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TYBEE ISLAND FINE ARTS COMMISSION FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS
Six Focus Groups March 28, 29 and 30, 2006 examined topics pertinent to the cultural growth of Tybee Island. Participant identification and Focus Group topics were based on the results
of a two day Strategic Planning session conducted with the Tybee Island Fine Arts Commission February 2-1, 2006. Several community leaders identified as important to the process were
unable to attend.
Focus Group 1
Preserving, promoting, and celebrating native arts and coastal low country traditions while maintaining quirky, unique Tybee
Paul Wolfe, City Council member, business owner – Tybee Moons
Bob Ciucevich, author and historian
Natalie Gordon, Tybee Arts Performance Society, business owner – Atlantis Inn
Stan Hedgcorth, business owner - Coastal Solar Technologies, American Legion Post, actor, musician
Bobby Orr, YEEPIES
Nancee Shifflett, artist, musician
Denise Vernon, painter, president Tybee Island Arts Association
Patricia Miller, Tybee Fine Arts Commission chair
Focus Group 2
Developing strategic alliances among organizations
Anne and Jim Monaghan, Tybee Arts Association
Irene Sullivan, artist, business owner – Irene Sullivan Gallery
Sandy McCloud, Beautification Committee, actor, musician, business owner
Cullen Chambers, Tybee Island Historical Society
Lorrie Rumpel, business owner - Tybee Theatre Café, artist, actor
Carl Looper, Beautification Committee, Garden Club
Wanda Doyle, City Council member
Jim Glass
Lynn Lynch, business owner - Atlantic Beacon Gallery
Amy Gaster, business owner - Tybee Vacation Rentals, Tybee Fest
Jane Feiler, artist, Savannah Arts Ashore, Atlanta Olympics
Patricia Miller, Tybee Fine Arts Commission chair
Focus Group 3
Ensuring access to venues and programming, and promoting diversity within the arts
Jack Boylston, concert and festival production
Shirley Session, City Council member, business owner
Mary Ingalls, artist, business owner
Mel Gordon, Tybee Arts Performing Society, business owner – Atlantis Inn
Susie Morris, Friends of Tybee Theatre, business owner – Lighthouse Inn
Jim Wann, business owner, playwright, musician, performer
Fritz Rumpel, business owner - Tybee Theatre Café
Mallory Pearce, City Council member, artist
Jason Buelterman, Mayor
Lawanna Tsoulos, City Planning and Zoning Board, Tybee Fest, Friends of Tybee Theatre
Mildred Hill, artist, business owner – Gallery by the Sea
Maria Lancaster, Savannah Music Festival
Paul DiVivo, Tybee Fest, business owner – DeVivo Marketing
Jason Nobles, City of Tybee Recreation Department
Patricia Miller, Fine Arts Commission chair
Focus Group 4
Expanding Arts for Youth
Tiffany Dennis, YMCA
Nica Weeks, parent, artist
Renee DeRossett, parent, performer
Carrie Gaster Efrid, parent, artist, business owner -Tybee Vacation Rentals
Laura O’Hayer, art teacher St. Michael’s School
Robin Greisbach
Denise Vernon, painter, president Tybee Island Arts Association
Patricia Miller, Fine Arts Commission chair
Focus Group 5
Developing a Marketing Strategy for the Arts on Tybee
Jerry Rodgers, business owner - WRHQ radio
Michael Bodine, website developer
Aleigh Acerni, SKIRT Magazine editor, musician
Eileen Baker, Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs
Katrina, Tybee Tourism Council
Melanie Simon, Abshire Public Relations
J. R. Rosenberry, newswriter
Paula DiVivo, business owner DeVivo Marketing
Patricia Miller, Fine Arts Commission chair
Focus Group 6
Securing the commitment of the public and private sector for arts development
Jim Klutz, Historical Society
Connie Williams, business owner - Darby Bank & Trust Company
Walter Parker, former mayor
Terry Jackson, Prudential Real Estate
Jennifer Abshire, Abshire Public Relations
Bonnie Gaster, business owner - Prudential Real Estate
Shel Solomon, business owner -Solomon Properties, Tybee Tourism Council
Frances Clarke, business owner
Beverly Flanagan
Jim Flanagan
Patricia Miller, Fine Arts Commission chair