Virginia Thespian StaffEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Addie Schafer BenkoBIOGRAPHY: Addie Schafer Benko is the Executive Director of Virginia Thespians and Artistic Director for a new pre-professional youth theatre training program called Creative Stages. She is also a Virginia Educator who has directed theatre and taught in K-12 classrooms for 6 years in Loudoun County, VA. Addie received her Master's in Education as well as BA in English and Theatre from the College of William and Mary. Addie is also a National Geographic Educator and was a 2019 fellow. Addie was a Fulbright Teacher in 2015 in Malaysia. She has traveled to teach English and arts skills nationally as well as internationally. She is working with Northern Virginia schools to expand their summer programs along with doing contracting work on the side and looks forward to another year at VTF!
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Officers and ChairsEXECUTIVE BOARD:
Chapter Director: Tracy Bourne Vice Director - Productions: Heather Ursano Vice Director - Guest Services: Cecille Deason Treasurer: Neil Burch Secretary: Skye Whitcomb COMMUNITY CHAIRS: College Rep: Todd Parrott, Longwood University Alumni Rep: Candy Decker Vendor Rep(s): Hilton & Capital One Hall OPEN POSITIONS: Legal Advisor: A volunteer lawyer to help us as a nonprofit. Financial Advisor: A volunteer to help us with our business side of things, tax information, etc. Front of House Chair: A person to help with tickets, awards, and crowd control on site at Capitol One Hall. Registration Chair: Someone to help with registration logistics leading up to festival, following up with schools, and working the welcome table at festival while on site. Guest Artist Representative: An industry professional who can represent the guest artist community in helping us plan logistics/share from an artist's perspective related to our special guests attending festival. |
CHAIR POSITIONS:
Thespys Chair: Michael Viola Scholarships Chair: Zack Kattwinkel Colleges Chair: Clare Gillespie One-Act Chair: Nicki Shepherd Mainstage Chair: Justine Mackey Festival Stage Manager: Jessica Rodriguez-Snellings Assistant Treasurer: Kaydan Ferguson Junior Thespians/ Middle School Chair: Andy Schlaf State Thespian Officers Co-Chair: Elizabeth Milne New Teacher Chair: Suzan McCorry Spirit Store Coordinator: David Noland DC School Liaison: Sharkey Andrews VTF Safety Coordinator: Jeremy Smith Professional Learning Chair: Justin Daniel |
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Hilton & Capital One Hall vendor repS Host sites for VTF |
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WHY JOIN THE BOARD?
- Share the needs of your program, school, and larger community
- Speak on behalf of your students to help shape the annual festival
- Take on a statewide leadership role with your talents, strengths, and at your pace
- Participate in an inclusive retreat getaway for a weekend to prep for the big event
- Have first call for presenting at our teacher conference and volunteering roles
- Get your guaranteed volunteer hours for reimbursement
- Early information given for upcoming events, opportunities, newsletters, etc.
- Volunteer, event planning, and advocacy experience at the state level
- Resources to get involved at the national level
