Richard L. (“Dick”) Barovick was born in New York City, attended public schools, graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, The University of Michigan (B.A.), and the Harvard law School (J.D.). Admitted to the New York and Connecticut bars, as well as all federal courts.  After working for one year at a large new York law firm following law school graduation, joined legal department at MCA/Universal. In that capacity, involved in the legal, financial and business affairs of artists, producers, directors and writers in negotiating television motion packages on their and MCA’s behalf.

He transferred to the California office as executive assistant to Lew R. Wasserman, Chairman and CEO.  Essentially worked in the financial, administrative and deal making process regarding television packaging, financing and related matters for the company. Left MCA to form the law firm of Barovick and Konecky in New York and in January of 1983 joined the predecessor of the New York, L.A. and Memphis law firm now known as Loeb and Loeb.

Barovick was general counsel to the William Morris Agency, special counsel to Sports Illustrated Ventures and, from time to time, to magazine division of Time Incorporated, counsel to King Features Entertainment division of Hearst Corporation relating to television, as well as special counsel from time to time to Hearst Broadcast interests; counsel to innumerable television and motion picture producers in developing their financing; counsel to several independent television stations as well as general counsel to the National association of Television Program Executives (“NATPE”), a worldwide Television trade association; general counsel to the N.Y. Jets, Association of Television Professionals; special counsel to IBM, Readers Digest, Entertainment and National Geographic Television relating to television; as well as special counsel to the HBO, Inc. and MCA, Inc. among others.

He was appointed Senior Partner at Loeb & Loeb (NY, LA et al) and CEO of Grundy Worldwide in May, 1994, after having served since March of 1991 as Managing Director of the company’s Executive Committee and a member of its Board. Grundy Worldwide operated 17 wholly owned production companies throughout the world producing local programming for local broadcasters, as well as distributing those and other acquired programs worldwide.

Grundy Worldwide was acquired by Pearson plc, a UK based media conglomerate in May 1995. Barovick is now a private investor as well as serving on the Board of Trustees for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Martin Cohen, graduate of Brown University, earned his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School after serving as an officer in the US Marine Corps and began his career as a Tax Manager for Price Waterhouse.  He served as Accounting Advisor to the Office of Tax Legislation for the US Treasury Department before joining The Washington Post Company in 1966.  During his 31 years with The Post, he became Chief Financial Officer, was elected a Vice President, served on the Board of Directors and was a member of the Finance Committee.  He also served on the Children's Hospital in Washington, DC as Vice-President for Finance and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and the International Herald Tribune, S.A., in Paris, France as Chairman of the Finance Committee. Today, Mr. Cohen serves on the Board of Directors of Florida; the Philip L. Graham Fund as a Trustee and Treasurer; the Nevada Museum of Art and the Bowater Mersey Paper Company, Ltd. in Liverpool, Nova Scotia; among others.

Joan L. Bildner has served on the board of directors for the Paper Mill Playhouse for more than 25 years, and has been instrumental in many important projects at Rutgers University, including as a member of the boards of governors, trustees and overseers from 1993 to 2005. She and her husband founded the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers. Appointed by New Jersey’s governor, Bildner was founding co-chair of the New Jersey/Israel Commission and has won numerous awards for her volunteerism over the years. She is president of SME Co., Inc., a family management and investment consulting company.

Mrs. Bildner was named Volunteer of the Year in 1999 by the National Society of Fundraising Executives in New Jersey, and she and her husband were the recipients of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Lifetime Achievement Award from Dartmouth College in 2003. They founded the New Jersey Campus Diversity Initiative, which helps colleges and universities prepare its graduates for life in a world of human and intergroup differences. They became the first couple in the Bloomfield College’s history to receive an honorary Doctor of Law degree in 2002, where Bildner also received an honorary AB degree. Bildner also holds an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Rowan University and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Rutgers University.

