Ruth Eckerd Hall 2023 Annual Report

RUTH ECKERD HALL ANNUAL REPORT

FISCAL YEAR 2023

Letter From The CEO

Dear Friends,

As I look back on 2023, I am amazed with all that transpired in such a short time. As they say, time sure does fly when you’re having fun!

With over 1,300 events, including 282 performances in fiscal year 2023, audiences enjoyed world renowned artists like Steve Martin, Blue Man Group, John Mellencamp and of course the superstar event of the year, Ed Sheeran’s pop-up concert prior to his stadium sell-out was the cherry on top. As energy bubbled over on our stages, the excitement behind-the-scenes was drawn to the incredible project at Coachman Park and the once ina-generation opportunity called The Sound. Concert goers and artists alike are raving over Clearwater’s new beautiful 9,000 capacity waterfront venue. After six months of high speed prep work, we opened in June 2023 with national acts like Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Colbie Caillet, Gavin DeGraw, and Dave Koz. Ruth Eckerd Hall’s incredible forty-year partnership with the City of Clearwater continues to put our community on the Billboard charts!

2023 was also the year that our education reach broke records – we served over 58,000 students! And while quantity is impressive, the quality of our arts education continues to be recognized on the regional and national level.

Through four decades of providing arts and entertainment, the support of our community is just as critical today as when the first five community leaders conceived of building a performing arts center in the wetlands of Clearwater. We have stacked up many success stories, awards, and accolades but none of this is possible without our community partners, corporate sponsors, donors, members, ticket buyers and you.

We are immensely proud of our 2023 accomplishments and with so much in store for 2024, from innovative middle school programming to balmy nights at The Sound, we move forward changing lives through the performing arts!

Susan M. Crockett President & CEO

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Ruth Eckerd Hall team at the Grand Opening of The Sound, June 2023.

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President and CEO Susan M. Crockett and husband, Grant Crockett at Ruth Eckerd Hall Gala, Sowing the Seeds of Love.

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What a way to kick-off our 40th year! Kenny Loggins celebrated the New Year performing at Ruth Eckerd Hall for CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live. In February, John Mellencamp returned to Ruth Eckerd Hall for a three-night sold-out residency and in May, Ed Sheeran performed a surprise sold-out concert prior to the start of his sold-out U.S. stadium tour.

THEATRE in U.S. (2,500 & under)

*Pollstar rankings, Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

8 #

SELL OUTS

CLUB

2 # PROMOTER in U.S.

*Pollstar rankings, Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre

Of the 105 shows that took place at The Bilheimer Capitol Theatre this season, one of the most memorable was Russell Brand’s performance, on March 6, 2023, one of only two U.S. dates performed.

62 #

*Pollstar rankings, Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

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On The Road

Ruth Eckerd Hall on the Road continued to book and produce concerts and events across Florida, including a sold-out Darius Rucker concert at The PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship concert at Innisbrook. National headliners appeared at Chasco Fiesta, The Palladium, The Tampa Theatre and Ft. Myer’s Caloosa Sound Amphitheater plus superstar Pitbull kicked off the private LPGA event in Clearwater.

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The Sound

After years of dreaming, imagining and building, Ruth Eckerd Hall’s forty-year partnership with the City of Clearwater hit an all new milestone with launch of The Sound at Coachman Park in Downtown Clearwater. Opening June 28, 2023 with a free concert by Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer’s Cheap Trick, The Sound exceeded twenty shows in the first six months. Catching the eyes and ears of an industry craving a venue this size in the Tampa Bay market, after only five months The Sound debuted on the Pollstar charts at seventy seven in the world, across all amphitheaters. It has not only been met with public accolades and cheers from audiences, but artists as well. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and former Beatle, Ringo Starr said, “I love this venue!”

“I’d say the best soundingweamphitheater ever played”

– Tommy Shaw of Styx

“Simply put, there’s no other venue like The Sound”

– Creative Loafing

“This is something, isn’t it? It’s beautiful.”

– Robin Zander, founding member of multi-platinum selling rock band, Cheap Trick

Education

Education programming and community engagement initiatives of the Marcia P. Hoffman School of The Arts continued to grow serving participants in Pinellas County Schools, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Eckerd College (OLLI), neighborhood family centers, healthcare facilities, and senior citizen residences. Inclusive arts experiences aimed at our most vulnerable populations further expanded through valued partnerships with the Salvation Army and the Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP).

Commitment to fostering the next generation of arts educators is ever present, in fact two outstanding Marcia P. Hoffman School of The Arts alumni joined the faculty as instructors in drama and music.

We continue to change lives – for today and tomorrow - reaching 58,025 students of all ages, abilities, and circumstances.

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Engagement

Fortune | Forbes

EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN IN BUSINESS: BAY AREA

COMMUNITY IN CONCERT

Closing the gap between audiences and the stage, Ruth Eckerd Hall drives communal and personal transformation through the performing arts.

