Staff – Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation

Demetrius Fuller

Chief Executive Officer & Artistic Officer

Demetrius Fuller has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation
(MKAF) since the fall of 2020. An innovative visionary and forward thinker, Fuller has worked
closely with the Board of Directors and his staff to continue to evolve MKAF’s standing as the
champion of the arts for all in Northwest Florida.

During his tenure as CEO, Fuller has leveraged his considerable arts industry experience — he
also is the Founder/Music & Artistic Director for Sinfonia Gulf Coast — to significantly elevate
the awareness of MKAF and its ArtsReach mission through increased marketing and strategic
community partnerships. This has resulted in unprecedented membership levels, record event
attendance at both signature annual events — the Festival of the Arts and Concerts in the Village
— as well as a 180 percent increase in education outreach programs, with nearly 100 new
ArtsReach programs added in the last four years alone.

In Northwest Florida, Fuller serves as a Trustee of the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation,
has served on the boards of Alaqua Animal Refuge, Cultural Arts Alliance, Okaloosa Arts
Alliance, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, is a past chair of the American Cancer
Society’s Cattle Barons’ Ball and continues to serve as a grant panelist for the State of Florida
Division of Cultural Affairs. In 2009, New York City-based Musicians For Harmony appointed
Maestro Fuller as one of three Artistic Advisors, an honor shared with musical luminaries Arnold
Steinhardt of the renowned Guarneri String Quartet and violinist Cho-Liang Lin. In 2022, he was
selected for the board of directors of the prestigious New York City-based Young Concerts
Artists (YCA) and was additionally appointed as a mentor for the Recording Academy’s
Grammy U to help develop graduates entering into their careers in the arts and entertainment
industry.

Fuller is an award recipient from the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, the
Werner Foundation, and the International Music Foundation. He trained at the prestigious
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, receiving both his Bachelor and Master
of Music degrees, and is an accomplished conductor and clarinetist with a wide variety of
accolades, bringing a unique perspective to his role on the MKAF team.

Deb Nissley

Director of Operations

In 1997, Deb served as an administrative volunteer that developed into a 26-year career as MKAF’s Director of Operations. Deb’s administrative and operational experience spans over 40 years from advertising, fundraising, special event planning, membership to volunteer development. Deb serves as Producer of MKAF’s annual Festival of the Arts. Under her leadership the Festival has enjoyed a waiting list for exhibiting artists and record attendance. During her tenure, MKAF has presented nearly 300 live music concerts featuring premier local, regional and national artists. Deb’s role at MKAF is usually representing the organization on the front line among its members and volunteers.

Melanie Moore

Director of Education & Community Engagement

Melanie is the Director of Education and Community Engagement for the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation. With more than 20 years of experience in nonprofits, cultural institutions, and as an art educator, she continues to further her mission for facilitating arts education for people of all ages and abilities. Under her direction, MKAF’s ArtsReach programs have grown to over 150 programs a year, serving K-12 students, individuals with special needs, and active duty and veteran military with visible and invisible injuries throughout Northwest Florida.

Moore received her Master of Arts degree in Humanities with a focus on “Texts and Images” from the University of Houston – Clear Lake. She also has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Texas. Always an arts advocate, she has served as an adjunct at University of Houston Clear Lake; and taught Pre-K through High School students in public and private schools. Moore is also passionate about the Zentangle drawing method and is a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT).

Beth Clavier

Director of Events & Patron Services

A native of the Emerald Coast, Beth Clavier feels a great connection to our area and is happy to be back home, doing what she loves. Having had a career in entertainment spanning over two decades, the industry has taken her far and full circle. From her humble beginnings as a 20-year-old theater volunteer, to managing the annual marquis events at NBC Universal in Orlando, to opening a dynamic entertainment resort in Singapore, Clavier is thrilled to be a full-time Emerald Coast resident again.

Her early career included working for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), staging a range of large-scale productions including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the Ice! sculpture event for Gaylord Palms and well over 100 live music concerts. In her previous role with Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, Clavier was on the opening team as an Entertainment Production Manager for the resort as a whole, as well as the Universal Studios Singapore theme park, S.E.A. Aquarium as well as the Maritime Museum within it.

