The Debutante Program hosted its annual showcase ball Dec. 21Â at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.Â
The 38th annual Debutante Ball had 28 debutants honored this year, with proceeds from the night going to the Sarasota Orchestra's youth programs. The Sarasota Orchestra-affiliated program has been in place since 1982.
The 2019 Debutantes are:
Abigail Biter
Julia Boehm
Hannah Brotherton
Madelyn Brown
Isabella Brush
Madison Canterbury
Anna Dees
Lilian Dougherty
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Marissa Fontaine
Merrill Garlington
Savannah James
Eugenia Kornacki
Lucy LaCivita
Cassie Lloyd
Lindsay McKenna
Emily Merrill
Ivy Morton
Natasha Rittenhouse
Emory Sayre
Sydney Sforzo
Campbell Shaw
Madeline Smith
Mary Steber
Savannah Stewart
Lauren Sutter
Aundrianna Twigg
Isabella Zeppi
Arik Katz, Emily Merrill and Rene Strezenicky Franko
Jay Sussman, Madeline Smith and Thomas Naylor
Jonathan Sullivan, Campbell Shaw and Ben Gordon
T.J. Cochran, Campbell Shaw and Ben Gordon
Beck Linehan, Patrick McNelis and Graham Linehan
Lucy LaCivita, Jake Dowdy, Sam Millie, Lauren Sutter and Graham Linehan
Chairs Chuck and Diann Flanders
Mark Serbin and president Robin Serbin
Bill and Stephanie Lloyd with Robin and Rich Macri
Ava Zandroff and Madisyn Opstal
Lorraine and Dick Vitale
Molly and Ethan Biter
Diana and Matt Buchanan
Terri and Joe McKenna
Jeremy, Abby and Kimberly Duplissey
Bill and Cathy Brush
Dean and Judy Ferris
Tom and Marie Dowdy with Laura Kunberger and David Millie
Dr. Mark and Karen Johnson with Kevin Dougherty
Natalie Twigg, Patrick Murphy and Mary Misiti
Katie and Jesse Biter
Todd and Barbara Stainbrook with Bryan Smith and Kristen and Joe Farell
Blaise and Elizabeth Bright with Olivia, Kirk and Tess Zeppi
Kristen Farrell and Joern Sroka with Scott and Melissa Stevens
David and Donna Koffman with Tammy and Taylor Karp
Robert and Heidi Rittenhouse
Julia Blom, Gwyn Petersen, Izzie Radford and Lindsay Farb
Brent and Liam Hudson with Patti and Scott Tibbetts
Gloria Koach and Katie Hollingsworth
Laura Morgano, Chris and Nick Sutter and Antonio Morgano
Taylor Karp and Shak Teymuri with Christine Turner and Sarah Karp