Encompassed by moments of connection through shared experience, live entertainment’s depth can’t be discerned through a flatscreen.

“Art reaches people at a personal level,” says Susan Crockett, president and CEO of Clearwater-based performing arts organization Ruth Eckerd Hall. “When a performer steps on stage, it opens a conversation between the artist and the audience as well as the audience members with one another. Nothing can take its place.”

This, she says, was especially apparent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which spurred worldwide isolation. So, when Ruth Eckerd Hall reopened its doors to the Gulf Coast community with traditional and innovative performances set to inspire, there was a resounding response.

“Our first limited-seating concert series sold out in five

minutes,” says Crockett, who brings a multifaceted background in the performing arts, strong organizational skills, and developmental talent to her role. “It was therapeutic for everyone involved.”

Behind these performances— from international names like the Goo Goo Dolls to local theater—is an innovative team of which 14 out of 24 managers, 10 out of 17 directors, and four out of five senior staff are women, an industry standout that Crockett credits to a communicative, growthoriented culture and flexible work-life balance that translates to benefits beyond the stage. The

organization has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor twice by the Tampa Bay Times . Having served 223 nonprofits and 46,244 students in 2022 alone, Ruth Eckerd Hall is committed to community outreach and provides performing arts education to children of all ages and abilities.

“Some of our students have gone on to receive Tony Award nominations,” says Crockett. “Most of them just need to learn how to creatively express

themselves. You really see a transformation.”

A Spectacular Sound

Launched in June 2023 and nestled in Coachman Park, Florida’s new waterfront amphitheater The Sound delivers the perfect sensory experience with local food trucks, top-of-the-line acoustics, and sunset views. Selected by the City of Clearwater to manage the venue, Ruth Eckerd Hall is booking a minimum of 35 events yearly for the space, an effort that has already fostered economic growth.

Filling a much-needed midsize niche, The Sound has 4,000 covered seats, a barrier to strong sunlight and tropical rain, and room for an additional 5,000 on its sprawling lawn, allowing for booking flexibility that keeps ticket prices reasonable while inviting a new kind of performer downtown.

Named one of the 25 People to Watch in 2023 by the Tampa Bay Business Journal , Crockett is bringing Ruth Eckerd Hall On The Road, a program for booking and producing off-site events, into 2023 and beyond with unique experiences tailor-made for other venues and even major league sports. And because of Florida’s large elderly population, she hopes to expand her organization’s music therapy scope to older locals facing cognitive decline.

“I love the arts; I grew up with the arts,” Crockett concludes, proud of the national recognition that underlines Ruth Eckerd Hall’s extraordinary impact, including a three-time nomination from industry trade publication Pollstar for Theatre of the Year. “I love working with my team to build up our community.”

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Ruth Eckerd Hall is proud to retain its Ocean Allies certification received in 2020. As part of its commitment to sustainability, The Sound has also adopted the same ocean friendly practices.

The women staff at Ruth Eckerd Hall, with senior staff (seated, left to right) including Sarah Prout, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Susan M. Crockett, President and CEO; Megan Brennan, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer; and Sharon Reid-Kane, Ed.D., Vice President and Chief Education and Community Engagement Officer of The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

Photo by Chris Urso.

The Sound at Coachman Park

Photo by Tracy May

President & CEO, Susan M. Crockett is featured in Forbes magazine and Fortune Magazine’s “100 Most powerful Women.”

Ruth Eckerd Hall staff organized and volunteered at Miracle on Cleveland Street as it returned to Downtown Clearwater in December 2022.

Ruth Eckerd Hall staff participated in the annual Big Clean Up Clearwater, the City’s largest community-wide litter pick up.

STORY

1983-2023

1983

by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation opens with “Fanfare for the Common Man” performed by The Florida Orchestra (formerly the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra).

OUR BEGINNING

The dream of a world-class performing arts center takes root as the Kapok Tree Inn’s Corporation donates land to the City of Clearwater for this purpose in honor of Richard B. Baumgardner. The founders form the not-for-profit Performing Arts Center & Theater (PACT), raising funds to build the venue. PACT enters into a long-term lease-hold agreement with the City of Clearwater.

The PACT Institute for is dedicated to offer opportunities. The Leading volunteer auxiliary of Directors, raise annual educational programming.

Ruth & Jack Eckerd 1987

Ambassador Al Hoffman, Founder

First Performance of Comic Legend, Actress & Singer Carol Burnett

$14.5M facility designed

Eckerd Theater Company resident company for later to tour the Eastern

1988

Ground breaking, December 1979

PACT Community Fundraising

PACT Early marketing materials.

PACT First Officers & Staff. Original office downtown Clearwater.

