Meet the Team

The Cocoa Village Playhouse Board of Directors

  • Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith, Chief Executive Officer
  • Robert Carman, Chairperson
  • Lisa F. Crites, Vice-Chairperson
  • Dewey Harris, Treasurer
  • Kathi Schillo, Secretary
  • Stacy Landon, Vice-Secretary
  • Barbara Garrett, Past-Chairperson
  • Andrea Beyel
  • James Dwight
  • Steve Eavenson
  • Susan Hammerling-Hodgers
  • Suzanne Hawkins
  • Dr. Maxwell C. King, Emeritus
  • Edward Kunigonis
  • Trudy McCarthy
  • Kim Mooty
  • 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: Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith
  • Interim Executive Director: Christopher Beavers
  • Interim Artistic Director: Nathaniel Knepper-Quijano
  • Stars of Tomorrow Director: Sally Kalarovich
  • Associate Directors: Megan Abbott, J. Thomas Black, Jr., Ian Cook, John Dudley, Pamela Larson, James Spiva
  • Resident Stage Manager: Robert Johnson
  • Resident Costume Designer: Daniel Hill
  • Resident Scenic Artist: Sheryl Koby
  • Lighting Console Operator: Nicole Shusterman
  • Resident Master Carpenter: Harry Bilgray
  • Carpenters: Logan Hancock, Shane Withrow
  • Production Assistants: Tommy Barone, Joseph Cox, Adison Estrada, Robert Holman, Bob Kramer, Allen Niles, Marsha Plog, Talliah Schreiber
  • Marketing Director: Benjamin Cox
  • Webmaster: Jonathan Goforth
  • Accounts Payable: Kristy Cook
  • Accounts Receivable: Judy Lacy
  • Hospitality Manager: Mary Holman
  • Human Resources Officer: Karen Stewart
  • Special Projects Manager: Mark Cohn
  • Administrative Assistants: Lauren Abbott, Echo Hewatt, Savannah Lee, Breanna Streeter