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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