Meet The Board
2011-2012 Board
The following members were elected to serve for the 2011-2012 season at the annual spring meeting of the membership, June 24, 2011. Their term begins July 1, 2011.
Officers
President Nikki Hoffpauir
A member since 2004, Nikki is thrilled to have been on the TAP Board of Directors for the past five years, first as Director of Membership then as Treasurer, and most recently as President for the last two seasons. She’s also produced two of TAP’s spring shows, Follies and The Producers. Before that, she worked backstage for a bunch of TAP productions and worked front of house as a Box Office Manager and a pseudo Director of Audience Relations. Making her stage debut in law school productions, she's also been seen onstage with multiple local theater organizations and hopes to get back on stage soon. Nikki holds both a B.S.B.A and JD and is a partner in the law firm of Krooth & Altman LLP, traveling the country working on hospital and nursing home financings in her spare time.
Secretary Karen Toth
First working with TAP in 2008, Karen went all out for the 60th season by joining the board, appearing onstage in both Cabaret and 42nd Street, and working backstage for the first time ever during The Seagull. Karen has performed with several other local theaters, but keeps coming back to TAP; she also sings with the City Choir of Washington, where she serves as an assistant section leader. During the day, Karen is a Patent Examiner with the US Patent and Trademark Office, thanks to her B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering and Masters of Engineering and Management from Case Western Reserve University; she was also the Secretary of CWRU's student-run musical theater group for 2 years, helping to produce (and also appearing in) 2 shows each year.
Treasurer Dina Green
Dina has been working back stage at TAP since at least HMS Pinafore in a variety of roles, most recently as Treasurer and helping with the box office for the 2011 season. She has also been Assistant Stage Manager on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Follies. In addition to TAP shows, Dina she has donned blacks to work with other theater groups such as Hexagon and the British Players and she is most appreciative of her many mentors in community theatre and her family who first introduced her to live theatre. In real life she is a meeting planner for the National Business Aviation Association and handles the budgets for approximately 30 meetings a year.
Directors
Executive Producer Amanda Acker
Seeking her third term as Executive Producer, Amanda began working with TAP during Noises Off for the ’05-’06 season. Since then she has served in a variety of technical roles, including Set Designer, Technical Director, and Master Carpenter, and was honored with the “Player of the Year” award for the ’06-’07 season, before joining the board two years ago. Amanda received her BA in History and Political Science from Rutgers University and during the day works as the Assistant Business Manager for The Studio Theatre.
Director of Audience Relations Barbara Esquibel
Barbara is excited seek a second term as Director of Audience Relations for the 2011-2012 year. Barbara has previously served two years as Membership Director on the board of directors. She has been a member of TAP since 2006. Barbara has worked backstage for several TAP productions by constructing and painting sets for Thoroughly Modern Millie (2007), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2007), Sweet Smell of Success (2008), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2009), Bye Bye Birdie (2009), Cabaret (2010), The Seagull (2011) and 42nd Street (2011). Barbara has also served as costume designer for And Then There Were None (2008), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (2008) and The Producers (2010). In past seasons Barbara has served as producer for Cabaret (2010) and Amadeus (2010) and is scheduled to produce TAP’s fall production of Nine (2011). Professionally, Barbara is a Litigation Paralegal for the Office of Senate Chief Counsel for Employment for the United States Senate.
Director of Membership Anne Marie Pinto-Wilson
Anne Marie has been in the DC area for the last seven years. Originally from Northeast Ohio, she earned a BFA Acting from Kent State University. Since arriving in the area, she’s been active in local community and professional theatre. She has performed multiple times with TAP most recently as Ulla in The Producers (and generally in the role of the secretary) other theatres include LTA, CCT2FT, Studio Theatre, and Imagination Stage and is seeking a second term as Director of Membership. By day she works in the Business office at Arena Stage and is active in the Arena employee events committee. She enjoys being outdoorsy in that she likes drinking on patios and dislikes long walks on the beach.
Director of Marketing Scott Drew
Scott has served as Director of Audience Development on TAP's Board of Directors for the 60th season, and has also volunteered in various roles on seven productions since joining TAP in 2009, including Assistant Stage Manager, Master Carpenter, Technical Director, and continually as a stage hand. Scott holds a B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Political Science from Virginia Tech, and currently works with the Federal Government in Arlington, VA. Previously, he worked in the advertising industry for The Martin Agency in Richmond, VA for multiple national accounts utilizing out-of-home, broadcast, print, and interactive media. He has been involved in the performing arts in some way since high school as a member of State Your Name Theatre Company at Virginia Tech, and Theatre on the James in Midlothian, VA.
Director of Communications James Villarrubia
Relatively new to DC, James dove into TAP's '09-10 season -- working backstage, in the shop, and even onstage as an ensemble member in The Producers and is seeking his second term as Director of Communications. He is a recent transplant from Charlottesville, VA where he served as producer and artistic director for First Year Players and as a carpenter and designer for UVA's Drama Dept. He has a Master's in public policy, BS in Systems Engineering, and a BA in Government Studies all from UVA. He currently serves as the human resources IT Program Manager and efficiency expert for the Department of Justice.
Director of Development Kristin Visaggio
Kristin is excited for the opportunity to return to TAP’s Board of Directors in a second term as Development Director. She has been involved with TAP since 2009, when she took a baby step and offered to be on the make-up crew for Follies and Bye Bye Birdie. She quickly realized this just wasn't enough for her, and she took on the challenges of designing props and set dressing for 2010's Amadeus and The Producers. She followed that with the same role in last season’s Cabaret and 42nd Street and is currently signed on to produce Circle Mirror Transformation with the Capital City Players this fall (she likes to keep busy). She obtained her B.A. in Fashion Merchandising from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005, and is currently working as a Buyer for the Smithsonian Institution's Museum Stores and Catalog.
Director of Audience Development Karinn Cologne
Currently, Karinn works at BalletNova Center for Dance as the Sr. Operations Manager where she handles finance, marketing, fundraising, production, facilities, events, box office, etc. She is also the Stage Manager for the two main stage performances at TJ. Karinn has been involved with TAP since the winter of 2005. She has been crew, painter, box office, usher, ASM, Producer and more for shows including: Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, Noises Off, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Seagull, and The Producers. Karinn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and Sociology from Boston College. Past experiences in arts administration include Boston College Arts Festival, Boston Ballet, The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, and the Shakespeare Theatre Company.