Parent advisor Tonika Conaway and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Senior Vice President Kelly Romanoff have been selected as co-chairs of the Steering Committee of the First 1,000 Days Suncoast…
Greg LubereckiMarch 25, 2024
Kelly Romanoff, our senior vice president for strategy and evaluation, has been selected as a 2023-24 Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellow. The fellowship is a program of Grantmakers for Effective…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 28, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Jones and Ben Hanan have been reelected to our Board of Directors. Each will serve a three-year term on the Board. Stephanie is…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 16, 2024
Did you walk inside the much-larger-than-life “living lampshade” at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus last year during its Tiffany-themed exhibition? Maybe you were mesmerized by the kaleidoscopic mirrors in the…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 15, 2024
Our Board of Directors recently approved $11.8 million in grants aimed at further improving the quality of education in Sarasota County’s public schools and preschools, expanding access to health care…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 13, 2024
Adults living with severe and persistent mental illness encounter numerous obstacles to achieving optimal health and wellness. Because many (75%) are diagnosed as young adults, they can face a literal…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 7, 2024
This year’s Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research has been awarded to Sergio E. Baranzini, PhD, for his pioneering efforts to apply Big Data to understanding the origins of…
Greg LubereckiJanuary 31, 2024
Sabrina Cummings loved exploring the outdoors as a kid.Born in Miami, she moved to Sarasota with her family as a 4-year-old—“a teeny-tiny transplant,” she says. Because they now lived so…
Greg LubereckiJanuary 9, 2024
Story and photos by Lindsay Luberecki, junior, Pine View School. The ornate and expansive main hall of the Sarasota Opera House glowed green, illuminated by lights on the floor and…
Greg LubereckiDecember 28, 2023