Preeminent Classical Dancer & Actor Mikhail Baryshnikov

2000

“Setting the Stage for Future Generations”, a $28M Capital Campaign begins with a $5M gift from the Eckerd Family.

1991

Eckerd

the first performing arts center in Florida to be named a Major Cultural Institution.

Company forms as the for young audiences, Eastern states.

for the Performing Arts offer arts educational Leading Ladies, a of the PACT Board of annual funds to support programming.

First dedicated education classrooms, now ChallenerMorrow Production Studios.

Award-winning Actor Al Pacino Live On Stage in Exclusive Appearance

2008

1997 2009

1998

Ruth Eckerd Hall

the Road launches to produce, present, and promote arts and entertainment throughout the region. The post-game Tampa Bay Rays Concert Series becomes a staple.

Eckerd Theater Company production of, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly”.

2003

Over the next two years, the new Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts, Murray Theatre, Dimmitt Family Atrium Lounge and Challener-Morrow Production Studio open.

Ruth

Hall becomes

Jazz artist Dave Brubeck is commissioned to create an anniversary composition and premieres “Suite for Ruth”.

on

Visual artist Christopher Still commissioned to create the work, “A Night To Remember” celebrate the 25th Anniversary Ruth Eckerd Hall.

2010

Friends of Music forms to party with a purpose – funding education accessibility.

2015

Renovations begin for the Margarete Heye Great Room and and Ellen Cotton Cabaret Theatre, along with expansion of the entrance takes place.

2012

“Expanding the Experience”, a $34M multi-phase Capital Campaign to renovate the original facilities and expand public space begins. 2013

2009

The current Bilheimer Capitol Theatre re-opens with comic great Jay Leno headlining.

2020

The stages go silent during the pandemic. Ruth Eckerd Hall partners with BayCare Health to become a drive-thru testing site.

and restore the 1921 Capitol Theatre.

Marcia P. Hoffman

of the Arts is named a GRAMMY® Museum Affiliate.

practices.

The

School

Ruth Eckerd Hall awarded ocean friendly certification from Ocean Allies, for sustainability

Ruth Eckerd Hall partners with the City of Clearwater to save

Ruth Eckerd Hall Experience launches to represent all of the incredible venues and amazing brands.

2016

is the iconic Remember” to Anniversary of

2021

2022

City of Clearwater selects Ruth Eckerd Hall to operate the new 9,000 capacity waterfront venue at Coachman Park.

OUR LEGACY

CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS

F OR ARTISTS, FOR STUDENTS, FOR AUDIENCES, AND FOR COMMUNITIES

O NE UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE AT A TIME. awarded certification

Murray Theatre, addition of the Kate Tiedemann the Hoffman Family Dress Circle Room and main

Ruth Eckerd Hall on the Road produces the Superbowl postgame concert for the winning Buccaneers organization, now serving NFL fans along with PGA, MLB, NHL and NCAA Fans.

Premiere Performance of Best Selling SingerSongwriter Ed Sheeran

The Sound opens at Coachman Park.

Financial Results

Ending 9/30/23*

Reporting period 10/1/22-9/30/23

*pre audit

Community Support

Thank you to our community partners who ensure quality experiences for our guests, students and stakeholders. Ruth Eckerd Hall’s sustainability formula leans heavily on earned revenue from ticket sales, concessions and banquets but contributions in time, talent, and treasure, reduce operating costs, provide for asset replacement, and ensure quality education programs and arts accessibility.

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Academy Prep of St. Petersburg

Aging Well Center

Arts for a Complete Education (ACE)

City of Clearwater

Clearwater Arts Alliance (CAA)

Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation

Creative Pinellas

Exceptional Student Education Centers

Grammy Museum®

Hispanic Outreach Center

Homeless Empowerment Program

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

John Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Juvenile Welfare Board

THANK YOU TO OUR GRANTORS

Lealman and Asian Neighborhood Family Center

North Greenwood Recreation & Aquatic Complex

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Eckerd College

Pinellas County Schools

Pinellas Opera League

Pinellas Youth Symphony

Regency Oaks Clearwater

Saint Paul's Independent School

St. Petersburg College

The ARC Tampa Bay

The Florida Orchestra

The Salvation Army of Clearwater & Upper Pinellas County

University of South Florida University of Tampa

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS

Agile In-Home Care

Ameri-Tech Community Management, Inc.

Beachcomber Restaurant

CBIZ MHM, LLC

Clearwater Gas System

Courtyard By Marriott

Clearwater Beach

Creative Contractors, Inc.

Culver’s

Fairfield by Marriott

Clearwater/Bayside

Fitness 360

Florida Audio Expo

Florida Metal Services, Inc.

