Executive Committee

Elected for a one-year term, members of the Executive Committee are a smaller group of Board members that act on behalf of the Board of Directors and within the powers granted by the latter. The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair, Chair-Elect and Nominating Chair, First Vice-Chair, Immediate Past Chair, Treasurer, Of Counsel, Committee Group Chairs, and a small number of Executive Committee At-Large board members.  Group Chairs organize the work of various program committees in order to maximize cooperation and ensure that all committees voices are represented on the Executive Committee.

 

hector ponte

Hector J. Ponte

Chair
Southeast Region Executive
Wells Fargo
Madeline Pumariega

Madeline Pumariega

Chair Elect & Nominating Committee Chair
President
Miami Dade College
JC Liscano

JC Liscano

First Vice Chair
Vice President, Miami Hub Operations
American Airlines
Amy Furness

Amy Furness

Immediate Past Chair
Managing Shareholder
Carlton Fields
Alfred Sanchez

Alfred Sanchez

Ex-Officio
President & Chief Executive Officer
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Treasurer & Chair, Finance Committee
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation
Daniel Jacobson

Daniel Jacobson

Partner, Corporate
Akerman LLP
Lidjia Stefanova

Lidija Stefanova

Chair, Audit
Audit Partner
BDO USA, LLP
Giovanni Castro

Giovanni Castro

Chair, Governmental Affairs
Public Policy Manager
Uber
pinther, wolfgang

Wolfgang Pinther

Chair, Membership Marketing Growth Committee
Director, Brand Communications & Content Strategy
BDO USA, LLP
Jay Pelham

Jay Pelham

Group Chair, Industry Growth Group
President
Kaufman Rossin Wealth
Gina Polo

Gina Polo

Group Chair, International Business
Shareholder
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
jerry menendez

Jerry Menéndez

Group Chair, Leadership Programs
Vice President/Store Manager
TD Bank
Alex Rhodes

Alex Rhodes

Group Chair, Urban Community Growth
Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Javier Hernandez-Lichtl

Javier Hernandez-Lichtl

Strategic Planning Official, Ex-Oficio
CEO
Doctors Hospital & Miami Orthopedics & Medicine Institute
Norie del Valle

Norie del Valle

Executive At Large
Senior Vice President, Development
United Way Miami
James Repp

James Repp

Executive At Large
President & COO
AvMed
Bob McFarlin

Bob McFarlin

Executive at Large
General Manager
Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald /Vice President of Infrastructure & Security, The McClatchy Company
Gale Nelson

Gale Nelson

Executive at Large
President & CEO
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Miami
Caroline O'Connor

Caroline O'Connor

Executive at Large
President of Business Operations
Miami Marlins

Top Investors

Baptist Health South Florida
CareerSource South Florida
Carlton Fields
fiserv.
Florida Power & Light
TD Bank
UHealth
University of Miami
Wells Fargo