Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Board of Directors 2020-2021

2020-2021 Executive Committee


Sam Robbin National Jets, Inc. Chair	Lori Chevy Bank of America Vice Chair	Gregory Haile Broward College Secretary

Erick Strati Wells Fargo Treasurer	Juliet Roulhac FPL Past Chair	Bob Swindell Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance President and CEO


Doug Bartel Florida Blue At-Large Seat	Basil Bernard Apricot Office Interiors Entrepreneurship Council Chair	Colin Brown JM Family Enterprises CEO Council Chair	Jennifer Bales Drake Becker Alliance 501(c)3 Foundation

Sandra Veszi Einhorn Coordinating Council of Broward Partner Council Chair	Kate Goldman Baptist Health South Florida At Large Seat	Mayor Steve Geller Broward County Board of County Commissioners	Carol Hylton CareerSource Broward At Large Seat

Representative Chip LaMarca Florida House of Representatives	Nick Matthews Becker Corporate Council Chair	Stacy Ritter Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau	Tim Rubin Kaufman Rossin Governor Council Chair

Newton Sanon OIC of South Florida At-Large Seat	Barry Somerstein Greenspoon Marder Legal Counsel	Nicky Tesser JetBlue Leadership Council Chair	Mayor Dean Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale

2020-2021 Directors


Brett Atkinson Moss Construction	Frank Babinec City of Coral Springs	Josie Bacallao Hispanic Unity of Florida	Dahlia Baker Broward County Small Business Development Advisory Board

Kelvin Baker City of Miramar	Brendan Barry Shutts LLP	Karen Brooks City of Coconut Creek	Kelley Brown Regions Bank

Kathleen Cannon United Way of Broward County	Jeni Chokron First Horizon Bank	Brian Clay BankUnited	Chris Clemens City of Pompano Beach

Ross Cooper Friends of WLRN	Isabel Cosio Carballo South Florida Regional Planning Council	Henri Crockett The Crockett Foundation	Jonathan Daniels Port Everglades

Charinus Davis Broward County Council of Chambers	Alex de Gunten HEICO Corporation	Melanie Dickinson South Florida Business Journal	Heiko Dobrikow Riverside Hotel

Dr. Jeremy Earle City of Hallandale Beach	Bob Feldmann RSM US LLP	Alex Fernandez Broward Health	Ray Ferrero, Jr. Nova Southeastern University

Lori Funderwhite City of Tamarac	Mark Gale Fort Lauderdale/ Hollywood International Airport	Lisa Gefen Sicilian Kaplan Higher Education	Patrick Goddard Brightline

Marcell Haywood Encompass Onsite	Bertha Henry Broward County Administrator	Dr. Wazir Ishmael City of Hollywood	Rufus James FXE

Denise Jordan Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce	Marissa Kelly Lewis Brisbois Corporate Council Chair	Cheryl Kleiman Flexential	Keith Koenig City Furniture Broward Workshop Chair

Merdochey LaFrance Verizon	Dan Lindblade Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce	Mark Lubelski City of Sunrise	Lauren Marcum JP Morgan Chase

Stewart Martin Marsh McLennan Agency	Sandy-Michael McDonald Broward County OESBD	Jean McIntyre Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce	Michael Medeiros Sonesta Fort Lauderdale

Nancy Meyer	Traci Miller Miller Construction	Melissa Milroy Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, a JLL Property	Iwan Mohamed Truist

Jose Montes de Oca Crown Castle	Ken Morris Morris Southeast Group	Matt Muhart Memorial Healthcare System	Peggy Nordeen Starmark International

Jason Nunemaker City of Plantation	Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson Community Foundation of Broward	Laurel Oswald Tower Commercial Real Estate	Arlene Pecora Signature Grand

Hector J. Ponte Wells Fargo	Laurie Rich Levinson School Board of Broward County	Robert Runcie Superintendent, Broward County Public Schools	Penny Shaffer Florida Blue

Kelley Shanley Broward Center for the Performing Arts	Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh Urban League of Broward County	Greg Stuart Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization	Karla Thatcher Hotwire Communications

MaryLou Tighe Broward League of Cities	Rich Vogel Port Everglades Assn/ Vecenergy	Ben Wesley FPL	Lori Wheeler Marine Industries Association of South Florida

	Jonathan Wolfe AutoNation	Andrew Zullo Leadership Broward Foundation

Alliance 501(c)3 Foundation Board Members:

Jennifer Bales Drake Becker	Heidi Davis Knapik Gunster	Kathy Koch Ambit Advertising & PR	Jarett Levan BBX Capital

Lonnie Maier Crown Castle	Mike Moore Tower Commercial Real Estate	Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson Community Foundation of Broward	Penny Shaffer Florida Blue

Bob Swindell Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance	Ben Wesley FPL	Bill White Compass Office Solutions