Rita Mazer

Board Treasurer

"The mental health challenges young people have faced during the pandemic have been significant.  We need storytellers who know how to address these issues.  I believe Wingspan will make a tremendous impact under KT's leadership.”

Rita is a business branding and marketing professional and creator of Mazer Advertising Inc.  She developed a series of advertorial pages for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.  Her Tips and Trends from Area Businesses was a popular weekly feature and became the go-to guide for countless households in SW Florida. Her weekly Food for Thought and Saucy Girl columns were featured in the newspaper’s entertainment section and also became an invaluable resource for the thousands of readers.  Rita has lived in Sarasota for over 40 years with her husband Barry, where they raised their family in what she considers ‘the best place to live in the world’. She is also an avid theatergoer and performer, which has garnered her numerous roles in musicals and cabarets. Currently, she is active in children’s theatre, as an integral part of Venice Theatre’s ‘Troupe in a Trunk’, which brings educational theatre to thousands of elementary school children each year.