Board Members & Staff
Meet the Spady Museum’s Board
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VERA FARRINGTON FOUNDER
Vera Farrington is a retired Palm Beach County educator with 37 years in the public school system. As an educator, Mrs. Farrington’s dream was to preserve the history of the Black community in her native Palm Beach County through careful and consistent collecting and archiving so that others could learn about and be part of this unique history. Through her efforts and with the support of key Palm Beach County individuals, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum opened in July 2001.
ANDREA S. BRUTON
Ms. Bruton’s career in law enforcement spans more than 20 years and includes a temporary assignment to the FBI’s Public Corruption Unit.
ELIZABETH BURROWS
Elizabeth is the founder of The Life Edit Project and is a life coach and public speaker. Previously, she spent 18 years in the public and non-profit sectors as an conomic development professional.
NANCY CHANIN
Nancy Chanin is a longtime community activist and fundraiser with decades of experience supporting local causes and political campaigns in Palm Beach County. She has served on various city and nonprofit boards, including the Delray Beach Green Implementation Advancement Board, the Delray Beach Police Advisory Board, the Boca Raton Police Athletic League, and the EJS Project. A mother of three, Nancy has called the Boca/Delray area home for over 25 years.
STACEY COPELAND
Stacey is a former classroom teacher who specialized in test-taking strategies and college prep skills. Her professional experience includes creating curriculum and leading workshops for multi-day experiential learning conferences nationwide.
COLLEEN RHODD
Colleen is a financial advisor who has experience in prospecting, sales, financial planning, training and staff development.
LARRY ROSENSWEIG
Larry owns and operates a boutique consulting firm that focuses on building capacity for cultural nonprofit organizations. Larry is formerly the founding director of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens where he stewarded the start-up and expansion of the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to deepening the understanding of Japanese culture and the Japanese-American heritage.
BILL WHIGHAM
Bill is retired from the Bellsouth Corporation where he advocated for the rights of workers by serving as the area Union representative. Bill also served on the executive board of the South Palm Beach County NAACP.
CLARENCE VAUGHN
Clarence had a 20 year career at IBM in the manufacturing, product development and information systems departments. He ran his own computer repair business for 12 years, then taught math and computer networking at a local tecnical academy.
IN MEMORIAM
- Charles Spencer Pompey – Founder
- Alfred “Zach” Straghn – Member
STAFF
- Charlene Farrington, Executive Director
- Sharon Blake, Finance Officer
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The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum’s mission is to expand, preserve and present the culturally diverse history of the Black communities of Palm Beach County.
Bringing People Together In Celebration of Black History.