Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is comprised of diverse and experienced members including business executives, ranking government officials, and representatives of Chamber South, all with extensive skills and expertise. The Board meets monthly and provides ongoing policy direction, as well as budget approval. Our staff is employed by the Board and provides business and expansion services to the community, as well as assuming business and attraction marketing responsibilities on behalf of the Council.

Executive Board

Chairman of the Board: Dr. James A. Thomas, MBA, Computer Systems and Software

Vice-Chairman:

Secretary: Mary Pettit, The Deering Estate Foundation

Treasurer: Lisa Greer, First Vice President, Community Bank

Immediate Past Chairman: Councilman Joe Corradino, Corradino Group

CEO/Executive Director, Michael (Mick) Jones

Directors

Ricardo Forbes, Corporate Vice President/ Chief Diversity Officer, Baptist Health South Florida

Elizabeth Santos, Vice President, Sime Realty

Josie L. Diaz, BS, MHA, LHCR, Miami Children’s Hospital

Eleanor Winhold, Owner, Winhold Montessori Schools, Inc.

Elizabeth Izquierdo, CPA, MS, CEO, HealthSouth

Barry Johnson, President/CEO, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Peter England

Rene Infante, Owner, Bargain City, Homestead

Enrique Ventura, President, Property Resource Management Group

Joyce Masso, Owner, Al’s Lawnmower

Candice Hunter, Chairperson, Miami Dade College of Business

Jay Miranda, Senior Vice President and CAO, Jackson South Hospital

Donald Pybas, Owner, Pybas Enterprises, LLC

Susana Vela, Program Director, Miami Dade College, Homestead Campus

Paul Neidhart, Past President

Howard Tendrich, Owner, Heritage House

Advisory Council to the Board

Commissioner Dennis Moss, Miami-Dade District 9

Commissioner Lynda Bell, Miami-Dade District 8

Commissioner Juan Zapata, Miami-Dade District 11

Mayor Ed MacDougall, Cutler Bay

Vice-Mayor Ernie Sochin, Cutler Bay

Mayor Cindy Lerner, Village of Pinecrest

Councilmember Joe Corradino, Village of Pinecrest

Councilmember James McDonald, Village of Pinecrest

Mayor Shelley Stanczyk, Village of Palmetto Bay

Councilmember Patrick Fiore, Village of Palmetto Bay

Thania Rios, Associate Dean, Miami Dade College of Business