Florida Theatre board announces new members

Lori Smith and Kaci Barnes will serve three-year terms for the performing arts center board.


  • By Max Marbut
  • | 4:08 p.m. April 1, 2026
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The Florida Theatre in Downtown Jacksonville opened in 1927. Owned by the city, it is operated by a nonprofit that books entertainers and oversees maintenance and restoration of the historic building.
The Florida Theatre in Downtown Jacksonville opened in 1927. Owned by the city, it is operated by a nonprofit that books entertainers and oversees maintenance and restoration of the historic building.
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The Florida Theatre Performing Arts Center Inc. board of directors elected Kaci Barnes and Lori Smith as new voting members to serve three-year terms, the board announced April 1.

Kaci Barnes
Kaci Barnes

Barnes is a client and community relations specialist at PNC Bank. She is on the board of directors for Downtown Vision Inc. and held previous roles at Baptist Health, Feeding Northeast Florida and VyStar Credit Union.

She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and psychology.

Lori Smith
Lori Smith

Smith is chief human resources officer at Community First Credit Union. She is a member of the Leadership Jacksonville class of 2017 and served for five years on the board of the United Way of Northeast Florida.

Barnes is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in business/corporate communications.

In addition, board member Laura Phillips Edgecombe now is secretary, the board announced. She is vice president of urban systems at Downtown Vision Inc.

 

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