Panelists
2015-2016 Multidisciplinary Levels 1 and 2
August 26, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)
Chair: Joy Satterlee
Program Manager: Sarah Stage
Adriane Clarke
Broward County
- Grants Management Specialist, Broward County Cultural Division, Fort Lauderdale
- Former Program Coordinator at the Urban League of Broward County, Inc. where her responsibilities included the management, implementation and evaluation of grant funded programs dedicated to the reduction of teen pregnancy in Broward County
- She currently serves as the Membership Chair for the Grants Managers Network Florida Chapter
- BA in Communication and a certificate in Ethnic Studies, Florida Atlantic University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in English and Creative Writing
Ben Delgado
Miami-Dade County
- Cinema Director of Coral Gables Art Cinema
- Independent filmmaker, artist and curator
- Founding Director of the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Former Program Director of the annual New York Global Village Documentary Festival at The Public Theater
- He has most recently served as the Program Director for Discover Miami; the Associate Director of Tigertail Productions; and a producer, programmer and consultant for arts and film organizations
- Taught film production in a number of contexts, including with high school students as part of the Florida Film Institute youth programs.
- Documentary film work includes feature film Before Stonewall which received an Emmy Award for Best Historical program, after a theatrical run in the United States and widespread international distribution
- BA in Human Biology Hampshire College
Susan Hodson-Sweeney
Broward County
- Proposal Strategist/Manager/Writer, Principal of HodsonKane Group, an Independent Proposal Writing firm serving firms nation-wide, including some of our nation's largest security services providers, from 12 years expertise in Federal, State and local grants and Requests for Proposal
- Previously, Associate Grant writer with DMA & Associates, Senior RFP Specialist at CAPRI Engineering, Marketing Manager/RFP Specialist at Fort Lauderdale's leading architectural firm The Tamara Peacock Company, and Graphic Designer for Connecticut Library Association, Posnack JCC, and Johnson & Johnson
- Presenter for Florida Association of Security Companies and FL Association of Licensed Investigators
- Author of "Ten Tips to RFP And Still Keep Your Sanity," published online by Southport, Connecticut's Diversity Business.com
- Management-level coordinator and/or volunteer at hundreds of events ranging in size from 100 - 1200 attendees
Noreen Levitt
Orange County
- Director of Investor Development, Enterprise Florida
- Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
- Prior Development Executive for the Orlando Opera and Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for Eckerd College in St. Petersburg
- MS in Management, Boston University; BS in Communications, Emerson College
Kris Lidinsky
Palm Beach County
- Philanthropy Officer, The Scripps Research Institute
- Former Director of Development, Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation, West Palm Beach, Florida
- 30 years’ experience in the not-for-profit field, which includes serving as the Associate Executive Director of The Arc of Palm Beach County, Executive Director of the Epilepsy Association and Director of Development for Healthy Mothers/Healthy babies
- Received CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) designation in June of 2004 and actively involved with the Association for Fundraising Professionals and the Planned Giving Council
- Former board member of Healthy Mother/Healthy Babies, the state Epilepsy Association Board, the Palm Beach County Association for Fundraising Professionals, Planned Giving Council of Palm Beach County and St. Georges Community Center
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, University of Florida
Jenni Person
Miami-Dade County
- Managing Producer, MDC Live Arts, Miami, Florida
- 25+ years of non-profit arts management and producing.
- 25+ years Federal, Local and State grant panel service across disciplines in Florida, Georgia and California.
- BA in Drama, Bennington College; MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Goddard College
Nancy Sanders
Highlands County
- Volunteer, Tour Lake Placid committee and for several Arts and Culture non-profits in Lake Placid, serves on the Board of Directors of Lake Placid's Sun-n-Lakes subdivision, and is 35-year member of the Junior League
- Retired educator in high school social studies (primarily Advanced Placement government and law) in Sarasota County and taught briefly in Polk County
- Trained AP essay-reader (using rubrics) and one of the State's first National Board Certified Teachers and served as a NBCT trainer and essay-reader for several years in Sarasota
- Creator and founding principal of the Student Leadership Academy of Venice (charter middle) and was also the founding principal of the Prew Preparatory School's lower school (private middle) in Sarasota, where she always incorporated arts into the programs
- BA in history/political science, Bellarmine College; graduate coursework at the School of Law and in the Department of Government Affairs, University of Louisville; certification in gifted education, University of South Florida