MOHAMMAD ABU-GHAZALEH

CHAIRMAN & CEO, FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE, CORAL GABLES

MIKE ADAMS

PRESIDENT, ADAMS RANCH, FORT PIERCE

RAÚL ALARCÓN JR.

CHAIRMAN & CEO, SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, MIAMI

Carlos J. Alfonso

founding principal & CEO, Alfonso Architects and Alliant Partners, tampa

JIM ALLEN

CHAIRMAN, HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL; CEO, SEMINOLE GAMING, HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL, DAVIE

JOEL ALTMAN

CHAIRMAN & CO-CEO, ALTMAN COS., BOCA RATON

Cesar Alvarez

Greenberg Traurig, miami

Maximo Alvarez

president of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Doral

JAMES ANDREWS

FOUNDING PARTNER & MEDICAL DIRECTOR, ANDREWS INSTITUTE, GULF BREEZE

LEE ARNOLD

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL/CENTRAL FLORIDA; COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL/FLORIDA, CLEARWATER

Micky Arison

carnival corp., bal harbour

ADRIENNE ARSHT

CHAIR, ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER FOUNDATION, MIAMI

ALCIDES I. AVILA

PARTNER, AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI, CORAL GABLES

JAMES BACCHUS

CENTER FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITY, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, ORLANDO

ROSEMARY BARKETT

FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT, MIAMI

BARNEY BARNETT

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, LAKELAND

BOB BASHAM

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, TAMPA

DICK BATCHELOR

DICK BATCHELOR MANAGEMENT GROUP, ORLANDO

Robert M. Beall II

bealls, bradenton

LEWIS BEAR JR.

PRESIDENT & CEO, LEWIS BEAR CO., PENSACOLA

R. WILLIAM BECKER

PEACH RIVER CITRUS, VERO BEACH

ROBERT BEHR

CEO, CITRUS WORLD, LAKE WALES

Arnie Bellini

managing partner, Bellini Capital, Tampa

JAMES L. BERGER

MANAGING PARTNER, BERGER SINGERMAN, FORT LAUDERDALE

MITCHELL BERGER

PARTNER, CO-CHAIR,BERGER SINGERMAN, FORT LAUDERDALE

RON BERGERON

BERGERON LAND DEVELOPMENT, FORT LAUDERDALE

NICK BOLLETTIERI

TENNIS COACH, BUSINESSMAN & MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, BRADENTON

RON BOOK

OWNER, RONALD L. BOOK P.A., MIAMI/TALLAHASSEE

PETER BOS

CHAIRMAN, LEGENDARY, DESTIN

Paul Bradshaw

chairman, The Southern Group, Tallahassee

NORMAN BRAMAN

BRAMAN MOTORS, INDIAN CREEK

BOWMAN BROWN

CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE GROUP & PARTNER, SHUTTS & BOWEN, MIAMI

C. DAVID BROWN II

PARTNER, NELSON MULLINS BROAD AND CASSEL, ORLANDO

COLIN BROWN

CHAIRMAN, JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, DEERFIELD BEACH

J. Hyatt Brown

brown & brown, daytona beach

JIMMY BUFFETT

ENTERTAINER, ENTREPRENEUR & DEVELOPER, PALM BEACH

ROBERT H. BUKER JR.

PRESIDENT & CEO, U.S. SUGAR, CLEWISTON

LOCKE BURT

CHAIRMAN & CEO, SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE, ORMOND BEACH

Jeb Bush

Founder, chairman & president, foundation for excellence in education, coral gables

