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photo of Joyce W BurdJoyce W Burd, chair– Joyce has been a resident of Key West since 2012. She received her undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and her masters degree in Expressive Therapies from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. She began her professional career as a dance therapist for many years working with a variety of special needs populations. In Philadelphia she was the founder of two nonprofit organizations, Art-Reach, Inc. enables people with low incomes and disabilities to experience the arts, and Dancing Classrooms Philly, a ballroom dance program for 5th and 8th grade students. What Joyce loves about Key West is the vibrant arts scene and how the Arts Council supports this community. She is a member of Keys Choral Arts. Joyce loves to dance, read, walk, kayak, sail and watch the beautiful Key West sunsets.
M. Ann LynchJill Miranda Baker, vice-chair–Jill is currently a business development officer with the Keys Weekly Newspapers based in the Upper Keys. She previously served eight years as the inaugural executive director of Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation, which operates the Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada. Prior work includes working for a State Representative, and as manager, marketing and public relations for Mariners Hospital/Baptist Health South Florida. In 2005, she became the manager of medical staff services. She has received numerous awards including; Mark of Excellence awards from the Florida Society of Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing, Woman of the Year by the Upper Keys Business & Professional Women’s group, and in 2020, named Rotarian of the Year for the Upper Keys Club. Jill is twice past president of the Rotary Club, an ambassador of the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce, and has served on the Boards of the Good Health Clinic, Treasure Village Montessori Charter School, Florida Keys Area Health Education Center, the Rural Health Network of Monroe County and Upper Keys Business & Professional Women, and graduate of Leadership Monroe. Jill is married to long-time backcountry fishing guide Duane Baker and they are proud to have raised two children in the Keys.
photo of Eric AndersonEric Anderson, treasurer–Born and raised outside of Chicago, Eric moved to Chicago in 1986, where he worked as an information technology professional for various financial planning firms in downtown Chicago for over 20 years, first as an employee and then serving as a consultant. He moved to the Keys in 1997. He serves on the Art in Public Places committee as the appointee for the late Monroe County Commissioner Mike Forster (District 5). Eric has been involved in several nonprofits in the upper keys, and most recently served on the board for Habitat for Humanity Upper Keys, Eric is married to Dr. Stanley Zuba, and manages his medical office, Florida Keys Pediatric and Adolescent Center, Inc, for the past 4 years. In addition to supporting the Arts, his hobbies include coin collecting and travelling.
Photo of Maria PerezLeslie Calero, secretary– Leslie C. Calero has been a Keys resident since 2013, involved in the community and always willing to help others. She possesses an extensive background in fine art history and art conservation, and is fluent in several languages. In 2014, she decided to apply her knowledge and passion in Fine Art and Cultural Heritage to appraising personal property. Leslie specializes in appraising and determining the market value of antiques, fine art, and historical memorabilia. Her hobbies are related to diplomacy, child advocacy, and Art Law. Currently, she is the founder and director of Department of Appraisals, LLC providing art collection management nationwide, and a passionate Child Advocate for the 16th Circuit Judicial System in Monroe County.
Barbara WeikelBarbara Weikel, chair– received a BA in Mathematics from Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in South Carolina. Having spent the majority of her career with Eastern Airlines, Barbara has also been a realtor, IT analyst, and office manager. She moved to Key West in 2007 and fell 'in love' with the arts community. Barbara is married to photographer/author, Ralph De Palma. She is co-publisher/co-editor of The Soul of Key West, Volume I and II.
Nancy BunchNancy Bunch– A Keys resident since 1991, Nancy was born and raised in Massachusetts. She has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Emmanuel College, Boston, MA., and a Masters in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. After serving in the U.S. Navy for 21 years, she retired from NAS Key West as a Commander. Her post-military career included Director, Institute of Criminal Justice, Florida Keys Community College and Director, Public Safety Program, Pasco-Hernando State College. Nancy currently serves as the Chair, Russel Sullivan Memorial Scholarship, College of the Florida Keys; Director-at-Large, Emmanuel College Alumni Association Board of Directors; District II Representative, TDC Cultural Umbrella Committee; and as the Arts Council's Grant Committee Chair. She considers herself a “Wanna Be Artist” and has turned that desire into supporting the art community in the Florida Keys.
