Leadership Awards
The Florida Alliance for Arts Education recognizes leaders who work in various capacities to ensure that arts education is available in all Florida schools and communities and that arts education is of the highest quality. Leadership in the areas of education, administration, and community are recognized.
Excellence in Arts Education
Provides recognition for leadership in advocacy and/or public awareness related to ensuring the role of arts education in basic education. An individual, educational institution, community-based arts organization or agency will be honored with this award.
- Candidates for this award include educational institutions, arts organizations or individuals located in the state of Florida.
- Educational institutions, arts organizations or individuals eligible for this award provide leadership through advocacy on issues which support the inclusion of arts education in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-20 arts programs), provide public relations and/ or public awareness which lead to making the arts basic to education and demonstrate use of, or strong support for, “best practices” in educational processes.
Business Leader
Honors a business or an individual businessperson for leadership in, and support of, arts education. Outstanding partnership efforts; local and/or statewide advocacy for arts education; local Network Partner support; and/or financial support of arts education will be recognized through this award.
- Candidates for this award include businesses or individual business persons within the state of Florida.
- Businesses or individuals eligible for this award partner with schools in leadership and support of arts education, provide local or statewide support of an arts education program and/or provides financial support of arts education.
Community Volunteer
Honors an individual who has provided significant support to arts education in Florida schools and communities. Work with schools, non-profit arts education programs, and/or Network Partner is recognized through this award.
- Candidates for this award include individuals who supports arts education through volunteerism in Florida schools and communities.
- Individuals eligible for this award work with a local non-profit arts organizations, agencies and/or education programs or provides leadership in a Network Partnership coalition.
Elected Official
Provides recognition for elected officials related to ensuring the role of arts education as part of a basic education for all children in Florida’s schools and communities. The individual honored with this award must be an elected official.
- Candidates for this award include individuals who have been nominated to serve office during the current term in the state of Florida.
- Individuals eligible for this award provides leadership in school and/or community arts education issues to ensure inclusion of the arts in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-20 arts education programs)
School Administrator
Provides recognition for leadership in advocacy and/or public awareness related to ensuring the role of arts education in basic education. The individual honored with this award must hold an administrative position with a Florida school.
- Candidates for this award include individuals who hold an administrative position in a school district in the state of Florida.
- Individuals eligible for this award provide leadership in school or district decision-making to ensure the inclusion of arts education in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-12 arts programs) and demonstrate strong support for use of “best practices” in educational processes.
School District Leadership Award
This award recognizes the impact that strong leadership within a school district can have in developing and maintaining strong arts education programs. Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) honors, at the state level, a school district leader who shows exemplary support of high-quality arts education in its district.
- Candidates for this award include superintendents, school board members or other school district leaders in the state of Florida.
- School district leaders eligible for this award, provide leadership in district decision-making to advance arts education Including but not limited to ensuring the inclusion of arts education in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-12 arts programs) and demonstrate strong support for use of “best practices” in educational processes.
Doris Leeper Award
This award, created in 2001 in memory of artist, educator, and visionary, Doris Leeper (1929-2000), honors an artist as educator for outstanding contributions to K-12 arts education in Florida via work which advances arts education through advocacy and arts education development efforts with students, teachers, and interested others. The award is presented to a Florida artist who has had a significant and unique impact on arts education in K-12 educational settings in Florida.
- Candidates for this award include such practitioners as artists-in-residence, lecturers, and professional artist-educators who have worked in, or contributed significantly to, K-12 arts education for at least five (5) years and who currently reside in the state of Florida.
- Artists eligible for this award are those working to advance arts education-related programs, performances, and exhibitions; advocacy; promotion; or outreach to schools, youth centers, juvenile justice programs, or arts education in a K-12 school setting.
The Dr. Mary Palmer Legacy Trailblazer Award
This award honors individuals who have elevated arts education as their core mission. This award is named after Dr. Mary Palmer, Ph.D. (a founder of FAAE) who is Professor Emeritus of the UCF College of Education and whose tireless work on behalf of arts education – and specifically arts integration – has gained her a national reputation as not only an advocate for arts education, but also as an individual who recognizes the transformative power of the arts.