The Florida Orchestra

Gulfstar Supply

Hancock Whitney

Hill Ward Henderson

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort

Holiday Inn & Suites

Clearwater Beach

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Dunedin

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Largo

Holiday Inn Express Icot

Hudson’s Furniture

J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida Inc

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

MacFarlane Ferguson & McMullen, P.A.

Outpost 611 Eatery

Pete & Shorty’s

Raymond James

Springhill Suites/Residence Inn

Veriosys Technologies, Inc. WestCMR|Randy Ware

Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach

The Wood Family Foundation, Inc.

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Capital Campaign

The $34M “Expanding the Experience” Capital Campaign continues to fund the multi-phase renovation and expansion of the original 40-year-old facility. Construction and improvements completed have ranged from an expanded entrance and new cabaret theatre to education sustainability and technology enhancements . Most recently, the auditorium was renovated, including the $1M replacement of well-used theater seats. Public safety remains a priority and security upgrades ensure a more convenient and comfortable experience at shows. With several significant gifts this past year, capital campaign contributions to-date exceed $27M.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS (OVER $100,000)

$2,000,000 +

Nancy and David Bilheimer

City of Clearwater

Florida Department of State

Pinellas County Tourist Development Council

$1,000,000 - $1,999,999

Mr. John Geigle

Al Hoffman family

Kate Tiedemann & Ellen Cotton

Ray & Geri Trautlein

$750,000 - $999,999

George and Lisa Etheridge

Raymond James

Elden G. and Ruth K. Weiss

$500,000 - $749,999

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Doyle

John and Beth England

$250,000 - $499,999

Anonymous

The Cantonis Family Foundation

Abby Kennedy Holt and Joseph E. Holt, Sr.

Michael “Frenchy” Preston

Mrs. Charlotte Schoeppl

The Thomas Family

$150,000 - $249,999

Rick & Karen Bouchard

Barbara J. Hall

Ray and Nancy Murray

$100,000 - $149,999

Leah and Glenn Bergoffen

Randy and Jolene Loos

Tampa Bay Times Fund

Dr. Steven & Irene Weiss and Family

“We are proud to support Ruth Eckerd Hall’s ‘Expanding the Experience’campaign to make meaningful improvements to an important cultural institution in our community.”

－ Michelle Lynch, Senior Vice President and Tampa Bay Complex Manager at Raymond James and a Ruth Eckerd Hall board

member.

RUTH ECKERD HALL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE RAYMOND JAMES PRESENTS: MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTS

and the

RAYMOND JAMES DIGITAL WALL

Thank You for your generous Capital Campaign gift and ongoing commitment to arts and culture.

We are honored to partner in Changing Lives Through the Performing Arts.

Raymond James' Andrea Masterson, Vice President Community Impact announced their generous commitment to arts education at the 2023 Ruth Eckerd Hall Gala.

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Legacy Society

It was a year of loss with the passing of several members of the Ruth Eckerd Hall family who made a significant impact on the growth and stability of the organization. Their presence will continue to be felt, especially their enthusiasm for our mission and their commitment to ensure that the arts remain alive and accessible for this generation and the next.

Thank you to those who have included Ruth Eckerd Hall and the arts in their estate plan.

LEGACY SOCIETY

Ms. Merrilee Albright

Barry and Judith Alpert

Anonymous (2)

Mrs. Gloria Batts

Mr. J. Forrest Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Blanton Sr.

Mrs. Greta Cesario

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Cheek

George and Doris Dalack

Ms. Maria Duranona

Mrs. Dorothy Dutcher

Mr. Dudley Eastbourne

Mrs. Julia Eiden

Mrs. Sharon Ellis-Champagne

Fred and Aleta Fisher

Alan and Marcia Gassman

Mardy & Charlene Gordon

Ms. Linda Suzzanne Griffin-Keliher

Mrs. Patricia Grubb

Mrs. Gladys Douglas Hackworth

Mr. Ed Halleran

Ms. Doreen Halliwell

Mr. James Harper

Mr. Al Hoffman

Ms. Renée Hurley

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ingram

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson

Ms. Tammy Levent

Ms. Elise Linder

Dave and Mary Macdaid

Mr. Richard W. Murphy

Wilma & Jim Price

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ramus

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Redmon

Michael and Carla Soave Roy

Herbert and Mavis Schwartz

Mr. Steve Sika

Bob and Cathy Smith

Mr. Andrew Spetz

David P. and Deborah G. Stone

Jeffrey and Penny Thomas

Mrs. Ray W. Trautlein

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Willey

IN LOVING MEMORY

Dudley Eastbourne

1929 – 2022

Barbara & Dudley Eastbourne

Frederick Fisher

1931 - 2023

Geri Trautlein

1926 - 2023

Members

CIRCLE OF STARS MEMBERS

SUPERSTARS

Anonymous

Robert de Vos

Disability Experts of Florida

John and Beth England

George and Lisa Etheridge

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Fehrs

Susan Gaddis & Jay Ver Hulst

Michael and Kiffie Hester

TSE Industries, Inc. and The Klingel Family Foundation

Jack Redmond

Kelly Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schratwieser

Kate Tiedemann & Ellen Cotton

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

Anonymous (2)

