After working for one year at a large New York law firm following law school graduation, he joined the legal department at MCA/Universal. In that capacity, Barovick was involved in the legal, financial and business affairs of artists, producers, directors and writers in negotiating television motion packages on their and MCA's behalf.

He transferred to the California office as executive assistant to Lew R. Wasserman, chairman and CEO, and essentially worked in the financial, administrative and deal-making process regarding television packaging, financing and related matters for the company. He left MCA to form the law firm of Barovick and Konecky in New York and in January 1983 joined the predecessor of the New York, Los Angeles and Memphis law firm now known as Loeb and Loeb.

Barovick was general counsel to the William Morris Agency, special counsel to Sports Illustrated Ventures and, from time to time, the magazine division of Time Inc., counsel to King Features Entertainment division of Hearst Corp. relating to television, as well as special counsel from time to time to Hearst Broadcast interests; counsel to innumerable television and motion picture producers in developing their financing; counsel to several independent television stations as well as general counsel to the National association of Television Program Executives ("NATPE"), a worldwide Television trade association; general counsel to the New York Jets, Association of Television Professionals; special counsel to IBM, Readers Digest, Entertainment and National Geographic Television relating to television; as well as special counsel to the HBO Inc. and MCA Inc., among others.

He was appointed CEO of Grundy Worldwide in May 1994 after having served since March of 1991 as Managing Director of the company's Executive Committee and a member of its Board. Grundy Worldwide operated 17 wholly owned production companies throughout the world producing local programming for local broadcasters, as well as distributing those and other acquired programs worldwide. Grundy Worldwide was acquired by Pearson plc, a UK-based media conglomerate in May 1995.

Barovick is now a private investor who serves on nonprofit boards, such as First Serve Inc. and the Orphens Chamber Orchestra.

Martin Cohen, a graduate of Brown University, earned his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School after serving as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and began his career as a Tax Manager for Price Waterhouse. He served as Accounting Advisor to the Office of Tax Legislation for the US Treasury Department before joining The Washington Post Co. in 1966.  During his 31 years with The Post, he became Chief Financial Officer, was elected a Vice President, served on the Board of Directors and was a member of the Finance Committee. He also served on the Board of the National Medical Museum; Children's Hospital in Washington, DC as Vice President for Finance and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and the International Herald Tribune, S.A., in Paris as Chairman of the Finance Committee. Today, Mr. Cohen serves on the Board of Directors of Oakwood Center in West Palm Beach; the Philip L. Graham Fund as a Trustee and Treasurer; and the Bowater Mersey Paper Company, Ltd. in Liverpool, Nova Scotia; among others.

He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, where he served on the Board of Trustees for more than 20 years. During that tenure he was Chairman of the Development Committee, Co-Chairman of a major national fund-raising campaign and Vice Chair of the Board and a long time member of the Executive Committee. His business degree is from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also served for many years on the Corporation Development Committee (for M.I.T.) and on the Dean's Advisory Council (for the Sloan School). In New Canaan, Conn., he was a Commissioner and Chair of the New Canaan Housing Authority.

For fun, Mr. Derbes is a student of World War II and maintains a significant book collection on the war, collects wine and maintains a strong cultural to link to New Orleans, where he was born, particularly to Mardi Gras and to New Orleans music and food.

Debra Elmore is Founder of A.K. Consulting Inc., a successful business consulting firm. She has served as Guild Board President for the Harid Conservatory of Music Inc. in Boca Raton, on the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council and as Treasurer of the Zonta Club of Boca Raton, Florida. Today, she is the Friends of Palm Beach Chapter Chairperson of the Northwood University National Women's Board;  actively supports the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach; the Race for the Cure to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation and numerous other organizations in support of cultural, health care and educational initiatives. She is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in management and nutrition.

