Who We Are
Supporting an Industry of Service and Creativity
United Arts of Central Florida is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the one-stop-shop to support the arts, sciences and history in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.
Through a dynamic collaboration of individuals, businesses, local governments, foundations and more than 60 arts and cultural organizations, we work to enhance the quality and variety of cultural experiences throughout Central Florida.
We serve arts, sciences, history and other cultural providers, benefiting Central Florida residents and visitors, by raising and distributing funds and by providing management, administrative and advisory services.
Now in our 29th year of service to our community, United Arts has invested more than $145 million in local arts and culture organizations and education, and through them, the diverse and energetic community that is Central Florida because we believe that art, music, science, dance, history and theater matter… for our children, for our economy and for our community!
Our Leadership
Board of Trustees
The City of Orlando
The Honorable Buddy Dyer
Darden Restaurants Foundation
Stephanie Ghertner
Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, Inc.
Bonnie Hubbard
Ginsburg Family Foundation
Alan Ginsburg
JP Morgan Chase
Joseph S. Terry
Orange County, Florida
The Honorable Teresa Jacobs
Orange County Public Schools
Dr. Barbara Jenkins
Seminole County, Florida
The Honorable Lee Constantine
The University of Central Florida
Dr. John C. Hitt
Walt Disney World Resort
Bettina Buckley
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chairwoman: Kate Wilson, Wells Fargo
Vice Chair: Stephanie Ghertner,*
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Treasurer: Daniel O'Keefe, CPA, Moore Stephens Lovelace PA
Secretary: Jennifer Quigley, WBQ Design & Engineering, Inc.
Immediate Past Chair: ** Jean Grono-Nowry, Massey Services
Chair, Audit & Finance Committee: Wilson Lopez, RiskPoint Consulting Group
Chair, Development Committee: Leslie Carney, Bioclinica Research
Chair, Standards & Allocations Committee: Mark Jones, Orlando Health
Board of Directors
Sharon Arroyo, Duke Energy
Cecelia Bonifay, Akerman LLP
Howard Britt, Premier Show Group
Bettina Buckley,* Disney Parks Live Entertainment
The Honorable Lee Constantine,* Seminole County, Florida
Deborah Fahmie, School District of Osceola County
Suzanne Gilbert, Holland & Knight
Marcia Hope Goodwin,* City of Orlando
Suresh Gupta, Park Square Homes
Sami Haiman-Marrero, Urbander Marketing Firm
Jodie Hardman, Bank of America
Malika Harrison, Orlando Magic
Edward Hensley, AssistRx
Danielle Hollander, Visit Orlando
Bonnie Hubbard,* Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation
Dr. Barbara M. Jenkins,* Orange County Public Schools
Byron Knibbs, Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
Paul Lartonoix,* University of Central Florida
Vice Chair, Development and Standards & Allocations Committees: Brendan Lynch, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, PA
President & CEO, United Arts of Central Florida:** Flora Maria Garcia
Members at Large:
Linda Landman Gonzalez, Orlando Magic and Orlando Magic Youth Foundation
Stacey Johnson, Valencia College,
East & Winter Park Campuses
Penelope B. Perez-Kelly, Fisher Rushmer, P.A.
Dr. Richard Sandler, Nemours Children's Hospital and University of Central Florida
Mercedes McCall, CenterState Bank
Marc McMurrin,* Ginsburg Family Foundation
Larry Meador, Evok Advertising
The Honorable Christine Moore, Orange County Public Schools
Diane O'Dell, Universal Orlando
Joyce R. Odongo, Bank of the Ozarks
Terry Olson,** Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, Orange County, Florida
The Honorable Belvin Perry, Jr., Morgan & Morgan
Gail Rayos, Wragg & Casas Orlando
Maria Ruiz-Hays, Wyndham Vacation Ownership,
Inc.
Karen Sheehan, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Joseph S. Terry,* JPMorgan Chase
Commissioner Betsy VanderLey,* Orange County, Florida
Rizwan Zaman, MD Back Office
* Trustee Alternate
** Ex-Officio Member