John Osher is a "serial entrepreneur" who has developed literally hundreds of consumer products, from energy saving devices to baby products, toys and candy, to household appliances. He has built and sold several successful businesses to major companies and is most popularly known as the guy who brought the "five dollar electric toothbrush" to the world. Launched as the SpinBrush, in only fifteen months, it became the top selling toothbrush in the country. He started the toothbrush venture in 1999 and sold the company to Procter and Gamble at a record-breaking multiple for the industry. He also founded Cap Toys, a company that brought to market many famous toys, including the widely popular "Stretch Armstrong". He sold the company to Hasbro in 1997. Before that, in the 1980s, he started Con-serv, a company that was named one of the fastest growing companies in America by Inc. Magazine. That company was sold to Gerber Foods in 1985.

In addition to his efforts as a business entrepreneur, John has successfully produced several Broadway shows. He won Tony awards for the Best Musical as a producer of Broadway smash hits "Hairspray" and The Jersey Boys. He has also co-produced such hits as The Producers, Smokey Joe's Cafe and Big River.

John's other interests include philanthropy. He is Chairman of the Zenith Fellows and national board member of the National Alzheimer's Association. He is involved in and supports several charities and is a patron of the arts. He is also very active in starting new ventures, speaking to current and future entrepreneurs, and regularly speaking at a number of the top business schools across the country.

Debra Elmore is Founder of A.K. Consulting, a business development/marketing consultant firm she started after working 17+ years in Corporate America. She has served as Guild Board President for the Harid Conservatory of Music Inc. in Boca Raton; on the Palm Beach County Cultural Council for eight years and as the Treasurer for several years; The Friends of Palm Beach Chapter of the Northwood University National Women's Board Chairperson; Board of Governors at Northwood University; Young Professional's Executive Committee at the Raymond F.  Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach; supports the Race for the Cure to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation and numerous other cultural organizations.  She is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in Nutrition and Management.

James Ratchford serves as Director of Community Relations and Public Affairs for Florida Power & Light Company, where he is responsible for the development and execution of FPL's community engagement and stakeholder communications.

Before joining FPL, Ratchford served as Communications Director for the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), a trade association representing the high tech industry in Washington, DC. At ITI, he served as the primary media spokesperson on high tech industry issues at the national level and in Washington, as well as directing policy issues for member companies. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President with Financial Dynamics (FD), an international business consulting practice, where he designed and managed communications and public relations campaigns for a wide range of corporate and non-profit clients in Washington. He served as Managing Director with Westhill Partners' public affairs practice in Washington before the firm was acquired by FD in 2006.

James’ communications background also includes political campaigns, both as a consultant and on staff, for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives races. James received a B.A. in English literature from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and an M.A. in English literature from North Carolina State University. A native of Alexandria, Va., he is married with three children and resides in Jupiter, FL.

Eileen Daly is Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Advisor, Eileen Daly executes the terms of documents in which PNC Wealth Management serves as trustee, executor or agent for a fiduciary. She is a specialist in trusts and estate plans, as well as charitable and gifting strategies. Ms. Daly works with a team of specialists in financial planning, investment management and banking services to help clients achieve their financial objectives.

Eileen Daly has more than 20 years of Wealth Management experience. Prior to joining PNC, Ms. Daly served as Senior Manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers for seven years in the Financial Services Audit Practice; and spent over 14 years as Senior Vice President with  U.S. Trust Company, N.A., serving in various roles, including Fiduciary Audit Manager based in New York City, and Chief Compliance Officer for the firm’s southeast region. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John’s University.

In addition, she is a member of the Finance Committee of the Center for Creative Education; Board of Directors of the YWCA of Palm Beach County (where she serves a President), St. John’s University Alumni Coordinator for the Special Olympics, and Florida Bankers Association. She is an active participant in various community initiatives, including the arts, education and healthcare.

Roberta Golub: The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is proud to announce the addition of Roberta Golub to its Board of Directors.  Mrs. Golub graduated Cum Laude from Jersey City State College with a BA Degree in Special Education. While raising her son she was an active volunteer in his schools and feels passionately about bringing live theatre to our youth. Using her degree, she enjoys working with handicapped children and helping the elderly. Roberta served on the National Board of Young Audiences, a non-profit national arts education organization consisting of thirty-two chapters, founded in the belief that the performing arts should be a part of every child's education. She served several years on the gala committee as Co-Chairman, Honorary Chair and Publicity Chair. She and her husband Harvey, avid supporters of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Lincoln Center, the United Way, the Arnold Gold Foundation and many other charitable causes. They reside in Jupiter, FL and Santa Fe, NM.

