Board

The Miami-Dade Beacon Council Board of Directors provides leadership and governance for the 501(C6) organization. The volunteer leaders are among the community’s leading business and community professionals representing various industries, educational institutions, nonprofits, and local governments.

Officers Cabinet

Chair

Juan Carlos Liscano

American Airlines
Full‎ bio
Chair-Elect

Christine Barney

rbb Communications
Full‎ bio
Secretary

Ashlee Wright

WOT Educational Services
Full‎ bio
Treasurer

Newton Sanon

OIC of South Florida
Full‎ bio
Immediate Past Chair

Yolanda Cash Jackson

Becker
Full‎ bio
Private Sector Director

Antonio F. Dias

Jones Day
Full‎ bio
Private Sector Director

Basil Khalil

FedEx Express Latin America
Full‎ bio
Private Sector Director

Ron Shuffield

Berkshire Hathaway EWM Realty
Full‎ bio
President Director

Rodrick Miller

Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Full‎ bio

Board Members

Albert Dotson Jr.

Bilzin Sumberg

Alexandra Villoch

Baptist Health Foundation

Alfred Sanchez

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Alvaro Molina

Florida Blue

Andrew Markus

Honorary Consul Republic Bulgaria (Consular Corps)

Antonio Villamil

The Washington Economics Group, Inc.

Armando Fernandez

FPL

Austin Hollo

Florida East Coast Realty Inc.

Aviv Tzur

AvBiz Aerospace Ventures

Bob McFarlin

Miami Herald

Brittnie Bassant

Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce

Burton Landy

Harper Meyer Perez Hagen O’Connor Albert & Dribin LLP

Carlos Perez

Bank United

Chris Hodgkins

MAT Concessionaire, LLC

Christopher Roberts

Bean Automotive Group

The Honorable Daniella Levine Cava

Miami-Dade County

David Armstrong

St. Thomas University

David Whitaker

Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

Donna Abood

Savills

Emmanuel Tormes

The Boeing Company

Eric Garcia

Televisa Univision

Eric Knowles

Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

Felecia Hatcher-Pearson

Black Ambition

Gary Goldfarb

Interport Group of Companies

George Bermudez

Bank of America

George Hanbury

Nova Southeastern University

Gregory Irizarry

Northern Trust

Hugo Castro

Equitable Advisors South Florida Branch

Hydi Webb

PortMiami

James Haj

The Children’s Trust

Jaret Davis

Greenberg Traurig

Jose Dotres

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Jose “Joe” Chi

CAMACOL Latin Chamber of Commerce

Joseph Echevarria

University of Miami

Joseph W. Pallot

HEICO Corporation

Josh Samek

Sidley Austin

Kenneth Jessell

Florida International University

Liliam Lopez

South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Madeline Pumariega

Miami Dade College

Mark Trowbridge

Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

Marta Viciedo

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation

Matthew Love

Nicklaus Children’s Health System

Melanie Dickinson

South Florida Business Journal

Melissa Cancio

Chamber South

Michael Allen

Barry University

Norma Kenyon

University of Miami

Olga Naumovich

Millennium

Olga Ramudo

Gray Dawes Travels/ Express Travel

Open

Amerant Bank

Pablo Pino

TD Bank

Penny Shaffer

Penny Shaffer

Ralph Cutie

Miami-Dade Aviation Department

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey

Miami Foundation

Ricardo Aramburo-Williams

Mowery & Schoenfeld

Richard Kuper

Miami-Dade County League of Cities

Rick Beasley

CareerSource South Florida

Robert Lozano

Wells Fargo

Sheldon Anderson

Grove Bank & Trust

Stephanie Green

Fifth Third Bank

Steve Adkins

Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Symeria Hudson

United Way Miami

Tere Blanca

Blanca Commercial Real Estate

The Honorable Alix Desulme

City of North Miami

The Honorable Demi Busatta Cabrera

Florida House of Representatives

The Honorable Francis Suarez

City of Miami

The Honorable Mayor Christi Fraga

City of Doral

The Honorable Mayor Esteban L. Bovo Jr

City of Hialeah

The Honorable Mayor Rodney Harris

City of Miami Gardens

The Honorable Mayor Steven D. Losner

City of Homestead

The Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner

City of Miami Beach

The Honorable Mayor Vince C. Lago

City of Coral Gables

The Honorable Oliver Gilbert, III

Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 01

Vanessa Johannes

Carlton Fields

Veronica Birch Flores

United Community Bank

Victor Lozinski

LeverX

Victor Ruiz

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Walter Robinson

Robinson Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.

William C. McCormick Jr.

Florida Memorial University

William Diggs

Miami Dade Economic Advocacy Trust

Xavier Gonzalez

Kaseya

Yolanda R. Nader

Dosal Tobacco Corporation