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Maitland Art And History Association, Inc. Board Of Directors 2013

Thank you to our Board of Directors for their dedication and support.
Executive Committee Directors  Trustee Emeritus
Bill Randolph, President
Suzanne Oberholtzer, First Vice-President
Tricia Johnson Setzer, Second Vice-President
Duncan DeWahl, Secretary
Valerie SeidelTreasurer
Bill Taulbee, Past President
Kent Arblaster
Nathan N. Balint
Gus Bobes Jr.
Butch Charlan
Victor Diaz
Erin Hellkamp
Thomas K. Maurer
Dave Plotkin
Keith Ramsey
Austin Zakari
William A. Orr

STAFF

Andrea Bailey Cox
Executive Director & CEO
407.539.2181 ext 256
andrea@artandhistory.org 
Andrea Bailey Cox has extensive leadership experience through her work in museums and the non-profit sector over the past 15 years. Ms. Cox’s past experience includes leading the Maitland Historical Society; managing collections at the Wellesley College Art Department; supervising outreach programming at the Fuller Craft Museum; program marketing at the Maitland Art Center and at the Girl Scouts of Citrus Council. Ms. Cox serves on the Florida Association of Museums Program Committee, and Awards Committees and is a past Board Member. She has been nominated as an Orlando Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Woman to Watch and Girl Scouts’ Woman of Distinction.  She mentored at Camp CEO. B.A. in Art History from New College of Florida, Rollins College Crummer School of Business Management Program.

 

 

Kasey Jones
Operations Senior Manager
407.539.2181 ext 254
kasey@artandhistory.org

Ms. Jones previously served the Maitland Historical Society as an Education Intern in the spring of 2009.  Soon after her internship, she accepted the position of Program and Administrative Assistant. Ms. Jones also worked as Administrative Assistant at Allstate. Ms. Jones earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and her Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science at the University of Central Florida.  She is enthusiastic about world travel.

 

Lauren Gilmore
Rental & Retail Manager
407.539.2181 ext 253
lauren@artandhistory.org
Ms. Gilmore earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in studio art from Florida Southern College.  She was a member of the art fraternity, Kappa Pi, studied photography and art history abroad in Italy, and assisted the Melvin Art Gallery in Lakeland, FL.  After graduation, Ms. Gilmore moved to Ft. Myers where she managed catering for a major restaurant chain. Ms. Gilmore moved to the Orlando area, desiring to pursue her career in the arts, marketing, and event management.  She is passionate about installation and conceptual art.

 

Rebecca Sexton-Larson
Curator of Art and
Director of Education
407.539.2181 x 257
Rebecca Sexton Larson is a Tampa based studio artist working with historic photographic processes. She graduated from the University of South Florida with degrees in Fine Arts and Mass Communications. She was awarded Florida Individual Artist Fellowships in 1998, 2002, and 2008. In 2006, she received an Artist Enhancement Grant from the State of Florida and, in 2005, was commissioned by the City of Tampa to be its Photographer Laureate for a year.

During the past 15 years, Sexton Larson has taught, curated, lectured and exhibited work nationally at various arts institutions and organizations. Sexton Larson’s photographs are in numerous major collections throughout the country, including: Polaroid, Progressive Corporate Art, Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), Holland and Knight Law Firm, Polk Museum of Art, and the Tampa Museum of Art.  Larson’s past museum experience includes positions at the Tampa Museum of Art, Polk Museum of Art and Leepa-Rattner Museum.

 

Gretchen Miller Basso
Director of Program Marketing
407-539-2181 x 260
gretchen@artandhistory.org

Gretchen joined the A&H in August 2011 and is delighted to be surrounded by art and history.  She has worked in the arts for over 15 years in Central Florida. Prior to joining the staff of the A&H, Gretchen was the Public Relations Director of the Orlando Philharmonic for 11 years, worked at Atlantic Center for the Arts in communications and with their volunteer corps, and worked at the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra.  Gretchen earned her B.S. in Marketing at SUNY Oswego in Oswego, NY; and her B.A. in Art History at the University of Central Florida.

 

Devin Dominguez
Director of Development
407.539.2181 ext 262
Devin@artandhistory.org

Ms. Dominguez joined the Art & History Museums – Maitland in January 2012, bringing with her several years of experience from the Central Florida cultural community including the Orlando Museum of Art, Orange County Library System, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, and most recently headed up the Hope and Help Center’s Headdress Ball.  Ms. Dominguez earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Humanities at the University of Central Florida.  She was a 2011 and 2012 nominee for the Orlando Business Journal’s 40 under 40, and is actively involved in numerous community organizations.

 

PART-TIME STAFF

Amanda Henry
Art Education Manager
407.539.2181 ext 265
amanda@artandhistory.org

Amanda Henry recently graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities. After graduation, Ms. Henry volunteered in the development department at the Orange County Regional History Center. Ms. Henry also worked as a Nursery School teacher while pursuing her degree. Her interests include art, cooking, music, and travel.

 

Megan Dice
Museum Education Manager
407-644-1364
Megan@artandhistory.org

Megan Dice is new to the Central Florida area after making the big move from Cincinnati, Ohio.  She has a B.A in Anthropology from Miami University and a Post-Graduate Certificate from the University of Cincinnati.  She has experience in several different museums including the Anthropology Museums of Miami University, the Cincinnati Museums Center, and the Dayton Society of Natural History at the Boonshoft Museum.  At the Centers for Disease Control: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Ms. Dice served as an Intern and later a Guest Researcher curating and cataloguing a collection of Historic Industrial Hygiene Equipment. Outside of the museum world, Megan enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Matt and their cat, Oz.

Bethany Gray
Assistant Curator
407-644-1364
Bethany@artandhistory.org

Bethany Gray is the former Exhibitions Coordinator and Collections Manager for the Cornell Fine Arts Museum where she worked, 2007-2011, and held a Fellowship. She is a graduate of Rollins College (B.A. in Art History, minor in Archaeology).  Bethany has also enjoyed interning at the Morse Museum of American Art, and installing shows for the City of Winter Garden, the Winter Park Historical Society and other local art and history venues.

She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University.

DOCENTS

 
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Many Thanks to Artist Andrew Spear for creating the A&H staff portraits!Visit Andrew’s website at:http://spearlife.com/  
 
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