ABOUT US
Our mission is to inspire you with engaging experiences of the arts.Timucua Arts Foundation is a multi-faceted arts and education institution, presenting concerts and festivals, operating the unique and intimate Timucua venue, and delivering education and wellness programming to people of all ages.
Timucua’s distinctive integration of the performing and visual arts has carved a niche for high-level, accessibly-priced programming in an intimate venue.
Our values are rooted in community service, inclusivity, education, excellence, and sustainability
Our core belief that The Arts Belong to Everyone is embodied in an expansive performance schedule unique in Central Florida, encompassing internationally-acclaimed jazz artists, indigenous and folkloric music and dance, contemporary classical music, avant-garde improvisation, film, site-specific theater, and more, all while visual artists work live on stage.
Board of Directors
President
Mimi Hwang
Vice-President
Ed Whalley
Chief Financial Officer
Anthros, Inc.
Secretary
Kimberly Cohen
Treasurer
Jim Moody
Immediate Past President
Geanne Share
Directors
Lawrence Haber, Esq
Business, entertainment
and intellectual property attorney
Heather Harris-Keliiheleua
Assistant Vice President
Talent Strategy at Orlando Health
Davey Jay, Esq.
Principal
Davey Jay Law
Vanaja Ragavan CEO
Aviana Molecular Technologies, LLC
Olivia Share
Associate Attorney
Nelson Mullins
Wendy Wallenberg
Producer Brian Minnich Photography, Inc.
Co-Founders Emeritus
Benoit Glazer
Co-Founder
Chair Emeritus
Music Director
Cirque du Soleil,
La Nouba (1998-2017)
Elaine Corriveau
Co-Founder
Director Emeritus
Musician & Educator
Staff
Benoit Glazer
Artistic Director
Leah Nash
Executive Director
Jean-Marie Glazer
House Manager
& Customer Relations
Enrique Wiedemann
Marketing Director
Programming Committee
Benoit Glazer
Chair
Lauren White
Authentic Selves Founder
Suliman Tekalli
Classical/Contemporary Chair
Hector Torres
Latin Music Chair
Matt Gorney
Jazz Chair
Erik Branch
Central Florida Composers Forum Liaison
Visionary Council
Emmet Cohen
Pianist
Adam Golka
Pianist
Ariadne Greif
Soprano
Jonathan Kreisberg
Guitarist and Composer
Jenny Lin
Pianist, Steinway Artist
Billy Martin
Drummer
Medeski Martin & Wood
Executive Director
Creative Music Studio
Dave Meder
Pianist
Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano
University of North Texas
Elena Mindlina, DMA
International vocalist and educator
Marty Morell
Percussionist
Ulysses Owens, Jr.
Drummer, Producer
Faculty, The Juilliard School
Nestor Torres
Latin Grammy-winning flutist
Lucy Woodward
Grammy-winning vocalist and recording artist
Ambassadors Council
Steve Goldman
Co-Chair
Founder
National Young Composers Challenge
Linda Kobert
Co-Chair
Representative
Orange County School Board
Lyman Brodie
Principal Trumpet
Orlando Philharmonic
Mary Thompson Hunt
Artist
Woody Igou
Attorney
Keith Lay
Chair of Music Production
Full Sail
Michael McLeod
Writer