris Nesbitt
VP of Planning and Strategy
Stacy Shafer Peterson
Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Gwen Sea
Executive Assistant
PRODUCTION TEAM
Daryl Brooks
Producing Managing Director
Caren Blackmore
Assistant Producing Managing Director
DJ Douglass
A/V Director
Brandon Lewis
Associate Director
Bernard Lilly, Jr.
Assistant Producer/Director
Harrison Ornelas
Technical Director
Rhonda Preston
Wardrobe Coordinator
Robert Reddrick
Musical Director
DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING TEAM
Stacy Shafer Peterson
Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Lyle Miller
Marketing Assistant/IT Coordinator
Colleen Perry
Grants Manager
Kali Thomas
Development Assistant
Karolyn Wright
Group Sales Manager
FINANCE
Kimberly Loftis
Chief Financial Officer Consultant
Stephanie Booth
Business Manager
Tynea Wright
Finance
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
Tia Jemison
Educational Outreach Director
Ernest Bentley
Artist Teacher Cadre
Jarobe Powell
Artist Teacher Cadre
Monee Thompson
Artist Teacher Cadre
Roland Williams
Artist Teacher Cadre
BOX OFFICE and FRONT OF HOUSE
Brittney Smith
Box Office Manager
Christopher Bailey
Box Office Staff
Leslie Boyd
House Staff
Rosalind Jones Evans
Asst. House Manager
Wallace Harris
House Staff
Jaeda Larkins
Asst. House Manager
Madeline Lewis
Box Office Staff
Dwight Neal
House Staff
Andrea Perry
House Manager
Jada Robinson
Box Office Staff
Nia Yoakum
Box Office Staff
FACILITIES AND SECURITY TEAMS
Tony Copeland
Maintenance
Demond Harris
Head of Security
Vincent Jordan
House and Facilities Staff
Jordan McCloud
Security
Yvonne Moore
Facilities Staff
Denise Patterson
Facilities Staff
Randy Price
Maintenance
Kendall Smith
Security