photo of Beryn HartyBeryn Harty – Her Connecticut upbringing included a very wide variety of fine arts, and the galleries and museums of NYC were her playgrounds. She majored in Biology (Middlebury College, VT) and minored in History of Art. Her professional background was primarily affiliated healthcare: medical research at the University of Miami School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami Beach), Manager Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, Manager Nursing Unlimited. Other stints included Director Operations, CTM Media and Realtor (post 1999). She became a local naturalist after she and husband Rick moved full time to Ramrod Key in 2007. A fan of birds, butterflies, and native plants, her own artistic efforts are usually nature photography, although she does some painting and mixed media. Many Keys visitors and residents have attended her photographic presentations, and joined her on nature walks.
Mary CarlinMark Hedden – Hedden is a photographer, writer, and semi-professional birdwatcher. He has lived in Key West for close to 30 years and may no longer be employable in the real world. He is also the Executive Director of the Florida Keys Audubon Society. His photo work tends to focus on nightscapes, wildlife documentation, and street photography. He did shoot a wedding once and has almost recovered. He writes a weekly column about birds, and the occasional artist profile, for Key West Weekly. His photos have appeared in the New York Times, the Miami Herald, Roads & Kingdoms, Solares Hill, Birder’s World, Bird Watching Magazine, Birding, the Bone Island Sun, on the website of WLRN, and other places. He has had three solo shows at The Studios of Key West, has won two Knight Arts Challenge grants, several grants from the Anne McKee Fund, and was one of two Monroe County residents who received the 2020 South Florida Cultural Consortium Award for visual arts.
photo of Charlotte PalmerCharlotte Palmer– Charlotte received her BS from Salem University, West Virginia, and later earned an M.Ed in Pennsylvania. She taught sixth grade for 36 years in York, Pennsylvania before moving to the Keys in 2008. She is past president of the York College of Pennsylvania Alumni Board and a Pennsylvania State Education Association-Retired member. Her passion for the arts led her to join the International Egg Art Guild in 1978 inspiring her own creations and those of her many students. Ballet classes were a big part of her life for three decades. In 1990 she began working with stained glass and continues in that field today. For many years she has been serving on DAC II. Charlotte is a member of the Big Pine Key Botanical Society, and several environmental organizations involving the coral reef, recycling, and the Key Deer.

Board Alternates
Lucy Carleton, Key West; Social dance instructor, realtor
Dr. Betty Powell-Klimock, Middle Keys; retired psychiatrist, portrait artist, member of Lower Keys Artists Network, arts advocate
Jill Zima-Borski, Upper Keys; journalist, author, speaker, actor, acrylics artist

Donna McLaughlin Arnold, Tavernier; commercial photographer 
Theresa Axford, Key West; Monroe County School District  Superintendent, Past Chair of the Arts Council 
Susan Baan, Duck Key; retail jeweler, part time painter, arts advocate
Larry Baeder, Key West; professional musician, past president of the Bahama Village Music Program
Paige Bethel, Key West; realtor, Take Stock in Children mentor
Sally Binard, Key West; mixed media visual artist 
Sarah Brawer-Bartus, Marathon; psychotherapist, founder/president Florida Keys Trauma Recovery Network, Rotarian, art supporter
Lucy Carleton, Key West; social dance instructor, realtor, Sustainable Floridian graduate & Sustainability Advisory Board, City of Key West
Mary Jean Connors, Key West; painter; former board member/president/current Advisory Board member TSKW, past president of Key West Art Center, retired newspaper editor/executive 
Sheila Cook, Marathon; artist and former owner/operator of The Art Studio in Marathon
Nancy Cooper, Islamorada; artist, President of Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder (DPMMR), lecturer for University of Miami/RSMAES
