Board of Directors
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Michelle Nevaeh, President
Michelle Neveah, classically trained as an Executive Chef at the Culinary Institute of America in NY, has always been passionate about artistry and presentation. Believing we “eat with our eyes first,” she now channels that creativity into woodworking. Specializing in live-edge and exotic woods with premium epoxy and pigments, she creates one-of-a-kind functional art, including cutting boards, charcuterie boards, and her signature “Chef’s Tables” — live-edge river epoxy wood tables, as well as wall art and sculptures that complement my functional art pieces.
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Iris Peters, Vice President
Iris Peters started painting 15 years ago in Baltimore. When she moved to Vero Beach 10 years ago, she was inspired by the beauty of colorful birds, florals, the ocean, and sea life. She paints in acrylic somewhat realistically but loves to exaggerate the colors. Recently, she has been exploring fluid art. This method relies on color blends to achieve beautiful abstract results. Catch her at many of the art shows around town including Art in the Park, Art by the Sea, Under the Oaks, and the Vero Beach Art Club Gallery.
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Bill Howard, Vice President of Operations
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Sharon Sedlar, Treasurer
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Ann Dozetos, Secretary
Ann Dozetos serves as Secretary on the Board of the Vero Beach Art Club and co-chairs both the Marketplace and New Dimensions exhibits. She also manages applications for the Fall Fine Arts Festival. With a background in accounting, Ann brings precision and organization to her work, while expressing her creativity as a jewelry artist specializing in wire wrapping, wire sculpting, pearl knotting, and occasionally cutting and polishing cabochons.
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Sarah Logemann, Director
Sarah Logemann is a glass artist based in Vero Beach, Florida. She attained a BFA in Art photography from Syracuse University and studied glass blowing at the Center for Creative Studies. After owning her own photography studio, she moved her focus to raising her children, and in 2020 returned to her calling of glass art. She decided to take the knowledge she had from college, mixed with knowledge she had from glass blowing to begin kiln forming glass in her home studio. Her work focuses on finding joy in each day even through grief, and illness. She examines how the soul yearns for calm and peace and how we have the tools within us, and around us to find it. You may find her work at many of the VBAC art club shows, and on her website www.sarahannestudios.com
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Steve Brooks, Director
Steven entered the art world as a graphic artist, designing everything from advertising to a monthly magazine.
Over the years his business career took him away from design.
Since moving to Florida over 20 years ago he became motivated to paint our wonderful landscape finding inspiration from Florida artists including "A. E." Backus, the Highwaymen and Florida’s own Bob Ross.
He particularly enjoys sharing the joy of painting by teaching people to paint and has taught hundreds of students in Vero Beach.
He is a Certified Bob Ross Landscape painting instructor. In addition Steven is certified in Floral and Wildlife instruction.
Steven is a Director at Large of the Vero Beach Art Club.
You can see some of this paintings at www.PaintWithSteven.com.
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Elise Geary, Director
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Clair Brunetti, Director
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Rosemary Polsky-Newman, Director
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Paulette Visceglia, Ex-Officio
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Nicholas Bykowsky, Esq., General Counsel
Staff
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Debbie Avery, Office Manager
After graduating Gebhardt Art School in Cincinnati Ohio, Debbie worked in Advertising in Cincy, then moved to the Virgin Islands and opened Avery Advertising, When she moved back to the states she worked in Marketing and Advertising and in 2000 moved into the nonprofit world. She was Economic Development Director of Glades County and left that to become the Executive Director of Cortez Cultural Center in the 4 corners (at this time she joined the Delores Rotary Club). When she found her way to Vero after another stint in the USVI as the Executive Director of the St Thomas Historical Trust, she worked nonprofit (joined the Sunrise Rotary Club) until COVID where she took her Real Estate License and joined EXIT RIGHT Realty. She missed nonprofit work so was excited to be asked to interview for the position of Office Manager of the Vero Beach Art Club.
Deb is on the board of the Center for Spiritual Care
Secretary of the Board of the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce
Was on the board of Main Street Vero Beach for 5 years
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Britney Melchiori, Communications Manager
As a creatively strategic, big-picture thinker with a background in graphic design, Britney brings a unique blend of skills and perspectives to the table.
Her ability to think critically and generate innovative ideas, paired with her technical ability to visually communicate those ideas through design, allows her to create impactful and effective brands for a variety of industries.