Meet the Team

The Cocoa Village Playhouse Board of Directors

  • Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith, Chief Executive Officer
  • Barbara Garrett, Chairperson
  • Lisa F. Crites, Vice-Chairperson
  • Dewey Harris, Treasurer
  • Kathi Schillo, Secretary
  • Andrea Beyel
  • James Dwight
  • Steve Eavenson
  • Nina Gadodia
  • Dr. Maxwell C. King, Emeritus
  • Edward Kunigonis
  • Stacy Landon
  • Trudy McCarthy
  • Robi Roberts
  • Deborah Schenck
  • Rashmi Shah
  • Delores Spearman
  • Mary Lu Tombleson-Harvey
  • Susie Wasdin, Emeritus
  • Bob Wetzel

The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse Staff

  • Chief Executive Officer & Artistic Director: Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith
  • Associate Directors: J. Thomas Black, Jr., Ian Cook, Pamela Larson
  • Production Manager: Lord Nathaniel Knepper-Quijano
  • Development Director: Christopher Beavers
  • STARS of Tomorrow Director: Sally Kalarovich 
  • Accounts Receivable Specialist/Administrative Assistant: Judy Lacy 
  • Accounts Payable Specialist/Clerical Assistant: Kristy Cook
  • Marketing Artist: Benya Le Cox
  • Box Office Manager: Brady Fritz
  • Ticket Office Assistants: Echo Hewatt, Hon. Susannah Knepper-Quijano, Savannah Lee, Breanna Streeter
  • Production Team Leaders: Harry Bilgray, Brian Brown, Bradley Cox, Ian Cook, Daniel Hill, Sheryl Koby, Shane Withrow
  • Resident Scenic Designer: Daniel Allen 
  • Bar Manager: Mary Holman
  • Office Assistants: John Dudley, Mary Holman, Robert Holman 
  • Website Architect: Jonathan Goforth
  • Printing Services: Flip Flop Graphix
  • Photography: Goforth Photography
  • Facility Maintenance: Joseph Cox, Adison Estrada