Who We Are
Business for the Arts of Broward is a not-for-profit organization which engages and educates the business community and business about the importance of Broward County’s art and cultural community as well as to recognize the connection between cultural vitality, creative success, and economic development.
Innovative programs include Art in the Workplace, Art Curation, Arts Mean Business Speaker Series, and our two signature events, Art & Soul and ART + STROLL. Business for the Arts of Broward has engaged businesses and their employees in the arts and established new funding sources that will help the arts thrive and drive economic development for our local economy.
About Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is comprised of local business owners and executives who have a passion about preserving and promoting the Arts and Culture in Broward County.
Officers
Jarett S. Levan, Chair Emeritus
President, BBX Capital
Joey Epstein, CPA, CGMA, Vice Chair
MBAF, Principal
Eris Sandler, Treasurer
EVP, Market President, North Broward, Palm Beach & Treasure Coast, BankUnited
Maria Pierson, Secretary
Co-Founder & CEO, Pierson Grant Public Relations
Brian R. Kopelowitz, Esq., Immediate Past Chair
Kopelowitz, Ostrow, Ferguson, Weiselberg, Keechl, Founding Partner
Miguel Pilgram, At-Large
Founder, The Pilgram Group
Members
Jennifer Bales Drake
Vice Chair, Public Private Partnerships Practice Group, Becker
Shanti Bruce, Ph.D.
Professor/ Assistant Dean, Department of Communication, Media and the Arts Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University
Gail Bulfin
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Vice President – Member Development
Carol L. Henderson
Deputy Executive Director of Intergovernmental & Outreach, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization
Tim Hogans
External Affairs Area Manager, FPL
David Horvitz
Chairman, SouthOcean Capital
Tali Karp
Corporate Controller, Accounting, Stiles
J. Scott McCleneghen
Executive Vice President for South East Regional Commercial Group, First Horizon/Iberiabank
Peggy Nordeen
CEO, Starmark International
Jessica B. Sander, Esq.
Senior Litigation Associate, Greenspoon Marder
Robert Taylor
CEO, Burdette Beckmann, Inc.
Nancy O’Donnell-Wilson
Vice President for Advancement & Executive Director Broward College Foundation, Broward College
Ex Officio
Terry Frank
SVP, Strategic Projects, BBX Capital
Robyn Vegas, Director of Programs
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