Dorothea Green Chair of Education & Community Engagement Chair Ceremony

Photography by on April 26th, 2024 in Lifestyle

Richard Milstein

Miami, FL – April 26, 2024 – The Arsht Center announced a $2.5 million gift from the Miami-based Green Family Foundation Trust (GFFT) to establish and endow the Dorothea Green Chair of Education and Community Engagement. This endowed chair position, a first of its kind at a performing arts center in the U.S., provides long-term financial support for Arsht Center education and community engagement initiatives, including free shows for Miami-Dade County Public School students, pop-up neighborhood performances, programs for people with disabilities and more.

The Center’s Vice President of Education and Community Engagement, Jairo Ontiveros, a staff member for more than a decade, has been named the inaugural chair. The distinction marks the first endowed chair at the Arsht Center as well as the first endowed position for an education and community engagement vice president at a performing arts center. Through the newly created Dorothea Green Chair of Education and Community Engagement, Ontiveros will continue to advance the Center’s mission to connect people from every corner of the Miami community through artistic excellence and inspiring educational experiences.

Richard Milstein & Jairo Ontiveros

Richard Milstein, Jairo Ontiveros, Dorothea & Ambassador Steve Green

Diana Eusebio, Ambassador Steve & Dorothea Green, & Daniel Ochoa

Gino Campodonico, Jairo Ontiveros, & Suzette Espinoza Fuentes

Jairo Ontiveros & Chadwick Stark

Richard Milstein & Jairo Ontiveros

Jairo Ontiveros

Jairo Ontiveros

Johann Zietsman, Dr. Kimberly Green, Jairo Ontiveros,Ambassador Steve, & Dorothea Green

Zaylin Yates, Francesca Toledo, Jairo Ontiveros, Lakeisha Frith, & Bonita Whytehead

Richard Milstein,Daniel Ochoa, Diana Eusebio, Johann Zietsman, Dr. Kimberly Green, Jairo Ontiveros, Ambassador Steve & Dorothea Green, & Mirellle Charles

Richard Milstein,Daniel Ochoa, Diana Eusebio, Johann Zietsman, Dr. Kimberly Green, Jairo Ontiveros, Ambassador Steve & Dorothea Green, & Mirellle Charles

Johann Zietsman

Dr. Kimberly Green & Johann Zietsman

Johann Zietsman

Ambassador Steve & Dorothea Green

Jairo Ontiveros & Chadwick Stark

Ambassador Steve Green & Jairo Ontiveros

Lucille Zangui

Jairo Ontiveros & Linda & Jill Potash

Dr. Agatha Caraballo, Meme Ferre, Stephany Alvarez Ventura, & Mirelle Charle

Ambassador Steve, Dorothea, & Dr. Kimberly Green

Diana Eusebio & Daniel Ochoa

Dorothea, & Dr. Kimberly Green

Dorothea Green, Linda & Jill Potash, & Jairo Ontiveros

Lark Bennett, Ken Hall, Adrienne Bon Heis, & Marvin Ross Fridman

Dorothea Greenberg, Johann Zietsman, & Lucille Zangui

Clarice Abrantes, Rick Rodriguez Pina, Karen Fryd, & Meredith Porte

Zaylin Yates, Valerie Riles, & Peta London