Executive Staff

Toni Simmons Henson, MPA

Founder, Producing Director, Partnership Development and Strategic Marketing

Atlanta Black Theare Festival Staff, Shelton Land

Shelton Land, PhD

Artistic Director and

Director of Educational Programs  on loan to the ABTF from LandMindz, Inc., a 501(c)3 corporation.

Durrell Daniels

Technical Director

consulting staff

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Co-founder, Wanda Simmons

Wanda Simmons

Co-Founder, Festival Director (Emerita)

Adjudication Coordinator

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Staff Kiplyn Primus

Kiplyn Primus

Marketing/Brand Strategy Consultant

Primus Marketing, LLC

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Board Chair Taurean Blacque

Taurean Blacque

Honorary Chair 

(NAACP Image Award, Emmy Nominated Actor)