Board of Directors
Dobama Theatre is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization governed by a Board of Directors.
The Dobama Theatre Board of Directors unanimously voted on March 8, 2021 to re-imagine the work and makeup of the board as part of the Love and Respect Document - Dobama’s anti-racism action plan. The Board of Directors relaunched with a new model beginning July 2021.
Donna Korn - Retired Non-profit Management Professional
President
Caroline Jackson Smith - Professor of Theater and Africana studies, Oberlin College
Vice President
Austin Kilpatrick - Program Manager, Amazon Grocery Logistics
Treasurer
Kristi Glasier - Fairfax Elementary School Teacher, CH-UH School District
Secretary
Rachel Zake - Playwright/ Actor/ Marketing Professional
Immediate Past President
Anthony Barabani - Retired Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, HR Professional
Deborah Coleman - Lawyer, Arbitrator and Mediator Coleman Law LLC
Kyle Cutts - Partner, BakerHostetler
Jeff German-Lortie - CPA, Bober Markey Fedorovich
Isaiah Hunt - English Department Faculty, John Carroll University
Rosalind Madorsky - Student and Administrative Coordinator, Great Lakes Energy Institute
Hedy Milgrom - Retired Development Officer, Jewish Federation Cleveland
Marissa Glynias Moore - Chief Executive Officer, Piano Cleveland
Debra Rosenthal - English Department Chair, John Carroll University
Kate Vlasek - Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Mariah Burks - Artist rep, ex officio
Emeritus Directors
Joyce Casey
Artistic Director Emerita
Spencer Caress
Maurice Heller
Barbara Hill-Newby
Bill Newby
Jennifer Stapleton
Laura Anderson
DOBAMA THEATRE MISSION:
Dobama Theatre is dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality. Through theatrical production, community engagement, and education programming, Dobama nurtures the development of theatre artists and builds new audiences for the arts while provoking an examination of our contemporary world.