As Chairman of the Board of CSS Industries Inc., a consumer products company publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange that is primarily engaged in design, manufacture and sales to mass-market retailers of seasonal social expression and educational products, Jack Farber serves on a number of institutional boards in the Philadelphia area. He is on the Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson University where he served as Chairman from 1995-2000, Jefferson Health System, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous. In addition, Mr. Farber serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Farber Institute for Neurosciences and is a director of The American Jewish Committee, American Interfaith Institute and The Liberty Museum as well as a member of the Philadelphia Presidents' Organization. A philanthropist and supporter of many community initiatives, Mr. Farber is President of the Farber Foundation and the Farber Family Foundation Inc., charitable foundations that have benefited a number of educational and medical organizations. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School, Mr. Farber is a certified public accountant. He and Vickie, his wife of 49 years, have two children and four grandchildren and travel between their residences in Palm Beach Gardens and Philadelphia.

A graduate of the University of  Florida Law School, Joseph Farish Jr. has been a member of the Florida Bar for more than 59 years, specializing in litigation, principally in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, commercial litigation, probate and matrimonial law.  Identified with several high-profile cases, including Mary Alice Firestone, Roxanne Pulitzer and Mark Baltes, he has been a continuous sustaining member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers since their respective inceptions.   Serving as Municipal Judge for the City of West Palm Beach for five years, he was admitted to practice in the Southern District Court in 1947, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, in 1986, and the Supreme Court of the United States in October 1960.  Mr. Farish is a major landholder and developer, building luxury homes in Palm Beach and Manalapan. Formerly the owner of North Palm Beach Lincoln Mercury in North Palm Beach and 1,500 acres of citrus on two extensive ranches, he is the sole owner of Denco Inc., a conglomerate corporation consisting of citrus, cattle and land development, as well as approximately half a city block of commercial property in downtown West Palm Beach across from the Palm Beach County Courthouse.  Mr. Farish serves on numerous boards and has been a community activist for more than 50 years.

Roberta Golub graduated Cum Laude from New Jersey City University with a BA Degree in Special Education. While raising her son, she was an active volunteer in his schools and feels passionately about bringing live theatre to our youth. Using her degree, she enjoys working with disabled children and helping the elderly. Ms. Golub served on the National Board of Young Audiences, a non-profit national arts education organization consisting of 32 chapters, founded in the belief that the performing arts should be a part of every child's education. She served several years on the gala committee as Co-Chairman, Honorary Chair and Publicity Chair. She and her husband, Harvey, avid supporters of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Lincoln Center, the United Way, the Arnold Gold Foundation and many other charitable causes, reside in Jupiter, Saddle River, N.Y., and Sante Fe, N.M.

Roe Green, an arts patron and community activist, is Chief Executive Officer of the Roe Green Foundation. With a B.A. in Theatre and Communications from the University of Colorado and a master's degree in Theatre from Kent State University, her experience in stage and business management includes Cain Park; the Cleveland Opera; and the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.  Today, she is President Emeritus of CAVORT Inc., the Conference About Volunteers of Regional Theatres; serves on the Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Advisory Board; the Foundation Board of Kent State University; the Board of Porthouse Theatre and the Board of the Cleveland Play House. She is responsible for the Roe Green Visiting Director Series for the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State and the University of Colorado, and "Green House," a battered women's shelter in Geauga.  Ms. Green, an "avid" theatergoer and traveler to more than 140 countries, was a competitive ballroom dancer for more than 12 years.

Founded in 1973, Rodger Hess Productions Inc. produces live theatrical events. BROADWAY; Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Wait Until Dark, 1776, Annie 20th Anniversary Production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jelly's Last Jam, Leader of the Pack, The Five O'Clock Girl. OFF BROADWAY; My Old Lady, Water Coolers, Cowgirls, Fallen Angels, Potholes, Blame it on the Movies, How I Got That Story. TOURING; Tin Pan Alley Rag, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Swing, Finian's Rainbow, Annie, A Chorus Line, Evita, Elvis: A Musical Celebration, Run for Your Wife, Nintendo World Championships. Created and produced the worldwide touring shows starring the Warner Bros. and DC Comics Inc. cartoon characters; Bugs Bunny Follies, Bugs Bunny Meets The Superheroes, Bugs Bunny In Space, Bugs Bunny Sports Spectacular, Bugs Bunny Circus. WRITER; Articles in the New York Times, New York Magazine, contributing author Applause Theatre Publication Producing for the Commercial Theatre, Fall 2005, How About a Little Action: Golf's Most Popular Betting Games distributed by the Booklegger. Mr. Hess serves on the Boards of Manhattan Theatre Club, Advisory Board of Theatreworks USA, and is a governor of the League of American Theatres and Producers. Mr. Hess is on the advisory board of SCAN-NY an inner city settlement house provider and was past co-chairman of The Associates, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, and the Contemporary Action Committee of the American Jewish Committee.

