Madison Orr Hauenstein has been appointed
executive director of the Arc Tampa Bay
Foundation, the funding arm for the Arc Tampa
Bay, which secures a bright financial future for
individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities. Kalani McDaniel is the Foundation’s
new development and communications
coordinator. Dawn Cooper, who has been
involved with the UPARC Foundation since the
1990s and was a member of its board of
directors, is now serving on the Arc Tampa Bay
Foundation’s board. She has a personal
connection through her nephew John, who
participates in some of the Arc’s programs.
Zev Buffman, the CEO of Ruth Eckerd
Hall, is proud to announce that for the
period of March 14th to April 15th of
2015, the venue was ranked Number One
in the world for theaters with 2,001 to
5,000 seats; and that the Capitol Theatre
was ranked Number Five for theaters
with 2,000 seats or less, based upon their
gross sales.
Richard Gonzmart, the CEO of the
Columbia Restaurants, has been
named the 2015 Patron of Culture and the
Arts by the Tampa Bay Business for
Culture and the Arts, whose mission is to
unite area businesses to champion arts
and culture for the community.
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Simone Schuster was thanked by her
grandfather, The Honorable Jim Smith,
a.k.a. sculptor J. Harrison Smith, for singing
during his “New Works” evening of art and
music at his gallery in Clearwater.
JULY/AUGUST 2015 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 71