TEAM BE
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.
Jackie Taylor
Founder & CEO
Gwen Sea
Executive Assistant
Kris Nesbitt
Senior Director of Planning
Daryl Brooks
Producing Managing Director
Kimberly Loftis
Chief Financial Officer
Stacy Shafer Peterson
Chief Development Officer
Colleen Perry
Grants Manager
Kali Thomas
Resource Development Assistant
Lyle Miller
Marketing Team
IT Coordinator
Bernard Lilly Jr.
Assistant Producer/Director
Brandon Lewis
Associate Director
DJ Douglass
A/V Director
Stephanie Butler
Business Manager
Robert Reddrick
Musical Director
Karolyn Wright
Group Sales Manager
Caren Blackmore
Assistant Producing Managing Director
Stephanie Sandman
Social Media Coordinator
Tia Jemison
Educational Outreach Director
Tynea Wright
Finance
Andrea Perry
House Manager
Jada Larkins
Asst. House Manager
Rosalind Jones Evans
Asst. House Manager
Wallace Harris
House Staff
Kendra Harris
Artist Teacher Cadre
Jarobe Powell
Artist Teacher Cadre
Roland Williams III
Artist Teacher Cadre
Vincent Jordan
Artist Teacher Cadre
Carissa Pinckney
Artist Teacher Cadre
Ernest Bentley
Artist Teacher Cadre
Dureen Wheeler
Artist Teacher Cadre
Monee Thompson
Artist Teacher Cadre
Brittney Smith
Box Office Manager
Christopher Bailey
Box Office Staff
Madeline Lewis
Box Office Staff
Nia Yoakum
Box Office Staff
Dwight Neal
House Staff
Randy Price
Maintenance
Tony Copeland
Maintenance
Demond Harris
Head of Security
Jordan McCloud
Security
Kendell Smith
Security
Cathy Taylor
Cathy Taylor Public Relations, Inc.
Dr. Brad Nitschke
Vocal Director/Coach
Dr. Ray Bayley
House Physician