Roe Green, an arts patron and community activist, is Chief Executive Officer of the Roe Green Foundation. With a B.A. in Theatre and Communications from the University of Colorado and a Masters degree in Theatre from Kent State University, her experience in stage and business management includes Cain Park; the Cleveland Opera; and the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.  Today, Ms. Green is President Emeritus of CAVORT, Inc., the Conference About Volunteers of Regional Theatres; serves on the Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Advisory Board; the Foundation Board of Kent State University; the Board of Porthouse Theatre and the Board of the Cleveland Play House. She is also on the Governor’s International Council of the Shaw Festival in Canada. She is responsible for the Roe Green Visiting Director Series for the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State and the University of Colorado, and "Green House," a battered women's shelter in Geauga.  Ms. Green, "avid" theatergoer and traveler to over 140 countries, was a competitive ballroom dancer for more than 12 years.

Founded in 1973, Rodger Hess Productions Inc. which produces Broadway, Off –Broadway and touring shows; House of Blue Leaves and Enron, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Wait Until Dark, 1776, Annie 20th Anniversary Production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jelly's Last Jam, Leader of the Pack, The Five O'Clock Girl.

OFF BROADWAY; My Old Lady, Water Coolers, Cowgirls, Fallen Angels, Potholes, Blame it on the Movies, How I Got That Story. TOURING; Tin Pan Alley Rag, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Swing, Finian's Rainbow, Annie, A Chorus Line, Evita, Elvis, A Musical Celebration, Run for Your Wife, Nintendo World Championships. Created and produced the worldwide touring shows starring the Warner Bros. and DC Comics Inc. cartoon characters; Bugs Bunny Follies, Bugs Bunny Meets The Superheroes, Bugs Bunny In Space, Bugs Bunny Sports Spectacular, Bugs Bunny Circus. WRITER; Articles in the New York Times, New York Magazine, contributing author Applause Theatre Publication Producing for the Commercial Theatre, Fall 2005, How About a Little Action: Golf's Most Popular Betting Games distributed by the Booklegger. Mr. Hess served on the Boards of Manhattan Theatre Club, Advisory Board of Theatreworks USA, and is past governor of the League of American Theatres and Producers. Mr. Hess is on the advisory board of SCAN-NY an inner city settlement house provider and was past co-chairman of The Associates, Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY and the Contemporary Action Committee of the American Jewish Committee. He also serves on the board of Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation.

Rick Katz, one of the Theatre’s founding organizers and first member of the Board of Directors, has been actively involved at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre since 2001.  He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance and Commerce and founded the Richard J. Katz and Company, Inc., a national insurance firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. Mr. Katz was instrumental in the launch of Rochester’s acclaimed GEVA Theatre Center as a Founding Patron and volunteered his time and leadership for the United Way of Greater Rochester and served on the Board of Strong Memorial Hospital - University of Rochester Medical Center.  Today, Mr. Katz supports a number of Florida initiatives. He is a Trustee of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation and the Medical Center’s Corporate Board of Trustees. He is also a member of the Board of the Center for Urologic Research, Education and Diseases (CURED) at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. Rick and his wife, Peggy, have resided in Jupiter since 1990.

Sally Still is a Miami native.  Ms. Still graduated from Florida State University, cum laude, with a B.A. degree in Theatre. She obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Miami, also in Theatre. While in graduate school, Ms. Still was the house electrician at the Ring Theatre; she went on to work for Miami City Ballet as its assistant production manager during its first season and for Miami-Dade County Park Department’s Arts and Community Affairs office producing numerous performing arts events though out the area.

Ms. Still later earned her J.D. degree at Florida State University, graduating with high honors. Ms. Still is a partner in the West Palm Beach firm of Ward·Damon, where she specializes in employment and labor related litigation defense and providing proactive compliance advice to businesses. Ms. Still is Florida Bar Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, Martindale-Hubbell AV rated, and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator.

Milton Maltz

Milton Maltz founded Malrite Communications Group, Inc. in 1956 and served as its Chairman and CEO until the Company was sold in 1998. Under his direction, Malrite became one of the most successful operators of radio and television properties in the country with stations stretching from New York to Los Angeles.

