Our Board
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ALEX
ZAVISTOVICH
President
Founder/Artistic Director
Alex is founder of the 501c3 non-profit National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre, formerly known as Molotov Theatre Group. He is a professional union actor and voiceover professional, and the creator of the popular Poe Theatre on the Air audio drama series, which is aired on NPR, Amazon Music, and other platforms. (Tiger Poe is a Chihuahua/Pug mix. He has no official role in the organization.)
LAURA
JONES
Vice President
Laura brings practical skills and a strong interest in education and literacy to the Board of Directors. In addition to her executive board position, Laura leads a global legal team supporting development and commercialization of complex communications solutions.
STEPHEN
DEMCZUK
Secretary
Raised in Baltimore, Stephen holds master's and Ph.D. degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology. He founded Europe’s first beer-of-the-month club (Beer Around the World) in Luxembourg and Baltimore’s RavenBeer, makers of the award-winning beer and packaging marketed after the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Stephen is a board member of the Poe House and Museum in Baltimore. His goal today is to hike the 46 High Peaks in the Adirondack Mountains.
RICK
SOLOMON
Rick Solomon has had a career in Business and Technology. His life has been enriched through volunteer service in various areas, among which were mapping shipwrecks, mounted park ranger, and mounted search & rescue. He believes that life should be lived collecting stories. Rick is an avid reader who shares that love with others.
JADE
GREENE
Since graduating with a Speech, Theatre and Media degree from Kean University of NJ, Jade has been working continuously in one capacity or the other of theatre or film (or both). She has worn multiple hats (writer, producer, director, actor, instructor) while managing both touring and brick-and-mortar dinner/dessert theatres in NJ, her home state. Having moved to Baltimore during the Pandemic, as soon as theatre companies started performing, Jade treated her family to a performance of The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre's production of "Blood, Sweat and Fears." The rest is, as they say, history!
MICHAEL KINSTLINGER
JONATHAN BLAKLEY
