Officers

Chair
Daryn M. Kirchfeld
Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Northern Trust

Vice Chair
Frances Fisher
Philanthropist

Secretary
Jean S. Sharf
Philanthropist

Treasurer
Christopher D. Caneles
Community Leader

Immediate Past Chair
Nathan Slack
Community Leader

Ex-Officio Members

Michele Jacobs
President & CEO, Economic Council of Palm Beach County

Barbara McQuinn
School Board Member, District 1, School Board of Palm Beach County

Davicka N. Thompson
TDC Board Member and President & CEO, Thompson Creative Collective

Marci Woodward
Palm Beach County Commissioner, District 4

Members

Edrick Barnes
Owner, The Law Office of Edrick Barnes

Bruce A. Beal
Partner and Chairman, The Beal Companies

David Cohen
Advertising Executive

Cheryl K. Crowley
Community Leader

Philip M. DiComo
Attorney, Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero, P.A.

Phillip Edwards
Director, Citi Private Bank

Donald M. Ephraim
Philanthropist

Roe Green
Philanthropist

Sherry R. Jacobs (in memoriam)
Philanthropist

Stephen Jacobs
Philanthropist

Bill Parmelee
Chief Financial Officer, Oxbow Carbon LLC

Denise B. Rivas
Owner/Founder, Your Computer Tutor

Elizabeth A. Bowers Stoops
Attorney, Gunster

Read the Council’s tribute to arts advocate and former board member and chair, Bert Korman (1933-2020).

Board Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held at 4 p.m.

  • September 28, 2022
  • October 26, 2022
  • November 30, 2022
  • January 25, 2023
  • February 22, 2023
  • March 22, 2023
  • April 26, 2023
  • May 24, 2023
  • September 27, 2023

Bill and Luann Parmelee

The creativity of artists brings innovation and vitality to our community and our lives. We are happy to support the Cultural Council and their work on behalf of artists, making their work more broadly available to the residents of Palm Beach County.
Bill and Luann Parmelee

 

Suzanne Niedland

Arts and culture bring happiness into the lives of so many. Not only do the arts spark creativity and engagement, they can be used as an educational tool for students to step outside of the classroom and visit a museum or zoo. From an incredible local jazz band playing, to an avant-garde performance at a theatre, the arts are a visible and vibrant part of Palm Beach County. Serving on the Cultural Council’s Board of Director’s has underlined how culturally rich our community is and how lucky we are to have so much talent in our organizations and their leaders.
Suzanne Niedland