Art Center Sarasota has appointed two new board members—Michael Kinsey and Cathy Wilson—and two staff members: Laurie Miller, director of education and community engagement, and Rachel Denton, administrative coordinator. 

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota has appointed Jennifer Price as its new vice president of finance and chief financial officer.

Michael J. Wilson, president of Williams Parker, has been appointed the 2025-2026 chair-elect of the Tax Section of The Florida Bar. 

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce has announced the members of the 2025-2026 Leadership Sarasota Class. They are Kelly Addington, Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation, Inc.; Jennifer Barbaro, Keiser University; Megan Baxter, Teen Court of Sarasota; Taylor Bennett, The Mall at University Town Center; Will Bobbit, Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency, LLC; Tyler Brown, Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A.; Kassandra Burdwood, Willis Smith Construction, Inc.; Michael Butler, J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp.; Hunter Carpenter, Visit Sarasota County; Lisa Charles, Yes! Coach Lisa; Terry Connor, Sarasota County School District; Read Corley, The Corley Company, LLC; Susan Courter, Wessell Construction; Jerry Dakin, Dakin Natural Soils; Alex Davis, AGA Tax and Consulting Services LLC; Cameron Dees, Mariner Wealth Advisors; Brett DeHart, First United Methodist Church of Sarasota; Renee Di Pilato, Sarasota County Government; Austin Dickinson, PNC Bank; Luis Dynia Sanchez, S-One; Miles Fox, RITE Technology; Cassie Friedman, Horizon HR & Bookkeeping; AJ Fritsch, Tandem Construction; Darren Gambrell, USF Sarasota-Manatee; Alia Garrett, City of Sarasota; Dan Greenwald, J.L. Bainbridge & Company, Inc.; David Hall, Michael Saunders & Company; Victoria Hasselbring, All Faiths Food Bank; Zach Henkel, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce; Jeanine Johnson, SailorGirl Companies; Heather Koester, Engel & Voelkers Sarasota; Xavier Koffman, Sunwest Bank; Ariana Laboy Mena, Dickinson & Gibbons, P.A.; MaryEllen Mancini, Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC); James O'Donnell, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; Kaitlyn Perez, KPC Strategies; David Plotkin, Unwind Massage & Wellness Studio; Jeffrey Pourchier, New College of Florida; Arianne Roberts, Children First; Lane Ruise, Creative Arts Academy; Amber Rylak, Education Foundation of Sarasota County; Kristin Scarborough, SunCoast Blood Center; Kyle Sebastian, Four Winds IT; Virginia Shearer, Sarasota Art Museum; Jamie Smith, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota; Devin Smith, Diamond Banc; Kevin Thompson, Gecko's Hospitality Group; Stacy Van Buren, Gulf Coast Community Foundation; Stephen Wells, JPL & Associates; and Carrie Wilks, Compass Business Solutions

The board of trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has elected Katherine Martucci as chair and Jeannie Russell as vice chair for its 2026 fiscal year. The board also elected Sherry Koski, Kevin O’Donohue and Nikki Sedacca to three-year terms as trustees. 

Sarasota County Schools has selected Dr. Lashawn Frost, the current principal of Booker Middle School, has been selected as the new executive director of student services.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently elected officers for its 2025-2026 fiscal year and appointed three new members. Paul Hudson will serve as board chair while Circuit Court Judge Charles Williams will take on the role of vice chair. Mercedes Soler will serve as secretary and Laura Mattia will serve as treasurer.

The trio of new board members, each of whom will serve a three-year term, includes Erik Arroyo, Renée James Gilmore, and Jeff McCurdy.

Douglas Elliman Inc. announced the appointment of Andrew Greenwell as managing broker of the firm’s Sarasota office.

DutchCrafters announced that it has achieved a remarkable 2024 Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 80, significantly exceeding industry benchmarks.

The Junior League of Sarasota installed its new board of directors and management team for the 2025-2026 term. They are Corey Talbot, president; Ashley Coil, president elect; Dr. Nakia Liggins, executive vice president; Alexis Broen, board administrator; Kari Jo Koshes, treasurer; Maegan Collin, at-large director; Laura Sambursky, at-large director; Alyssa Simons, nominating chair; Maddie Tympanick, board secretary; Gretchen Jeanes, at-large director, sustainer;  Katie Cianfaglione, executive vice president elect; Danielle Jacobs, management team administrator; Lindsay McDonnell, community vice president; Jackie Strouse, communications vice president; MaryAnn Hanson, membership vice president; Jill French, finance vice president; Christina Maksoud, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging vice president; Kyleigh Johnson Schuchat, assistant treasurer; Emily Meinke, records management vice president; and Pamela Cook, sustainer vice president.