Rick Katz, one of the Theatre's founding organizers and first member of the Board of Directors, has been actively involved at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre since 2001.  He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, and founded the Richard J. Katz and Company Inc., a national insurance firm based in Rochester, N.Y. Katz was instrumental in the launch of Rochester's acclaimed GEVA Theatre Center as a Founding Patron and volunteered his time and leadership for the United Way of Greater Rochester and served on the Board of Strong Memorial Hospital -- University of Rochester Medical Center. Today, Mr. Katz supports a number of Florida initiatives. He is a Trustee of both the Jupiter Medical Center and Jupiter Medical Center Foundation and the Medical Center's Corporate Board of Trustees. He also is a member of the Board of the Center for Urologic Research, Education and Diseases (CURED) at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. Mr. Katz and his wife, Peggy, have resided in Jupiter since 1990.

Bert Korman, Chairman of the Board of Korman Residential Properties, Inc. based in Philadelphia, serves on the Board of Directors for many cultural, community and civic organizations, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees; The Albert Einstein Healthcare Network as Trustee and Executive Committee member; the Academy of Music; the PENJERDEL Council; the Philadelphia Orchestra, Germantown Academy as Life Trustee; the College of Physicians as a Fellow and Executive Committee member. He also is the Former Vice Chairman of the University of the Arts and former Co-Chair of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Fine Arts, is Director and Executive Committee member of the Franklin Institute and the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society World Affairs Council. He and his wife, Sallie, are board members and active supporters of The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania; the Philadelphia Zoological Society; the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; and the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing.

Milton Maltz

Milton Maltz founded Malrite Communications Group Inc. in 1956 and served as its Chairman and CEO until the Company was sold in 1998. Under his direction, Malrite became one of the most successful operators of radio and television properties in the country with stations stretching from New York to Los Angeles.

Mr. Maltz began his career in broadcasting as a kid actor in radio dramas originating in Chicago and also appeared in a number of television broadcasts during that medium's infancy. Over the years, he has worked in all aspects of the broadcast industry, including news and management.  Mr. Maltz wrote, produced and directed "The Fight for Freedom," a series of radio dramas reflecting the struggle for the creation of the State of Israel.

As a respected and active member of the broadcast industry, and a member of its Hall of Fame, Mr. Maltz created the National Association of Broadcasters' Task Force for Free TV, served on its Political Action Committee and was a Director of the Radio Advertising Bureau and Vice-Chairman of the Independent Television Association.  In 1998, Mr. Maltz was the recipient of the University of Cincinnati's distinguished Frederic W. Ziv Award for outstanding achievement in telecommunication.

Mr. Maltz has been active in numerous philanthropic and civic organizations. Over the years, he has worked as a trustee of PLANNED Life Assistance Network, former Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and served as Co-Chair of its Public Relations Committee, a trustee of the Anti-Defamation League of B-nai Brith, Better Business Bureau, the Montefiore Home, the College of Jewish Studies and The Temple-Tifereth Israel.  The State of Israel Bonds awarded Mr. Maltz the Gates of Jerusalem Medal in recognition of his support of Israel's economic development.

In 1985, he was the recipient of the prestigious Dively Award for entrepreneurship, receiving a Chair from the Harvard School of Business.  Mr. Maltz was a Director of Key Bank.  In 1996, Mr. Maltz was inducted into the Cleveland Business Hall of Fame.  Two outstanding achievements of his civic endeavors has been his involvement in the founding and development of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and his creation of the Maltz Family Foundation.  In regard to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Mr. Maltz played a major role in obtaining the project for the city of Cleveland.  With the Foundation, Mr. Maltz and his family have worked to support various charities and causes both nationally and internationally.