Brian Butler

president & CEO, Vistra Communications, Tampa

Dominic Calabro

President & CEo, florida TaxWatch, TallahasseE

AL CARDENAS

SENIOR PARTNER, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS, MIAMI

RICK CASE

RICK CASE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, DAVIE

Rita Case

President & CEO, Rick Case Automotive Group, Fort Lauderdale

betty castor

Former state senator, Florida Education commissioner, usf president, Tampa

ALICIA CERVERA

CERVERA REAL ESTATE, MIAMI

HARVEY CHAPLIN

SOUTHERN GLAZER’S WINE & SPIRITS, MIAMI

Chuck Cobb

cobb partners, coral gables

ARMANDO CODINA

CODINA PARTNERS, coral gables

KENDALL COFFEY

PARTNER, COFFEY BURLINGTON, MIAMI

TRUDY COOPER

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, TAMPA

DICK and CORNELIA CORBETT

PHILANTHROPISTS, TAMPA

Michael Crosby

President & CEO, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, sarasota

Ben Crump

founder, Ben Crump Law, Tallahassee

WILLIAM DALTON

EXECUTIVE CHAIR, M2GEN, TAMPA

Edward DeBartolo Jr.

Simon DeBartolo Group / DeBartolo Holdings, Tampa

Carlos M. de la Cruz Sr.

cc1, miami

PAUL J. DIMARE

CEO, DIMARE FRESH, HOMESTEAD

FRED DONOVAN SR.

CHAIRMAN, BASKERVILLE-DONOVAN, PENSACOLA

Ava Doppelt

Shareholder, Allen Dyer Doppelt & Gilchrist, Orlando

MAYANNE DOWNS

GENERAL COUNSEL, GRAYROBINSON; CITY ATTORNEY, ORLANDO, ORLANDO

MATT DRUDGE

OWNER, DRUDGE REPORT, MIAMI

Andres Duany and
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk

Partners, DPZ Partners, Miami

PETER DUNBAR

SHAREHOLDER, DEAN MEAD, TALLAHASSEE

TONY DUNGY

BROADCASTER, FORMER NFL COACH, TAMPA

ROBERT EARL

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, PLANET HOLLYWOOD, ORLANDO

Edward Easton

Chairman & CEO, Easton Group, Miami

GEORGE ELMORE

HARDRIVES, DELRAY BEACH

GLORIA AND
EMILIO ESTEFAN

OWNERS, ESTEFAN ENTERPRISES,
GLORIA ESTEFAN FOUNDATION, MIAMI

CHARLES FABRIKANT

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & CEO, SEACOR HOLDINGS, FORT LAUDERDALE

RICHARD FAIN

CHAIRMAN, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, MIAMI

T. WILLARD FAIR

PRESIDENT & CEO, URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MIAMI, MIAMI

Arthur Falcone

cEO & chairman, Falcone Group, Boca Raton

Alfonso Fanjul

Fanjul Corp. / Florida crystals,
West Palm Beach

J. Pepe Fanjul

Fanjul Corp. / Florida crystals,
West Palm Beach

MICHELLE FEE

FOUNDER & CEO, CRUISE PLANNERS, CORAL SPRINGS

GEORGE FELDENKREIS

FORMER CHAIRMAN, PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, DORAL

OSCAR FELDENKREIS

PRESIDENT & CEO, PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, DORAL

JAMES L. FERMAN JR.

PRESIDENT, FERMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, TAMPA

MIGUEL “MIKE” B. FERNANDEZ

CHAIRMAN, MBF HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, CORAL GABLES

Ray Ferrero Jr.

Nova Southeastern University, davie

KEN FORD

founder & CEO, FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN & MACHINE COGNITION, PENSACOLA

BERNARDO FORT-BRESCIA

CO-FOUNDER, ARQUITECTONICA, MIAMI

Don Fox

retired CEO, Firehouse Subs, jacksonville

EUGENE FRANKLIN

PRESIDENT & CEO, FLORIDA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PENSACOLA

Patricia Frost

educator & philanthropist, Miami beach

Phillip Frost

entrepreneur, miami beach

TIM GANNON

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, TAMPA

Judy Genshaft

President Emerita, University of South florida, Tampa

Pat Geraghty

president & CEO, GuideWell Mutual Holding Co. and Florida Blue, Jacksonville

Robert Glaser

CEO, Smith & Associates Real Estate, Tampa

RICHARD GONZMART

PRESIDENT, COLUMBIA RESTAURANT GROUP, TAMPA

MATTHEW GORSON

SENIOR CHAIRMAN, GREENBERG TRAURIG, MIAMI

Charles Gray

grayrobinson, orlando

GERALD GREENSPOON

CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR, GREENSPOON MARDER,
FORT LAUDERDALE