Clearwater Cardiovascular & Interventional Consultants

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Doyle Jr

Sharon Ellis-Champagne

Mr. John Geigle

Dr. & Mrs. William Selvidge

Jeffry Stern

Mary Walters & Larry Applegate

David and Nina WellsPerfect 33 Foundation

Douglas and Dia Wycoff

PLATINUM CIRCLE

David & Adam Abelson

Tom and Michele Baer

Mike and Lisa Barnett

Nancy and David Bilheimer

Niki & Ray Bouchard

Thom Carlisle and Darren Sharp

Roxanne Connor

The Cox Family Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Friedman

Gagnon Family Foundation

Lawrence Garuti

Harry and Cindy Jameson

James and Irene Miller

Timothy and Heather North

James and Margo Oliff

Karl and Deborah Reekstin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Resnik

Robert & Annette Rochlin

Erica Shiben & Perry Mallet

Roger and Susan Thrun

Gary & Nikki Ubaldini

Yerrid Foundation

GOLD CIRCLE

Nicholas and Sabrena Amaro

Anonymous

Dr. Rodney Anthony

Tony and Linda Bacon

Philip & Carol Beauchamp

Eric and Leah Beck

Nancy Bernhardt

Bruce and Nikki Bicknell

Mr. Clay Biddinger

Michael and Sheri Boesch

Tom Boland

Adam and Amy Bouchard

Rick and Karen Bouchard

Mr. and Mrs. David Bowers

Dr. Karen Burns

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Cambas

Frank Carswell

Karen Lee Colteryahn

Gary and Amy Connors

Joan and Charles Cure

Drs. Dana and America Deupree

Dick Downs and Mary McNichols

Rob and Sharon Fekete

Flaharty & Associates LLC

Aaron Fodiman and Margaret Word Burnside

Lisa and Cris Fucci

Guy and Shelly Gannaway

Spencer and Angelia Gardner

Alan and Marcia Gassman

Bryan and Shanna Glazer

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen and Lynn Goldman and Zachary

Gary S. Gray

Stephen and Cynthia Heller

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Howes

Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Mary Lee Jones

Dr. Demetrios Kaiafas

Dave and Jeane Kist

Eva & Michael Krutchik

Brian & Laura Maiocco

Manheim Tampa

Dick and Pat Martin

Robert Matthes

Thomas & Linda McArthur

Mark and Caryn McClintock

Lance Oakland and Fenicia Hutt

Palm Pavilion of ClearwaterKen Hamilton

Jami Patterson

Tad and Barbara Phelps

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Phillips

Debbie & John Porreca

John Psomas and Luke Lovgren

David Schaffer and Diane Scheidle

Don and Shari Schumacher

Mr. and Mrs. James Shaw

Fred and Joy Sikorski

Michele and John Streitmatter

Tomak Family

Mr. and Mrs. Carl White

Debbie White

Lindsay and Colby Wilder

Kathy Wilder

Zink Family Limited Partnership

SILVER CIRCLE

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson

Anonymous (2)

APG

William and Meg Bailey

Harry and Kari Beisswenger

Leo and Sharyn Berman

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Blanton Sr.

Stephen G. and Cheryl L. Bosky

Sherry Botkin

Tricia Thompson Brogan and Richard Brogan

Myra Burke

Mr. Ronald Clements and Dr. Mary Regan-Clements

Earle & Dawn Cooper

Ronald & Brenda Copher

Bill and Charisse Cosgray

The Curry Family

Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Dean

Steven and Vicki DeGeorge

James and Tanya Delegro

David and Dee Desper

Joanne and Howard Durann

David & Tina Eyers

Steve and Julie Ferguson

Kim and Ray Ferrara

Ken & Patsy Gamble

Mr. Ken Gardner & Mrs. Patti Branch

Louis and Debra Giocondo

Mrs. Angela Graber-Licht

Ellen and Jeffrey Grossman

Robert and Luanne Haver

Abby and Joseph Holt, Sr.

