T Pope Jackson Founder & CEO
T Pope Jackson a multiple award winning Harlem native, got his start in production while still in junior high school. He completed his first award winning film while still attending high school. Building on his extensive technical knowledge of lighting and composition, as well as his capacity for team collaboration he has stayed busy Designing, Producing, Directing, Acting, & working on various stage plays, musicals, television shows, albums, radio dramas and films throughout the Country.
These include acclaimed plays “The Death of A Dream”; “The Domestic Crusaders”, “Monk”, “HerStory”, “Call me Crazy: Diary of a Mad Social Worker” & the radio drama “The Aliens” which aired worldwide. He started his own Production & Design company Actuator Inc. in 2004.
Pope also heads up Theatrical Operations for Urbintel Productions, is the Executive Program Director for the non-profit Williamsburg Music Center in Brooklyn and on the board of The Harlem Swing Dance Society. Pope is also a partner of LRDB which has received recognition for advocating and educating the learned behavior of Domestic Violence through a Proclamation from the Mayor of NYC, Michael R. Bloomberg, deeming October 30th, 2009 the “Death of a Dream” day. He has also won the New York 48 hour Film Project, worked on a Grammy nominated album with Wynton Marsalis and has Stage Managed at the World Famous Apollo Theater.
Nikki Beauchamp Chief Operating Officer
Nicole Beauchamp a New York native, was raised in Spanish Harlem in a family rich in Artistic talents. Nicole started at a young age Singing and Dancing behind her Grandfather, well known Latin Composer and Musician Ismael Santiago. Nicole then moved on to commercials before landing a position on Sesame Street where she performed along side countless stars including Rubén Blades, Tony Danza, and Menudo.
As an adult Nicole pursued her passion and family roots in Latin Dance and performed with Aristocrats Dance Company in several festivals and private performances throughout New York. She left the artistic world and pursued her interest in the corporate world where she grew in the administrative field and established herself as a manager and business operations developer.
Never forgetting her roots and yearning to exercise her inherited talents, Nicole has now returned to the Arts as COO & Partner of Actuator Inc.
