2028 Multidisciplinary Level 3

• Executive Director, Grace Arts Center, Fort Lauderdale
• Fine Art Broker/Business Owner
• Past Board Member, Broward Enterprise Zone and Community Redevelopment Area (Fort Lauderdale) sponsoring arts resiliency projects
• M.S.P., Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University

Clare Vickery is a Producer, Curator, Writer, and Director of original multidisciplinary projects including visual art exhibitions, documentary film, theater, urban design installations and competitions. A South Florida resident since 1991, she’s an active patron of the arts including sponsoring large commercial art exhibitions, elementary school after-school arts-care, paid internships and scholarships to study abroad for high school students, college fashion, architecture and robotics studios, and created a design and creative arts program for teens in foster care. Prior to developing cultural programming, she was the recipient of multiple awards for land development, planning, historic building preservation and design.

• Executive Director, Firehouse Cultural Center, Ruskin, Florida
• Previously, Vice President of Business Development, 1 Particular CFO LLC; Executive Director of Hospice programs in Miami, FL, Lakeland FL and Vice President of Planning and Development for HPH Hospice in Hudson, FL; Held senior leadership positions with The Florida Aquarium in Tampa and the MacDonald Training Center in Tampa.
• Previously on the board of directors of the Suncoast Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals 
• B.B.A, Marketing, Stetson University

• Founder of Kapha House | A Consulting Group, providing fractional fundraising, philanthropy, and marketing leadership to mission-driven organizations.
• 20+ years of nonprofit leadership experience. Expertise includes capital campaigns, major gifts, grant development, strategic planning, community partnerships, advocacy, marketing, and public relations.
• Grant Writer & Strategist with a track record of securing more than $75 million in competitive grant funding for nonprofit and community-based organizations.
• Experienced in reviewing grant applications for the State of Florida, evaluating proposals for alignment with funding priorities, program effectiveness, organizational readiness, measurable outcomes, and community impact.