- Candidates for this award include individuals who have contributed significantly to elevating arts education for at least five (5) years and who currently reside in the state of Florida.
- Individuals eligible for this award recognize the transformative power of the arts, have led change that will make significant short or long-term impact on arts education and have set a standard for others to follow.
2024 FAAE Leadership Award Recipients
Past FAAE Leadership Award Recipients
Excellence in Arts Education
Jamie Kent
Elected Official
Terrence Freeman
Dr. Mary Palmer Legacy Trailblazer Award
DeWitt Cooper
Community Volunteer
Corey T. Williams
School Administrator
Laketiha Mincey
Doris Leeper Award
Nzingah Oniwosan
School District Leadership
Deborah Pepe
Business Leader
Molly Deckart
SCHOOL Administrator
Osceola Teaching and Learning Leadership Team
Arts Education Professional
Amy Conrod
Business Leader
Disney
ACE of Hearts
Leigh Byer
Doris Leeper
Janet Erlick
Teaching Artist
Trailblazer Award
Phillip Dunlap
Administrator - District
Scott Evans
District Arts Supervisor
Orange County Public Schools
Administrator - Principal
Jay Bidwell
Wewahitchka High School
Gulf County
Arts Education Professional
Theresa West-Taylo
Lee County
(N Fort Myers Academy for the Arts)
Business Leader
Larry Tobin
FAIRWINDS Credit Union CEO
Orange County
Community Volunteer
Melba Luciano
Osceola County
Elected Official
Lynn Gray
Hillsborough School Board Member
Superintendent’s Award
Dr. Diana Greene
Duval County
School Board Award
Orange County Public Schools
ACE of Hearts
Dr. Daryl Ward
Southeastern University
Polk County
Doris Leeper
Xavier Cortada
Visual Artist
Miami-Dade County
Trailblazer Award
Jeanne Reynolds
Pinellas County Schools ACE of Hearts
Commissioner Beam Furr
Broward County
Arts Education Professional
Dean Maggie Cuesta
New World School of the Arts
Miami-Dade County
Business Leader
Florida Theatrical Association
Larry Watchorn & Kenny Howard
Orange County
Community Volunteer
Dr. Jane Walker Lindberg
Arts Alive Nassau
Nassau County
Dr. Mary Palmer Trailblazer Legacy Award
Nancy Roucher
Elected Officials
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith
Orange (FL House of Rep)
Sen. Perry Thurston
Broward (FL Senate)
School Administrator
Joanne Crowder
Marion County Schools
Note: Heidi Fyock Maier (Superintendent, Marion County) received on her behalf.
Superintendent
Dr. Donald Fennoy II
Palm Beach County Schools
Retirement Award
Sherron Long
Florida Cultural Alliance Arts Education Professional Awards
Sharon Reid-Kane
Vice President of Education & Outreach, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Clearwater, Florida
Amanda Thompson
Education and Exhibitions Manager
The Council on Culture & Arts
Tallahassee, Florida
Business Leadership Award
Ted Gee
President and Co-Founder
Live Music Tutor
Austin, Texas (for work in Osceola County)
Community Volunteer Award
The Matlacha Hookers
Pine Island, Florida
Lee County Schools
Superintendent's Award
Dr. Debra Pace
District Superintendent
School District of Osceola County
School Administrator Leadership Award
Deborah Fahmie
District Fine and Performing Arts Resource Specialist
School District of Osceola County
The ACE of Hearts Award
Jodi Jeffreys-Tanner
Business and Community Leader
Broward County
The Dr. Mary Palmer Legacy Trailblazer Award
The Dr. Mary Palmer Legacy Trailblazer Award is an award given to honor individuals who have elevated arts education as their core mission. This award is named after Dr. Mary Palmer, Ph.D. who is Professor Emeritus of the UCF College of Education and whose tireless work on behalf of arts education – and specifically arts integration – has gained her a national reputation as not only an advocate for arts education, but also as an individual who recognizes the transformative power of the arts.
Arts Educational Professional - School
Christopher Dorsey
Director of Jazz Bands
Dillard Center for the Arts
Arts Education Professional - Community
Mary Giraulo
Manager, Grants & Arts Education
United Arts of Central Florida
Business Leader - Posthumously
Herbert M. “Tippen” Davidson, Jr.
