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Board Members

2011-2012 Board of Directors

· Chairman - Drew Kern (Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors)

· Chair-Elect - Darla Thompson (Cherry Bekaert & Holland)

· Past Chair - John O’Rourke (Montica Jewelry)

· Vice Chairman-Business & Economic Dev.- Rosemary Guilfoyle (Planning Consultants Group)

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

· Vice Chairman-Community Affairs - Nikki Deas (Vine Communications)

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

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

· Vice Chairman-Special Events - Barbara Schumann (Touché Beauty)

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

· Parliamentarian - Gabriel Castrillon (Hyatt Regency Coral Gables)

· Trustee Council Chair - Linda Knudsen (Baptist Health)

· Chairman's Appointee - Martha de la Peña (Blue Cross Blue Shield)

· President & CEO - Mark A. Trowbridge


Elected-term expires 2012

· Manny Alvarez (International Finance Bank)

· George Feliciano (Bay Plumbing)

· Hugo Arza (Holland & Knight)

· Marti Mang (TotalBank)


Elected-term expires 2013

· Perry Adair (Becker & Poliakoff)

· Ramon Ferrer (Florida Power & Light)

· Nelson Lazo (Doctors Hospital)

· Deirdre Nero (Nero Immigration Law)

· J. Dustin Symes (City National Bank)


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)


Chairman Appointees-term expires 8/31/2012

· Sarah Nesbitt Artecona (University of Miami)

· John Knowles (Photo Offset)

· Dan Odess (East Coast Public Adjusters, Inc.)

· Marianne Sioli (CompuPay, Inc.)

· Zachary Sulkes (Bacardi USA)

Ex-Officio Members-term expires 8/31/2012

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

· City of Coral Gables – Commissioner Frank Quesada

· Business Improvement District – TBA

· Education Foundation of the Coral Gables Chamber - Drew Kern (Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors)

· Coral Gables Community Foundation - Andria Hanley