Nicole is editor and publisher of DC Theater Arts, the region’s largest dedicated theater publication. She reviews local theater for DCist, and covers arts in the region for American Theatre Magazine, DC Theater Arts, and District Fray Magazine. Nicole holds a B.A. in English Literature and a Master's Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, She studied journalism at Georgetown University, was a 2019 National Critics Institute fellow at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, and a 2022 Entrepreneurial Journalism fellow at CUNY's Newmark Journalism School. Nicole lives in Maryland with her three daughters, two bunnies, and one very patient husband.

An accomplished writer, John holds master's degrees in theater arts from Columbia and in public relations and communications from Georgetown. He has more than three decades of experience working professionally in publishing and graphic communications. Member, American Theatre Critics Association.

Megan serves as marketing, advertising, and scheduling manager at DCTA. She brings many years of theater and nonprofit administration experience with her. Along with writing and editing, she loves teaching, coaching, acting, singing, comedy, improvisation, and animals. She co-founded Charm City Comedy in 2014.

Gregory Ford, a graduate of St. Johns College (Santa Fe, 1972), has been an actor, director, and singer in the Washington, D.C. area. In the 1990s, Gregory discovered and began to study Playback Theater. He founded Positive Image Performance Project (PIPP) and used Playback Theater as a platform for people affected by HIV/AIDS to explore and share their stories. Gregory has performed with DC Playback and Synergy in Action Playback Theater companies. He studied psychodrama as an intern at St. Elizabeths Hospital. For several years, Gregory served as a Helen Hayes Judge.

Deb Miller (PhD, Art History) is the Senior Correspondent and Editor for New York City, where she grew up seeing every show on Broadway. She is an active member of the Outer Critics Circle and served for more than a decade as a Voter, Nominator, and Judge for the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Outside of her home base in NYC, she has written and lectured extensively on the arts and theater throughout the world (including many years in Amsterdam, London, and Venice, and extensive work and personal connections with Andy Warhol and his circle) and previously served as a lead writer for Stage Magazine, Phindie, and Central Voice.

Brett has been a full-time freelance developer since 2012, and was a pit musician while growing up in Central Wisconsin. When he isn't coding, he can be seen at concerts in Chicago and posting food pics to his Instagram.

Joel Markowitz founded DC Metro Theater Arts in 2012 and oversaw it until succumbing to ALS in November of 2017. He is sorely missed by the entire Mid-Atlantic theater community.