Izzy Stark, Class of ’24 Selby Scholar Alumnus, will support this year’s Selby Scholarship Committee with the voice of a recent graduate. She is a visual artist and the Administrative Assistant at Ringling College of Art and Design’s Department of Academic Affairs.
Each year, members of our community contribute significant hours of their personal time for the challenging role of selecting Selby Scholars. We look for individuals who represent the students we serve across our geographic region and who share our Selby Foundation values. With half of our committee members new to the process each year and half returning volunteers, working groups learn from each other and their perspectives.
- Lemuel Andrews, Community Volunteer and College & Career Advisor; Former Director of BHS College & Career Readiness (returning)
- Fiona Candlish, Community Volunteer; Former Senior Executive at the Central Intelligence Agency (returning)
- Adrian Cline, Community Volunteer; Former Superintendent of DeSoto County Schools (returning)
- Susan Gorin, Community Volunteer; Former Executive Director of the National Association of School Psychologists (returning)
- Brent Giangregorio, Director of Client Services, Women’s Resource Center (new)
- Lordana Guillaume, Student Success Coach & PLANit Program Coordinator, Education Foundation of Sarasota County (new)
- Liz Mena, Teen Program Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties (new)
- Laura Spencer, Selby Foundation Board Member; Former CFO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County (returning)
- Izzy Stark, Class of ’24 Selby Scholar Alumnus; Administrative Assistant, Department of Academic Affairs at Ringling College of Art and Design (new)
- Darwin Tepe, Data Strategy & Economic Analyst, Senior Friendship Centers (new)
- Tom Tryon, Selby Foundation Board Member; Former Opinion Editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (returning)
- Clolita Vitale, Selby Foundation Board Member, Retired Attorney (returning)