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(Miami, FL) Sept. 29, 2016 – The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, a public-private partnership whose mission is to increase jobs and investment, announces its 2017 Board of Directors and Officers. The leadership group includes many of Miami’s most well-known business leaders and representatives of the community’s successful small businesses, and leading government officials.
“Economic development, diversification and job creation are among my top priorities,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. “As the County’s official economic-development partner, the Miami-Dade Beacon Council is critical to our community’s continued growth, and I look forward to working with the new Board of Directors to create an even better community for all Miamians.”
“We are grateful to this esteemed group of individuals for their commitment to Miami-Dade County’s future economic success,” said Miami-Dade Beacon Council Chair Ernie Diaz, Regional President for TD Bank in Florida.
Miami-Dade Beacon Council Chair-Elect and Co-Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office Jaret L. Davis said: “I look forward to working with the dynamic group of leaders on this year’s Board of Directors. Together we will tackle the important role of helping to guide our future economic development strategic plan for Miami-Dade County.”
Davis added, “Our County and our economy are at an important crossroads. The steps we take in 2017 will go a long way toward determining our ultimate destiny as a community.”
2016-17 Officers
Chair – Jaret L. Davis, Greenberg Traurig
Chair-Elect – Nelson Lazo, Doctors Hospital
Secretary – Dan Mackler, Gunster
Treasurer – Dawn White, American Airlines
President & CEO – Larry K. Williams through Oct. 31, 2016
Interim President & CEO – Sheldon T. Anderson beginning Nov.1, 2016
2016-17 Board of Directors
Donna Abood, Avison Young**
Sheldon Anderson, Northern Trust**
David Appel, Cherry Bekaert
Tony Argiz, Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLC
Joe Atkinson, Wells Fargo
Representative Bryan Avila, Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation
Javier Avino, Bilzin Sumberg
Alan Becker, Becker & Poliakoff
Sigfredo Birriel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch**
The Honorable Luigi Boria, Mayor, City of Doral
George Burgess, Becker & Poliakoff **
David Bruce, Ryder **
The Honorable Jim Cason, Mayor, City of Coral Gables
Hugo Castro, AXA Advisors**
Brian Clay, BankUnited
Terry Curry, Ocean Bank
Jaret Davis, Greenberg Traurig**
Ernie Diaz, TD Bank**
Elizabeth Dvorak, Workscapes
Mary Jo Eaton, CBRE
Jeffrey D. Feldman, Cozen O’Connor**
Robert R. Feldmann, RSM US**
John Fumagalli, Northern Trust
The Honorable Oliver Gilbert, III, Mayor, City of Miami Gardens
The Honorable Carlos Gimenez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Gary Goldfarb, Interport Group of Companies**
Xavier Gonzalez, Technology Foundation of the Americas
The Honorable Carlos Hernandez, Mayor, City of Hialeah
Brad Houser, Akerman**
The Honorable Smith Joseph, Mayor, City of North Miami
Alan Kleber, Jones Lang LaSalle
Richard Kuper, Miami Dade League of Cities
Nelson Lazo, Doctors Hospital**
The Honorable Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Commissioner
The Honorable Philip Levine, Mayor, City of Miami Beach
Dan Mackler, Gunster**
Chris Marlin, Lennar International
Rodrigo Melendez, KPMG
Carlos Migoya, Jackson Health System
Ben Mollere, Baptist Health South Florida**
Roberto Munoz, BBVA Compass**
Yolanda Nader, Dosal Tobacco**
Steve Owens, Swire Properties
Joe Pallot, HEICO**
Manny Perdomo, SunTrust Bank Robinson Humphrey
The Honorable Jeff Porter, Mayor, City of Homestead
Olga Ramudo, Express Travel**
The Honorable Tomas Regalado, Mayor, City of Miami
Walter Robinson, Robinson Commercial Real Estate Services**
Joe Roisman, Perry Ellis International**
Virginia Sanchez, Diageo/Laurem Group
Penny Shaffer, Florida Blue**
Ron Shuffield, EWM Realty International**
Ken Stiles, Stiles Realty
Patricia A. Thompson, Carlton Fields**
Aviv Tzur, Avbiz Aerospace Ventures**
Peter Ulrich, Boston Consulting Group
Alexandra Villoch, Miami Herald Media Company**
Dawn White, American Airlines**
Irene White, FPL**
Larry K. Williams, Miami-Dade Beacon Council**
** Denotes Executive Committee
2016-17 Ex-Officio
Emilio Gonzalez, Miami International Airport
Matt Haggman, One Community One Goal
The Honorable Kent Hippolyte, Consul General, St. Lucia / Dean of Consular Corps
Saif Ishoof, Florida International University
Barry Johnson, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Geoffrey Kirles, University of Miami
Juan Kuryla, PortMiami
Burton Landy, Akerman LLP
Peter Loyello, Miami Marlins
Tomislav Mandakovic, Barry University
Eduardo Padron, Miami Dade College
Mary Scott Russell, Chamber South
William Talbert, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
Nelson Tarke, Jr., CAMACOL
Mark Trowbridge, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Tony Villamil, The Washington Economics Group
“We’ve brought together an elite group of people who are pivotal economic influencers,” Miami-Dade Beacon Council President & CEO Larry K. Williams said. “Their guidance is invaluable to increasing Miami-Dade’s job-generating investments and competitiveness in the global market.”
About The Miami-Dade Beacon Council
The Miami-Dade Beacon Council is Miami-Dade County’s official economic development partnership. The not-for-profit public-private organization focuses on job creation and economic growth. Since 1985, the organization has assisted more than 980 businesses that have created more than 65,000 direct jobs and added more than $4 billion in new capital investments. It accomplishes this by marketing Miami-Dade as a world-class business location, growing local companies and shaping the local economy’s future. For more information, visit www.www.beaconcouncil.com
Source: Old Beacon Site
