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FOCUS on European Art is a charitable organization that promotes education in the arts, with special emphasis on European art and art history. FOCUS sponsors credentialed speakers and supports art education and collections in public art museums by funding acquisitions, exhibitions, conservation, educational programs and other board approved donations.

Officers 2025-2026

President Stephen J. Taddie

Vice President Gwendolyn Tierney

Secretary Alan Fitzgerald

Treasurer Diana W. Worthington

Immediate Past President Phyllis S. Rector

Members-at-Large 2025–2026

Gary Egan
Lynn Gagliano
Matthew Jimenez
Sherry Koopot
Judee Morrison
Michael Sillyman
R. Stephen Wolfe

Board of Directors

 

Egan, Gary

BS Georgetown University Finance; MBA George Washington University. COO/CFO
The Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, Virginia.
Various financial management positions at Georgetown University.
Vice President for Finance and Administration for the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Vice President of Finance at Sun Health Senior Living in Sun City.
CFO  Phoenix Symphony.
Interim CEO/CFO for Southwest Center for HIV and AIDS.
Deputy Director of Finance and Administration at Phoenix Art Museum 2005-2016.
 

G‍agliano, Lynn

BS in Management with a concentration in Accounting from Tulane University; 
Certified Public Accountant (currently inactive); 
6 years working for national accounting firm Arthur Andersen, 
6 years working for regional accounting firm Moss Adams; 
20 years as an Army wife during my husband’s active duty service; 
17 years as a home educator, various volunteer positions in schools and churches; 
Phoenix Art Museum: Docent, Class of 2023
 

Fitzgerald, Alan

Born in Monterey, relocated to Arizona in 1973 for college.  MS, Engineering from ASU.
Founded Adron Corporation in 1985 which specialized in the development and production of solid-state disk technology.
2010 founded Art Intersection with galleries, photography arts lab, and workspace serving both emerging and established artists.
Established, with his wife Sheila, the Neruo Wellness Center in Gilbert, in collaboration with Banner Health, to serve people suffering from neurological movement disorders, principally Parkinson’s Disease.
Alan enjoys flying a general aviaiton airplane and donates flights to transport patients through the Angel Flights West organizaiton.
 
 

Jimenez, Matthew

Brophy College Prep, BS Computer Science Arizona State University. After graduation, worked for The Weitz Company as Network Administrator. Founder Matek Media 2009, an agency for web development, print design and digital marketing.
Extra time spent with wife and two daughters, nine and eleven. Native Arizonan.
 

Koopot, Sherry

BS Wheaton College, Illinois. BSN Nursing at Cal State.
Surgical nurse two years at City of Hope and 14 years at West Suburban Hospital, Illinois.
Volunteer work raising family included Boy Scouts, PTA, School Board Creighton Elementary. Phoenix
Art Museum Docent Class ’89, President 2021-2022.
President and founding member of Friends of European Art.
 

Morrison, Judee

Art Institute of Chicago: Docent 1990 – 2008
Phoenix Art Museum, Docent Emeritus 1980, Circles, Friends of European Art
Saint Barnabas on the Desert: Memorial and Fine Arts Acceptance
Mirabella at ASU: Chairman of Field Trips
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Rector, Phyllis

BA Russian History, Cornell University; MBA Arizona State University.
US-USSR Trade and Economic Council in Moscow more than three years.
In the U.S., principal in factoring business for ten years; bond trader and trading manager.
Phoenix Art Museum: Master Docent ’06, Circles.
Girl Scout Leader; Active at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church.
 

Sillyman, Michael

JD ASU College of Law, Associate Managing Editor of Arizona State Law Journal
Retired Senior Parter, Kutak Rock LLP
Admitted to AZ Bar, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, and White Mountain Apache Tribal Courts
Past President: Hispanic National Bar Association, Public Lawyer’s Section of Arizona State Bar Association;
Past Chair Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; Past Vice President on the Board of Trustees for Desert Botanical Gardens.
Currently on the Board of and former Vice President of the Herberger Theater Center
 

Taddie, Stephen J.

BS in Business and Economics from Lehigh University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Certified Business Economist™ (CBE™) and Certified Financial Manager (CFM™).  
Director, FOCUS Partners | Wealth, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Phoenix based Stellar Capital Management prior to fOCUS Partners merger. Panelist for Bloomberg, the NABE and the Blue Chip economic forecasts.
Formerly Madison School District Financial Oversight Committee, Executive Board of the Desert Botanical Garden Foundation, Phoenix Camelback Rotary Club, Junior Achievement, Foundation for Burns & Trauma, coached youth sports teams.
FOCUS Founder.

 

Tierney, Gwendolyn

BA in History; professional outside sales, Systems Analyst/Engineer.  
Phoenix Art Museum: Master Docent ’99.

 

Wolfe, R. Stephen

BS Engineering Penn State University, MBA Arizona State University.
Manufacturing career in Phoenix with Honeywell International; Liaison Honeywell Bull for three years in Paris.
With Inter-Tel, negotiated contracts for telecom hardware in China, Philippines, South Korea, Japan.
Currently, Governance Chair Board of Copper State Credit Union.
Phoenix Art Museum: formerly President Men’s Arts Council; currently, Circles, 21st Century.
FOCUS Founder.
 

Worthington, Diana Welch

BS Business Accounting University of Southern California.
Accountant with Palo Seco Corp., assistant controller Northwestern Development Co.
Principal, Diana Worthington Accounting Company.
National Charity League.
Phoenix Art Museum: Master Docent ’88; formerly active with InFocus, FEA and Contemporary Forum. Currently Circles.
FOCUS Founder.

President's Message

President’s Message
 

On behalf of the FOCUS Board of Directors, welcome to FOCUS on European Art !

We constantly seek opportunities to meet our members where they are and provide value that members will appreciate. I encourage you to browse our website and absolutely take a look at our events tab to see past events and upcoming events. As you will see, we always have something in the works…

In addition to our long-standing events including Salons, Socials, and Travel, we provide Philanthropy through donations to local art organizations and scholarships, support a periodic art-focused newsletter, and can now accept donations of artwork that does not have a place in your home or your heir’s homes.

Nobody has a corner on all the great ideas, so if you have some ideas that are important to you, share it with a member of the Board, or email us at [email protected], with any questions, and or suggestions.

I am extremely proud of our Board of Directors that put in countless hours to continually improve FOCUS for the benefit of its members.

Glad that you visited us today.

Best to all,
Steve Taddie
President

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