Susann D’Antonio, Big Pine Key; artist, owner of Framing in Paradise, and Independent Title Abstractor 
Allison Delashmit, Cudjoe Key; environmental advocate and communications professional
Marianne Finizio, Layton; VP of Community Relations and Business Development for CHI of South Florida 
Juliet Gray, Fernandina Beach; theater producer and travel writer 
Bonnie Greenberg, Marathon; past Arts Council chair, creative and grant writer 
Jody Gross, Key West; Board member Anne McKee Artists Fund, former health care administrator, retired registered nurse 
Erika Heffernan, Key West; visual artist, educator, and owner of Why Not Create  
Susan Jankowski, Islamorada; artist and educator
Stephen Kitsakos, Key West; opera librettist & theatre director, former Professor of Theatre Arts, former Board President TSKW
Kate Koler, Marathon; owner of Sweet Savannah’s, arts advocate
Jonelle Kop, Islamorada; realtor, Key Players Community Theater Board President, retired government auditor
M. Ann Lynch, Marathon; artist, member of the Florida Watercolor Society, past Arts Council Board & Cultural Umbrella Committee Member 
Kathryn Lyons, Key Largo; Innkeeper, art lover
Dr. Joanne Mahoney, Key Largo; physician, arts patron
Michael Marrero, Key West; artist and playwright, Williams Hall - Director of Operations, past Arts Council Executive Committee Board Member 
Kaya McCoy, Key Largo; sculptor, owner of coral restoration non-profit, VP of the Art Guild of the Purple Isles
Lisa Mongelia, Islamorada; Executive Director, History of Diving Museum
Claudia Moriarty, Key Largo; retired librarian, visual artist 
Vivian Morrison, Islamorada; NPO management and fundraising, Vivian Morrison Consulting 
Madlyn "Moose" Mussey, Key Largo; Education & Outreach Program Manager at Reef Environmental Education Foundation 
Anne O'Shea Quattrini, Key West; Minerva Productions - Film and Theatrical Producer
Lucy Paige, Sugarloaf Key; visual artist-acrylic and mixed media 
Joshua Eli Pancamo, Key West; business owner, supporter of the arts
Valerie Perreault,
 Islamorada: poet, artist and owner of Portside Studio & Gallery
MaryCarlin Porter, Key West; arts patron, past Arts Council Board Member, Keys Choral Arts member, retired Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Dr. Betty Powell-Klimock, Summerland Key; retired psychiatrist, portrait artist, member of Lower Keys Artists Network, arts advocate
Alex Rickert, Marathon; Keys Weekly Marathon Editor, Marathon Community Theatre Board Member 
Michele Rodriguez, Key West; former classroom teacher, art lover and philanthropist, The Florida Keys Children’s Shelter Board Member
Maggie Ruley, Key West; artist and art instructor, owner of Maggie Ruley ~ Island Inspirations
Allison Sayer, Marathon; music teacher at Switlik Elementary, Marathon Community Theatre Board Member, vocalist and pianist
Christine Scarsella, Key West; owner of Art@830 Gallery
Christopher Shultz, Key West; author, actor, director & DJ
Diane Whitney Smith, Key Largo; retired art teacher and practicing artist
Joyce Stahl, Key West; artistic director and producer – Nutcracker Key West   
Blair Shiver-Nealis, Marathon; owner of Food for Thought
Sandy Sun
, Key West; ceramic artist, registered nurse
Jane Tomlinson, Islamorada; artist, Art Guild of the Purple Isles member
Melissa Trader, Key West; former owner of Stone Soup Gallery and Key West Art Guide 
Nancy Truesdale, Key Largo; artist, recovering attorney, teacher, Librarian Associate at Key Largo Library 
John Vlad, Islamorada; amateur photographer and realtor
GG Weisenfeld, Stock Island; research professor, grant writer, museum and early childhood educator
Jill Zima-Borski, Islamorada; journalist, author, speaker, actor, acrylics artist 
Mayor ProTem Holly Merrill Raschein, BOCC Liaison 

Dr. Shirley Freeman - Director Emeritus, Monroe County Commissioner Liaison
Key West; FKCA founding member; former Mayor, Monroe County; retired (20 years) Monroe County school administrator

June Girard
FKCA Board 1999 - 2006, Chair 2002 - 2004, Patron of the Arts, Served as Chair on Lower Keys Medical Center Board, as President of the Founders Society, as Chair of Red Barn Angels, President for the Keys’ League of Women Voters and Secretary for Florida State Board of League of Women Voters.