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FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Florida Studio Theatre is a contemporary theatre that is actively involved in the creation of new plays. As such, it requires a governing structure that can respond quickly to change. FST’s closely connected Board of Trustees is flexible, responsible and committed to building real relationships between Board members and the FST staff. This directly supports the mercurial nature of new play development and production.
- FST’s Board of Trustees is composed of ten members who are highly active, committed and critically involved.
- The primary function of the Board is the fiduciary responsibility of the theatre.
- The Board supports the Artistic Director, who supports the staff in bringing FST’s mission to fruition.
President..........................................Dennis McGillicuddy
Vice-President.......................................Richard Hopkins
Secretary/Treasurer........................................Tom Hayes
Trustee....................................................Kate Alexander
Trustee....................................................Carol Buchanan
Trustee......................................................Georgia Court
Trustee...................................................Patricia Courtois
Trustee.........................................................Harold Joels
Trustee.................................................Barbara J. Lupoff
Trustee............................................................Jules Rose
Trustee.....................................................Jennifer Saslaw
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DENNIS McGILLICUDDY – PRESIDENT
Dennis McGillicuddy retired from the cable television business in 1999. He currently serves on the board of Franklin Street Properties, an Amex listed REIT. His charitable activities include serving as a Co-Chair of Embracing Our Differences, an annual month long Art Exhibit promoting the values of diversity and inclusion. He also serves on the board of The Florida Winefest and Auction, which provides funding for local charities that serve the needs of disadvantaged children and their families. Mr. McGillicuddy also sits on the advisory boards of The Bride Fund, which provides funding for economic and educational projects in Tibet, and The Center for Mindfulness. He and his wife Graci are also major supporters of the Israeli Palestinian Peace Partners project, an initiative of Mercy Corp, which provides joint negotiation training to significant participants in Israeli Palestinian negotiations.
RICHARD HOPKINS – VICE PRESIDENT
Artistic Director of Florida Studio Theatre. Founder and Producing Director of Palisades Theatre Company, renamed American Stage in St. Petersburg, Florida. Past President of the Florida Professional Theatre Association. Past Board Member of Florida Cultural Action Alliance. Has served on the theatre panel for the Florida Arts Council.
TOM HAYES – SECRETARY/TREASURER
President/COO Des Champs & Gregory. Past Board Member Barnett Bank Manatee; Past President of Sarasota Kiwanis; Member and Past President Builders Association of Manatee County; Past Board Member and President, St. Stephen's School; Past Chairman of the National Traveler Insurance Corporation's National Agency Advisory Council; and Past Member of the Board of Directors, Gold Bank. Current Member of the Manatee County Economic Development Council and the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce; Board Member Manatee Community College Foundation.
Address: Des Champs & Gregory - 1812 Manatee Avenue, Box 1100 - Bradenton, FL 34205
KATE ALEXANDER – TRUSTEE
Associate Director of Florida Studio Theatre, in charge of Education and Touring programs. Actress Member of Florida Arts Council, Educational Task Force Member of ACE (Arts for a Completer Education), a recognized coalition of Artists and Educators working through the state legislature to improve arts education throughout Florida schools.
CAROL BUCHANAN – TRUSTEE
Retired Educational Administrator, NYC Public Schools; First Vice President, US Committee for UNIFEM; Vice President, Suncoast Woman's Forum; Immediate Past President, Fla. West Coast Chapter, Hunter College Alumni Association; Past President and Chair, Speakers Bureau, Gulf Cost Chapter of UNIFEM/USA; Co-chair, Steering Committee, Coexistence Sarasota; Founding member and Financial Secretary, Florida Suncoast Friends for the Cultural Arts; Manager, Gulf Coast Community Choir; Chair, Book Sales, Ringling School of Art, Town Hall 2006 Lecture Series; Member, SCOPE Steering Committee on Aging; Active in Association for the study of African American Life and History and the Sarasota's Women's Forum.
GEORGIA COURT – TRUSTEE
Georgia Court owns Bookstore1Sarasota and is General Partner of the Court Investment Company LTD. Ms. Court is a retired instructor of English Composition at the University of Cincinnati. In the 1990s she wrote regular columns on healthcare for the daily Cincinnati Post while publishing a weekly newspaper for healthcare professionals. In the 1980s Ms. Court ran a small public relations firm that specialized in production and satellite distribution of corporate events. Prior to that, she worked for IBM as a systems engineer. Ms. Court is a past member of the advisory board of the Children’s Hospital of Cincinnati. She is also a former board member and president of Chautauqua Institution’s (New York) Writers’ Center and its advisory group.
PATRICIA COURTOIS – TRUSTEE
Partner, Clarke/Eric Mower and Associates. Past experience includes media relations, special events, community relations and corporate philanthropy for companies and brands including Beatrice Foods, Sara Lee, Tropicana, Sweet ’N Low, Butter Buds, Sugar in the Raw, Mary Kay and Tropicana. Serves on the board of The Community Foundation of Sarasota, is a member of the Sarasota County Tourism and Economic Development Board, past chair and current member of the Leadership Council of the United Way Women’s Initiative, served on the Leadership Council of the Community Capacity Building Initiative for Aging Services, former board member of the Sarasota County Arts Council, the Literacy Council of Sarasota and past president of the Sarasota Sunrise Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, past member of the Steering Committee of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes.
HAROLD JOELS – TRUSTEE
Retired specialist in Company and Personal Tax Planning and Estates Tax. In 1954 was called to the Bar of England as a member of Grays Inn; in 1965 made member of the Inner Temple in London. Former Chairman of Jarman & Platt Ltd., Haverhill Furniture Ltd., and Holton Park Mobile Homes Ltd., and former Director of B.M.W. Cars (Romford) Ltd. Author of various publications on Tax Law for Charities, and co-author of works on Women’s Rights. Past member of governing committee of Central British Fund for Refugees (CBF); Representative of CBF on the Committee of NGO’s for Refugees. Liaison representative with UNHCR. Exhibition Sponsor of the Royal Academy of Arts and Supporting Cast Member of the Royal National Theatre (London).Currently on boards of the Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County and the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, and serves on the Overseas Grants Committee of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation.
BARBARA J. LUPOFF – TRUSTEE
Retired public school librarian in New York, former bookmobile librarian at Selby Library in Sarasota, past member of the Sarasota Arts Council's Grants Panel, past member of Board of Directors at Asolo Theater, past President of the Board of Directors of the Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County, former member of the Board of Directors of the Family Law Connection; also currently serves on the Education Task Force of the Sarasota County Arts Council and is Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee.
JULES ROSE – TRUSTEE
Before moving to Sarasota in 2000, Jules was chairman of New York City's largest food store chain and then President of Marketing Strategies consulting firm. He frequently lectured at Cornell University, Fordham University and Long Island University and other major programs in the United States and Canada. He served on the Board of the National Frozen Food Association (Chairman 1989/1990), President of the Greater Metropolitan Food Council (1980/1993), The Board of Harvest Lodge, B'nai Brith (President for two years), Board of the Food Industry Alliance (President and Chairman for one year each), Retail Advisory Board to the Point of Purchase Institute. He served on the Distributive Education Advisory Commission for the City of New York. After moving to Sarasota, he became Vice Chairman of the Perlman Music Program/Suncoast and Vice President of the LBKC Tennis Association.
JENNIFER SASLAW – TRUSTEE
Retired Certified Financial Planner. Board of Trustees Manatee Community College. Past President Board of Directors, Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. of Sarasota; Past Member of Board of Directors, Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County; Past Vice President, International Racquet Sports Association; Past President, Chicagoland Racquetball Association.
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