Nicholas & Maria Houmis

Jennifer Howard

Billy D. Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Iacono

Karen and Matthew Johnston

John and Denise Lauriello

Douglas and Pam Lewis

Kent and Veronica Linder

Dick & Beverly Lingle

Mark Loach

Joni R. Long

Randy and Jolene Loos

Dr. Frank and Connie Marsalisi

Michael and Sandra McNeely

Rowland and Kathy Milam

Mark and Olivia Milholin

Jeff and Valentine Mount

William & Tanga Moyle

Dr. Craig and Heather Munger

Mr. Larry Nelson and Ms. Cynthia Mayer

Sandra Nesbit and Greg Willsey

Jeff Parker

Steven Pearson

Tannia Peeples

Suzanne Piper & Lew Shortz

Doug Prescott

Joseph Prochaska

Mr. Joseph P. Proctor

John and Heidi Pukas

Mesa Insurance Agency

Mr. Jack S. Rice Jr

Bob and Jodi Riddell

Kimberly and John T. Robinson

Robert and Wendy Rowe

Ryan Wells Foundation

Scott and Rada Sanford

Quinn Satkowski & Lynn Lannunziata

Paul and Susan Schulman

Gabriel & Jeanne Shaheen

Family Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Soulliere

Amy and Michael Southard

Kelly Stoerman

Tom & Sharon Streng

Jeanne Talerico

Greg and Vickie Townes

Melissa and Gerald Trimble

Elizabeth Vandenberg and Randal Booher

Tara Vernachio

Karen and Dan Vietto

Susan Vondrak-Mark Tark Foundation

Dr. Craig and Nancy Walker

Joseph L. Ward

Gary and Cynthia Webster

Mark Weinkrantz

Dr. Steven & Irene Weiss

Wendy Whitford

Williams and Seel Families

Patricia Wright

Tom and Fran Yacko

Dr. & Mrs. Lane Ziegler

DRESS CIRCLE

A-1 Custom Cabinets

Drs. Michael & Pamela Adams

Roland Adamsons

Kevin and Julie Adney

Alliant Techsystems

John and Flo Alonso

Timothy G. Anderson

Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Andriola

Anonymous (2)

Salvatore and Lisa Augeri

Dr. Michael and Patricia Austin

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Awerbach

Mr. Don Bailey and Ms. Charlotte Jackson

Lucy & Keith Bailey

Mark Ball & Cindie Schooner-Ball

Jon and Mary Barber

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Barmore

Fran Bartlett

Linda S. Bellew

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bergoffen

Chuck Bergstrom, Remax of the Islands, Sanibel Islands

David and Pilar Bernd

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Binnig

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Black

Ms. Toni Black

Ellen Blakely

Robert Blau

John and Shirley Boelhower

Mike & Bonnie Bollenback

Paul and Wendy Bouffard

Brandon Construction Company

David and Mary Burke

Henry and Jacquelyn Byars

Susan and Ron Camisasca

David and Jean Campbell

Ken and Lillian Carson

Judge & Mrs. James R. Case

Mr. and Mrs. James Cashion

Dr. and Mrs. K. Chamberlain

Robert Churney DMD & Ericka Reincke

Ron and Vanessa Cohn

Sam Colucci

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper

Richard and Susan Cote

Deeann Cowart

Creative Contractors, Inc.

Creative Contractors, Inc.

Alice & Thomas J. Culhane

Dwight D. Curtis

David and Michelle Dal Pos

Frank and Lynn Dame

Alan and Sharilyn Davidson

Stewart Davis

Dayton Andrews, Inc.

Dr. David DeCamella

Terry & Marilyn Deeb

Terry and Paula Delano

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Dickson

Dr. and Mrs. David Dieterich

Mr. Daniel Dluzneski & Dr. Stacy Robinson

Mark and Christie Doak

Rick Donnellon

George Donnelly

Michael and Myra Doyle

Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Duryea

Mrs. Wally “Bunny” Dutton

Elf Salad Music, BMI - Mr. Phil Lopez

Timothy and Susan Ellerbusch

Carol Ellsworth

Brad and Susan Evans

Lisa Faller

Marvin and Linda Feldman

Mrs. Ann N. Ferrentino

Travis and Kiersten Finchum

Andrew and Heather Fink

William and Cheryl Finney

Louis and Rose Anne Fiore

Louise Flandreau

Jerry & Elaine Flatt

Florida Audio Expo

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Flynn

Mark and Sally Follett

Larry and JoAnn French

Frick Family Foundation

Lou Galdieri & Tom Doria

Linda and Roger Geary

Mike Gentgen

Lynda Gibson

Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. Goodman

Ms. Linda Suzzanne Griffin-Keliher

Richard and Susan Grubar

Jim and Sandy Grumblatt

Dana Guy

Ed Halleran & Steve Sika

Ms. Doreen Halliwell

Mrs. Jan Harden

Mr. Lawrence W. Harkins III

Howard S. Harris

Stephen and Kimberlyl Hawkins

Phil M. Henderson

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Henwood

Douglas Hermann

Susan Heyman & Michael White

Steven and Lynn Hickman

Hooters Inc.

Ken and Belinda Horne

Dr. James & Shelley Horner

Drs. Robert & Teresa Howard

Kenneth W. & Sheri Hoye

Stephen and Donna Inguanta

J. Eric Jordan Charitable Foundation

Garth Jackson and Debbie Marcoulier

Kim & Paul Jackson II

Thomas and Mary James

John Jassmann

JDS Construction Services, Inc.

