 Carol Hoffman-Guzman
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Founding Director
Carol has a 35+ year history working with nonprofit, faith-based and arts organizations. She was a visual artist in Denver, where she exhibited at galleries and museums, developed a regional arts newspaper, and helped curate local visual arts shows.
Education: academic studies in visual arts, art history & indigenous art, with BA in anthropology at Cornell University (Ithaca), Columbia University (NYC), Crafts Students League (NYC), and South Florida Arts Center (Miami). Media of choice: fiber, assemblage, painting, photography, and recyclables. Arts Administration: Founding Director of Craft Range Magazine (a visual arts tabloid in Colorado) and Arts at St. Johns (Miami Beach).
Carol was previously the Director of the Kellogg Family Foundation Project at M-DC and the Executive Director of Miami Urban Ministries.
Carol also has Masters in Theology, and a PhD in Sociology (race & ethnicity), all of which help inform the cross-cultural and diversity vision of programming at the
ASJ.
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PROGRAM DIRECTORS
 William
Carney is the Program Director
of the "CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS," a monthly
event usually on the 4th Sunday, 3-5 pm. The program
kicked off with a vocal soloist and continued with
classical guitar, string and brass quartets, and a
woodwind quintet.
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 Nestor Zurita (alto sax) comes on board as Program Director for the "SECOND
SUNDAYS AT ST. JOHNS," a new jazz series held on
2nd Sundays, 3-5 pm, on St. John's lakeside patio. Each
month features different local jazz musicians. |
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Ken Whiting
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Lighting & Sound
Ken
has worked at Vizcaya Museum &
Gardens since 1979 as maintenance mechanic. Ken's job is to repair, maintain, install electrical, plumbing, pumps, air conditioning, lighting, generators, sound systems, electric & lighting for events etc.
Vizcaya has a 23-rank 3-manual Welte pipe organ with roll player, which
he also helps maintain. |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2011
 BERNIE MICKLEY
ACTING
PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT - Retired Businessman
REV. CHRIS MCNEILL
BOARD MEMBER - Pastor, St. John's on the Lake United Methodist Church
 PAULA TURK
BOARD MEMBER - Visual Artist, Founding Director of ArtShare LLC
 VALENTINE DAWLEC
BOARD MEMBER - Proprietor of the Sandbar Lounge, North Beach
 JENNI PERSON
BOARD MEMBER - Artistic Director of the Open Tent. Founding Director
Guava Rugelach
Festival
 DAVID DA SILVA CORNELL,
BOARD MEMBER - Attorney, Partner at Boyd
& Jenerette, P.A.
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ADVISORY BOARD 2011
Claudio Croce, web master of Atimo.us- http://www.atimo.us
Rachel Faro, music producer - http://www.asherecords.com, Miami Shambhala
Robert Holcomb, construction supervisor
A. J. Khaw, M.D. - Musician (jazz and classical piano/organ), Pediatric physician
Ed King, visual artist, commercial artist - http://www.kaleidoscopeconspiracy.com/
David Leddick, singer/actor, writer - http://davidleddick.net/
Jeff Lehman, The Claridge Hotel, Miami Beach -
http://www.claridgemiamibeach.com/
Tiffany Madera, Dancer, Director of MidEast Dance Exchange - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42726985397
Isabel Malowany, Television & Marketing Consultant
Elsa Orlandini, licensed psychologist in private practice - http://www.drorlandini.com/
Christine Peña, mental health consultant
Dale Penn, Writer, Consultant
Claire Tomlin, The Market Company - http://www.themarketcompany.org/, Miami Beach Garden Conservancy
Michael Vita, actor, director, Sec./Treas. of Miami Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce - http://www.gogaymiami.com/
Julia Weaver, D.O. - Physician,
writer/poet, web designer
Ken Whiting, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens -
http://www.vizcayamuseum.org/
Charlotte
Libov, Author
and Professional Speaker
Carol
Haefner, President,
Avery Glass & Mirror
Sylvia
Ospina, retired
Aerospace Lawyer
Charmille
Walters, dancer
Jean
Villamizar,
visual artist
OUR FUNDERS:
WE ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF THESE CHAMBERS:
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4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach,
Florida 33140 ** 305-613-2325
