TEAM BE
Under the leadership of founder/CEO Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater operates a staff of both full and part-time employees and several dedicated volunteers that ensure that the lights are on and the curtain is raised on time.
Jackie Taylor
Founder & CEO
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Gwen Sea
Executive Assistant
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Tynnetta Qaiyim
Chief Operating Officer
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Daryl Brooks
Producing Managing Director
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Brandon Lewis
Associate Director
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Colleen Perry
Grants Manager​
Kris Nesbitt
Senior Director of Planning
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Darin M. Gladfelter
Senior Marketing Manager
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Lyle Miller
Marketing Manager
IT Coordinator
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Stephanie Butler
Business Manager
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Robert Reddrick
Musical Director
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Brooklyn Henke
Multimedia Designer
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Karolyn Wright
Group Sales Manager
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Caren Blackmore
Assistant Producing Managing Director
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Tia Jemison
Educational Outreach Director
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Tynea Wright
Finance
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Andrea Perry
House Manager
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Jada Larkins
Asst. House Manager
Rosalind Jones Evans
Asst. House Manager
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Wallace Harris
House Staff
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Kendra Harris
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Jarobe Powell
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Roland Williams III
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Vincent Jordan
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Carissa Pinckney
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Demetre Wolfe
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Ernest Bentley
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Dureen Wheeler
Artist Teacher Cadre
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Monee Thompson
Artist Teacher Cadre
Brittney Smith
Box Office Manager
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Christopher Bailey
Box Office Staff
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Madeline Lewis
Box Office Staff
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Nia Yoakum
Box Office Staff
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Jada Robinson
Box Office Staff
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Dwight Neal
House Staff
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Randy Price
Maintenance
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Tony Copeland
Maintenance
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Demond Harris
Head of Security
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Jordan McCloud
Security
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Kendell Smith
Security
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Cathy Taylor
Cathy Taylor Public Relations, Inc.
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Dr. Brad Nitschke
Vocal Director/Coach
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Dr. Ray Bayley
House Physician
