2021 Presenter SCP & GPS Level 1 & 2

• Program Director, Rhythm Foundation; formerly Executive Director for over 20 years
• BA, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

• She was honored by the French government as a chevalier des artes et letters in 2013

• Grants Manager, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
• 13 years of experience in fundraising, grants management, program development and evaluation for non-profit organizations in the arts and human services fields
• District II Representative, City of Fort Lauderdale Community Services Board (oversees administration of CDBG and HOPWA funding)
• Steering Committee Member, Ghost Light Society (young professionals’ group to support arts education)
• B.S., Journalism, University of Florida

• Executive Director, Grace Arts Center, Fort Lauderdale
• Fine Art Broker/Business Owner
• Past Board Member, Broward Enterprise Zone and Community Redevelopment Area (Fort Lauderdale) sponsoring arts resiliency projects
• M.S.P., Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University

Clare Vickery is a Producer, Curator, Writer, and Director of original multidisciplinary projects including visual art exhibitions, documentary film, theater, urban design installations and competitions. A South Florida resident since 1991, she’s an active patron of the arts including sponsoring large commercial art exhibitions, elementary school after-school arts-care, paid internships and scholarships to study abroad for high school students, college fashion, architecture and robotics studios, and created a design and creative arts program for teens in foster care. Prior to developing cultural programming, she was the recipient of multiple awards for land development, planning, historic building preservation and design.

• Executive Director, The Milk District
• Former Patron Engagement Manager, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park and Marketing and Grants Manager, Mad Cow Theatre
• BFA Theatre Stage Management, University of Central Florida

• General Manager and Finance Director, Can Wezel Performing Arts Hall
• Board Member, Florida Facilities Managers Association
• B.A., Accounting, University of St. Francis

• Senior Manager, Grants and Special Projects, Orange County Public Schools
• Previously Grants Manager, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando: Director of Grants Management, Lawrence Hall Youth Services, Chicago, Illinois; Grants Officer, America’s Families United, Washington, D.C.; Researcher, Nuestra Musica: Latino Chicago, Smithsonian Folklife Festival
• Founder, Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts
• B.A., Theater and B.A., Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago; M.S., Human Services, Springfield College; 18 Ph.D. courses, Performance Studies, Northwestern University; Alumnus, Latino Museum Studies Program, Smithsonian
• President (board) – Escuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda (FL); Vice President (board) – Colectivo Umoja (PR); Secretary (board) – Alianza Center (FL); Communications Officer (board) – Parent Teacher Association Hunters Creek Elementary School (FL)