The Board of Directors of the Cotillion Club of Sarasota consists of 21 Sarasota County women. Each year, seven Board Directors complete their three-year commitment and seven new Board Directors begin their term. If you meet the criteria to participate on our Board detailed in our Bylaws, you may be nominated to be part of our Committee. Each Spring, those interested in volunteering are presented to the existing Board, and new Directors are "voted in" to start their three-year tenure. If you are interested in serving on our Board of Directors, please click on this link to email the President for information.
The Cotillion Club is run by a volunteer Board of Directors. Each Board Director serves a three-year term. The current Board is:
Executive Board Members
President: Mrs. Kathy Dyer and Mr. Michael Dyer President@SarasotaCotillion.org
VP, Membership: Mrs. Julie Dooley and Mr. Michael Dooley VPMembership@SarasotaCotillion.org
VP, Logistics: Mrs. Cathleen Studdiford and Mr. John Paul Studdiford VPLogistics@SarasotaCotillion.org
VP, Etiquette: Mrs. Tricia Arslaner and Mr. Brent Arslaner VPEtiquette@SarasotaCotillion.org
VP, Communication: Mrs. Melissa Caldwell and Mr. Kelly Caldwell VPCommunications@SarasotaCotillion.org
Treasurer: Mrs. Lisa Marx and Mr. Orion Marx Treasurer@SarasotaCotillion.org
Secretary: Dr. Melissa Stevens and Dr. Scott Stevens Secretary@SarasotaCotillion.org
Second Year Board of Directors
Communications: Mrs. Andrea Stephens and Mr. John Stephens
Etiquette: Mrs. Lesley France and Mr. Michael France
Logistics: Mrs. Jennifer Keller and Mr. Robert Keller
Logistics: Dr. Cynthia Collawn and Dr. Ken Giraldo
Membership: Mrs. Allison Lerario and Mr. James Lerario
Reservations: Mrs. Gabriela Palmer and Mr. Christopher Palmer
Reservations: Mrs. Lori Emery and Mr. Shawn Emery
First Year Board of Directors
Communications: Mrs. Retta Wagner and Mr. John Wagner
Etiquette: Mrs. Aleksandra Hoddinott and Mr. James Hoddinott
Logistics: Mrs. Treva Bowden and Mr. Mark Bowden
Membership: Mrs. Mary Pat Radford and Mr. Kevin Radford
Membership: Mrs. Nancy Vafeas and Mr. Dimitrios Vafeas
Reservations: Mrs. Michelle Hupp and Dr. Brad Hupp
Reservations: Mrs. Renata Gaona and Mr. Tito Gaona
Past Board Members between 2010 and present: Mrs. Jim Butler (Michelle) Mrs. Jason Green (Courtney) Mrs. William Michel (Diana) Mrs. Albert Jeffrey (Leslie) Mrs. Ronald DeMasi (Susan) Mrs. Brian Arnold (Andrea) Mrs. Michael France (Lesley)
Mrs. Larry Winer (Sara) Mrs. Morgan Bentley (Liz) Mrs. John Giglio (Lisa) Mrs. Morgan O'Donoghue (Alison) Mrs. Brian Kuhn (Keri) Mrs. Scott Petersen (Robin) Mrs. Ken Sussman (Amy) Mrs. Christopher Zerega (Jodie) We would like to recognize the following parents who founded The Cotillion Club of Sarasota in 1951:Founding Directors: | Past Board Members between 2000 and 2010: |