Publisher
Daytona Beach New Journal
Community Volunteer
Myra Weaver
President
Florida Youth Orchestra
Elected Official
John Mica
Former Representative
School Administrator
Tom Schwarm
Principal
RJ Murray Middle School
Doris Leeper Award
Daniel Lewis
Dean of Dance
New World School of the Arts
Special Award
Jackson Walker
Artist
Arts Educational Professional
Joshua Vickery
Founder and Executive Director
Central Florida Community Arts
Joshua Vickery is a vocalist, actor, teacher, producer, musical director, arts administrator and conductor. Joshua’s love of music and the arts has allowed him to have an incredible career thus far. He earned his Associate of Arts Degree in Vocal Performance at Indian River Community College, receiving the honor of Outstanding Fine Arts Graduate. He then earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Education/Music at Palm Beach Atlantic University where he performed with three of the universities elite vocal groups and served in various leadership roles.
Joshua grew up with a passion for music ministry. While studying music in college, he served as Associate Minister of Music and Worship at First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach for two years where he directed the church’s vocal praise teams, led music services and assisting in directing the church’s Singing Christmas Tree production, which was viewed by thousands of patrons in Palm Beach televised.
In 2003 he became the Worship Arts Pastor of Orlando Baptist Church and Fine Arts Director at Orlando Christian Prep, a K-12 Christian school where he taught voice, and vocal performance and developed and directed several school choirs. His journey then continued on to Aloma Church where Joshua combined his talents to lead a large church ministry with every aspect including choirs, orchestra, and youth programs. During his tenure in these churches, he founded and served as the Executive Producer of the Central Florida Christmas Celebration in which he coached youth and adult vocal performers, developed scripts, and managed hundreds of volunteers.
Joshua currently serves as Executive Director of Central Florida Community Arts, an organization which he founded in 2010. This organization consists of about 800 artists in multiple choirs, an adult and youth symphony orchestra, children/youth arts program and a School of Performing Arts. CFCArts strives to make the arts affordable and accessible, and uses the arts as a catalyst to create change in the community, while partnering with other charities to bring the arts at no cost.
Joshua has been a featured soloist in countless venues, produced musical recordings, and been the director of numerous productions. Joshua has also served as an entertainment leader, casting director, and vocal coach for Walt Disney Entertainment and serves as a consultant for other arts organizations in its beginning stages. Joshua has lived in Orlando since 2003 and has enjoyed serving on the board of several fine entities, and a member of FAACS School Administrators, Visit Orlando, Young Professional Network, Central Florida Leadership Forum, and Leadership Orlando.
Business Leader
Orlando Health
Orlando Health’s commitment to the arts in our community is ever evolving and growing year by year. We are improving health outcomes through many mediums of art inside our hospital walls in addition to supporting many organizations throughout Central Florida that are dedicated to Arts & Culture to ensure that the health of our community’s art industry is thriving to enhance quality of life for everyone.
Our Arts in Medicine program at UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health allows patients to experience the stress reducing effects of art production and explore their creativity – often while working one-on-one with the resident artist to create something much greater than they ever expected. This program has impacted more than 2,500 patients and families who are seeking treatment for cancer within our hospital. They experience the mental and physical process of art production to help reduce the stressful reality of their cancer diagnosis.
At Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, we believe that every child should feel comforted and safe while receiving care. The Healing Arts Program provides pediatric patients the opportunity to discover and harness their creative energy to enhance their recovery process. This program provides a forum where young patients can express their unique fears, anxieties and thoughts through the creative use of expressive and cultural arts. These activities can result in the reduction of pain and anxiety, the fostering of group cohesion, the promotion of enhanced self-worth, and the development of new skills and interests in the cultural space. Art is used to lift spirits, educate children about their diagnosis, and assist children in processing information.
