BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Board
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President | Saulius J. Jankauskas, MD
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in biology, Dr. Jankauskas went on to receive his medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, completed his General Surgical residency and received Board Certification by the American Board of Surgery. At the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, he completed his residency and became Board Certified in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He went on to complete a Fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery at the Ellenbogen Institute in Los Angeles, and has subsequently been in private practice of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery in Central Florida. Dr. Jankauskas is also a fused glass artist using mostly recycled glass. His award-winning work has been shown in galleries, shows, corporate venues and private collections. |
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Vice President | Anthony Aramendia, Casselberry City Commissioner
Anthony Aramendia was born and raised in Miami. A resident of Casselberry since 2005, Anthony was Vice-Chairman of the City’s Planning & Zoning Committee and chaired Casselberry’s Housing Task Force. He is currently a Casselberry City Commissioner, focusing on politically moving the city forward. He remains committed to community involvement and serves as Casselberry Friends of the Park Vice-President and Earth Fest Chair (from 2011-2017.) A strong advocate for the arts, Anthony works to expand Casselberry’s arts offerings through the City of Casselberry Art House and is a member of the Florida Sculptors Guild. He is also fluent in Spanish, French and Swedish. |
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Secretary | Josie Foranoce
Josie Foranoce has been with Florida Hospital-Altamonte 25 years and is Director of Laboratory Operations there. She also serves as Administrator for their Art of Healing Gallery and partners with SCAC to offer an innovative Art in Public Places program of juried art exhibitions. In addition, Josie is actively involved as a community volunteer for Shepherd’s Hope and also for Kids House of Seminole, Inc. Advocacy Center. |
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Treasurer | Steve Nelson
A graduate of Stetson University in DeLand, Steve Nelson retired after a career as Senior Manager with Lucent Technologies and the Project Management Masters Program at the AT&T School of Business. Known as “Mr. Logistics” for his ability to multi-task with several non-profits at a time, Steve is Past-President of SCAC, Co-Founder and board member of the St. Johns River Festival of the Arts in Historic Sanford, Florida, Co-founder and Past-Officer of the Red River Festival of the Arts, Shreveport, Louisiana and Past-Officer and board member of the Lake Mary-Heathrow Festival of the Arts, Lake Mary. He currently serves on the board of the Historic Sanford Welcome Center, the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, and the Advisory Board of the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands where he and his wife, Victoria, spend part of each year. |
Board of Directors
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Mary Blake
A native of Connecticut, Mary attended college in Rhode Island and moved with her young son to South Florida. She and her husband had a CPA firm and a software company associated with long-term healthcare. Following her husband’s death and the sale of her company, Mary relocated to Oviedo and is enjoying volunteer activities during her retirement. They include the Oviedo Preservation Project, Oviedo Police Foundation, FL Federation of Woman’s Clubs, the Suburban Republican Woman’s Club Federated, and she has now included a new focus on arts and culture with SCAC. |
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Bob Dallari, Seminole County Commissioner
Bob Dallari currently serves as Chairman of the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners. He was first seated in November 2004, re-elected in 2008, and ran unopposed for a third term in 2012. He resides in Oviedo, where he served for eight years on the Oviedo City Council (four years as Chairman). He is a native of New York City and graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is employed by Walt Disney World. Commissioner Dallari is known to be a strong supporter of the arts, greenways and trails, the preservation of county and state natural lands and wilderness areas, and excellence in public schools. His community involvement includes Four H, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Kids House of Seminole, Meals On Wheels, Oviedo/Winter Springs Chamber of Commerce, Relay for Life, and the Seminole County Extension Overall Advisory Board. |
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Charles Holcomb
Charles Holcomb grew up in Titusville, attended UCF (and played on the first UCF football team), is a graduate of Florida Southern College, and spent 2 years in England while on active duty with the USAF. He has responsibility for commercial real estate/retail markets strategy at Duke Energy, with 30 years of experience in the energy industry, and holds certifications as Energy Manager, Energy Auditor and Energy Procurement Professional, receiving LEED Professional Accreditation in 2008. He is Past-President of the Florida Young Artists Orchestra (FYAO) which is now part of Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts) with a son (an upright bassist) in the orchestra and who also plays with Seminole High School’s Jazz Chiefs. He has volunteered with the Central FL Hotel & Lodging Assoc. for more than a decade, and serves on the Healthy Building & Districts Committee for a Clinton Global Initiative, the BOMA Green Lease rewrite team, and energy committee of Envision Charlotte (NC). Charles currently resides with his family in Lake Mary, where he enjoys golfing and DIY house projects. |
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Melanie A. Mucario, Esq.