Today, Mr. Maltz is using his years of entertainment experience and expertise to develop distinctive entertainment projects around the country.  A recent project is the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.  The Museum has achieved international fame.  Mr. Maltz received a letter from President George W. Bush commending the Museum for contributing to America's understanding of the importance of intelligence as a principal component of national security.  He currently serves on the Board of the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation.

Mr. Maltz and his wife, Tamar, are actively engaged in reviving the Playhouse in Jupiter, Florida (formerly the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater), developing it as a traditional regional theater.

Milton Maltz serves as Chairman of the Board.  The Theatre, now known as the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, opened Feb. 29, 2004. He also serves on the Board at the Cleveland Play House, the nation's oldest regional theater.

Mr. and Mrs. Maltz are founders of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood, Ohio.  The Museum opened in October 2005.

A new auditorium seating 500 at the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Center was named after Milton and Tamar Maltz in a ceremony at the University on Nov. 8, 2002.

Mr. & Mrs. Maltz are major donors in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine. Bascom Palmer is the nation's No. 1 eye hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Mr. Maltz earned a B.S. degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois.  He served in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the National Security Agency in Washington.

Mr. Maltz has been married for the past 55 years to Tamar and has three children, daughter Julie of Tucson, and sons Daniel and David of Cleveland.

Tamar Maltz

Tamar Maltz is a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago with a degree in education, teaching in the Michigan and Maryland School Systems. She also taught Hebrew at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies and the Fairmount Temple Hebrew Schools.

Mrs. Maltz has served on the boards of Montefiore Home for the Aged, and Friends of the Aaron Garber Library. She was a major stockholder and director of Malrite Communications Group, a national broadcasting firm.

Mrs. Maltz provided significant support for the construction of Montefiore Home's new facility.  She has been a longtime contributor to basic scientific research in the field of mental illness through the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression and serves as a director of that organization. She received the "Trailblazer of the Year" award in 1994 from the Planned Life Assistance Network for creating social and recreational opportunities through the Jewish Community Center for individuals suffering from mental illness.

Other major philanthropies include the renovation of Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the new plays initiative of the Cleveland Play House. Mrs. Maltz and her husband, Milton, have been actively involved in the development of the Jupiter Theatre, a new and modern facility which has been named after them. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened Feb. 29, 2004 with such shows as "My Fair Lady" and Peter Cincotti.

Mr. and Mrs. Maltz are founders of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood, Ohio.  The Museum opened in October 2005. Mrs. Maltz has been married for the past 55 years to Milton and has three children, daughter Julie of Tucson, and sons Daniel and David of Cleveland.

John Osher

John Osher is a "serial entrepreneur" who has developed literally hundreds of consumer products, from energy saving devices to baby products, toys and candy, to household appliances. He has built and sold several successful businesses to major companies and is most popularly known as the guy who brought the "five dollar electric toothbrush" to the world.  Launched as the SpinBrush, in only 15 months, it became the top-selling toothbrush in the country.  He started the toothbrush venture in 1999 with $1.5 million and sold the company to Procter and Gamble at a record-breaking multiple for the industry.
He also founded Cap Toys, a company that brought to market many famous toys, including the widely popular "Stretch Armstrong." After building sales to $125 million in the mid-1990s, he sold the company to Hasbro in 1997.  Before that, in the 1980s, he started Con-serv, a company that was named one of the fastest growing companies in America by Inc. Magazine. That company was sold to Gerber Foods in 1985.
In addition to his efforts as a business entrepreneur, Mr. Osher has successfully produced several Broadway shows. He won Tony awards for the Best Musical as a producer of Broadway smash hits Hairspray and The Jersey Boys.  He also co-produced such hits as The Producers, Smokey Joe's Café and Big River.
Mr. Osher's other interests include philanthropy. He is Co-Chairman of the Zenith Fellows and national board member of the National Alzheimer's Association.  He is a Board Member of the Cleveland's University Hospital and involved in the support of several other charities and is a patron of the arts.  He also is  very active in starting new ventures, speaking to current and future entrepreneurs, and regularly speaking at a number of the top business schools across the country.

