2023 – 2024 Board of Directors

Mary Bensel 
Executive Director, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 

Dr. Michael Crosby 
President and CEO, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium  

Linda DiGabriele – Vice President
Retired, Former Managing Director of Asolo Repertory Theatre 

Dean Eisner 
Retired 

Steven High  
Executive Director, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 

Rebecca Hopkins 
Managing Director and COO, Florida Studio Theatre 

Christine Kasten 
President and CEO, Venice Symphony 

Julie Leach – President  
Executive Director, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe  

Frank Maggio – Treasurer  
VP, Bay First Bank  

Sheila McKoy – Secretary  
Exhibition Director, Embracing Our Differences  

Pedro Reis  
Founder and CEO, Circus Arts Conservatory  

Jennifer Rominiecki 
President and CEO, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens  

Nancy Roucher  
Retired  

Andy Sandberg  
Artistic Director and CEO, Hermitage Artist Retreat  

Dr. Larry Thompson  
President, Ringling College of Art + Design  

Joseph Volpe  
Executive Director, Sarasota Ballet