Organization Overview
The Downtown Sarasota Condo Association (DSCA) is organized with a Board of Directors comprised of three (3) to twenty (20) elected Directors with voting rights on Board matters. To contact any of the Board Directors, please send an email to: Downtown.Sarasota.Condo.Assoc@gmail.com
The current list of 11 Board Directors and Officers are:
Name
DSCA Role
Condo
David Lough
President
Rosemary District Assoc. Rep
Valencia Rosemary Place
Jaime Still
Vice President,
Chair, Associate &
Events Cmte
Kanaya
Clark Lauren
Treasurer
1350 Main
Judy Mower
Secretary
La Bellasara
Patrick Gannon
Director
President Emeritus
Condo on the Bay
Roger Barry
Director
Chair, Transportation Cmte
Sunset Towers
Peter Fanning
Director
President Emeritus
Chair, Homeless Cmte
Savoy On Palm
Bob Pirollo
Director
Bay Park Rep
Broadway Promenade
Catherine Sellers
Director
Mark Sarasota
Ken Shelin
Director
Embassy House
Alan Freedman
Cmte Chair, Open
Alinari
Committees
The Board can form committees as needed, and has agreed to establish committees to align with the annual goals of the organization. The standing committees include:
- Executive Committee – This is a standing committee that includes the officers of the organization (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Presidents Emeritus). It is the prime group to carry out the advocacy role of the organization, especially in interfacing with the City of Sarasota and City Commission.
The ad hoc committees that are formed to advance specific annual goals include:
- Homeless Committee – This is an ad hoc committee targeted to work with the City of Sarasota staff and other local organizations to support efforts to reduce the homeless population’s in Sarasota.
- Greenspace Committee – This is an ad hoc committee to focus on issues related to green spaces, public parks, and public art in downtown Sarasota.
- Transportation Committee – This is an ad hoc committee to focus on issues related to multi-modal transportation, traffic, signage, and pedestrian access in downtown Sarasota.
- Health & Safety Committee – This is an ad hoc committee to focus on programs to enhance downtown residents’ health and safety and works closely with the Sarasota Police Department and any other organizations to affect these programs.
- Zoning Code Committee – This is an ad hoc committee to focus on programs to work with the DSCA Member condominiums, City of Sarasota staff, and other local organizations to review experiences with the Zoning Code as it relates to Land Development Applications and the impacts of Administrative Review and Public Hearing processes.
- Associate & Events Committee – This is an ad hoc committee to plan and organize educational forums and other related events to address key issues important to our members, and to gain support of said events and provide exposure for Associate Member services.