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The Ringling Names Board Officers and Four New Members Contact Name: Virginia Harshman Contact Email: virginia.harshman@ringling.org Contact Phone Number: 941-359-5700 ext. 2803 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sarasota, Florida -- The John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art has announced a new a slate of officers and appointed four members to the board. Nancy J. Parrish will serve as Board Chair, Jeffrey R. Hotchkiss as Vice Chair, Edward M. Swan, Jr., CFA as Treasurer and Dr. Sarah H. Pappas, as Secretary for the next fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2020. The Honorable Dennis Archer, Leon R. Ellin, Leslie (Les) Victor Pantin and Debra Short were named to the Board. Nancy J. Parrish, Chair, is a private investor and collector. Nancy was founding co-chair of Human Rights Watch, northern California Chapter. She served two terms as Development Trustee of Friends of UCSF’s Dept. of Psychiatry’s Hospital Board, focusing on the creation of a children’s center. Nancy served as a board member and Chief Negotiator with the federal government for Plum Orchard Foundation, whose mission was to preserve the historic Carnegie estate within the Cumberland Island National Seashore. She currently serves as vice president of The Children’s Guardian Fund of Sarasota. Before 1996, Nancy was founder and managing partner of Parrish, Smith Associates, a southern-based consulting firm. Nancy is a native Floridian. She is married to Chuck Parrish, co-founder of Phone.com (PHCM) now Openwave Systems, Inc. (OPWV) and Chairman of the Board of Family Independence Initiative. The Parrishes have two grown children and reside in Sarasota, Florida and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Jeffrey R. Hotchkiss, Vice Chair, is a retired President of Teradyne (NYSE:TER), a Boston based manufacturer of systems for the testing of electronic products. In Mr. Hotchkiss’ thirty-eight year career at Teradyne, he has held roles in various sales, marketing and division management positions, including chief financial officer from 1997-1999. In 2000, he founded Empirix Inc. and served as the president and chief executive officer for four years, before returning to Teradyne as President of the Systems Test Group. He retired from Teradyne in July 2012. Mr. Hotchkiss is currently on the Board of Overseers for the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and serves on the Research Oversight Committee. He is also on the board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) New England Chapter and serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. He has previously served on the board of numerous high-tech startups in the Boston area including, Empirix, Goldwire Technology, Hammer Technology and RSW Software. He also served on the Advisory Board for the International MBA Program at Suffolk University and lectures at the Suffolk Graduate School of Finance. Mr. Hotchkiss has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University and a Masters in Management Science from The Sloan School at MIT. Jeff and his partner Betsy Winder reside on Longboat Key, Florida and spend their summers in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Edward M. Swan, Jr., CFA, Treasurer, is a resident of Sarasota spending part of the year on Martha’s Vineyard. He received a BA from Tufts University and a MBA from the Wharton School. He also attended a director development program at the Kellogg School (Northwestern University). He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force. Ed has over 35 years of experience in institutional investment management, marketing and enterprise management. Many of the nation’s largest pension funds were among his clients. Ed has experience serving on both corporate and not for profit boards, including serving as a Trustee on both Tufts and Dillard Universities. He has a long- standing interest in the arts and community service. He has been a furniture maker for over 35 years in parallel with his investment management career. He is a volunteer developing and managing programs at several Sarasota area secondary schools designed to help lower income students understand what they need to do, Dr. Sarah H. Pappas, Secretary, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and spent the early years of her life in Havana, Cuba and Mexico City. Her family later moved to the United States where she attended high school and Penn State University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, a master's degree from the University of South Florida, and her doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. Her experience in Florida's higher education system includes 44 years of holding progressively more responsible positions at three community colleges and the University of Central Florida. She served as president of State College of Florida (formally Manatee Community College) from 1997 until 2008. From 2008, she served as President of the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation. Dr. Pappas has been a resident of Florida for the past 53 years, now in Sarasota. She is married to artist George Pappas and has two children: Tom, an artist in Brooklyn, and Jane, a bank-training officer in Jacksonville. The Honorable Dennis Archer is the Chairman and chief executive officer at Dennis W. Archer, PLLC. His areas of practice include appellate, arbitration, commercial and business litigation, and labor law. After earning his law degree, Mr. Archer practiced as a trial lawyer and taught as an associate professor at the Detroit College of Law and an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School. In 1994, Mr. Archer succeeded Coleman Young to become Detroit’s 59th mayor. While in office, he managed to balance the budget after only one year and was able to secure $100 million in federal empowerment funds for the struggling city. In 2003, Mr. Archer served as the president of the American Bar Association, where he was the first African-American to serve in the position. Mr. Archer has been a Circle Member since 2014, and served in the following capacities: Co-Chair, National Transportation Policy Project - Bipartisan Policy Center; Global Senior Advisory Board, Jeffries Group; At-Large Member, Democratic National Committee; Former Trustee, Western Michigan University; Former board of directors, Compuware Corporation; Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Member, Geometry Lodge #49; Member, F&AM