Mr. Maltz began his career in broadcasting as a kid actor in radio dramas originating in Chicago and also appeared in a number of television broadcasts during that medium's infancy. Over the years, he has worked in all aspects of the broadcast industry, including news and management. Mr. Maltz wrote, produced and directed "The Fight for Freedom", a series of radio dramas reflecting the struggle for the creation of the State of Israel.

As a respected and active member of the broadcast industry, and a member of its Hall of Fame, Mr. Maltz created the National Association of Broadcasters' Task Force for Free TV, served on its Political Action Committee and was a Director of the Radio Advertising Bureau and Vice-Chairman of the Independent Television Association. In 1998, Mr. Maltz was the recipient of the University of Cincinnati's distinguished Frederic W. Ziv Award for outstanding achievement in telecommunication.

Mr. Maltz has been active in numerous philanthropic and civic organizations. Over the years, he has worked as a trustee of PLANNED Life Assistance Network, former Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and served as Co-Chair of its Public Relations Committee, a trustee of the Anti-Defamation League of B-nai Brith, Better Business Bureau, the Montefiore Home, the College of Jewish Studies and The Temple-Tifereth Israel. The State of Israel Bonds awarded Mr. Maltz the Gates of Jerusalem Medal in recognition of his support of Israel's economic development.

In 1985, he was the recipient of the prestigious Dively Award for entrepreneurship, receiving a Chair from the Harvard School of Business. Mr. Maltz was a Director of Key Bank. In 1996, Mr. Maltz was inducted into the Cleveland Business Hall of Fame. Two outstanding achievements of his civic endeavors has been his involvement in the founding and development of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and his creation of the Maltz Family Foundation. In regard to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Mr. Maltz played a major role in obtaining the project for the city of Cleveland. With the Foundation, Mr. Maltz and his family have worked to support various charities and causes both nationally and internationally.

Today, Mr. Maltz is using his years of entertainment experience and expertise to develop distinctive entertainment projects around the country. A recent project is the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. The Museum has achieved international fame. Mr. Maltz received a letter from former President George W. Bush commending the Museum for contributing to America's understanding of the importance of intelligence as a principal component of national security. He currently serves on the Board of the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation.

Mr. Maltz and his wife Tamar helped revive the Playhouse in Jupiter, Florida (formerly the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater), developing it as a traditional regional theater. Milton serves as Chairman of the Board. The Theatre, now known as the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, opened on February 29, 2004. He also serves on the Board at the Cleveland Play House, the nation's oldest regional theater.

Mr. and Mrs. Maltz are founders of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage located in Beachwood, Ohio. The Museum opened in October, 2005.

A new auditorium seating 500 at the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Center was named after Milton and Tamar in a ceremony at the University on November 8, 2002.

Mr. & Mrs. Maltz are major donors in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine. Bascom Palmer is the nation's #1 eye hospital according to U.S. News & World Report.

Mr. Maltz earned a B.S. degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. He served in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the National Security Agency in Washington.

Mr. Maltz has been married for the past 59 years to Tamar and has three children, daughter Julie of Tucson, and sons Daniel and David of Cleveland.

Tamar Maltz

Tamar Maltz is a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago with a degree in education, teaching in the Michigan and Maryland School Systems. She also taught Hebrew at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies and the Fairmount Temple Hebrew Schools.

Mrs. Maltz has served on the boards of Montefiore Home for the Aged, and Friends of the Aaron Garber Library. She was a major stockholder and director of Malrite Communications Group, a national broadcasting firm.

Mrs. Maltz provided significant support for the construction of Montefiore Home's new facility. She has been a long time contributor to basic scientific research in the field of mental illness through the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression and serves as a director of that organization. She received the "Trailblazer of the Year" award from the Planned Life Assistance Network for creating social and recreational opportunities through the Jewish Community Center for individuals suffering from mental illness.

Other major philanthropies include the renovation of Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the new plays initiative of the Cleveland Play House. Mrs. Maltz and her husband, Milton, have been actively involved in the development of the Jupiter Theatre, a new and modern facility which has been named after them. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened on February 29, 2004 with such shows as "My Fair Lady" and Peter Cincotti.

