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Veterans Art Center Tampa Bay
PO Box 5856, Tampa, Fl 33675
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Our Founder
Mack Macksam
"Major Mack Daddy " – Creating Memories and Laughter
Before retiring from the United States Army, my time was spent training future Army Officers.
While running with our cadets early morning at University South Florida St. Petersburg, I realized I had never seen an art center that focused on military and veteran artists. That was my “aha” moment.
My thoughts then became my next mission: to pioneer a center for mental health / healing / suicide prevention through the use of art as an alternative therapy. I answered my call to action and built the Veterans Art Center Tampa Bay where we create powerful synergies for our community’s service members, responders, and their families.
It is my hope that together, we will selflessly celebrate, honor and commemorate the men and women that serve; past, present and future as we grow beyond our 10th year.
Board of Trustees
Mack Macksam, MAOM – Founder, CEO, Major (R) USA
Susan Peterson – Executive Vice President
Brian Morris – Vice President, USAF TSSG (R)
Mark Scott – Vice President Partnerships, The Recovery Network, US Army Veteran
Michele and Don Carey – Gold Star Mother and Father, CPL Humlhanz Arts Scholarship
Joyce Martin Thompson – Secretary
Joshua Miller Esq. – Legal, USMC Veteran
Tori Lehman – CPA
Andres Carillo
Advisory Board
Major General Ed Klein
Judge William Burgess, LTC (R)
Lisa Goss – Ringling Art and Design
Chantelle MacPhee – Saint Leo University
Lupe Mitchell – Hillsborough Bar Association
Christa Vutera – T2T