LYNETTA USHER GRINER

SECRETARY, USHER LAND AND TIMBER, CHIEFLAND

STEVEN HALVERSON

CHAIRMAN, HASKELL CO.,
JACKSONVILLE

MARION HAMMER

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, TALLAHASSEE

F. Philip handy

Founder & CEO, winter park capital, winter park

Preston Haskell

HASKELL CO., JACKSONVILLE

ADOLFO HENRIQUES

VICE CHAIRMAN,
RELATED GROUP, MIAMI

John Hitt

university of central florida, orlando

Al Hoffman Jr.

developer, north palm beach

Tibor Hollo

Florida East Coast Realty, Miami

Robert Holton

inventor, taxol, tallahassee

GLENDA HOOD

PRESIDENT, HOOD PARTNERS, ORLANDO

OSCAR HORTON

PRESIDENT & CEO, SUN STATE INTERNATIONAL, TAMPA

Mark Howard

executive editor emeritus, Florida Trend, St. Petersburg

C.T. HSU

PRESIDENT, C.T. HSU + ASSOCIATES, ORLANDO

PAUL HSU

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, HSU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, FORT WALTON BEACH

ALBERTO IBARGÜEN

PRESIDENT & CEO, JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION, MIAMI

MIKE JACKSON

AUTONATION, FORT LAUDERDALE

Tom James

raymond james financial, st. petersburg

TONI JENNINGS

JACK JENNINGS & SONS, FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ORLANDO

MARIAN JOHNSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLORIDA CHAMBER POLITICAL INSTITUTE, TALLAHASSEE

Arthenia Joyner

Of Counsel, Swope, Rodante, tampa

KENNETH KAHN

PRESIDENT, LRP MEDIA GROUP,
PALM BEACH GARDENS

ARThur KEISER

KEISER UNIVERSITY,
FORT LAUDERDALE

LESA FRANCE KENNEDY

EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR, NASCAR, DAYTONA BEACH

Delores Kesler

Adium, Jacksonville

RICHARD KESSLER

CHAIRMAN & CEO, KESSLER COLLECTION, ORLANDO

Syd Kitson

Chairman & CEO, Kitson & Partners, Palm Beach Gardens

BILL KOCH

CHAIRMAN & CEO, OXBOW CARBON, WEST PALM BEACH

KEITH KOENIG

CEO, CITY FURNITURE, TAMARAC

CINDY KUSHNER

OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER & HEALTHCARE TAX SERVICES PARTNER, CROWE, FORT LAUDERDALE

EMERIL LAGASSE

EMERIL’S RESTAURANTS; EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION, DESTIN

DAVID LAWRENCE JR.

CHAIR, THE CHILDREN’S MOVEMENT OF FLORIDA, MIAMI

BENJAMIN LEÓN JR.

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, LEON MEDICAL CENTERS, MIAMI

PAUL LEONE

PRESIDENT & CEO, BREAKERS PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH

ALAN LEVAN

BBX CAPITAL, FORT LAUDERDALE

FRED LEVIN

LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR, PENSACOLA

JEFF LEVITETZ

CHAIRMAN, PURITY WHOLESALE GROCERS, BOCA RATON

H. Irwin Levy

Attorney & Developer, West Palm Beach

Rita Lowman

Retired President, Pilot Bank, tampa

SCOTT LUTGERT

CHAIRMAN, LUTGERT CO., NAPLES

IAN MACKECHNIE

FOUNDER & CEO, AMSCOT FINANCIAL, TAMPA

susan macmanus

Distinguished professor emerita (political science), University of south florida; political analyst, tampa

MICHAEL MARDER

CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR, GREENSPOON MARDER, ORLANDO

BOB MARTINEZ

HOLLAND & KNIGHT, TAMPA

MEL MARTINEZ

CHAIRMAN, SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA, JP MORGAN CHASE, ORLANDO

HARVEY MASSEY

FOUNDER, MASSEY SERVICES, ORLANDO

MANUEL MEDINA

CYXTERA TECHNOLOGIES, CORAL GABLES

MADELINE MELLINGER

FOUNDER & CEO, GLADES CROP CARE, JUPITER

LAURANS MENDELSON

CHAIRMAN & CEO, HEICO, HOLLYWOOD

CARLOS MIGOYA

CEO, JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEM, MIAMI

HARLEY W. MILLER

CEO, MILLER CONSTRUCTION, FORT LAUDERDALE

STUART MILLER

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, LENNAR, MIAMI

THOMAS MILLER

CHAIRMAN, MILLER CONSTRUCTION, FORT LAUDERDALE

JUDITH MITCHELL

Retired CEO, RAYMOND F. KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, WEST PALM BEACH

H. Lee Moffitt

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, tampa

KAREN MOORE

CEO & FOUNDER, MOORE AGENCY, TALLAHASSEE

JOHN MORGAN

FOUNDER, MORGAN AND MORGAN, ORLANDO

LARRY MORGAN

CHAIRMAN, MORGAN AUTO GROUP, TAMPA

ALLEN MORRIS

ALLEN MORRIS CO.,
CORAL GABLES

FRANK MORSANI

AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS, BROOKSVILLE

Ramola Motwani

chairwoman, Merrimac Ventures, fort lauderdale

HAROLD W. MULLIS JR.

PRESIDENT EMERITUS, TRENAM LAW, TAMPA

LES AND PAM MUMA

PHILANTHROPISTS, TAMPA

ALBERT NAHMAD

CEO, WATSCO, MIAMI

Jack Nicklaus

Nicklaus Cos., north palm beach

GREG NORMAN

CHAIRMAN & CEO, GREG NORMAN CO., HOBE SOUND

ALICE NORSWORTHY

PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL MARKETING, UNIVERSAL PARKS & RESORTS, ORLANDO

EDUARDO PADRÓN

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, MIAMI

Steven J. Pajcic

FOUNDING partner, Pajcic & Pajcic, Jacksonville

Jorge perez

RELATED GROUP, MIAMI

Belvin Perry Jr.

Attorney, Morgan & Morgan, Orlando

THOMAS PETERFFY

FOUNDER, CEO & CHAIRMAN, INTERACTIVE BROKERS, PALM BEACH

TOM PETWAY

US ASSURE, JACKSONVILLE

Herb Peyton

gate petroleum, jacksonville

FRED PEZESHKAN

FOUNDER, SUMMIT MANAGEMENT GROUP, NAPLES

Win phillips

Executive Chief of Staff & Professor of Mechanical Engineering, university of florida, gainesville

Lynn Pippenger

Retired Chief Financial Officer, Raymond James Financial, st. petersburg

AARON PODHURST

FOUNDER & PARTNER, PODHURST ORSECK, MIAMI

GENE PRESCOTT

OWNER, SEAWAY HOTELS, CORAL GABLES

JIM PUGH

CHAIRMAN & CEO, EPOCH PROPERTIES, WINTER PARK

Peggy Quince

former justice, florida supreme court, Tampa

BEVERLY RAPHAEL

CEO, RCC ASSOCIATES, BOCA RATON

Steve Raymund

tech data, clearwater

WALTER REVELL

REVELL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL, CORAL GABLES

GARRETT RICHTER

MARKET PRESIDENT, FIRST FLORIDA INTEGRITY BANK, NAPLES

PAT RILEY

MIAMI HEAT, MIAMI

Carolyn King Roberts

founder & President, Roberts Real Estate, Ocala

Martha Roberts

special assistant, Government affairs, Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, gainesville

HARRIS ROSEN

ROSEN HOTELS & RESORTS, ORLANDO

MARTIN A. RUBIN

PRESIDENT & CEO, SMART CITY HOLDINGS, ORLANDO

PETER RUMMELL

RUMMELLMUNZ PARTNERS, JACKSONVILLE

BARRY RUTENBERG

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, AR HOMES BY ARTHUR RUTENBERG, CLEARWATER