PHA; Member, Prince Hall Freemasonry; Former President, American Bar Association; and, former President, National Bar Association. Leon R. Ellin serves as chief financial officer and Executive vice president for Voit Corporation, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas Mr. Ellin is 75 years old and has served as a business consultant for the following companies: Champion Products, Inc.; Wilton Brands, LLC (Wilton Industries, Inc.); Edward Don & Company, LLC; and Colgate- Palmolive Company. He is married to Margaret "Marge," and together they have three grown children. Mr. and Mrs. Ellin are known as one of those Sarasota couples who go to everything, opera, orchestra and theater. Mr. Ellin's mother was a docent for 30 years, and exposed Mr. Ellin to the Arts at an early age. When the Ellins moved to Sarasota full-time in 2009, the Ringling Museum became a passion for them. And in honor of his late mother, Dorothy Stotter Ellin, Mr. Ellin has established the Dorothy Ellin endowed fund that serves docents. Mr. Ellin's community involvement include his service on the board of directors as Treasurer of Pierian Spring Academy. Leslie (Les) Victor Pantin is Founder and President of Pantin/Berber Silverstein Public Relations. The firm, whose services include media and community relations, social media, crisis communications and special events, is a unit of Berber Silverstein Group (BSG), a full service advertising, marketing and media placement agency. Pantin and BSG are experts at reaching targeted audiences whether in English, Spanish, Portuguese and even Spanglish. Mr. Pantin serves as public relations counsel to some of the nation’s foremost brand names, including 30 years for McDonald’s. His expertise encompasses business issues, community relations, education and special events. Among the clients in South Florida is McDonald’s in which Mr. Pantín has represented close to 200 restaurants for three decades and recently added 19 in the Tallahassee market. He helped found the famous Calle Ocho Festival, by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, and is past president of the Orange Bowl Committee and now serves on the committee to bring College Football Playoff's National Championship to Miami in 2021. Les serves as a board member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, City of Coral Gables' Cultural Development, Goodwill Industries of South Florida, AvMed Health Plans, Dade Heritage Trust and Great Florida Bank. He is also the president of Arteamericas Art Fair and the Cuba Nostalgia Heritage Fair. Mr. Pantin has served on the FSU board of trustees and the Alumni Association board of directors, the FSU Foundation board of directors, and the Seminole Boosters board of directors. In addition, he is a former member of Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Latin Chamber of Commerce, and Corporate Board of Advisors at the National Council of La Raza, Inc., the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. He earned a BS in Public Administration from Florida International University. He and his wife Martha have an adult son and daughter. Debra (Deb) Short grew up in the Midwest and attended the University of Missouri- Columbia, majoring in Art History. However, after 25+ years in the retail management and buying arena for Bealls Department and JC Penney Department Stores, Short was fortunate to find her way back to her first love, the appreciation of art, by volunteering at The Ringling. Since retiring, they (Steve and Deb) have been aggressively attacking their travel bucket list. Giving them the opportunity to see many of the beautiful places that inspired John Ringling to create this wonderful estate. Whenever she is not traveling, Short’s primary assignment is as a Museum of Art Ambassador on the early shift, every Monday. She thrives on the action of the busiest day at the Museum. For the last five and a half years, the opportunities to serve in various roles at The Ringling has provided Short with an avenue for personal growth, and the development of many friendships. For two years Short was a member of the OCC (Orientation and Communications Committee), and functioned as the designated note taker. She also had the opportunity to work closely with the Education Team, helping on projects whenever needed. She was elected to serve a 2-year term as the VSAC Secretary, and continues to function as one of the Co-Editors of The Volunteer Voice Newsletter. Short is now in the midterm of serving in the elected role of VSAC Vice-Chair, representing all volunteers in the Volunteer Corps. Short looks forward to working with her fellow board members, and sharing her “insider” knowledge of the Ringling from a volunteer’s perspective. “We all have the same goal: to ensure the spirit of The Ringling is preserved, while enhancing the experience for all future generations.” She is married to Stephen Short. They joined The Ringling in 2007. She became a volunteer in 2011 and works to support the education department in the museum. They are both well-traveled and visit museums all over the world. Last year they visited Ireland, Scotland, England and Paris. This year they have traveled To Spain and are planning a trip to Turkey in the fall. They support The Ringling and St. Jude’s Hospital in their Philanthropy. They live in Bradenton and generally keep a low profile in the Community. Her passion is really the Museum of Art. # # # About The Ringling The Ringling is a pre-eminent center for the arts, history and learning that is dedicated to bringing the past and contemporary culture to life through extraordinary visitor experiences. From its inception, The Ringling has joined the diverse visual traditions and theatrical spectacle of yesterday with the genre-defying global practitioners of the present. A place of exploration, discovery and respite, The Ringling’s campus in Sarasota, Florida – which includes the Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, an historic mansion, an 18th-century theater and bayfront gardens – is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As the State Art Museum of Florida and part of Florida State University, The Ringling fulfills an important educational mission. The Ringling offers formal and informal programs of study serving as a major resource for students, scholars, and lifelong learners of every age within the region, across the country and around the world. Media Contacts: The Ringling Virginia Harshman, Public relations specialist 941-359-5700 x2803 Virginia.harshman@ringling.org