United Way of Miami-Dade announces its 2018 – 2019 board and executive committee

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United Way of Miami-Dade announces its 2018 – 2019 board and executive committee

Guiding our work in the fight for a stronger Miami

At the June 27th Annual Meeting, United Way of Miami-Dade announced the officers and directors who will serve on the 2018-2019 board. Comprised of business and community leaders, board members help further the organization’s mission through their decision-making, governance and counsel, as well as, hold United Way to high levels of stewardship, while fighting for a stronger Miami.

Serving as members of the executive committee are:

  • Board Chair – Carlos A. Migoya, president and CEO, Jackson Health System
  • Immediate Past Board Chair – Miguel G. Farra, chairman of tax and accounting, MBAF, LLC
  • Treasurer – Jess S. Lawhorn, Jr., SVP, Commercial Real Estate, Florida Community Bank
  • Secretary – Yolanda C. Berkowitz, volunteer leader
  • 2018 Campaign Co-Chairs – Steven J. Brodie, co-managing shareholder, Carlton Fields, PA; Jose R. Mas, CEO, MasTec, Inc.; (former board member, Matthew B. Gorson, senior chairman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP., is also a campaign co-chair).
  • Chair, Finance & Administration – Camila Coté, office managing partner, EY
  • Co-Chair, Community Impact – Sheldon T. Anderson, president and CEO, Standerson, LLC
  • Chair, Engagement – Ana VeigaMilton, president, The Jose Milton Foundation
  • Chair, Marketing – Octavio “Joe” Zubizarreta, SVP communications, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
  • Members at-large – Peter Bermont, managing director, The Bermont Advisory Group; Lisa Mendelson, volunteer leader; Rudolph G. Moise, DO president and CEO, Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.; Peter Pruitt, managing partner Florida and Puerto Rico, Deloitte LLP; Robert E. Sanchez, chair and CEO, Ryder System, Inc.; John C. Sumberg, managing partner, Bilzin Sumberg; Marielena A. Villamil, president and COO, The Washington Economics Group, Inc.; and Alexandra Villoch, president and publisher, Miami Herald Media Company.
  • Co-Counsel – Jorge Hernandez-Toraño, partner, Holland & Knight LLP; and Susan Potter Norton, partner and principal, Allen Norton & Blue, PA.
  • Continuing in her capacity as emeritus member of the board is Jayne Harris Abess, partner, thinkLAB Ventures.
  • President and CEO – Maria C. Alonso

 Joining the executive committee as members of the board are:

  • Cristina Pereyra Alvarez, mediator, JAMS Miami
  • Andrew L. Ansin, vice president, Sunbeam Properties
  • David A. Barkus, partner, Holland & Knight LLP
  • Alfred A. Bunge, managing director, JPMorgan Chase
  • Annelies H. Da Costa Gomez, volunteer leader
  • Stephen Danner, senior managing partner, Cherry Bekaert LLP
  • Juan A. del Busto, chairman of the board and CEO, Del Busto Capital Partners
  • Alan T. Dimond, shareholder, Greenberg, Traurig, PA
  • Baldwyn English, external affairs manager, FPL
  • Brian Goldmeier, principal, BYG Strategies
  • Jorge J. Gonzalez, president and CEO, City National Bank of Florida
  • Edward J. Joyce, chief fiduciary officer, east region, The Northern Trust Company
  • Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, president, Cervera Real Estate
  • Jennifer S. Love, CSO and SVP, safety, environment and health, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd
  • Agostinho Alfonso Macedo, president and CEO, Ocean Bank
  • Melissa A. Medina, president, eMerge Americas and Medina Family Foundation
  • W. Allen Morris, chairman, president and CEO, The Allen Morris Company
  • Phillis I. Oeters, corporate VP, government and community relations, Baptist Health South Florida
  • Jay Pelham, president, TotalBank
  • Richard Quincoces, vice president, AFSCME Local 1363, AFL-CIO
  • Julio A. Ramirez, president and CEO, JEM Global Consulting
  • Larry A. Rice, Ed. D., North Miami campus president, Johnson & Wales University
  • Gene M. Schaefer, Miami market president and commercial bank executive, Bank of America
  • Romaine M. Seguin, president, UPS Americas and the Caribbean
  • David M. Seifer, shareholder and director, Sterns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA
  • Neil H. Shah, president and COO, Hersha Hospitality Trust
  • Andrew M. Smulian, chairman emeritus, Akerman LLP
  • Jay A. Steinman, partner, Duane Morris LLP
  • Dr. Jacqueline Travisano, Ed. D., COO and EVP, business and finance, University of Miami
  • Jorge R. Villacampa, area president, Wells Fargo
  • Judy H. Zeder, realtor, EWM Realty International

 Ex-officio members of the board are:

  • Alberto Carvalho, superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  • The Honorable Carlos A. Gimenez, mayor, Miami-Dade County
  • Jeff Gordon, past co-chair, United Way Young Leaders
  • Melissa Gracey, past chair, Women United
  • David Turino, Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ student representative