Board of Directors
Officers
Mr. Jay Newman
Chairman of the Board
Insurance Consultant
Mr. F. James Wylie
Immediate Past Chairman
President/Owner - Professional Consultant, LLC
Dr. Dhyana Ziegler
Chairwoman Elect
FAMU - Assistant VP for Instructional Technology
Mr. John Harvard
Treasurer
Owner – John Harvard CPA, PA
Mr. John Dailey
Secretary
JDA Strategies, Leon County Commissioner
Mrs. Charlotte Edenfield
Chairwoman of Development Committee
Firm Administrator - Anderson & Hart P.A.
Mrs. Kathleen Villacorta (alumna)
Chairwoman of Student Affairs Committee
Retired Attorney
Ms. Becky Hunt
At Large
Chairwoman, Gainesville Advisory Board
General Manager - Residence Inn by Marriott
Mrs. Elaine Mann Carpenter
At Large
Vice President of Operations & Board Liaison - Florida Retail Federation
Board Members
Mrs. Barbara Abramson (alumna)
Owner - Visionworks, Inc
Mrs. Kathy Bell (alumna)
Owner - Coloney Bell Engineering
Mr. Alan Berg
Retired Corporate Attorney
Mr. Ruel Bradley
Retired: FHM Insurance Agent
Mr. Reggie Cardozo
Governance Inc.
Ms. Pamela Davis
Executive Director/CEO - Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend
Mr. John Forehand
Attorney - Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP
Mr. John Fort
Self-Employed - Medical and Natural Resources Emergency Services
Dr. Fanchon F. Funk
Professor Emerita - FSU College of Education
Mr. Fred Martin
Lobbyist - Public Policy Associates, Inc.
Mr. Dave Mica
Executive Director - Florida Petroleum Council
Mr. Dean Piacente (alumnus)
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Freight Railroad, CSXT
Ms. Kim Rivers
Senior Vice President - Hunter & Harp Holding, LLC
Mr. Bill Rutherford
Architect/Owner - Rutherford and Clemons
Mr. Ryan Tucker
CPA - Purvis Gray & Company
Mr. R. Scott Vedder
Certified Financial Planner - Northwestern Mutual
Mrs. Jaimi Wacksman
Communications Director - NewspaperClips.com
Mr. Thomas Waits
Retired President/CEO - Florida Hotel & Motel Association