Chad Cronon - Board President; Law Office of C. Chad Cronon P.A.
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Chad Cronon has been on the Fringe Board of Directors for the past 7 years. He is thrilled to now serve as Board President, after having been Vice President for the previous 3 years.
Chad believes that the arts are a sacred part of the human experience. He especially loves the Fringe because the festival provides an open space where artists can create their crafts in an uncensored and unjuried environment of artistic freedom.
Chad is a practicing litigation attorney who specializes in representing individuals accused of criminal offenses. He graduated with a Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Florida College of Law and also holds a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the University of Florida. Chad has been the lead attorney in numerous criminal jury trials and opened his own law practice in downtown Orlando in 2003. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Central Florida, teaching in the Legal Studies and Criminal Justice Department.
Chad lives with his partner Matthew and their dogs Louie & Julian in downtown Orlando.
Monique Byrnes - Board Vice President; Technologies Managment, Inc.
We are thrilled to have Monique on the board as she has given of her time and talents to the Fringe a hundred-fold. Thank you Monique!
Kelly Daniel - Board Secretary; University of Central Florida
After moving from Houston to Florida in 1987, Kelly attended Stetson University as a Theatre major. At the end of her freshman year, she decided to leave the acting "to people who could actually act," and pursued a double-major in Fine Arts and Humanities. Soon after graduating, Kelly opened Southern Cross Antiques, an antique shop specializing in the American Arts and Crafts period. During these years, Kelly dedicated herself to the advancement of Arts and Crafts movement through public awareness, appreciation and conversation.
Moving from decorative arts to fine arts, Kelly joined the Orlando Museum of Art in 2004 as Annual Giving and Volunteer Coordinator. Believing everyone in Central Florida deserves excellence in the visual and performing arts, Kelly has devoted herself to the expansion of the cultural community. In 2007 Kelly transitioned to the UCF Foundation as Associate Director of the Annual Fund. In addition to her duties at the UCF Foundation, Kelly is pursuing a Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management as well as completing a CFRE certification in fundraising. As a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and a Certified Volunteer Manager through the United Way and the Points of Light Foundation, she frequently serves as campaign and volunteer advisor to other arts and non-profit organizations.
Named to Orlando Fringe Festival's Board of Directors in 2006, Kelly is excited support her first love, the theatre, where she is again happy to leave acting to the actors while she strives to promote the Orlando Fringe and make live theatre accessible to everyone.
Michael Garvey - Treasurer; Siemens Power Generation
Michael Garvey joins the Orlando Fringe board for the first time after over eight years of volunteering in various roles for the Festival, the last three acting as the Box Office Manager.
Michael's full-time job is as a marketing manager for Siemens Power Generation, supporting a multi-million dollar product line. This experience will be invaluable as he assumes the roles of Treasurer for the Board, along with the two years he served in the same capacity for another non-profit performing arts organization in Central Florida, the Women Playwrights' Initiative. Michael also is a produced playwright with numerous production credits to his name since becoming a playwright over four years ago, bridging both the artistic and financial worlds.
Wes Hoaglund; GAI Consultants, Inc.
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Wes Hoaglund is Urban Planner and avid Fringe patron. He’s seen 20-30 shows a year since the very first Orlando Fringe. The Fringe is Wes’s favorite week of the year! He appeared in Tales of the Mundane at the 2003 Fringe and hopes to have time to perform at the Fringe again.
A truly urban citizen, Wes has lived in the downtown area for almost 20 years – he tells people that; “He was downtown before downtown was cool!” Between shows you can find Wes in the beer tent entertaining friends and artists with his repertoire of jokes and funny stories.
When he’s not at the Fringe he’s busy helping cities, counties and developers create more wonderful communities throughout Central Florida. He’s a University of Wisconsin graduate with majors in Urban Planning, Economics and Political Science with a Masters in Economic Planning and Environmental Administration.
Ron Tyson; Minuteman Press
After attending the Orlando International Fringe Festival and seeing the passion, fun and creativity year after year, Ron is honored to be on the Fringe board. He also has supported the Fringe as a primary printing supplier for many years and has offered discounted artist pricing through his business, Tyson’s Minuteman Press.
Over the years, Ron has served the community on the board of the Adult Literacy League, the Associate Board of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater and the Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Winter Park.
Gary S. Israel
Gary Israel received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida Holland Law School, Gainesville, Florida in 1978. He has been praticising law for the past 28 years and been a sole practicioner since 1981. He specializes in family, criminal and appellate law. Additionally, he has taught various law classes at Valencia Community College and the University of Phoenix in Orlando.
His theatrical experience includes acting in such plays as Arsenic and Old Lace, You Can’t Take it With You, Chorus of Oklahoma, Towards Zero, A Murder Is Announced and The Man Who Came To Dinner and directing Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty.
Gary relocated to Orlando from Palm Beach County in 2005 with his wife Merryle, to whom he has been married for 22 years. They have two children, Ryan and Amanda.