Craig and Sally Jensen

Kimberly Jirsa and John Salvatore

Harry Johns

Bill and Becky Jonson

Bob & Sharon Jorgensen

Carolyn Judah

John and Susan Kang

Roland J. Kearley

Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Kerstein

Mark and Judy Klein

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Klespies

Joan & Michael Kline

Mr. Mel Klinghoffer

Nancy & Ralph Kluesner

Bob and Rhonda Koch

Anna & Joseph Kokolakis

Dennis and Irene Kraft

Nick and Tina Kresic

Brian & Linda Ladell

Dr. Cesar Lara / Center for Weight Loss Management

Bonnie Larson

Law Office of Philips and Raaymakers

Robert and Elaine Lee

Elias and Eileen Liatsis

The Ligman Family Charitable Foundation

Deitra & Bruce Livingston

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Lockart

Daniel and Suzanne Lombardi

Michelle Lynch

Ray and Carol Macioci

Mr. Ralph Mangione

Mankin Law Group

Joseph and Kris Mannino

Robert and Kristina Marlovits

Harlan Mayberry

Jim and Joan McCarthy

Sam and Anita McClelland

Mike and Denise McCracken

George and Tami McKnight

Scott McLaren

Dr. Jack and Karen McLaughlin

Karen and Eric McLendon

Barbara K. McNeill Trust

Thomas and Kathryn Meachum

Mr. and Mrs. John Medaska

Melitta USA

Stephen Miklos

Kevin and Jeanne Milkey

Mr. Roylee Miller II

Jim and Laurie Mintzer

Dr. Steven Mirabello

Bruce and Jeni Mitchell

Kevin Moore and Susan LaGree

Martin Mueller

Mark and Beth Mullis

Robert and Theresa Murphy

Ms. Joan Nathan

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Nathanson

Rick Nelson & Dottie Scroggins

Robert and Kimberly Newman

Michael and LuAnne Newton

Mrs. Ronald Nisk

James Nohava and Melissa Perkins

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Norstein

William and Vicki O’Donnell

Alan Olson

Patricia and James Ostrosky

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Oswain

Dr. Yi-Hwa Sung Outerbridge M.D. & Felix Cannella Jr.

Rob and Kathy Palano

Isabelle and Yvon Parent

Jason and Bonnie Patchen

Dr. Hitesh and Dr. Anjni Patel

Chris and Trisha Patterson

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Pawlowski

Mr. and Mrs. James N. Paxton

Brady Pedler

Mr. & Mrs. David Pelletz

Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes P.A.

Jeff and Linda Persky

Dr. Jim and Sue Petru

Scott Petrucci & Lisa Knapp

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pettinato

Greg and Laura Pflum

Pinnacle Staffing

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Piper

Therese Simon-Plumb and Samuel Plumb

Pat Plumlee

Steven & Haven Poirier

Polypack, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Wallace Pope Jr

Debra Porter

Paul and Roslyn Potenza

Wilma & Jim Price

Mr. Donald Prokes

Sharron and Robert Rankine

Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Raymond

Lou and Terry Reavis

Donna Reed

Marc & Linda Renick

Rent-All City, Inc.

Jimmy Richman

Chuck and Linda Riggs

Kris and Jim Rinaldi

Dr. and Mrs. John Rinde

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Roberds

Louise & Charlie Robinson

Susan Robinson

David Rodenbeck

Josephine A. Rodriguez

Root Cause Forensics, Inc.

Eugene and Lisa Rosa

David and Debbie Rothberg

Doug and Kathy Rothschild

Charlie Rutz

Linda and Dale Sanders

Alben and Valerie Santana

Kevin and Michelle Schachter

Scherer Construction

Eric & Barbara Schmitz

Karl and Malanda Schmitz

Joseph and Deb Schum

Bob and Jan Schwerin

Sally and Bob Schwierking

Charles and Tara Sheppard

Stephen Short

Garry and Paige Simpson

Paul and Diana Sims

Harold T. & Barbara Singer

Hon. J. Harrison and Elisabeth Smith

Bob and Cathy Smith

Bill and Missy Smith

Ms. Bambi Smith-Adkins

Sheryl A. Somers-Elias

Spencer and Associates Architecture, AIA

Andrew Spetz

Menta S. Spigner

Spilman Dentistry, PA

Jake and Windy Starling

Al & Sandee Steinberg

John and Tiffany Stevens

Mrs. Debbie Stone

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strefling

Ms. Jill Strumpf

Ted and Leslie Sugarman

David and Karen Surplus

Daniel and Beth Sweeney

Dave Thomas & Julie Lachman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Thomas

Les and Michelle Thompson

Mr. Jim D. Tilton, Jr.

