Panelists
2015-2016 Cultural Facilities
October 8, 2014
1:00 PM - to conclusion
The Josephine S. Leiser Opera Center
Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Elsie Rogers
Lois Benson
Escambia County
Mrs. Benson is a graduate of Emory University in the field of Interior Design. She is a former councilwoman for the City of Pensacola, as well as a former state representative from 1992-1994. She currently serves on the board of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority but was also a board member of the North Florida Water Management District. Mrs. Benson is very involved in her local community, serving on the boards of the Five Flags Rotary, The Zoo of Northwest Florida, and the Northwest Florida Historic Preservation Board.
Timothy Deratany
Brevard County
Mr. Deratany, a former Florida State Senator and Representative, is president of Deratany Consulting, a Governmental and Public Affairs firm. Prior to lobbying, Mr. Deratany served as Mayor of Indialantic and Director of University Relations at the Florida Institute of Technology.
At some point during each day, you can find Mr. Deratany painting in his riverside art studio. An avid artist for the past ten years, Mr. Deratany is a board member of the Brevard Museum of Art and Science and previously served as Chairman of the Florida Seaside Art Show. He belongs to the Brevard Watercolor Society and the Brevard Artists Guild. For Mr. Deratany, art offers a welcome respite from the hectic world of politics.
Katharine Dickenson
Palm Beach County
Mrs. Dickenson is a graduate of the University of Miami with a Masters in Education. She has been actively involved in her community by serving on such boards as the Children’s Museum at Singing Pines, Historic Palm Beach County Preservation Board, Historic Palm Beach County Preservation Board, as well as the Boca Raton Historical Society.
Mrs. Dickenson has also served on the boards of the Dorset Theater Festival and Manchester Music Festival in Vermont, the Florida Historic Preservation Advisory Council, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She has been awarded the 1989 Florida Trust Distinguished Service Award, Palm Beach County’s Judge Knott Award in 1996, the 1995 Boca Raton’s Myrtle Butts Fleming Award and was recently inducted into Who's Who of American Women, 2006-07, the 25th anniversary issue.
Robert Judd
Broward County
Mr. Judd, an attorney with Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., is a graduate of American University and Catholic University where he earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1985. Mr. Judd serves on the boards of the Community Foundation of Broward County and the Broward Performing Arts Center Foundation. He also serves as President of the Josephine S. Leiser Charitable Foundation and on the Donor Committee of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. Mr. Judd is a member of the Broward County Estate Planning and Planned Giving Councils, and has offered estate planning-related seminars to several local cultural organizations.
Glenn Lochrie
Broward County
Glenn Lochrie is a fourth generation South Floridian and has spent his life promoting and participating in the arts in Florida. For over 15 years he has been selling, appraising and judging fine art created by Floridians. Glenn opened two award winning fine art galleries in Broward County that focused exclusively on the artists of Florida from 1850 to present. Glenn designed a young collectors program that introduced Florida's young professionals to art collecting and has given many lectures on building a Florida art collection. Working with local organizations, Glenn has judged art competitions and sponsored local art events and charities. As a volunteer, he helped organize an innovative art program and fundraising auction for the historic Bonnet House of Fort Lauderdale. Glenn continues as an art consultant to his many clients and maintains an art gallery website; in 2010 he started a blog focusing on the arts in Florida that has readers in over 30 countries. Glenn is committed to increasing awareness and support of the unique cultural resources of Florida.
Holly Raschein
Monroe County
A native Alaskan, Holly Raschein graduated from Florida State University in 2003 and has worked in the Keys for the Florida House of Representatives as a Legislative Assistant for the past 10 years. She loves being active in the community in her capacity as Past Chair of the Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition, past President of the Upper Keys Business & Professional Women, Vice Chair of the Florida Keys Area Health Education Center, a member of the Middle Keys Toastmasters, serving on the Mariners Hospital Bougainvillea Ball Committee, and as a graduate and Board Secretary of Leadership Monroe County. She also is active in Islamorada Community Entertainment, a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to enhancing local arts and supporting young artists. Holly is also passionate about dance, boating, and good wine. In her free time Holly teaches and attends ballet classes, an art form she has been passionate about since age 3. Holly is at home in the Upper Keys and looks forward to a bright future in the community. She is married to Ryan Raschein, and they own a home in Key Largo. The couple has one son, Drake Thomas. Holly was recently elected to the Florida House of Representatives and serves District 120, which covers South Miami-Dade County and all of Monroe County.
Joy Satterlee
Broward County
Ms. Satterlee has served as Executive Director at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (ACCH) since April 2005 after serving as Interim Director (May-Dec. 2004) and Deputy Director (2002-04). She oversees and directs all aspects of a multi-disciplinary cultural arts non-profit organization that is one of just of eight to be designated a Major Cultural Institution by the Broward County Cultural Division.
In March 2013, she was appointed to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and will serve through Dec. 31, 2014. Appointed by the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House, the 15-member Florida Council on Arts and Culture makes cultural grant funding recommendations and encourages cultural development statewide. The appointments are based on regional representation and demonstrated service in the arts and culture.
In September 2011, Ms. Satterlee was awarded the Florida Association of Museum’s Service Award by her peers for Outstanding Mid-Career Professional at a ceremony in Tampa. In July 2006, she was invited to participate in the Harvard Business School’s “Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management” program in Boston, MA. Before coming to ACCH, she served in a temporary full-time capacity as Cultural Affairs Project Administrator for the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. From 1991-2002, she was Director of Administration and Public Relations at the Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium. Prior to that, she worked for 12 years in the for-profit field. Ms. Satterlee is a member of a number of civic organizations, including the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Association of Museums, Funding Arts Broward, and the Broward Women’s Alliance. She has been recognized for administrative abilities by ArtServe, South Florida Business Leaders, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Women in Communications, and others.
Director of Administration and Public Relations at the Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium. Prior to that, she worked for 12 years in the for-profit field. Ms. Satterlee is a member of a number of civic organizations, including the Greater Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce, the Florida Association of Museums, Funding Arts Broward, and the Broward Women’s Alliance. She has been recognized for administrative abilities by ArtServe, South Florida Business Leaders, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Women in Communications, and others.
Brenda Shoffner
Okaloosa County
Brenda Shoffner is the arts and entertainment editor for the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach. For more than 22 years, she has reported on the arts community with her news stories, columns and blogs. She is primarily responsible for the content and production of the newspaper's award-winning weekly entertainment magazine. She also serves as an ambassador to the community and has been recognized as such by various arts organizations. Mrs. Shoffner has a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Kansas and considers it an honor to cover the many talented people in Northwest Florida and beyond.
KATHRYN TOWNSEND
Seminole County
Kathryn Townsend is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and Rollins College. A resident of Oviedo, she is a founding member of Helpful Hands, Inc., a 501(c)3 charity, which focuses on helping families in crisis. A former public school music teacher, in addition she has served on numerous committees and in leadership roles in Seminole County including President of the Seminole Cultural Arts Council; the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center Board; Leadership Seminole/2006; State of Florida IFAS Regional Committee; Seminole County Cooperative Extension Advisory Board Chair; City of Oviedo Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board and the Seminole County Tourist Development Council. She was a recipient of the 2009 Seminole Regional Chamber of Commerce Professional Women's Award for Art and Culture and is included in the Manchester Who's Who 2005-2006.