From the President/CEO
and Chairman of the Board
Dear Straz friends,
On behalf of our entire
Straz Center family, we
wish you a very Happy
New Year!
We are deep into our
JUDITH LISI
2017-18 season and we
President/CEO
are so grateful for the
amazing response to our
shows this year. We are
also diligently working
on programming shows
for our next season and
GARY SASSO
can’t wait to tell you about them Chairman
…
but not just yet!
As we continue to celebrate our 30th
Anniversary, we want to thank you
once again for your continued support
and for your ideas, comments and
encouragement. We are here for one
reason – YOU. So, we welcome your
thoughts and enthusiasm.
Finally, we are particularly grateful
to our donors who, through their
generosity, recognize the importance
of the arts and arts education to our
community. Many of you have been
donors from the very beginning – 30
years ago. Even then, you recognized
how the Straz Center would be a
transformational catalyst to Tampa’s
future.
And soon, we will have more exciting
news on our Master Plan which will
again lead the way to making Tampa
an even more exciting and vibrant
city!
As always,
David A. Straz, Jr. Center
for the Performing Arts
Board of Trustees
Allison Adams
Johnny Adcock
R. Troy Atlas
Yvonne Yolie Capin
Santiago Corrada
Theodore J. Couch, Jr.
Victor Crist
Gina d’Angelo
Douglas J. Dieck
Jeff Eakins
Jonathan Ellen
Ignacio A. Ferras, III
Michele M. Freedle
Tampa Bay
Performing Arts Center Foundation
Board of Directors
A.D. “Sandy”
MacKinnon, Chairman
R. Kent Bailey
Don DeFosset
John Jaeb
Helen Kerr
Jack Kirkland
Judith Lisi
Frank L. Morsani
Frank J. Rief, III
Gary Sasso
Hinks Shimberg
Martin L. Silbiger
William E. Starkey
David A. Straz, Jr.
Susan Sykes
Bill West
Jerry Williams
The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
is owned by the City of Tampa and operated by
the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.,
a not-for-profi t organization.
MAYOR
Bob Buckhorn
TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
Yvonne Yolie Capin, Harry Cohen, Guido Maniscalco,
Charlie Miranda, Frank Reddick, Mike Suarez,
Luis Viera
Ryan Freking
Judy L. Genshaft
Jeffrey Gibson
Gordon Gillette
Bill Goede
Terry Igo
Don E. Jones, Jr.
Kasey Shimberg Kelly
Jack Kirkland
Scott Kizer
Marty Lanahan
Zena Lansky
Barry Levine
A.D. “Sandy” MacKinnon
Gene Marshall
Mildred Mathias
Gene McNichols
Steven H. Mezer
Frank L. Morsani
Vera Muzzillo
Rick Nafe
Erika Noonburg-Morgan
Robert Norman
Adam Palmer
Pallavi K. Patel
Jake Raburn
Royce W. Reed
Dennis R. Rogero, Jr.
Alfred Rogers, Jr.
Ann McKeel Ross
Gary Sasso, Chairman
David Scher
Hinks Shimberg
Jeff Sikorske
Martin L. Silbiger
Lisa Simington
Rick Simonetti
Sharon Stein
Catherine Lowry Straz
Cindy Stuart
Chuck Sykes
Susan Sykes
Ronald Vaughn
David B. Weinstein
Bill West
Todd Wickner
PRESIDENT’S
COUNCIL
Helen Kerr
Helen Torres