Mr. Terry G. Coney is a new member of the Platform Art Board of Directors for 2021.
Mr. Coney was raised in Lakeland, and is currently the President of the NAACP, Lakeland Branch. Terry served in the United States Air Force for 22 years, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

After retirement from the Air Force, Mr. Coney spent 19 years in Durham, NC, before returning to Lakeland in 2014. While in Durham, Mr. Coney volunteered on several boards and organizations. Terry is the former President of the Durham Public Schools Scholarship Foundation, a member of the North Carolina state Mathematics and Science Advisory Board, and a Mentor with the Rites of Passage Mentorship program. In Lakeland, Terry currently services on the Polk Vision Mentorship Leadership team. He is a member of the Rochelle School of the Arts, School Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Polk County Public Schools, Attendance Boundary Committee. Mr. Coney was a member of the Polk County Public Schools, Superintendent Citizens selection committee, and he is the former Vice President of the Washington Park/Rochelle High School Alumni Association, Inc.

Terry is a 1968 graduate of Rochelle High School in Lakeland. He is a 1972 graduate of Florida A&M University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Terry earned a Masters of Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1988. Terry and his wife Earlene have seven children, nine grand kids, and one great grandchild.

Victoria Lowe of Birmingham, holds an MS in Art from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. After graduation, she relocated to Washington DC to continue her art career, exhibiting in the south and mid-Atlantic region. After working in the White House, she opened Art Studio Bed & Breakfast in Dupont Circle, welcoming guests and showing works of emerging artists for thirty years. She moved to Lakeland in 2006 and is currently touring a 40-year working retrospective of her paintings at museums in the south and midwest. Victoria has been teaching at Florida Polytechnic University since its opening in 2014.

Dr. Sallie Stone is the Founder and CEO of The Well, a public/private partnership with the City of Lakeland’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). She is President of Compass Smart Solutions educational consulting: training, professional development, business coaching and motivational speaking for diverse groups around customized themes. She is also the owner of Well-done Events! multi-media production services helping businesses and organizations promote their message through digital marketing and branding strategies. Dr. Sallie is married to Mario Stone, Director of Operations for The Well. Her passion is seeking out opportunities to partner with those who are committed to uplifting the community and making it a better place to live and work for all. She models this belief with intentionality through engagement and advocacy. Dr. Stone’s efforts have earned her a solid reputation for facilitating collaborative relationships and partnerships.