Board of Directors

At the age of 5 1/2, Vicki entered the Preparatory Division at Juilliard studying under Dorothy DeLay. A winner of the International Jeunesses Musicales Competition, fellowships at Tanglewood and Aspen Music Festivals, Spoleto Festival of the Two Worlds, Vicki continued her studies with some of the greatest musicians of our time, including Ruggiero Ricci, Aaron Rosand, Joseph Silverstein, Joseph Fuchs, Joseph Gingold and Donald Weilerstein.

After Juilliard, Vicki continued her studies at New England Conservatory and Indiana University.  She held positions with the Indianapolis Symphony, Theatre de la Monnaie, California Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Her vast commercial work includes recordings with Ray Charles, Barbara Streisand, the Bee Gees, Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Earth, Wind & Fire; numerous television shows include Cagney & Lacey, Dallas, and the mini-series, Lonesome Dove; and hundreds of movies including Out of Africa, the Rocky series, Star Trek, and Ghostbusters.

Vicki also sits on the boards of The Perlman Music Program and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Also a patron of Miami City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Metropolitan Opera and the New World Symphony, Vicki’s focus is not only on the importance of the arts in our culture but also the importance of outreach programs to educate our community.

Anthony E. DiResta is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., and Miami offices who is a nationally recognized leader with extensive experience and success in federal and state governmental law enforcement investigations and litigation. His clients have included almost every industry segment in the economy, with many of his engagements involving crisis management. Mr. DiResta was appointed as a Director at the Federal Trade Commission and as an Assistant United States Attorney.

Mr. DiResta has extensive experience in organizational management and board of directors matters, including effective governance procedures with for-profit and nonprofit companies. He also has developed and implemented polices concerning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and worked extensively on compliance management matters, including drafting, training for and monitoring compliance policies and procedures.

Mr. DiResta is the 2020 Recipient of the Rollins College Alumni Service Award, and is committed to pro bono and community service involving the arts and education. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Colburn School in Los Angeles, the Rollins College Alumni Board of Directors, the Board of Directors for Young Concert Artists in Washington, D.C., and on the Board of Directors of the Chopin Foundation in Miami, in addition to the CMSPB Board. 

John J. Raymond, Jr. concentrates his practice in income tax, estate and gift tax, and related tax and financial matters. He advises individuals on various planning issues, and has a special focus counseling owners and management of closely-held business on business valuation, income tax, reorganization, investment, asset protection, and estate tax planning for the owners and their families.

John has delivered numerous lectures each year before the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Society of Enrolled Agents, the State Bar of Michigan, the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and other financial and business organizations including Chase, Comerica, Harris Trust, Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch, Raymond James, Prudential, and McDonald’s Corporation.

• Professional Memberships & Activities
• Palm Beach Symphony, Board Member
• Delray Beach Club, President and Member of the Board of Governors
• Evelyn McPherson Foundation, Chairman
• Georgetown University School of Business Administration, Board of Trustees, Past Member
• Dunn Foundation, Board of Trustees
• Delray String Quartet Foundation, Legal Counsel
• A.S.K.K., a Palm Beach not-for-profit organization which provides funds for service animals for disabled children and military personnel, Chairman
• Boca Raton YMCA, Past Chairman of the Board
• Metropolitan Detroit YMCA, Past Board Member

Chris grew up in the Far East as the daughter of an American diplomat. She returned to the US for college and graduated from Hollins in Virginia. Thereafter she went to New York City where her advertising career spanned 25 years at top agencies Ogilvy & Mather, Benton & Bowles, and Grey. Her clients included icons like IBM and American Express and she ended her first career as a VP Management Supervisor.

Over those 25 years and the ensuing 25 years in her next career, Chris indulged her love of the performing arts and was a patron of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, American Ballet Theater, Metropolitan Opera, and the NY Philharmonic.

Her second career began when a member of the Vanderbilt family hired her as his “right hand man” and then got her involved with curating his world-class collections of art, books, and the finest and rarest wines. Upon his untimely death several years later, Chris decided to study wine in earnest, and after three years attained the coveted Diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in London. Thereafter, she was a candidate for Master of Wine (MW). She then passed the written and blind wine tasting exams to become a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) in the US. As part of her studies, she had to travel to every major wine region in the world meeting with winemakers and tasting their wines.

Over the next 25 years Chris honed a humorous and entertaining presentation style as a featured wine speaker, and conducted wine tastings at corporate events, fundraisers, and wine festivals all over the US. She also wrote a best-selling wine book.

In 2020, Chris moved to Palm Beach with her husband, Max, a retired Wall Street hedge fund manager, where they enjoy and support classical music, opera, art, and theater. Chris now donates her services as a featured wine speaker to help non-profits raise money at special events.

