Melinda Chavez

Executive Director

Melinda brings to the TBBCA a wealth of experience in the cultural sector, most recently serving as Executive Director of the Ybor City State Museum. Ms. Chavez has also served as Curator of Education at the Henry B. Plant Museum and Historic Sites Specialist for the Hillsborough County Preservation Board. She has been actively involved with the Friends of the Arts at the Tampa Museum of Art and a board members of the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts for a number of years. She has also served as Vice President for Sales and Marketing for Chavez Catering. At Berkeley Preparatory School, Ms. Chavez developed and served as founding chairman of both the Fine Arts Department and the Counseling Department. She received an MA degree in Medieval British History from the University of Virginia and a BA cum laude in History from Emory University.

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Christina M. Cook

Communications and Programming Director

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