New College of Florida Announces New Trustees Lance Karp and Sarah Mackie

December 11, 2020 – Sarasota

The New College of Florida Board of Trustees announced two new members, Dr. Lance Karp and Dr. Sarah Mackie, at its meeting on December 7, 2020. Dr. Karp is a Sarasota resident and co-owner/president of the Sarasota Dental Group, where he practices clinical dentistry full-time. Dr. Mackie is a Palmetto resident and co-owner/vice president of Eye Center, Inc. in Manatee County. They were appointed to five-year terms, starting January 4, 2021, by Governor Ron DeSantis.

“Dr. Karp and Dr. Mackie bring a longstanding commitment to our local community,” said Board of Trustees Chair Mary Ruiz. “I look forward to working with them as we advance New College’s mission of preparing intellectually curious students for lives of great achievement.”

Dr. Karp has been practicing restorative and cosmetic dentistry with his corporation, the Sarasota Dental Group, since 2002. He currently serves on the University of Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Manatee Technical College Dental Advisory Board, and the Florida Blue Key Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Karp has served as president of the Sheriff’s Activities League of Sarasota County, Inc. since 2010—a not-for-profit board that works with the sheriff, law enforcement, local businesses and community members to raise funding for programs that provide youth with safe, experiential educational opportunities.

Dr. Mackie is an optometrist who has been the co-owner/vice president of Eye Center, Inc. since 2001. She founded the Eye Center, Inc. Vision Foundation in 2013 to provide free eye exams and full sets of glasses to underprivileged students in Manatee County. She is an active member of the Palmetto Charter School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and sustaining member of the Junior League of Manatee County (she is also a former member of the executive board for the latter organization). Dr. Mackie is currently a member at large of 100 Women Who Care Manatee, a group of women interested in supporting the local community by combining donations to impact local charities.