ZORA! Festival is organized and presented by The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.), a membership-based, tax exempt, historic preservation organization. Established in 1988, the organization’s mission is:

To enhance the resources of Eatonville, Florida, which is the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States and the hometown of writer, folklorist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston

To educate the public about Eatonville’s historic and cultural significance and

To use the community’s heritage and cultural vibrancy for its economic development

The board is comprised of a body of well-regarded business and civic leaders, including a Fortune 500 CEO; several business people involved in international commerce; Central Florida civic and governmental leaders as well as residents of the historic Eatonville community.

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

                                                                                                                                               
Johnny Rivers, President                                                           
CEO/President, JR International                                                                                                                  

Carolyn M. Fennell, Vice President                                          
Director of Public Affairs                                                                    
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority                                                               

Ava K. Doppelt, Esq., Treasurer
Partner, Allen, Dyer, Doppelt,                                                    
Milbrath, & Gilchrist, P.A.                                                                   
                                                                                   
Rupert J. Deleveaux, Secretary
Graphic Designer & Communication Specialist                                
 Lockheed Martin Corporation                                    

Sibille H. Pritchard, Immediate Past President
Senior Vice President                                                                        
Brooksville Development Corporation                       

Members 

Lonnie C. Bell
Executive Director                                                                             
African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida

James M. Lewis
President, Disney Vacation Club

Reginald B. McGill
Director of Constituent Services, City of Orlando                                                                            
Office of the Mayor                                                                             
                                                           
Ernestine McWhite
Owner
McWhite’s Ironing Service                             

Clarence Otis, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer                                              
Darden Restaurants, Inc.                                                                              

Jéan E. Wilson, Esq.
Partner, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.