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Board Members

2012-2013 Board of Directors

· Chairman - Darla Thompson (Cherry Bekaert LLP)

· Chair-Elect - Perry Adair (Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.)

· Past Chair - Drew Kern (Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors)

· Vice Chairman-Business & Economic Dev.- Barbara K. Norland (Junior Orange Bowl)

· Vice Chairman-Gov’t & Legislative Affairs - Laura Russo (Laura Russo, PA)

· Vice Chairman-Community Affairs - Amy Donner (Miami's Community Newspapers)

· Vice Chairman-Member Affairs - Marianne Sioli (Filer Insurance, Inc.)

· Vice Chairman-International Affairs - Marco Ibarra (Eliptek Technology Group)

· Vice Chairman-Special Events - Gabe de Armas (Home Instead Senior Care)

· Treasurer - John Allen (Home Financing Center, Inc.)

· Parliamentarian - Martha de la Pena Rojas (Florida Blue)

· Trustee Council Chair - Dustin Symes (City National Bank of Florida)

· Chairman's Appointee - Linda Knudsen (Baptist Health South Florida)

· President & CEO - Mark A. Trowbridge


Elected-term expires 2013

· Dixie Andrade (Andrade Ventures, Inc.)

· Ramon Ferrer (Florida Power & Light)

· Nelson Lazo (Doctors Hospital)

· Deirdre Nero (Nero Immigration Law)

· George Feliciano (Bay Plumbing)

Elected-term expires 2014

· Thad Adams (Allen Morris Companies)

· Brian Barakat (Barakat Law, P.A.)

· Wayne Eldred (Tarpon Bend)

· Frank Fernandez (US Century Bank)

· Anabella Smith (Zyscovich Architects)

Elected-term expires 2015

· Nikki Deas (Vine Communications)

· Rosemary Guilfoyle (Planning Consultants Group)

· John Knowles (Photo Offset, Inc.)

· Marti Mang (TotalBank)

· Zachary Sulkes (Bacardi USA)


Chairman Appointees-term expires 8/31/2013

· Sarah Nesbitt Artecona (University of Miami)

· Dr. Jose Gurevich (Smiles & Sonrisas)

· Ramon Usategui (Gibraltar Private)

· Al Peraza (Mercantil Commercebank)

Ex-Officio Members-term expires 8/31/2013

· City of Coral Gables – Cynthia Birdsill (Economic Sustainability Department)

· City of Coral Gables – Commissioner Frank Quesada

· Business Improvement District – Abe Ng (Sushi Maki)

· Education Foundation of the Coral Gables Chamber - Darla Thompson (Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP)

· Coral Gables Community Foundation - Andria Hanley

· The Beacon Council, One Community, One Goal - Joe Hovancak