Bonnie Osher

Bonnie Osher is a Producer of Broadway and National road show productions of The Jersey Boys, The Wedding Singer, Tony Award-winning Hairspray, The Producers, Smokey Joe’s Café and Big River. She was Vice President of Marketing for Cap Toys and developed such famous toys as The Giant Bubble Gun, Stretch Armstrong and The Spin Pop. Mrs. Osher also was the Founder/Owner of JBJ Enterprises Inc., a pioneer developer of the children’s collectible sticker industry and creator of the first children’s interactive clothing line.
Mrs. Osher is a board member of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and a board member of Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. She is an active supporter and committee member of various chairities and the co-founder of Women Mentoring Women (WMW), a free consulting group for Michigan women entrepreneurs. Bonnie is on the development committee and serves as an active patron of the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. As a 1976 graduate with a B.S. from the University of Michigan with a double major in Education and Fine Arts, Mrs. Osher is also the founder/creator/parent but no longer the director of grown children, Jay Tapper and Jill Katz.

Ralph Saltzman founded DesignTex, a leader in the textile manufacture and design market and one of the largest members of the Association of Contract Textiles with more than 40 mills around the world.  He continued at the helm after the company became part of the Steelcase Design Partnership in 1988, ensuring its entrepreneurial ability to respond to the rapidly-changing custom design market until his retirement in 1996.  Today, as an art connoisseur and active art collector, he supports a number of cultural organizations, including the Pilchuck Glass School, near Seattle, Washington; Kravis Center in West Palm Beach; and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.  He and his wife, Muriel, are dedicated members of the Norton and last year made possible the Museum's Jodi Saltzman Cobarrubia Gallery, in honor of their daughter.

An entrepreneur and real estate developer, Ellis Segal has been actively engaged in business ventures since 1958. Currently, he is general partner of Dion-Segal Associates, a real estate investment group that owns and oversees 16 shopping centers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Segal began his career with one small appliance store, which he ultimately expanded to 20 locations.  For 18 years, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of Nationwide Televisions and Appliances, a multibillion-dollar company. A graduate of Temple University, Mr. Segal also attended William & Mary College and Rutgers University, where he studied for a Master's Degree.  He served in the United States Navy during World War II, and along with his wife, Sylvia, has received numerous awards and honors from many organizations including the David Ben Gurion Award from Ben Gurion University and the Allied Jewish Appeal.

Sal Tiano has been managing money for individuals, corporations, and non-profit organizations since 1989. After beginning his career at Drexel Burnham and Smith Barney, Mr. Tiano joined Bear Stearns in January 1991, and was named one of the youngest Senior Managing Directors in the firm's history in 1994. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he is a Registered Investment Advisor and recently established the first Bear Stearns Florida office. Mr. Tiano was the co-head agent of the Dartmouth Class of '88 and spearheaded an effort that set two records for money raised for 10-year and 15-year reunions. Mr. Tiano also is a trustee and founder of the Jimmy Martello Foundation, a charitable foundation set up in memory of a close friend who died in the World Trade Center tragedy. Mr. Tiano lives in Palm Beach Gardens with his wife, Kim, and their four children.  He is very active coaching youth baseball and ice hockey, and he enjoys playing golf.

Dee Topol is the former President and CEO of Travelers (now Citigroup) Foundation; former Vice President of the American Express Foundation; and past President and CEO of the Wildcliff Children's Museum in New Rochelle, New York.  Ms. Topol has an M.A. from New York University and also served as President of the Mamaroneck, N.Y., School Board.  In addition, Ms. Topol is past Chair of the New York City Child Care Commission, as well as the Westchester County Parks Recreation and Conservation Board.

Ms. Topol's volunteer work includes serving as President of the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation and President of the Families and Work Institute Board of Directors.  Ms. Topol also is a member of the Carnegie Hall Education Committee and an Advisor for the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck, N.Y., as well as a member of the Westchester County and Lower Manhattan Arts Councils.  Ms. Topol resides in Palm Beach Gardens with her husband, Robert.