Clavier says that she lives to see people enjoying themselves and strives to create and execute events that help people escape, while at the same time benefiting our community by raising funds to expose our local children to quality cultural arts experiences. You can find Clavier behind the scenes as the Production Manager for Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation as well.

Adventure and travel is how this event planner recharges, as she is always on a mission to experience something new. She really enjoys finding the solace in nature with her daughter Haegen, and loves spending time with her family when she’s not behind the scenes at your favorite event.

Zandra Wolfgram

Director of Marketing & Communications

As a marketing communication professional for more than 30 years, Zandra has promoted the performing arts in Cleveland, cultural tourism in New Orleans; and hotels, resorts, and restaurants throughout Northwest Florida. A passionate arts advocate, she launched her career promoting the performing arts for the Cleveland Playhouse, Theatre League of Cleveland and Great Lakes Theatre. In New Orleans, she was on a two-member team for Arts Tourism Partnership, a national cultural arts pilot program. After relocating to Northwest Florida in 1999, she led the marketing/PR efforts to open resorts, hotels, restaurants, retail stores, golf courses and mixed-use centers. She launched award-winning brand campaigns, established a PR division for a major resort and concepted a magazine, newspaper and television channel — all of which were award winning.

A writer who holds a journalism degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, Zandra held the editorship for Emerald Coast magazine for seven years and was a senior writer for both Tallahassee and 850 Business magazines. Her byline has appeared on destination travel stories for dozens of resort publications, Forbes Travel, Visit Florida and VisitSouth.com, for which she was the Destin/Fort Walton Beach Insider.

A founding member and past president of the Northwest Florida Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations, her work has earned more than 50 industry awards.

An avid arts advocate, Wolfgram supports national art causes such as Musical Theatre Project, Costume Industry Coalition, and Americans for the Arts. Locally, she served on the Emerald Coast Theatre Company board (2004-2022), and is a proud member of Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and the Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach.
She lives with her husband on a 3-mile barrier island, where she enjoys “shabby chic-ing” vintage furniture, frequenting festivals and kicking back with her sullen bulldog, Hapi.

Annalise Dedicke

Administrative & Programs Manager, Executive Assistant to CEO

Annalise S.R. Dedicke began her love of the arts in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as a young violin student rapidly progressing to First Chair in her school orchestra. As a registration and trade show volunteer, she honed her organizational skills while working with Visit Cheyenne, the convention and visitor’s bureau. Dedicke moved to Boston in 2017 for college, working toward a double major in Marketing and English. She continued her education at Northwest Florida State College while working at the Frances Roy Agency as the Event and Office Coordinator.   A fanatic for logistical coordination, Dedicke executed events such as J. Leon Gallery Sip N’ Strolls and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Foodie Festivals. She believes in the small details that make the world turn and the power of a strong work ethic. ]

In 2021, this mentality led her to the innovative team at Sinfonia Gulf Coast as Administrative and Programs Coordinator. In 2022, she is pioneering a dual role as Administrative and Programs Coordinator for both Sinfonia Gulf Coast and the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation.

Dedicke resides in Niceville, Florida, with her energetic pup, Joseph Talon. In her free time, she can be found on BookTok as a reviewer of literary fiction.

Daniel Milana

Director Of Development

Daniel Milana is a seasoned professional in the field of media, fundraising, project management, and content production. With a wealth of experience, he has honed his skills in creating, producing, and executing engaging editorial and branded content programming for both local and national media.

Milana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film Production and is certified in Fundraising from the Georgia Center of Nonprofits. He has applied his talents to event fundraising and grant management raising funds and organizing some of the largest film and entertainment festivals in the country, including Sundance and the Atlanta Film Festival.

Milana's portfolio boasts collaborations with renowned brands such as Home Depot, Starbucks, Mattel, and media outlets like NPR, NBC, Telemundo and Lifetime Television.

Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Milana remains a devoted fan of the Yankees and Falcons, reflecting his passion for sports and loyalty to his favorite teams. Additionally, his Brazilian heritage has granted him the valuable skill of fluency in Portuguese and proficiency in Spanish, fostering connections across cultures.

Milana recently relocated from Atlanta to Santa Rosa Beach, where he resides with his wife, Olivia and two children, Thalia and Joey.