Dedicated to the Educational & Cultural Needs of South Florida
Board of Trustees Officers
Johnathan Robertson – Create Capital
Chair
Caitlin Stella – Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Vice Chair
Patty Hooley – Weston Nissan, Weston Volvo & Plantation Ford
Secretary
Brian Clay – BankUnited, N.A.
Treasurer
Rick J. Burgess, Esq. – Gunster
Immediate Past Chair
Joseph P. Cox – Museum of Discovery & Science
President and CEO
Trustees
Moises Almonte – PNC Bank
Joshua Bass – JM Family Enterprises
Dr. Ana Benedetti, DMD, MSD – Benedetti Orthodontics
Ronald L. Book, Esq. – Ronald L. Book, P.A.
Anita Byer – Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk
Baldwyn English – FPL
M. Austin Forman – American Marketing & Management Inc.
Debra Hixon – Broward County School Board
Derek Javarone – Northern Trust
Sandra Juliachs – Bank of America
The Hon. Chip LaMarca – Florida State House of Representatives
Robert B. Lochrie, III, Esq. – Lochrie & Chakas, P.A.
Yvette Martinez – AARP
Dominick Miniaci, Esq. – Dominick F. Miniaci, P.A.
Kelly Phillips – Grant Thornton
Stacy Ritter – Visit Lauderdale
Brandon Singer – CTS Engines
Shea Smith, CPA – Berkowitz Pollock Brant Advisors + CPAs
Eric Spann – Southern Wine & Spirits
Kenneth Stiles – Stiles Corporation
Erick Strati – Wells Fargo
Shane Strum – Broward Health
Jon L. Swergold, Esq. – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nicky Tesser – JetBlue
Shawn Thornton – Florida Panthers
Philip Verde – Truist Bank
Executive Staff
Joseph P. Cox, President and CEO
Meredith Feder, Deputy Director
