Kathryn Colegrove began her career in the arts twenty years ago building props in the Berkshires. She holds a BFA in Theatre Production/Management from Auburn University, is the recipient of a 2001 Fellowship for The John F.Kennedy Center's Vilar Institute of Arts Management, a graduate of MAACC's Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta, a member of the Atlanta Coalition for Performing Arts, and a panelist for the Georgia Council for the Arts. Her work history spans stage management and company management for various summer stocks, the Berkshire Theatre Festival and Studio Arena Theatre, and work as a Production Coordinator for local films and commercials. Prior to joining the Ferst Center staff, Ms. Colegrove was the Managing Director at Dad's Garage Theatre where she oversaw administrative and financial changes as the operating budget increased three-fold and the full-time staff more than doubled. Having grown up as a singer/dancer/actor, Kathryn is most enjoying working in the multi-discipline environment of the Ferst Center.

Chris Dreger has worked as Box Office Manager for the Ferst Center for over 10 years. Prior to this position she served as Drama Camp Coordinator for the Ferst Center for 3 years. She has worked on the Georgia Tech campus for over 20 years. She now serves as President of GAPTA (Georgia Professional Ticketing Association), previously served as Secretary and Treasurer of GAPTA and is a member of the International Ticketing Association, INTIX.

Dee Blakey became a member of the Ferst Center Box Office staff in 2000, having previously worked at the Georgia Tech Bookstore since 1995. She is a member of the Georgia Professional Ticketing Association. A native of Cheddar, England, Dee moved to the United States in 1967.

Stephanie Lee has over 20 years of arts management, marketing and PR experience in the metro Atlanta area. She has served as the Ferst Center's Marketing Director since 2002 and prior to that worked as Director of Communications at the Alliance Theatre Company for 5 years. Also at the Alliance Theatre she served as Director of Youth Programs, developing the Education Advisory Council, managing in-house and touring performances for young audiences, and marketing those programs for 8 years. She began her arts career at the Center for Puppetry Arts, working in public relations, membership and marketing, and managing the Center's national touring programs. Prior to this she held positions as a newspaper reporter and editor. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.

Sara Warner joined the Ferst Center staff in 2006 and serves as Marketing Assistant, Drama Camp Coordinator, and Ferst Center Gallery Curator. She is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia and holds bachelor’s degrees in Art History and Broadcast News.

Virginia Sheppard, formerly of Buffalo, New York has over 10 years’ program management experience in the arts. While serving as the Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Turner/Carroll High School, she created the school’s Arts Program, which included music, dance, drama and visual arts. In 1993, she wrote and directed the schools first Black History play “Lest We Forget”. It was her passion for the arts that led her to Atlanta in 1998 and to her position as coordinator for the Arts Education program for the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech. The 2-year pilot program was designed to introduce, educate and inspire students from the Ferst Center’s partner schools and their families to learn from, understand and appreciate the arts. Virginia also served as the administrator for the Ferst Center's Summer Drama Camp. In this role she instituted the revamped curriculum, which to date, is still followed.

With the reimplementation of the Arts in Education program in 2005, Virginia is working part-time as the Ferst Center’s program coordinator as well as working in the Office of Foundation Relations assisting in raising funds for the Ferst Center. Virginia is a member of the Metro Grantmakers Network, African American Development Officers Network and serves on the development committee for Hammonds House Galleries.