Officers

Chair
Bill Parmelee
Chief Financial Officer, Oxbow Carbon LLC

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

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

Glenn P. Jergensen
Executive Director, Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council

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

Gregg K. Weiss
Palm Beach County Commissioner, District 2

Members

Edrick Barnes
Owner, The Law Office of Edrick Barnes

Elizabeth A. Bowers
Attorney, Gunster

Philip M. DiComo
Attorney, Haile Shaw & Pfaffenberger, P.A.

Donald M. Ephraim
Philanthropist

Frances Fisher
Philanthropist

Roe Green
Philanthropist

Gayle Gross
Gayle and Paul Gross Foundation

Charles Hanna
Vice President and Senior Client Advisor, PNC Wealth Management

Sherry R. Jacobs
Philanthropist

Jo Anne Rioli Moeller
Principal, J.A.R. Moeller LLC

Suzanne L. Niedland
Founder and Managing Director, BusEye Films LLC

Gopal Rajegowda
Senior Vice President, Related Companies

Kelly Rooney
Founder & CEO, Josephine Alexander Collective

Ethel Isaacs Williams
Community Leader

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 23, 2020
  • October 28, 2020
  • December 2, 2020
  • January 27, 2021
  • February 24, 2021
  • March 24, 2021
  • April 28, 2021
  • May 26, 2021

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