Mr. and Mrs. Maltz are founders of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage located in Beachwood, Ohio. The Museum opened in October, 2005. Mrs. Maltz has been married for the past 55 years to Milton and has three children, daughter Julie of Tucson, and sons Daniel and David of Cleveland.

Bonnie Osher

Bonnie Osher is a Producer of Broadway and National road show productions of The Jersey Boys, The Wedding Singer, Hairspray, The Producers, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and has won Tony and Grammy awards. She was Vice President of Marketing for Cap Toys and developed such famous toys as The Giant Bubble Gun, Stretch Armstrong and The Spin Pop. Mrs. Osher also was the Founder/Owner of JBJ Enterprises Inc., a pioneer developer of the children’s collectible sticker industry and creator of the first children’s interactive clothing line.

Mrs. Osher serves on the board of Rainbow and Babies Hospital in Cleveland, OH.
Mrs. Osher is a board member of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and a board member of Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. She is an active supporter and committee member of various chairities and the co-founder of Women Mentoring Women (WMW), a free consulting group for Michigan women entrepreneurs. Bonnie is on the development committee and serves as an active patron of the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. As a 1976 graduate with a B.S. from the University of Michigan with a double major in Education and Fine Arts, Mrs. Osher is also the founder/creator/parent but no longer the director of grown children, Jay Tapper and Jill Katz.

Jeffrey White is a Commercial Banking Relationship Manager for Northern Trust whose responsibilities include the development and cultivation of credit and banking relationships with clients in the northern Palm Beach County region. He is located in the Bank’s regional headquarters in North Palm Beach.

Jeff has more than 19 years or corporate and private banking experience. Before joining Northern Trust, he held the position of Vice President with SunTrust in their Wealth Management Group in Palm Beach, and various banking positions with PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Clemson University and holds an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. 

An active member of the community, Jeff currently is on the board of the Jupiter-Tequesta Athletic Association and has been involved with the Palm Beach Opera and the Armory Arts Center. He enjoys snow skiing, reading and all sports, and lives with his wife and 3 children in Jupiter, FL.

Ralph Saltzman received his degree at New York University. He founded DesignTex, a leader in the textile manufacture and design market.  He continued at the helm after the company became part of the Steelcase Design Partnership in 1988. He retired in 1996.  Today, as an art connoisseur and active art collector, he supports a number of cultural organizations, including the Florida Atlantic University and the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Florida; and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.  He and his wife, Muriel, are dedicated members of the Norton and have made possible the Museum's Jodi Saltzman Gallery, in honor of their daughter.

 Salvatore A. Tiano has been managing money for individuals, corporations, and non-profit organizations since 1989.  After beginning his career at Drexel Burnham and Smith Barney, Sal joined Bear Stearns (now JPMorgan Securities) in January 1991 and was named one of the youngest Senior Managing Directors in the firm's history in 1994.  A graduate of Dartmouth College, he is currently a Managing Director at JP Morgan Securities, and is recognized as one of the top investment advisors in the country by Barron’s magazine.  Mr. Tiano was the co-head agent of the Dartmouth Class of '88 and spearheaded an effort that set two records for money raised for ten year and fifteen year reunions.   Mr. Tiano is also trustee and founder of the Jimmy Martello Foundation, a charitable foundation set up in memory of a close personal friend who died in the World Trade Center tragedy. He also sits on the board for the Palm Beach Zoo and the Palm Beach Pops.  Sal lives in Palm Beach Gardens, FL with his wife Kim and their four children.  He is very active coaching youth baseball, and he enjoys playing golf.

Dee Topol is the former President and CEO of Travelers (now Citigroup) Foundation; former Vice President of the American Express Foundation; and past President and CEO of the Wildcliff Children's Museum in New Rochelle, New York. Dee has a M.A. from New York University and also served as President of the Mamaroneck, New York School Board. In addition, Dee is past Chair of the New York City Child Care Commission, as well as the Westchester County Parks Recreation and Conservation Board.

Dee's volunteer work includes serving as President of the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation and President of the Families and Work Institute Board of Directors. Dee was also was a member of the Carnegie Hall Education Committee and an Advisor for the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck New York, as well as a member of the Westchester County and Lower Manhattan Arts Councils.