Triple Z Property Management

John and Jean Tsagaris

Dr. & Mrs. Ty Tvedten

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Dr. Barbara Van Winkle

Martin and Marilou Van Zanten

Mario Vargas

Mark and Judy Ventsam

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vogel

J. Trad Wadsworth, MD, MBA

John W. Waechter

Ken Ward

David and Clare Weber

WEDU

Elden G. and Ruth K. Weiss

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Whitaker

Lonni Whitchurch

Ms. Cindy White

Henry and Alathia Williams

Sen. & Mrs. Harold Wilson

Wilson Innovations & Consulting, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilson

Elizabeth Wydro and Steve Collins

Warren and Debbie Young

Terry and JoAnn Zeigler

John Zibrida

Cara Zingre

Gary and Carol Zino

Ms. Louise Zwier

Leadership

2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ray Bouchard, Chair

Joyce Cotton has worked in the television industry for 40 years, beginning her broadcasting career with Scripps Howard Broadcasting WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio.

Debbie White, Vice Chair

Scott McLaren*, Treasurer

Beth England, Secretary

February 2015 marked her 15th anniversary at WEDU; west central Florida’s leading PBS station and public media company; where she is responsible for developing corporate and nonprofit community partnership support for this public media television station; offering multiple marketing and branding opportunities for exposure and partnerships through television programming, interactive website, wedu.org and various social media platforms, monthly member magazine Premiere, award winning special events, document engagement and educational outreach initiatives.

Ken Hamilton, Immediate Past Chair

Adam Abelson

Zebbie Atkinson

Mike Barnett

Phil Beauchamp*

Tim Coop

Earle Cooper

Joyce Cotton

February 2015 marked her 15th anniversary at WEDU; west central Florida’s leading PBS station and public media company; where she is responsible for developing corporate and non profit community partnership support for this public media television station; marketing and branding opportunities for exposure and partnerships through television programming, interactive website, wedu.org and various social media platforms, monthly member magazine Premiere, award winning special events, document engagement and educational outreach initiatives.

Charlie Hart

Joyce is actively involved in the Tampa Bay community and currently serves as a volunteer on the Board of Directors for Alpha House of Tampa Bay, Champions for Children, Community Tampa Bay, The Grazer Children’s Museum, Friends of the Union Station and Ruth Eckerd Hall. Joyce previously served as a volunteer on the Board of Directors for PACE Center for Girls, Pinellas and Hillsborough, The American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter, Meals on Whe Computer Mentors, Community Stepping Stones and is a founding member of e Network Tampa Chapter.

Jealixson Jean-Simon

Joyce is actively involved in the Tampa Bay community and currently serves as a volunteer on the Board of Directors for Alpha House of Tampa Bay, Champions for Children, Community Tampa Bay, The Grazer Children’s Museum, Friends of the Union Station and Ruth Eckerd Hall. Joyce previously served as a volunteer on the Board of Directors for PACE Center for Girls, Pinellas and Hillsborough, The American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter, Meals on Whe Computer Mentors, Community Stepping Stones and is a founding member of e Network Tampa Chapter.

Michelle Lynch

She volunteers and contributes her time and resources to many other non including serving as mentor at the Young Women’s Lead Tampa Bay Diversity Council, and annually participates in National Disability Mentoring Day and Great American Teach In.

Paul Phillips

Chuck Riggs

As a result of her extensive business and community involvement, Joyce has been recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as Business Woman of the Year in the Media Category in 2004 & 2009.

Charlie Rutz

Joyce and her husband, Larry are the parents of two children, Lawrence and Katurah.

William Selvidge

Sharon Ellis-Champagne

Tom Free*

She volunteers and contributes her time and resources to many other non including serving as mentor at the Young Women’s Leadership Symposium hosted by the Tampa Bay Diversity Council, and annually participates in National Disability Mentoring Day and Great American Teach In.

*Term Ended December 2023

Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit orginization

As a result of her extensive business and community involvement, Joyce has been recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as Business Woman of the Year in the Media Category in 2004 & 2009.

ADMINISTRATION

Joyce and her husband, Larry are the parents of two children, Lawrence and Katurah.

Susan M. Crockett, President & CEO

Bobby Rossi, Executive VP & Chief Entertainment Officer

Megan Brennan, VP & Chief Marketing Officer

Sarah Prout, VP & Chief Finance Officer

Dr. Sharon Reid-Kane, VP & Chief Education & Community Engagement Officer

Kate Samy, VP & Chief Development Officer

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Joyce Cotton Director of Marketing and Community Partnership WEDU

Joyce Cotton has worked in the television industry for 40 years, beginning her broadcasting career with Scripps Howard Broadcasting WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio.

Joyce Cotton Director of Marketing and Community Partnership WEDU

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