Leadership
Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission
Formed in 2012, this City department manages the day-to-day operation of Hampton Coliseum and Hampton Arts (The American Theatre and The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center).
Hampton Arts Staff
The American Theatre & Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
Jody Madaras
Artistic Director
Kelsey Rozier
Arts Administration Manager
Ron Boucher
Arts Education Manager
Felicia Fields
Assistant Arts Education Manager
David Vandervliet
Production Manager
India Bazemore
Theatre Assistant
Raven Chatt-Phan
Theatre Assistant
Diana L. Blanchard Gross
Visual Arts Center Manager
Cody Latpakdy
Assistant Visual Arts Center Manager
Visual Arts Center Assistants
Joy Wike
Lindsey Kincaid
Aariana Theodore
Front of House Managers
Annette Monroe-Martin
Shelly Shakur
Nana Ferdnance
Phyllis Porter
Administration
Terri Vander Vennet
Director Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts
Charlie Gardner
Deputy Director
Valerie Clanton
Assistant Director, Finance and Administration
Rich Best
Senior Production Manager
Patti Peterson
Finance and Administration Manager (Payables/HR/Procurement)
Annette Crocker
Account Clerk III
Jackie Browning
Account Clerk II (Payables/Revenue)
(Vacant)
Finance Manager (Accounts Receivable)
Namoni Pugh
Marketing Manager
Carmen Booker
Assistant Marketing Manager
Tiffany Bradshaw
Assistant Marketing Manager
Valerie Ann Hill
Box Office Manager
Michele Davis
Assistant Box Office Manager
Micah Garner
Assistant Director, Facilities & Operations
Stanley Webb
Foreman
Will Sugg
Sr. Food and Beverage Manger
Joshua Robertson
Food and Beverage Manager
(Vacant)
Assistant Food and Beverage Manager
Hampton Commission on the Arts
Established in December 1987, this Hampton City Council appointed 13-member citizens board acts in an advisory capacity to the Council to promote further development and awareness of artistic and cultural programs in the City and to provide a coordinated method of City support of cultural organizations and programs.
Commission Members
Robert A. Boester
Alice J. Capehart
Brian D. DeProfio, City Manager Representative
Carolyn Campbell, Council Liaison
Courtney Q. Hampton
Hope L. Harper
Jason Mitchell, City Manager Representative
Martha Mugler, Council Liaison
Kwasi Obeng, City Manager Representative
Dr. Dianne B. Suber
Tekey Wallace
Dr. Karen T. Ward, Chair
Aiya L. Williams
Karen Spaulding
Angela Ballard
Hampton Arts Foundation
The Hampton Arts Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization created in 1994 as the non-profit arm to support Hampton Arts. The Foundation has completed two successful capital campaigns in the past ten years to renovate, rebuild and expand the Theatre and upgrade the galleries.
Board Members
David Bowen, President
Dr. Pat Leary, Secretary
Hansford Post, Treasurer
Steven Hussell, Immediate Past President
Dr. Debra Haggins
Karen Spaulding
Mark Duncan
Martha Mugler
Carrie Quinn
Dr. Karen Ward
Roxanne Brown
Bill Beach
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center Board of Trustees
In 1987, the Charles H. Taylor Memorial Library closed when the City of Hampton built the expanded Hampton Public Library right next door. After careful renovation and adaptation and adhering to the guidelines set forth in Mrs. Armstrong’s bequest, the historic building re-opened in January 1989 as The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center. The estate of Mrs. Armstrong owns the building and leases it to the City of Hampton which manages the day-to-day operations through the department of Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission.
Trustees
|
Debbie Scott, President |
The Honorable Douglas E. Miller |
|
Richard M. Bagley, Jr. |
Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Superintendent Hampton City Schools |
|
Sheryl Crawley |
The Honorable Christopher W. Hutton |