We are always interested in hearing from our stakeholders about individuals whom you think would well serve the arts community by being a member of our board of directors. As such, please get our board nominations form from this page and nominate someone today! We formally seek candidates in the summer, but will take recommendations year round.
Board of Directors
The Executive Committee
· Nomination’s Form for the Board of Directors of the Polk Arts Alliance (Microsoft Word Document)
Cindy Hartley Ross - President (Officer)
Mandy Sanders - Treasurer (Officer)
Cynthia Haffey - Secretary (Officer)
Jane Patton - Immediate Past President
Member at Large
Mike LaPan - Cultural Arts Council President
Members of the Board of Directors
Martha Roe Burke
Robert (Rob) Clancey
Dan Clark
Lisa Kaiser Hickey
Nancy Hale Hoyt
Len Jordan
Trish Pfeiffer
Cindy Rodriguez
Suzette Welling
Ex Officio
Sue Bentley - CARP Chair
Dr. Gail McKinzie - Superintendent, School Board of Polk County
Bob English - Polk County Commissioner/Race for the Arts Chair
Kerry Wilson - Legal Counsel
Meri Mass - Executive Director
Past Members of the Board of Directors to whom we will always owe a world of gratitude for their service:
- Ms. Joy Baranco, Community Volunteer
- Mr. Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director, Polk Museum of Art
- Ms. Judy Barger, Secretary (Polk Museum of Art)
- Ms. Georgann Carlton (Past President, CAB, Executive Director-Explorations V Childrens Museum)
- Ms. Lori Cunningham (Chair, Scool Board/Executive Director, Lake Wales Arts Council)
- Mr. William E. Dickinson, Treasurer (Past Executive Director-Lake Wales Art Center)
- Mrs. Edward (Beverly) Etheredge (Tuesday Music Club)
- Mr. Wayne Ezell, President (Past Publisher, The News Chief)
- Ms. Jean Gibson, Community Volunteer
- Ms. Dorothy Jenkins, Community Leader
- Mr. Mark Marquardt (Past President, CAB, Executive Director-VSA)
- Mr. Robin Quillon (Past Publisher, The News Chief)
- Ms Cindy Alexander (United Way)
- Commissioner Jack Myers (PCBCC)
- Rebecca Brandon
- Edie Yates (City of Lakeland Commissioner)
- Doug Small (C&C Bank)
- Dr. Anne B. Kerr (Florida Southern College)
- Andy Hernandez (Century 21)
- Dr. Eileen Holden (Polk Community College
- Niv Ben Yehuda (Citra Source)
- Kathy Fischer, Community Volunteer
- Betty Wojcik (Lake Wales Chamber)
- Mary Ellen Stidham Murphy
- Sharon Bevis (Polk Community College)
- Ms. Lee Mayhall, (VP, Alumni Relations)
- Georgann Carlton (Explorations V Children's Museum)
- Armand Nardi (Past Publisher, News Cheif)
- Brian Kier (Davenport School for the Arts)
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