37th Anniversary Gala
Celebrating King Arts Complex Executive Director
Demetries J. Neely
Friday, May 17, 2024
7 PM
The 37th Anniversary Gala will be held at The Columbus Museum of Art on Friday, on May 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. We will celebrate Demetries, who has successfully led KAC for the past thirteen years and has positioned KAC for a bright future.
Over Demetries’ tenure, KAC has grown its resources, broadened its donor base, and brought alignment to the board. Her tenure has been transformative. We have watched as Demetries has improved KAC’s brand equity, grown popular community programming, and made significant capital improvements.
Demetries came to KAC through service on its board of directors and applied her background in law and business to shore up KAC finances, pay off debt, create a positive cash flow and establish an endowment fund. Through her relentless efforts, community programming has expanded and educational programming remains stellar.
We encourage your generous participation and hope you will be able to enjoy the event with us.
HOST COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIRS
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty
(Honorary)
Alycia Broz
Mindy and Mark Corna
Olivia Johnson
Sheila and Gene Smith*
(Honorary)
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Karen and Donald Anthony
George Barrett*
Trudy Bartley
Barbara and Michael Benham
Heather and Frederic Bertley
Jeri Block and Bobby Schottenstein*
Yvette McGee Brown and Tony Brown
Annette and Rob Buchbinder
Janelle and Michael B. Coleman
Amy and Josh Corna
Lisa and Tom Courtice
Tanny Crane and John Wolff
Vesta and Philip T.K. Daniel
Elfi Di Bella
Norma Duckett*
Lisa and Jeff Edwards
Tom Fitzpatrick
DeeDee and Herb Glimcher
Mo and David Meuse*
Joy and Michael Gonsiorowski
Jasmine and Reuben Green
Bonita and Archie Griffin
Jane Grote
Mia and Dr. Kevin Hairston
Francie and Jim Henry
Donna and Larry James*
Erika and Ramon Jones
Linda and Frank Kass*
Linda and Michael Kaufmann
Michael Kelley
Rosy and Clark Kellogg
Mary and Bob Kidder*
Gale V King
Mary K Lazarus
Victoria and Patrick Losinski
Bernice and Ted McDaniel
As of April 24, 2024
*Denotes Extra Gift
Kittrella Mikell
Molly and Cameron Mitchell*
Dan Moncrief III
Ann and Ron Pizzuti
Sue Porter and Mike Sayre
Kathy and Fred Ransier
Robyn and Ron Ransom
Shirley and Guy Reece
Denise Rehg
Benita and Lewis Smoot Jr.*
Cheryl and Charles Snyder
Joy and Bruce Soll
Jacqueline and Dean Taylor
Susan Tomasky and Ron Ungvarsky
Joan and David Trautman
Robert Weiler
Arlene and Michael Weiss
Melinda and Chad Whittington
GALA SPONSORS
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