Melanie graduated with honors from Old Dominion University in 1998 with a BS in Political Science. She obtained her juris doctorate and MBA from Stetson University College of Law, graduating cum laude in December 2001. While attending Stetson, Melanie held various leadership positions including Lt. Gov-ernor for the American Bar Assoc. Law Student Div., the Elsie & Ed Jacob Endowed Scholarship, the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award, and upon graduation, received the Dean’s Award. Melanie was employed by two Central Florida law firms, practicing workers’ compensation law and liability de-fense. In 2008 she opened her own law firm where she practiced until joining Wilkins | von Mertz. Melanie practices in the areas of premises liability, auto negligence, mass tort litigation and insurance coverage issues. Melanie is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida and Federal Bankruptcy Court. She participates in the Guardian Ad Litem Program to assist children in need of legal representation. |
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Cheryl Murphy
Cheryl Murphy is a human resources software developer for GEICO, for whom she has worked for 20 years, and has 30 years corporate financial and IT experience. She received her BS in Business Administration from Towson University and an MBA in Finance from Loyola. She has more than 25 years of fundraising and event planning experience which have been invaluable in volunteering with not-for-profit organizations, including several years with SCAC. Cheryl is a staunch supporter of performing arts in Central Florida and has a passion for our local arts community. She has been the Managing Director for Cornerstone Theatre Company since 2012. She and her family live in Lake Forest in Sanford. |
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Nicholas Murphy
Nicholas Murphy has an extensive background in theater as a director, producer, actor and writer. This expertise serves him well in his employ at Walt Disney World/The Princeton Review as a teacher, tutor, and Guest Relations Specialist. He hopes to foster new theater projects in Seminole County by expanding awareness of theatrical events and opening up more theatrical opportunities. Nick has a strong appreciation and passion for all art forms, especially visual art, and enjoys travel to art museums around the world. |
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Abby Sanchez
A native of Davie, FL, Abby is a graduate of Florida State Univ. and has been a resident of Central FL since 1999. She has 26 years of experience teaching elementary education and was elected to the Seminole County School Board in November 2016. Her 3 children attended Seminole County public schools, with the youngest currently enrolled at Lake Brantley High. She and her husband share a home with their youngest son, a senior at Lake Brantley High, and a half-dozen dogs and cats in Sweetwater Oaks. She has long been active in her community, including PTA/PTSA, Pop Warner sports programs, cheerleading, Junior League, League of Women Voters, Women Educators Society, Seminole Education Association, Tee Up for Life cancer research fundraisers, The Cattle Barons’ Ball, and (as an avid rider) a program pairing therapy horses with military veterans dealing with PTSD. |
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Bonnie Sprung
Bonnie Sprung earned an Associates of Fine Arts degree at Valencia Community College and a Bachelor’s of Art from Hofstra University in New York, with a major in Theatrical Production and a minor in Graphics Design. She specialized in makeup and set design and trained in perspective drawing, 2-and-3 dimensional design, drafting, layout and photography. Ms. Sprung worked on several magazines as both a photographer and writer, and as photography became a passion, she mastered the art of theatrical photography, actors’ head shots, and capturing bodybuilders on film, which led her to the art of bodysculpting with iron. She is now an accomplished National Competitor in the field. Bonnie is owner of 4 businesses, all dealing with art or fitness. She has over 20 years experience in curating and judging art exhibits and high school thespian competitions, and is a past-president and member of the Florida Chapter of Women’s Caucus for Art. In addition to designing sets and art exhibitions, Bonnie Sprung creates and sells wearable art. She is also in demand for her mixed media art demos and workshops. |
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Stephen Summers, Ph.D.
Stephen Summers was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH to parents who urged their children to sing and learn to play musical instruments. In his academic life he studied the Sciences, earning Bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry, but his love of the Arts led Dr. Summers to participate in on-stage productions throughout college as well as singing in multiple choirs to the present. He served as Board Chair for The Orlando Chorale, Inc. from 2007-2010 and is currently performing with the Central Florida Community Arts Choir and Central Florida Community Arts Orchestra. Stephen Summers has seen firsthand the positive effects of the Arts in people’s lives, and enjoys his role as the new Associate Vice President of Arts & Sciences at Seminole State College where it is his responsibility to support and promote Seminole State College’s Arts & Culture offerings in the community. |
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Kathryn Townsend
Kathryn Townsend, a former public school music teacher, received a Fine Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University and her Masters from Rollins College. She is a recent retiree from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, and previously worked for nearly a decade in the Seminole County Government Tourism Office. A resident of Oviedo, she is a founding member of Helpful Hands and has volunteered with numerous organizations, including the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center Board; Leadership Seminole-2006; State of Florida IFAS Regional Committee; Seminole County Cooperative Extension Advisory Board; City of Oviedo Planning & Zoning Board; and Seminole County Tourism Council. Ms. Townsend was recipient of the 2009 Seminole Regional Chamber of Commerce Professional Women's Award for Art & Culture and is included in the Manchester Who's Who 2005-2006. She sits on the Sanford Arts Commission, was appointed by Governor Scott to serve as Secretary of the Florida Council on Arts & Culture in Tallahassee and is a past-President of SCAC. |
Staff
Donna Bundy, Executive Director
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Diane Merkt, Program Manager
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Abby Shoemaker, Accountant
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