Current Panelists 

Thank you to all of our currently serving volunteer panelists.

2019 panel for 2020 Operating Support Grants – Large Budget

• Diane O’Dell, ex-officio panel chair; VP, Community Relations, Universal Orlando Resort
• Dan O’Keefe, ex-officio finance reviewer; Shareholder, MSL, P.A.
• Art Bundey, retired from The Disney Company
• Brendan O’Connor, Editor in Chief, Bungalower.com
• Chevalier Lovett, SVP & Managing Director, Organize Florida
• Christopher Belt, Executive Director, Timucua Arts Foundation
• Debbie Fahmie, Fine & Performing Arts Resource Specialist, Osceola School District
• Gisela Carbonell, Curator, Cornell Fine Arts Museum
• Julie Tindall, Community Outreach Coordinator, City of Orlando
• Malika Harrison, Director of Social Responsibility, Orlando Magic
• Maria Ruiz-Hays, SVP-Sales Development, Recruiting & Training, Wyndham Vacation Ownership
• Michael Wainstein, Theatre Department Director, UCF
• Muffett Baker, Entertainment Consultant
• Paul Lartonoix, Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, UCF
• Rich Taylor, Rich Imagination Creative + Consulting
• Steven High, Executive Director, The Ringling

2019 panel for 2020 Operating Support Grants – Midsize Budget

• Richard Sandler, ex-officio panel chair; Nemours Children’s Hospital; UCF
• John Webb, ex-officio finance reviewer; CPA, Strombeck Consulting CPA’s
• Amy Painter, former executive director, Leesburg Center for the Arts
• Farnaz Namin-Hedayati, Ph.D., Doctor of Corporate Psychology, Center for Work Life
• Jennifer Grozio, Director of Development, Embrace Families Foundation
• Linda Ferrone, Chief Customer Officer, OUC
• Melba Luciano, retired superintendent, Osceola County Public Schools
• Melissa Braillard, Director of Patron Development, Garden Theatre
• Myles Thoroughgood, Choreographer
• Rangsook Yoon, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Artis – Naples
• Scott Evans, Senior Director, Visual & Performing Arts, Orange County Public Schools
• Valerie Read, Director, Universal Orlando Foundation

2019 panel for 2020 Operating Support Grants – Small Budget

• Bonnie Hubbard, ex-officio panel chair; Grants Manager, Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation
• Marcellene Baugh, ex-officio finance reviewer; Vice President of Finance and Accounting
• Allison Crutchfield, Operations Production Manager, A to Z Theatrical Orlando
• Cynthia Cardona, Executive Director, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation
• Diana Portillo, Theater Operations Manager, Sak Comedy Lab
• Emily Behzadi, Associate, Meehle & Jay
• Henry Maldonado, Former President, Enzian
• Ken Naigus, Strategic Planner, Off the Beaten Path Florida Arts Tour
• Randy McKey, Executive Director, McKey Associates
• Stacia Wake, Community Relations Manager, Corporate Citizenship, The Walt Disney Company
• Terrance Hunter, Senior Director of Programs, Central Florida Community Arts
• Tiffany Sanders, SVP Marketing, JHT
• Tristan Ruby, Grants & Impact Manager, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
• Victoria Sarau, South Campus Supervisor, Orlando Ballet

Operating Support Grantees can contact Matthew@UnitedArts.cc for panelist contact information. Panelist emails can be added to your general email list; three direct invitations per year may be sent to the panel listserv.