Dario Bertocchi grew up in the New York and Connecticut area where he developed a deep appreciation for classical music and the performing arts at a very young age. He studied the piano for over 15 years, under the tutelage of Howard Tuvelle, a local Connecticut icon, who established the Charles Ives Institute, with support from Leonard Bernstein.

In his professional life, Dario enjoys a 25+ year career in Information Technology, consistently a top performer. As a Vice President at CDW, he leads a team of over 250 professionals who collectively negotiate and manage billions in large contracts with public and nonpublic entities. 

Dario enjoys and supports the performing arts in Florida, New York, and Connecticut.

In 1989 registered architect Brian P. Brady founded Brady Design, a full-service residential architecture and interior design firm. The firm specializes in creating traditional, classical-inspired architecture and classic and sophisticated, yet comfortable, interiors. It was built upon the concept that architecture and interiors should work in tandem to enhance their respective style, functionality and beauty. With a passion for classical architecture and traditional design, Brady Design’s style is focused on enhancing these timeless details through the use of fine materials and textures. Brady Design is now run by father-and-daughter team Brian and Alexandra Brady with offices in Southampton, Philadelphia and Palm Beach.

Prior to establishing the firm, Brian studied Architecture at the University of Notre Dame and spent a year in Rome learning the foundations of Classical Architecture. After graduating Magna cum Laude with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree, Brian moved to Athens, Greece where he was an Intern Architect with the International Design Center that specialized in Embassy and Consulate design for the Ministry of Saudi Arabia worldwide. This experience involved extensive travel to all corners of the world and provided a deep foundation for the international sophistication of the firm's work.

Returning to the United States, Brian began a career with the international, award-winning design firm of I.M. Pei & Partners. Working on projects such as the Raffles Center in Singapore, the Dallas Symphony Hall, and the Louvre in Paris furthered Brian’s level of international style and sophistication.

Brian is a member of the Institute of Classical Art & Architecture and an avid supporter of the Southampton Youth Services for which he designed the Elmalleh-Stanton Squash facility. Presently, Brian serves on the board of the Hamptons Designer Showhouse and he served on the Architecture Review Board for the Village of Southampton, New York for eight years.

Dr. Beth Cohen is a distinguished psychologist with an extensive career in both clinical practice and community service. She earned her B.A. in psychology and M.A. in education from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at George Washington University.

Her clinical training includes a psychology internship at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and a post-doctoral fellowship at New York Hospital's Westchester Division. She worked as a psychologist at Brookline Mental Health Clinic and later established a private practice in Greenwich. For over 10 years Dr. Cohen generously offered her expertise pro bono as a psychologist at Waterside School in Stamford, CT.

Dr. Cohen has also been an active contributor to various boards. She served on the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s Education and Finance Committees, where she developed the "Introduction to Opera" program for families. Her leadership roles include being President of the Jewish Association for Developmental Disabilities in Paramus, NJ, and chairing the Education Committee of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Additionally, she served on the board of Waterside School.

Throughout her career, Dr. Cohen has demonstrated a commitment to mental health, education, and the arts, making significant contributions to each field through her professional and volunteer endeavors.

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peter began his career attending and graduating from Chase Manhattan Bank’s Management Development program, where he held positions in credit risk management, marketing, and private bank lending.

Peter later moved his business to the Merrill Lynch Miami office where he led the Foley Group, a six person team that primarily advised business owner clients on traditional asset management, wealth transfer techniques, corporate leverage structures and retirement planning. The Miami office was named Merrill Lynch’s top office after Peter assumed the role of Producing Branch Manager.

In 2005 he was asked to attend and ultimately passed Merrill Lynch’s Assessment Center for Leadership where he earned a full time leadership position as the Associate Director of the Midwest Private Bank and Investment Group in Chicago. He was promoted to Complex Director for the Northern Florida Market of Merrill Lynch and then to the Boca Tropics Complex where he was consistently one of the top directors in the firm.

In 2013 Peter transitioned to UBS to run the Florida East Complex, which was comprised of 153 advisors with over $150 million in revenue and nearly $20 billion dollars in assets where he was, once again, one of the top directors in the firm.

After coaching and developing some of Florida’s top financial advisors, Peter felt compelled to again help clients work towards their financial goals. To that end, Peter partnered with Jim Mahoney and created Focus Wealth Management. After Jim's untimely passing; he and Jim's son Trey continued building the team to its current level. Their current clients consist primarily of active and retired business owners, divorced and widowed women, and foundations. Peter’s current role on the team includes financial planning, operational efficiencies and team management oversight, as well as coordination of lending and client advisors. He and Trey and Justin co-manage the teams proprietary discretionary portfolio model. Having run a significant business, his operational experience is a valued addition to their entrepreneurial clients.

