Committee Leadership
Appointed for a one-year term, Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs volunteer in the cause of furthering the success of the South Florida business community, advocating.
Jay Pelham
Group Chair, Industry Growth Group
President
Kaufman Rossin Wealth
Alex Binelo
Group Vice Chair, Industry Growth Group
Partner
De la Hoz, Perez & Barbeito, PLLC
Alex Rhodes
Group Chair, Urban Community Growth
National Managing Partner, Hospitality & Restaurants
Grant Thornton LLP
Bryan Stewart, PHD
Vice Chair, Urban Community Growth Group
President, Medical Campus
Miami Dade College
Jerry Menéndez
Group Chair, Leadership Programs
Vice President/Retail Market Manager
TD Bank
Cathy Alexander
Group Vice Chair, Leadership Programs
Private Client Relationship Manager II
TD Private Client Group, a Business of TD Wealth
Gina Polo
Group Chair, International Business
Shareholder
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Jose Rojas
Group Vice Chair, International Business
Parner
Rojas Law
Lidija Stefanova
Chair, Audit
Audit Partner
BDO USA, LLP
Scott Mager
Vice Chair, Audit
Marketing Managing Partner
Grant Thorton
Giovanni Castro
Chair, Governmental Affairs
Public Policy Manager
Uber
Kelly Penton Chacon
Vice Chair, Governmental Affairs
Senior Director Public & Executive Communications
Carnival Cruise Line
Wolfgang Pinther
Chair, Membership Marketing Growth Committee
Director, Brand Reputation and Market Communications
BDO USA, LLP
Emma Pacetti
Chair, Financial Services
Executive Vice President
Grove Bank & Trust
Daniela Betancourt
Vice Chair, Financial Services
SVP, Director of Global Banking
SeaCoast Bank
Eneida Roldan, MD, MPH, MBA
Chair, Healthcare
Chief Executive Officer, FIU Health Care Network
Florida International University
Evelyn Terrell
Vice Chair, Healthcare
Director of Telehealth and Special Projects
Nicklaus Children's Health System
Aaron Tandy
Chair, HR & Professional Development
General Counsel
Boucher Brothers Management, Inc.
Robert Ortiz
Vice Chair, HR & Professional Development
Senior Vice President, People & Culture Americas
Amadeus North America
Deborah Koch
Chair, Nonprofit Business
Executive Director
America Red Cross, Greater Miami & the Keys
Arlene Peterson
Vice Chair, Nonprofit Business
Executive Director
WOW Center Miami
Doel Acosta
Chair, Real Estate
Project Executive
HITT Contracting, Inc.
Heather Jonczak
Vice Chair, Real Estate
Shareholder
Carlton Fields
Jessica Fernandez Ibarra
Chair, Technology & Innovation
Government Affairs Manager
Crown Castle
Mike Ascencio
Vice Chair, Technology & Innovation
Program Director/ MS Curriculum, Cybersecurity
Florida International University
Lisa Martinez
Chair, Education & Workforce Development
Founder/CEO
LM Genuine Solutions
Ken Finneran
Vice Chair, Education & Workforce Development
Vice President, Human Resources
eMed
Javier Betancourt
Chair, New World Center
Executive Director
Miami-Dade County Citizens Independent Transportation Trust (CITT)
Austin Hollo
Vice Chair, New World Center
COO
Florida East Coast Realty, LLC
David Duckenfield
Chair, Resilience
President & Partner
Balsera Communications
Lynette Cardoch
Vice Chair, Resilience
Director of Resilience & Adaptation
Mofatt Nichol
Alice Bravo
Chair, Transportation & Infrastructure
President
Alice Bravo & Associates, LLC
Ronald M. Colas, P.E., S.I, FES Fellow
Vice Chair, Transportation & Infrastructure
Vice President, Transportation Market Director, Southeast US
Jacobs
Manuel M. del Cañal, CPA
Chair, Workforce Housing
Executive Vice President, Head of Wealth Management
Ocean Bank
Anthony De Yurre
Vice Chair, Workforce Housing
Partner
Bilzin Sumberg
William Diaz-Rousselot
Chair, Leadership Miami®
General Counsel
Murgado Automotive Group, Inc.
Julissa Rivera
Vice Chair, Leadership Miami®
Community Investment Associate
The Miami Foundation
Gladys Reed
Chair, Senior Executive Orientation®
Senior Vice President, Private Client Services Manager
Ocean Bank
Tristan Williams
Vice Chair, Senior Executive Orientation®
Business Director
Greenberg Traurig
Hernando Gomez
Chair, Consular Corps & Trade Representatives
Partner
BDO USA LLC
Joeli Enriquez
Vice Chair, Consular Corps & Trade Representatives
Director, International Business Development
Baptist Health International
Don Slesnick
Chair, Military Affairs Council
Head of Mission
Consulate of Australia
Bob Fitzsimmons
Chair, Sports Council
Partner
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell P.A.
Myrna Y. Vaca
Vice Chair, Sports Council
Executive Director
Miami Marlins Foundation