Orlando Health values being a part of the communities we serve. From employee volunteer efforts to partnership investments with nonprofits, we are deeply committed to leading, collaborating and advocating to measurably improve the health of our community even if that goes beyond our role as Orlando’s leading healthcare provider. We strive to enhance the quality of life for the residents of Central Florida and the neighborhoods surrounding Orlando Health and arts and culture is a large part of that fabric. Through partnerships with organizations like the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orlando Ballet, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Orlando Museum of Art, and the Pine Hills Performing Arts Center, we are able to help create lasting programs and experiences that create a better community for us all to experiences. Through these partnerships we are able to make a lasting impact on our community while also bringing the art form inside the walls of our hospitals for patients to experience to offer a sense of comfort and enjoyment.
Community Volunteer
Cici Brown
Elected Official
Florida House District 2
Representative W. Keith Perry serves in the Florida Legislature representing Dixie, Gilchrist and part of Alachua counties. He is the vice chairman of the House Education Committee and the sponsor of HB 1253 this past Florida Legislative Session which proposed the development of the Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program within the Florida Department of Education. The bill, unfortunately, did not pass the 2016 Florida Legislature; however, Representative Perry truly understands and believes strongly in the powerful effect and impact studying music and all the arts have on young peoples' learning and success in school and beyond. He supports the arts in STEM to make it STEAM and speaks up among his legislative colleagues and within his community about the power of arts education. We so appreciate his leadership and voice of support to advance learning opportunities in the arts for all Florida students.
Rob Hyatt
Alachua County School Board
Following a long and successful career as a Florida music educator, Rob Hyatt was elected to the Alachua Co. School Board in 2014. During his tenure on the school board, Rob has been a tireless champion for arts education in Alachua County as well as the State of Florida. Rob uses his career experiences as a music educator to help advocate for the arts, frequently connecting with local and state lawmakers. Rob is also frequently and prominently seen at Alachua Co. Schools arts events.
Cici graduated from Westbrook College (now the University of New England) and was a buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC prior to her marriage to Hyatt in 1965. Active in civic and charitable organizations in the Volusia County area, Cici has worked with the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach continually since 1971 and served for three years as President of its Board of Trustees. She was a founding member of the Cultural Arts Council of Volusia County and served on that board for 12 years. She also served on the Florida Humanities Council Board for several years. She is a Sustaining member of the Junior League and a member of the Garden Club of the Halifax Country where she takes particular interest in Conservation and Scholarship. She has been a member of the Stetson University Board of Trustees since 1999. Before becoming a Trustee, she served the university as a member of the College of Arts & Sciences Board of Advisors, including a term as Chairman. Cici was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Stetson University in 2007. FAAE will honor Cici at an event held at The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art on June 24 at 5:30 PM. The museum is more than a traditional art museum. It is a history museum, with the history of Florida told through works of art. Now open, the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art will give visitors the opportunity to see a collection of Florida themed oil and watercolor paintings that date back to the early 1800's. The Brown collection consists of over 2,600 paintings of Florida and is the most extensive collection of Florida art in the world. The size and scope of the collection lends itself perfectly to illustrating the many stories that can be told about the geography and natural history of Florida. While artists or styles can be highlighted and discussed, visitors can also learn about Florida's weather or native wildlife through creative theming and interpretation.
School Administrator
Brian Kier Principal
Davenport School of the Arts
Brian’s dedication to the students at Davenport School of the Arts is exemplified by his passionate desire to provide excellence in arts education leadership. He consistently ensures that all of the students have access to high-quality art education in an inclusive and inviting environment.
Superintendent
Lori White
Superintendent
Sarasota County Schools
FAAE recognizes that strong leadership from the top is necessary to develop and maintain strong arts education programs in a school district. Superintendent White was selected for this prestigious award based upon her tireless efforts to maintain outstanding arts programs in the Sarasota schools as well as the strong relationships she has fostered with community arts organizations. White has served as superintendent of Sarasota County schools since 2008 and is renowned across the district and state for her support of arts education. She grew up in Sarasota and has spent her entire career as a teacher and administrator in the district. She served as director of curriculum and instruction from 1995-2003 and was then associate superintendent of instructional services. Despite budget shortfalls and recommendations from consultants to cut arts education positions, White staunchly supported the presence of the arts in all of Sarasota’s public schools. Due in large part to White’s support, Sarasota County was the nation’s sixth community chosen for the Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child Initiative. This initiative promotes access and equity in arts experiences for all students, K-8, through the school district, the local arts community, and the Kennedy Center. In addition to Any Given Child, Superintendent White’s involvement in EdExplore was crucial to ensuring students experiential learning opportunities with and through the arts.” EdExplore is an online platform that connects teachers to a plethora of local community arts, cultural, historical, and science field-based organizations that provide opportunities to enrich and extend the school curriculum. Mrs. White is an eloquent speaker about the arts and their importance to a child’s whole education. She is also proud to tell you about her days playing the violin at Pine View High School.