Peter and his wife Andrea have two children, Peter III and Audrey. He gives back to the community through involvement that includes past board membership and Campaign Chair for the United Way, The Red Cross, The Community Health Center of Palm Beach, The Atlantic Chamber Orchestra and The Palm Beach Chamber Music Society. Although Peter’s most fulfilling hobby is supporting his two children in their efforts to remain nationally ranked sailors, he also finds time to pursue his personal passions of golf, fishing, diving and boating. He is a current member of the New York Yacht Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club and Mariner Sands Golf and Country Club.

Paul Goldner grew up in the New York area and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  After college, joined IBM and spent the rest of his career in the computer-related industry.

He founded Database America Companies which specialized in marketing information and databases and pioneered in creating on-line intelligent marketing databases.   Since coming to Florida 17 years ago his interests have largely focused on children’s welfare and music and arts. He is married to Sandra and has 4 children and 9 grandchildren.

Goldner is on the board of JAFCO, an organization dedicated to the rescue and raising of children in peril from family disaster, drugs, crime, and the counseling of families who need help.   The Goldner “Mensch” program ensures a full education including college to all JAFCO clients. He sponsors the Special Needs Program of the JCC in Palm Beach Gardens.

Goldner resides in Jupiter and is on the board of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and sponsors the Conservatory which trains children in the arts.  He also sponsors the Palm Beach State College “Arts in the Gardens for young people” which brings Arts to thousands of school children each year free of charge.  He is on the board of the Admirals Cove Cares Charitable Foundation which raises and distributes over $500,000 to local charities and the arts.

In addition to joining the board of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, he sits on the boards of the Palm Beach Opera and the Palm Beach Symphony.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Judith comes from a musical and theatrical family which sparked her lifelong passion for all music genres, motion pictures, and theater.

Judith’s paternal grandfather and his three brothers brought the motion picture industry to Canada at the turn of the 20th century, creating venues to operate the first movie theaters nationwide. Her family also operated and produced cabaret theater in Toronto.

Her mother instilled in Judith, at the age of 6, a love for concert music and opera.

Judith studied piano and cello for many years and for the past ten years has been completely immersed in her now 15-year-old grandson’s piano education.

Judith received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Social Work from Boston University.

Judith’s professional career began as a psychiatric social worker in Toronto and ended with a 20-year stint as the Director of Development and the Director of Special Events at Chicago’s internationally renowned Steppenwolf Theatre. In this capacity she spearheaded the growth of the theater’s Board of Directors, worked with the Board to significantly grow the theater’s Annual Campaign, created and successfully completed the theater’s first capital campaign, and produced celebrity driven fundraising special events for the theater locally, nationally and internationally.

Since 2019, Judith has served on Palm Beach Opera’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee.

Judith and her husband Jerry are Palm Beach residents and reside in Palm Beach and Chicago.

Chris Kellogg began his career in the executive training program at the Emporium Department Store. After earning his MBA, he went into the family business, Wanamaker’s Department Store, where he started in the toy department and later became a director.  He was a national sales manager for Lilly Pulitzer, Marketing Director at JG Hook, and then founded his own Chris Kellogg clothing line.

A former rock-n-roller, Chris married classical violinist, Vicki Kellogg, and was then introduced to the extraordinary world of classical music and has not been the same since! Chris joins his wife as an enthusiastic supporter of the Perlman Music Program, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera, New World Symphony, American Ballet Theatre and Miami City Ballet.

Ellis J. Parker, III, Entrepreneur, Publisher, Lawyer and Real Estate Developer divides his time between business interests in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Palm Beach.  Parker is an active philanthropist supporting the performing arts and providing scholarships to a variety of institutions.

Ken Wyse has had an incomparable career in consumer goods marketing and licensing, including thirty-plus years of driving increased revenue and profits for PVH Corporation. Mr. Wyse was responsible for spearheading the execution of over 200 global licenses for PVH. At PVH Mr. Wyse also developed and implemented the global brand strategies for its stable of famous heritage and corporate brands, including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Previously, Mr. Wyse served as Corporate Marketing Director for Liz Clairborne Inc., Vice President of Licensing at Bon Jour International, and Managing Director, International of Jordache Enterprises. Mr. Wyse is currently President of Wyse Consulting, a consulting firm he established after retiring from PVH Corporation, where he is involved in consulting and strategic planning for domestic and international brands, working to expand their presence in both the domestic and international markets, as well as in the retail arena.

Mr. Wyse is currently a member of the Leadership Council of Lincoln Center, and the Chairman Emeritus of Lincoln Center's Business Council. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Business Council for lnternationship Understanding, which pursues international business opportunities for U.S. companies in association with the U.S. State Department. Mr. Wyse is also Chairman Emeritus of the YMA/FSF Youth Mentoring Association, providing scholarships and mentoring to college students pursuing careers in the apparel industry.

Additionally, Mr. Wyse is active in both East Hampton, New York and Palm Beach, Florida. He serves on the board of Guild Hall in East Hampton, as Vice-Chairman and the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Palm Beach.