Executive Board Members
Shane O’Hara, Board President
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Shane is a life-long Floridian. He grew up in West Palm Beach, attended UCF in Orlando and moved to the Tampa Bay area following school. He is a Principal and… Read More
Pantelis Klonaris, Board Vice President
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As a fourth-generation Floridian, Pantelis Klonaris is deeply invested in the stewardship of our local resources. He employs a unique perspective to refining systems honed both in his profession as… Read More
Cammie Lumpkin, Board Secretary
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Cammie Lumpkin is the President & CEO of the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce, bringing over three years of dedicated service to the organization. Her journey into art entrepreneurship began… Read More
Kevin McGeever, Board Treasurer
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While I insist on Philadelphia as my hometown (go Birds), the fact is my wife Jaye and I have thrived in Florida for 40 years. We raised our children here,… Read More
Board Members
Karen Seel, Board Member
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Karen Seel served on the Pinellas County Commission from 1999-2022, making her the longest-serving woman in the Commission’s history. The first-generation native Floridian followed in her father’s footsteps into politics;… Read More
Sarah Howard, Board Member
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Sarah Howard currently serves as the Acting Director for Graphicstudio, Assistant Dean of Student Success, and the Assistant Director for the USF School of Art and Art History in USF’s… Read More
Lashonda Curry, Board Member
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Lashonda is an accomplished strategic communications and marketing professional and award-winning storyteller. She has served as communications director at Florida Humanities and manager of communications and public relations for the… Read More
George Ann Bissett, Board Member
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George Ann Bissett has 20 years of professional experience helping nonprofits grow and thrive through strategic fundraising. During her long tenure as President/CEO of the Dunedin Fine Art Center, she… Read More
Jesse Turtle, Board Member
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Jesse Turtle is the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the St. Petersburg College Foundation. Jesse leads the college’s fundraising efforts, alumni engagement, and community partnerships to… Read More
Michelle Tannu, Board Member
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Michelle Tannu is the Chief Creative Officer at Shared Vision Marketing, where she’s been leading creative strategy since 2007. With over six years of experience as a marketing director and… Read More
Ajori B. Spencer, Board Member
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Ajori B. Spencer is the PK-12 Performing Arts Specialist for Pinellas County Schools, the eighth largest school district in the State of Florida, where he oversees music, theatre, and dance… Read More
David Warner, Board Member
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I have been a journalist for more than three decades in Tampa Bay, Philly, and Vermont, with a year off for good behavior on an arts journalism fellowship at Columbia… Read More
London L. Bates, Board Member
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I am a fifth generation native of Florida. I live in delightful Dunedin, which is also the town that I was raised by my parents, Bill and Barbara Bates. By… Read More
Gail Gamble, Board Member
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It feels like I’ve been involved with the arts my whole life, especially the visual arts. Starting 20 years ago, I became a board member of the Dunedin Fine Art… Read More
Linda Marcelli, Board Member
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Linda Marcelli is the former First Vice President and Managing Director of Merrill Lynch’s Private Wealth Division of NYC. A Gulfport resident, Ms. Marcelli serves on the Boards of a… Read More
Allison Santucci, Board Member
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Allison is currently the HR Manager for Kokolakis Contracting and is responsible for strategic human resource planning, performance management, recruiting, federal and state law compliance, employee wellness, corporate health care… Read More
Jason Hackenwerth, Immediate Past President & Artist
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Jason Hackenwerth is a professional artist with an extensive exhibition history spanning more than two decades. He was named a prestigious alum from his undergraduate, as well as graduate, universities of Webster University and Savannah College Of Art And Design…. Read More
Doreen Moore, Ex-Officio Board Member
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Doreen is a native of St. Petersburg, having resided in Pinellas County all her life. In 1986 she opened Total Realty Services, and subsequently, Travel Resort Services, Inc. was formed,… Read More
Joyce Cotton, Board Member at Large
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Joyce Cotton, Director of Marketing and Community Partnerships, has worked in the television industry for 45 years, beginning her broadcasting career with Scripps Howard Broadcasting WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio. She… Read More
John Brielmaier III, Immediate Past Treasurer
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John Brielmaier is a Pinellas County native, CPA, and appreciator of the arts. John enjoys being a part of the community through local nonprofit board participation as well as professionally… Read More
