Administrative Team

Martha Bowers
Executive Director

Maria Soriano
Education Director
Maria Soriano holds a BA in Theatre and is an advocate for the arts and arts-integrated learning. She has traveled extensively both nationally and internationally as an artist and an arts educator providing residencies, workshops, and performances throughout.
Her one-woman show Stories of La Isla; a celebration of the strength and resiliency of the women who helped shape her, has been performed in Costa Rica, Italy, and Puerto Rico. Through Stories of La Isla she has encouraged audiences to tell their own stories, opening dialogue to issues that are relevant in today’s society and encouraging community involvement.
While at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (TBPAC) in Tampa, Fl. serving as the Program Director she co-wrote and co-directed over 16 performances for Community Arts Ensemble; a theatre program for low-income families which serviced over 300 students every summer. It was during her time at TBPAC that she developed her passion for arts education and community activism.
She served as the Director of Performance Programs at Community Works NYC providing schools with over 100 performances a year geared towards fostering a greater understanding of other cultures as well as residencies and workshops geared towards community building. Most recently she had the privilege of traveling with Dance Theatre of Harlem as the company Tour Manager.

H. Harvey
Marketing Director
H. Harvey is a non-profit administrator, producer, and theatre-maker. Hailing from the midwest, Heather is an Oberlin College graduate, co-founder of Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop, and an arts and social justice advocate.
Before joining the team at Hook Arts Media, Heather worked with WP Theatre, The Lee Strasberg Theatre + Film Institute, G. Gebony Productions, and served as a consultant to other media/arts organizations and artists. She is passionate about bridging the divide between communities and the organizations committed to serving them.
As an artist, she has performed, produced, and co-developed work throughout the country. With Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop, she continues to bring new work highlighting the Black experience to audiences throughout the United States and beyond.
Jordan Campbell
Media Programs Director
Noellia Surpris
Community Engagement Coordinator
Noellia has over 15 years experience in International Development and Non-Profit Program Management. As part of the founding team of a woman-led humanitarian organization, she has produced over 60 conflict resolution, community engagement and youth empowerment programs in 17 nations in collaboration with United Nations agencies, the US Institute for Peace, the US State Department and diverse community networks. A seasoned program director, she brings a global lens to local organizations to support multidimensional
Current Teaching Artists
Henry Arroyo
Film Teaching Artist
Will Focus
Graphic Design Teaching Artist
Trace DePass
Poetry Teaching Artist
Cornelio Joseph
Drumming Teaching Artist
Teaching Artists
Henry Arroyo
Khalidiah Asanté
Jabari Asanté
Jordan Campbell
Daniel Carlton
Trace dePass
Andre Esannason
Tamara Fingal
Will Focus
Excel Garner
Lyndon Harewood
Cornelio Joseph
Rajonna Lewis
Roee Messinger
Michael Mohamed
Jive Poetic
Austin Trapp
Erin Vassilopoulos
Board of Directors
Board President: Sam Sills
Secretary: Audrey Anastasi
Treasurer: Elise Bernhardt
Nyeema Bailey
Martha Bowers
Christopher Brown
Corinthia Carter
Kamau Ware
Consultants
Bryony Romer (Development)
Interns
None Currently
safety Policies
Please find Hook Arts Media’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Combat Harassment Complaint Form below:
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy [downloadable pdf link]
- Combat Harassment Complaint Form [downloadable pdf link]
Please find Hook Arts Media’s Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Policy: