Board of Trustees


 

Our Mission: To create knowledge and actionable recommendations that favorably impact Florida's long-term future.

 

 
   
Chair
Jeffrey J. Lyash

Executive Vice President, Energy Supply
Progress Energy Florida, Inc.

Chair-Elect
Jane A. Adams

Vice President, University Relations
University of Florida

Immediate Past Chair
Robert C. Hudson
President Emeritus
AvMed Health Plan


 
Clarence Anthony
President
Anthony Government Solutions, Inc.


William Carlson
President
Tucker/Hall, Inc.


Diane Carr
Shareholder & Attorney
Hopping, Green & Sams, P.A.


Jennifer Chapman 

Director of Public Affairs
Fidelity Investments


Joe B. Cox
Consultant
Rooney Holdings, Inc.

 
 
Marshall Criser, III 
President
AT&T Florida

Pam Dana
Senior Advisor Strategic Initiatives 
Institute for Human and
Machine Cognition (IHMC)

 

Jacob DiPietre
Director, Government Relations
Walt Disney Attractions


Vincent Dolan
VP External Affairs
Progress Energy


Michael P. Gallagher
President & CEO
Santa Fe Healthcare

 


Bill Goede
Market President, Tampa Bay Business Banking Executive, Suncoast & Tampa Bay

Bank of America


Timothy Goldfarb
CEO
Shands Health Care


Teri Hansen
President & CEO

Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

 


Charles Harris
Partner
Trenam, Kemker, Scharf

 
Chris Hart

CEO

Workforce Florida, Inc.

 

M. Clayton Hollis
Vice President, Public Affairs
Publix Super Markets, Inc.

 

 


Lila Jaber
Shareholder
Akerman Senterfitt


Belinda Keiser
Vice Chancellor
Community Relations and
Student Advancement
Keiser University

 
 

Steve Lezman
Director, Government Affairs
Tropicana Products, Inc.


Cindi Marsiglio
Senior Manager, Public Affairs & Government Relations

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 
David Odahowski
President
Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation


Bill Perry
Attorney

Gunster Law Firm


Todd Powell
Director, Southern Region
Plum Creek

Rick R. Qualman
Acting Florida Senior State Executive
IBM Corporation


Pam Rauch
Vice President

Florida Power & Light Company

 
Stuart L. Rogel
President & CEO
Tampa Bay Partnership


John M. Sebree
VP Public Policy
Florida Assocation
of Realtors

 


Midge Seltzer
President & COO
Modern Business Associates

 

 

 

Barbara Sloan
President (pro-tempore)
Tallahassee Community College


Pam Tedesco
President
The Arland Affiliation
 
 

 
Bentina C. Terry
VP External Affairs & Corp Services
Gulf Power

Chris Thompson
CEO

VISIT FLORIDA

 


Susan Towler
VP, Community Affairs

Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida, Inc. 


Al Wenstrand
Executive Director
Florida's Great Northwest, Inc.  

Mark Wilson
President/CEO
Florida Chamber of Commerce 
 

 
 

John B. Zumwalt III
Chairman & CEO
The PBSJ Corporation

 

 

   

 
 

Florida Chamber Foundation Advisory Council

 

 

 
Antonio T. Carvajal
CAE, IOM

Collins Center for Public Policy 

 

 


Melanie Hicks
Director of Research Programs
Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida

Glenda Hood
President & CEO
Hood Partners LLC

John Kaliski
Principal
Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Peter Panousis
Dean
College of Sciences
University of Central Florida
           

 

Community Development Partnership


 


Chair

Clayton Hollis 
VP Public Affairs 
Publix 


Vice Chair

John B. Zumwalt
Chairman & CEO
The PBSJ Corporation


 

Jacob DiPietre
Director, Government Relations

Walt Disney Attractions


Vincent Dolan
VP External Affairs
Progress Energy


Bill Goede
Market President, Tampa Bay Business Banking Executive, Suncoast & Tampa Bay, Bank of America


John M. Sebree
VP Public Policy
Florida Assocation
of Realtors

Jacob Stuart

President,
Central Florida Partnership

   

Florida Chamber Foundation Staff


 


Dale A. Brill, Ph.D.
President
Florida Chamber Foundation 


Leon Cassels
Grants Coordinator
Florida Chamber Foundation
  


Stephanie Gibbons
Strategic Initiatives Manager

Florida Chamber Foundation 


Sara Patterson
Director of Program Development

Florida Chamber Foundation


Conesta Woodard
Operations Coordinator

Florida Chamber Foundation

 


Shanley McCray

Intern

Florida Chamber Foundation