Doris Leeper Award
Gary Langford
R. Gary Langford is Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He came to the University in 1971 as Assistant Director of Bands and Professor of Trumpet. He received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., and the Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas where he was a member and soloist with the famed One O’Clock (Jazz) Lab Band. He also was principal trumpet in the UNT Orchestra and performed extensively with the UNT Brass Quintet. His responsibilities at the University of Florida have included Concert Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band, teaching in the areas of Music History and Music Theory, and also served as the Assistant Director of the School of Music until his retirement in 2007. In 1996, having completed 25 years with the UF Marching Band, the “Pride of the Sunshine”, the last 10 as its director, he “retired” from that position to devote more time to administration and the jazz program. Mr. Langford is an accomplished arranger with over 400 arrangements for marching band tailored for the “Pride of the Sunshine” and the Swamp at Florida Field. His published compositions have appeared in the catalogues of Hansen Music, C. L. Barnhouse, Carl Fischer and Columbia Pictures.
ACE of Hearts
Beth Cummings
Director of Fine Arts
Polk County Schools
Beth is the epitome of servant leadership. Her involvement in all level of arts administration – from state organizations to school-specific priorities – demonstrate her passion for what it means to advocate for Art for All!
School Board: Orange County Public Schools
The Orange County School Board ensures that all students in Orange County Public Schools will have access to high quality arts education, including equitable access for students across all socioeconomic classifications. Even during a challenging economy, this School Board maintained its commitment to arts education by strenuously campaigning for a one-mill increase on property taxes. This special tax, specifically earmarked to protect arts programs, was overwhelmingly passed by voters in 2010 and again in 2014. During the past 6 years, OCPS has increased the number of arts educators annually and now boasts over 600 arts educators. Under the guidance and support of the School board, 66.9% of OCPS students, over 130,000, are now enrolled in visual and performing arts courses. For over 20 years, the school board has supported a program where every 2nd grader attends the Ballet and every 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader attends a concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, all schools in Orange County have access to the Journeys Into Arts and Culture program which provides transportation and entrance fees to arts and cultural institutions throughout the county. As a result of their leadership, OCPS was named a Partner in Education with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Two Orange County schools, Howard Middle School Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts and Lake Nona Middle School, have recently been recognized by FAAE and the Florida Department of Education as Florida Arts Model Schools. Individually and collectively, the members of the Orange County School Board have demonstrated an unwavering and highly successful commitment to providing students with the social, emotional, and academic benefits of high quality arts education.
School Superintendent
Melba Luciano
The School District of Osceola County
Community Leader for the Arts and Arts Education
Bryce West
Orlando
Doris Leeper Award for Teaching Artist Leadership
Cathy Berse
New Smyrna Beach
Arts Education Professional Leadership Award
Pablo Remonsellez
Brevard County
2015 Florida Teacher of the Year
Christie Bassett
Business Leader
Ken Smith
President
Education Foundation of Osceola County
Osceola County
School Administrator
Scott Rudes
Principal
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts
Hillsborough County
School Administrator
Nate Fancher
Principal
St. Cloud High School
Osceola County
School Administrator
Stacy Burdette
East Lake Elementary
Osceola County
Community Volunteer
Diana Russell
Harrison School for the Arts
Polk County
Legislative Leader
Senator Nancy Detert
Florida Senate District 23
Sarasota and Venice
Sarasota County
Legislative Leader
Representative Charles McBurney
Jr. Florida House District 16
Jacksonville
Duval County
ACE of Hearts
Louise Grant
Executive Director of the Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund
Palm Beach County
Arts Education Professional
Jeff Satinoff
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Palm Beach County
Business Leader
Beverly Steele
Young Performing Artists (YPAs), Inc.
