Board of Directors

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors is responsible for setting the strategic direction and priorities for the Chamber and representing the interests of its members to the broader community. They also play key roles in fundraising, advocacy and networking initiatives to support local businesses and drive economic growth in the Greater Miami area. Board members are elected to serve in specific committee leadership roles or as members at large.

Hector J. Ponte

Board Chair

Regional Bank President

Wells Fargo

Madeline Pumariega

Chair elect

President

Miami Dade College

Juan Carlos Liscano

First Vice Chair

Vice President Miami Hub

American Airlines

Amy Furness

Immediate Past Chair

Managing Shareholder

Carlton Fields

Jeff Bridges

Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair

CFO

Ten North Group

Dan Jacobson

Of Counsel

Partner, Corporate

Akerman, LLC

Alfred Sanchez

Ex-Officio

President & CEO

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Jay Pelham

Group Chair

President

Kaufman Rossin Wealth

Gina Polo

Group Chair

Shareholder

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Jerry Menendez

Group Chair

Senior Vice President/Retail Market Manager

TD Bank

Alex Rhodes

Group Chair

National Managing Partner, Hospitality & Restaurants

Grant Thornton

Lidija Stefanova

Audit Committee Chair

Audit Partner

BDO USA, LLP

Giovanni Castro

Governmental Affairs Committee Chair

Manager, State & Local Public Policy

Amazon

Wolfgang Pinther

Marketing Membership Committee Chair

Director, Brand Reputation & Market Communications

BDO USA, LLP

Javier Hernendez-Lichtl

Strategic Planning Official

Health Executive

Retired

Nori Del Valle

Executive At Large

Chief Impact Officer

United Way Miami

James Repp

Executive At Large

President & COO

AvMed

Bob McFarlin

Executive At Large

General Manager

Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald

Gale Nelson

Executive At Large

President & CEO

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami

Sergio Abreu, Jr.

Board At Large

Director, Regional Manager, External Affairs

Teco Energy, Inc.

Maite Alvarez

Board At Large

Associate Vice President, Local Government Relations & Deputy Chief of Staff

University of Miami

Irela Bague

Board At Large

Director of Governments & Water Resilience

Black & Veatch

Felipe Basulto

Board At Large

Market President, South Florida Retail Banking

TD Bank

Rick Beasley

Board At Large

Executive Director

CareerSource South Florida

Mitchell Bierman

Board At Large

Partner, Chair of Airports & Aviation Services Group; Miami Office Managing Director

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

Erbi Blanco-True

Board At Large

Community Relations Director

Banesco

Cynthia Borkoski

Board At Large

Area Vice President, International Markets, Health & Welfare

Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.

Jeni Bouza

Board At Large

Vice President, Relationship Manager

Bank of America

Ashaki Bronson-Marcellus

Board At Large

Senior Vice President, Business Banking Market Leader

BankUnited

Tammy Davidson

Board At Large

Executive Vice President, Client Services

Right Management

Alex Dominguez

Board At Large

State Director, Corporate External & Legislative Affairs

AT&T

Erin Dowd

Board At Large

Corporate Director of Government & Community Relations

Baptist Health South Florida

Ken Dubow

Board At Large

Principal, Entrepreneurial Services

Kaufman Rossin

Carol Ellis-Cutler

Board At Large

First Vice President

CBRE

Armando Fernandez

Board At Large

Director, External Affairs, Miami-Dade County

Florida Power & Light Company

Jose Fuentes

Board At Large

Senior Government Relations Consultant

Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

Teresita Garcia

Board At Large

Partner, Senior Vice President

Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.

Kim Griffin-Hunter

Board At Large

South Florida Managing Partner

Deloitte

El pagnier Hudson

Board At Large

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Florida International University

Yaury Jattin

Board At Large

Principal, Tax Reporting & Advisory Services

Grant Thornton

Albert Lopez

Board At Large

Global Head of BSO, Regional Managing Director (Americas)

BDO Global

Justin Luger

Board At Large

Partner

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

Jorge Martinez

Board At Large

Senior Regional Communications Lead

Florida Blue

Allison McCreary

Board At Large

Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Banking Manager

Pacific National Bank

AJ Meyer

Board At Large

Vice President

Florida Lemark Corporation

Rodrick Miller

Honorary, Ex-Officio

President & Chief Executive Officer

Beacon Council

Brandon Mitchell

Board At Large

Chief Impact Officer

Future Caucus

Alvaro Molina

Board At Large

Market Leader for Miami-Dade & Monroe County

Florida Blue

Patrick Morris

Board At Large

Director of Civic & Philanthropic Partnerships at Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor

Miami-Dade County

Roberto Munoz

Board At Large

President & CEO

Global Financial Group

Lucy Nunez

Honorary, Ex-Officio

Senior Vice President & Senior Commercia Lender

Pacific National Bank

Emir Peneda

Board At Large

Director, Marketing & Air Service Development

Miami-Dade Aviation Department

Matt Pinzur

Board At Large

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Jackson Health System

Carlos Pulido

Board At Large

Principal Consultant

Arkonas Group

Olga Ramudo

Board At Large

Senior Vice President Florida & Latin America

Express Travel

David Restainer

Board At Large

Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate

Douglas Elliman

Ira Rosner

Board At Large

Partner

Holland & Knight

Jonathan Ross

Board At Large

Managing Director

HRH Search & Recruitment, LLC

Brian San Miguel

Board At Large

Market President

Truist

Virginia Sanchez

Board At Large

Regional Director, Government Affairs

American Airlines

G. Lee Sandler

Board At Large

Founder & Counsel

Sandler, Travis, Rosenberg

Daniel Salazar

Board At Large

Market Executive

Chase

Lauren Smith

Board At Large

Managing Partner & Co-Practice Leader

Diversified Search

Ana Sotorrio

Board At Large

President

Aviation Strategies & Trade Solutions

David Whitaker

Honorary, Ex-Officio

President & Chief Executive Officer

Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

Board of Directors

Board Officers

Hector J. Ponte

Madeline Pumariega

Juan Carlos Liscano

Amy Furness

Jeff Bridges

Dan Jacobson

Alfred Sanchez

Executive Committee

Jay Pelham

Gina Polo

Jerry Menendez

Alex Rhodes

Lidija Stefanova

Giovanni Castro

Wolfgang Pinther

Javier Hernendez-Lichtl

Nori Del Valle

James Repp

Bob McFarlin

Gale Nelson

Committee Leadership (tap link to view full listing)

Board at Large

Sergio Abreu, Jr.

Maite Alvarez

Irela Bague

Felipe Basulto

Rick Beasley

Mitchell Bierman

Erbi Blanco-True

Cynthia Borkoski

Jeni Bouza

Ashaki Bronson-Marcellus

Tammy Davidson

Alex Dominguez

Erin Dowd

Ken Dubow

Carol Ellis-Cutler

Armando Fernandez

Jose Fuentes

Teresita Garcia

Kim Griffin-Hunter

El pagnier Hudson

Yaury Jattin

Albert Lopez

Justin Luger

Jorge Martinez

Allison McCreary

AJ Meyer

Rodrick Miller

Brandon Mitchell

Alvaro Molina

Patrick Morris

Roberto Munoz

Lucy Nunez

Emir Peneda

Matt Pinzur

Carlos Pulido

Olga Ramudo

David Restainer

Ira Rosner

Jonathan Ross

Brian San Miguel

Virginia Sanchez

G. Lee Sandler

Daniel Salazar

Lauren Smith

Ana Sotorrio

David Whitaker