RON SACHS

FOUNDER & CEO, SACHS MEDIA GROUP, TALLAHASSEE

Veronique Sallin

Co-Founder, IMG Enterprises, Groveland

LEE SANDLER

FOUNDING MEMBER, SANDLER, TRAVIS & ROSENBERG, MIAMI

MICHAEL SAUNDERS

MICHAEL SAUNDERS & CO., SARASOTA

STEPHEN SAWITZ

OWNER, JOE’S STONE CRAB, MIAMI BEACH

REINHOLD SCHMIEDING

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, ARTHREX, NAPLES

LEE BRIAN SCHRAGER

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, SOUTHERN GLAZER’S WINE AND SPIRITS, MIAMI

Richard M. Schulze

founder, Best Buy & Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, Naples

CHRISTIAN SEARCY

SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA, BARNHART & SHIPLEY, WEST PALM BEACH

Mel Sembler

sembler co., st. petersburg

James Seneff

cnl, orlando

THAD SEYMOUR JR.

former interim PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, ORLANDO

BRUCE SHERMAN

PRINCIPAL OWNER & CHAIRMAN, MIAMI MARLINS, MIAMI

SANFORD C.
“SANDY” SHUGART

PRESIDENT, VALENCIA COLLEGE, ORLANDO

DAVID SIEGEL

WESTGATE RESORTS, ORLANDO

LIZ SMITH

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, TAMPA

M.J. Soileau

university of central florida, orlando

EUGENE E. STEARNS

CHAIRMAN, STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON, MIAMI

MARTIN “Hap” STEIN

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, REGENCY CENTERS, JACKSONVILLE

MAC STIPANOVICH

(Retired) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY, TALLAHASSEE

JIM STRICKLAND

OWNER, STRICKLAND RANCH, MYAKKA CITY

JACOB STUART

RETIRED PRESIDENT & CEO, ORLANDO REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ORLANDO

QUINT STUDER

FOUNDER, STUDER FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PENSACOLA

LESLIE STURMER

SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE EXTENSION SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA/IFAS, GAINESVILLE

CHRIS SULLIVAN

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, TAMPA

JOHN C. SUMBERG

CHAIRMAN, BILZIN SUMBERG, MIAMI

HOWARD TALENFELD

CO-BUSINESS UNIT LEADER & PARTNER, JUSTICE FOR KIDS DIVISION, KELLEY KRONENBERG, FORT LAUDERDALE

Paul Tash

former chairman & ceo, tampa bay times/times publishing co., St. Petersburg

TERRY TAYLOR

PRESIDENT, AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WEST PALM BEACH

STELLA F. THAYER

ATTORNEY & OWNER, TAMPA BAY DOWNS, TAMPA

JOHN THRASHER

PRESIDENT, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, TALLAHASSEE

GARY TICE

DIRECTOR, FIRST FOUNDATION, NAPLES

NORMAN VAN AKEN

CHEF, AUTHOR & TEACHER, MIAMI

RONALD VAUGHN

PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, TAMPA

LEO VECELLIO JR.

VECELLIO GROUP, WEST PALM BEACH

Jeff Vinik

partner, Strategic Property Partners; owner, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa

Dick vitale

sportscaster, Tampa

SYLVIA WALBOLT

SHAREHOLDER, CARLTON FIELDS, TAMPA

Wendy Walker

Former executive director, Leadership Florida, tallahassee

Tom Wallace

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Florida Funders, Tampa

Ron Wanek

chairman, Ashley Furniture Industries, St. Petersburg

Wayne and
Delores Weaver

Philanthropists, jacksonville

HERBERT WERTHEIM

BRAIN POWER, MIAMI

YANN WEYMOUTH

DESIGN DIRECTOR, YANN WEYMOUTH, ST. PETERSBURG

Mark Wilson

president & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee

GARY WISHNATZKI

CEO, WISH FARMS, PLANT CITY

Steve yerrid

attorney, Tampa

Zachariah P. Zachariah

President, Fort lauderdale heart institute, FORT LAUDERDALE

JORDAN ZIMMERMAN

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, ZIMMERMAN ADVERTISING, FORT LAUDERDALE

BERNARD ZYSCOVICH

CEO, ZYSCOVICH ARCHITECTS, MIAMI