Sumter County
Community Volunteer
Pam Marron
Fine Arts of the Suncoast
Pasco County
School Administrator
Joseph Bazenas
Booker Middle School
Sarasota County
School Administrator
Stacy Burdette
East Lake Elementary
Osceola County
Doris Leeper Award
Dario J. Moore
Center for Contemporary Dance
Seminole County
Doris Leeper Award (posthumus)
Phillip Anthony
Boston Avenue Charter School
Volusia County
ACE of Hearts
Frank Brogan
Chancellor
State University System of Florida
Arts Education Professional
Jeff Satinoff
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Palm Beach County
Business Leader
Beverly Steele
Young Performing Artists (YPAs), Inc.
Sumter County
Community Volunteer
Pam Marron
Fine Arts of the Suncoast
Pasco County
School Administrator
Joseph Bazenas
Booker Middle School
Sarasota County
School Administrator
Stacy Burdette
East Lake Elementary
Osceola County
Doris Leeper Award
Dario J. Moore
Center for Contemporary Dance
Seminole County
ACE of Hearts
Frank Brogan
Chance
Community Volunteer Award
Betty Drees Johnson
Library Director and Professor at Stetson University in Volusia County
Superintendent Award
Dr. Michael Grego
Superintendent of the school board of Osceola County
Ace of Hearts Award
Frank Howes
Former Senior Director for Fine Arts, Polk County School Ditrict
Arts Educator Award
Leslie Lacktman
Director of Education and Community Engagement, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota
Business Leader
Stephanie Ansin
Artistic Director
The PlayGround Theatre
Emerging Coalition
Lee County ACE Coalition
Community Volunteer
Carlos Santelli
Arts Education Professional
Vladimir Issaev
Ballet Master & Choreographer
The Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
School Administrator Leadership Award
Dr. Tom Pearson
K-12 Arts Education Program Planner
Palm Beach County Public Schools
Principal Leadership Award
Michael Corneau
R.L. Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts
Superintendent Leadership Award
Bill Vogel
Seminole County Public Schools
School Board Award
Palm Beach County Public Schools
ACE of Hearts
Lawrie Platt-Hall
Legislative LeaderS
State Representative Dorothy Hukill
State Senator Stephen R. Wise
School Board of Excellence
Janice Kershaw, Chair
Amy Kneessey, Vice Chair
Robert Jordan
Dr. Barbara A. Murray
Larry E. Hughes
ACE of Hearts
JuDee Pettijohn
Deputy Secretary of State Cultural and Historical Programs
Doris Leeper Award
Constance Rogers
Visual Arts Teacher, Van R. Butler Elementary
Legislative Leader
Senator Evelyn J. Lynn
Volusia County
Arts Education Professionals
Margot Knight
President & CEO of United Arts of Central Florida
Orange County
Peter Stark
Director of the Orlando Ballet School
Orange County
Business Leader
Patty DeYoung
Executive Administrator of Darden Restaurants Foundation
Orange County
Deanna Costa
Producer of Education and Outreach
The Arsht Center
Miami-Dade County
Community Volunteer
Debbie Fahmie
Music Educator Teacher
Cypress Elementary School
Osceola County
School Administrator
Jayne Ellspermann
West Port High School
Marion County
2007 Kennedy Center Creative Ticket National School of Distinction
Gocio Elementary School
Principal - Steven Dragon
Sarasota County Public Schools
School Board of Excellence
School Board Polk County
Margaret Lofton
School Board Chair
Creative Ticket School of Excellence
Booker Middle School
Principal-Joe Bazenas
Sarasota County Public Schools
Charles W. Duval Fine Arts Academy
Principal-Dr. Leanetta McNealy
Alachua County Public Schools
Arts Education Professional
Susan Rosoff
Education Curator
Orlando Museum of Art
Orange County, Florida
Community Volunteer
Scott Blum
Manatee County, FL
School Administrator
Steven Dragon
Principal- Gocio Elementary School
Sarasota County Public Schools