The Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Tania Castroverde Moskalenko as Chief Executive Officer. Bringing a wealth of experience and a dynamic approach to arts leadership, Tania will officially assume her role on February 5, 2024, although she will work with the board on key strategic initiatives effective immediately. With over twenty years of leadership experience at complex nonprofit arts and cultural organizations nationwide, Tania is recognized as a results-driven leader with a proven track record of philanthropic outcomes, programmatic excellence, and social impact. Working with the PAF board, Tania will champion accessible arts education and lead the vision for a new Sarasota Performing Arts Center at the heart of The Bay. Tania’s impressive career includes serving as Executive Director of the Miami City Ballet, where she successfully completed an ambitious $65MM capitalization campaign and initiated the organization’s first formal DEI strategy. Her experience leading complex arts organizations and guiding them through strategic, financial, and operational transformations, includes serving as CEO of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, a 4,000 seat National Historic Landmark in downtown Chicago, President/CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, IN, and Executive Director of the Germantown Performing Arts Center in Tennessee. Most recently, Tania served as Interim CEO of Oolite Arts in Miami Beach, FL and as Strategic Advisor for the Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious ballet audition competition. Tania holds an MA in Philanthropy from Indiana University, a BFA from the University of Memphis, and Executive Certifications from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Castroverde Moskalenko is a native of Havana, Cuba and was raised in Miami. She serves on the Board of Directors of Philanthropy Miami. The Board’s CEO Search Committee and executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates conducted an extensive national search to identify Tania as the ideal successor to Jim Travers, who has been serving as the interim CEO. The foundation anticipates Tania’s visionary leadership will propel the organization to new heights, ensuring a vibrant and culturally enriched future for Sarasota and beyond. For more information about the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation, please visit: www.PerformingArtsFoundation.org. For any media inquiries or interview requests, please contact Anand Pallegar at ap@largeinc.com.