Board Alternates
Nancy Bunch, Ramrod Key; retired U.S. Naval Officer and Police Academy Director, arts supporter
Lucy Carleton, Key West; Social dance instructor, realtor
Claudia Moriarty, Key Largo; retired librarian, visual artist
Theresa Axford, Key West; Monroe County School District Superintendent, Past Chair of the Arts Council
Donna McLaughlin Arnold,Tavernier; commercial photographer
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
Janet Bengel, Key West; Fringe Theater of Key West Board President, arts patron
Paige Bethel, Key West; Realtor, Take Stock in Children mentor
Sally Binard, Key West; Visual artist
Lucy Carleton, Key West; social dance instructor, realtor, Sustainable Floridian graduate & Sustainability Advisory Board City of Key West
Sheila Cook, Marathon; artist and former owner/operator of The Art Studio in Marathon
Mary Jean Connors, Key West; painter; former board member/president/current Advisory Board member TSKW, immediate past board president of Key West Art Center, retired newspaper editor/executive.
Susann D’Antonio, Big Pine Key;, Artist, Owner of Framing in Paradise, and Independent Title Abstractor
Mary-Margaret Dale, Key Largo; Arts Administrator, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, actor and singer
Richard Ericson, Key West; Professional theater director and producer with special expertise in Shakespeare and American musicals. Former producing artistic director, commercial theater and tour producer, and university-level teacher
Marianne Finizio, Layton; VP of Community Relations and Business Development for CHI of South Florida
Lori Gaukel, Marathon; Artist and co-owner of Shady Palm Art Gallery and Photography
Veronica Gutierrez,Tavernier; stained glass artist and art educator
Susan Jankowski, Islamorada; artist and educator
Kreg D. Kelley, Key West; mixed media abstract artist, fine art consultant
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
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
Lisa Mongelia, Islamorada; Executive Director, History of Diving Museum
Claudia Moriarty, Key Largo; librarian, visual artist
Seth Mularz, Key West; artist and independent graphic designer
Anne O'Shea Quattrini, Key West; Minerva Productions - Film and Theatrical Producer
Lucy Paige, Sugarloaf Key; visual artist-acrylic and mixed media
Valerie Perreault, Islamorada: Poet, artist and owner at Portside Studio & Gallery.
Mark Pierson, Key West; artist, producer, manager and arts advocate
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
Michele Rodriguez, Key West; Former classroom teacher, art lover and philanthropist, office manager for Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty and Board member, The Florida Keys Children’s Shelter.
Alex Rickert, Marathon; Keys Weekly Marathon Editor, Marathon Community Theatre 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 & D.J.
Diane Whitney Smith,Key Largo; Retired Art Teacher and practicing artist
Joyce Stahl, Key West; artistic director and producer – Nutcracker Key West
Sandy Sun, Key West; ceramic artist, registered nurse
Jessica Tipler, Cudjoe Key; classical ballet instructor
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
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, Art Guild of Purple Isles member