The Broward Performing Arts Foundation has announced new board officers and new board members for the 2018-2019 season.
The new officers for the Broward Performing Arts Foundation Board are:
Chair Richard B. Welch, president and CEO of AMS Management Group;
Vice Chair Senator George S. LeMieux, chairman of Gunster;
Secretary Dev Motwani, president and CEO of Merrimac Ventures;
Treasurer Michael Landry, owner of Landry Trebbi Investments, who continues a second term as treasurer; and
Immediate Past Chair Robert B. Lochrie III, partner of Lochrie & Chakas, P.A.
“I look forward to working with our dedicated, committed and passionate board of directors,” said Welch. “We have set lofty goals for the Foundation in launching the capital campaign to restore the iconic and beloved Parker Playhouse while we support the programs of the Broward Center.”
The new members of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation Board are:
Richard A. Berkowitz, JD, CPA, founding and executive chairman of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants and chairman of Provenance Wealth Advisors;
Alice Lucia Jackson, commercial real estate consultant principal of Morris Southeast Group, Inc.;
Ramón Rodríguez, retired chairman of Republic Services, Inc.;
Ken Stiles, CEO of Stiles Corporation; and
Jake Wurzak, founder and managing member of DoveHill Capital Management, LLC.
“We welcome our new board members whose experience, talent and strong civic ties will be an asset to the Foundation,” said Lisa Kitei, president of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. “They represent the breadth of community leadership and activity that creates a strong and effective board.”
For more than 25 years, the Broward Performing Arts Foundation has been instrumental in providing support for the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The Foundation was established in 1985 to deliver the required private funding to build the Center and create an endowment to sustain its operations. Over the years, the Foundation has successfully raised funds to support the Broward Center’s innovative and diverse programming, arts-in-education initiatives, community engagement activities and capital projects. Most recently, the Foundation raised $60 million to complete the Encore! capital campaign to renovate, renew and revitalize the Broward Center. This fall, the Broward Performing Arts Foundation is launching a $25 million capital campaign to restore Parker Playhouse.
About The Broward Center for the Performing Arts
One of America’s premier performing arts venues, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts presents more than 700 performances each year to more than 700,000 patrons, showcasing a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events. Guest experiences at the Broward Center include the all-inclusive JetBlue Flight Deck on the Club Level, special events in the Huizenga Pavilion, waterfront dining at Marti’s New River Bistro and innovative classes and workshops for all ages at the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center. With one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the United States, the Broward Center serves more than 150,000 students annually. The Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. receives and maintains funds to sustain, develop and secure the future of the Broward Center. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit BrowardCenter.org.
