JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 167
Dr. Martin Silbiger, a board member of the
Straz Center and the Tampa Bay Performing
Arts Center Foundation, and his wife Ruth
are consistent supporters of the center.
Tom James of Raymond James Financial and his
wife Mary were among the many individuals
who made this event such a success.
Renée Vaughn and her husband Ron, the
president of the University of Tampa and a
member of the center’s board of trustees, lent
their support to the ball.
Warren Rodgers and his wife, Dr. Zena
Lansky, came to the ball in Hamilton attire to
show their support for the Straz Center and
its programs.
Charlene and Mardy Gordon were patrons of
this annual fundraising event to benefit the
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing
Arts in Tampa.
Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco and his
wife, Dr. Linda McClintock Greco, are proud
of the role he played in the development of
the Straz Center, which was once the
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
Greg Yadley and his wife Anne, patrons of
the ball, are important supporters of culture
and the arts in the Tampa Bay area.
Lisa Rasmussen and her husband Javier,
the Straz’s general manager of food and
beverages, enjoyed the performance given
by Jose Rosario Jr., who was in the Chicago
company of Hamilton.
Georgette Diaz of Tampa’s Georgette’s
Boutique and her husband Rick were excited
to be at this spectacular fundraiser.