Executive Vice President, Marketing Communications, Kaseya
Gonzalez is helping lead the effort to establish Miami as the technology hub of the Americas. He has been engaged in the South Florida technology industry for over 10 years, previously serving in leadership capacities for both the Technology Foundation of the Americas and Terremark Worldwide.
In 2014, Gonzalez was recognized by the Miami Herald as one of Miami’s 20 Under 40 leaders in the community. He is a member of the Orange Bowl Committee and serves on the Boards of Directors of The Beacon Council, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and Camillus House.
Gonzalez received his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a Master’s degree in Mass Communications from the University of Florida. He and his wife, Monique, have 2 children under the age of seven.
Executive Vice President, Marketing Communications, Kaseya
General Manager, Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald
Senior Director of Infrastructure & Security, The McClatchy Company
Bob McFarlin is the General Manager of the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and the Bradenton Herald. He also oversees the technology division for The McClatchy Company as the Senior Director of Infrastructure and Security. The McClatchy Company is the parent company of the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and 29 other markets throughout the US.
McFarlin has been with the organization since 1993 where he began at The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, SC. In 1995, he transferred to Knight Ridder Corporate in Miami to build out the centralized financial organization. While most of his professional career has been in the areas of technology and security, McFarlin also serves as a member of the senior leadership team for the corporation. McFarlin’s experience in security stems from his work with various law enforcement agencies across the nation including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Secret Service on various cases; one of which required him to testify on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s office. He also partnered with the International Olympic Committee to set up and run the operations for the 2006 and 2008 Olympic bureaus onsite for Knight Ridder and McClatchy.
McFarlin is an avid University of Miami Hurricane fan and baseball season ticket holder. He lives in Miami with his wife Martii and their three children; Helene, RJ and Jake.
General Manager, Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald
Senior Director of Infrastructure & Security, The McClatchy Company
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BACKGROUND:
Yolanda Cash Jackson is an experienced Government Law attorney who has established a strong reputation in the community for her leadership and commitment to civic, charitable, and professional organizations. She concentrates her practice in the area of Governmental Relations and has developed a proficiency in State government funding and appropriations. Ms. Jackson has excellent working relationships with the State’s leading elected officials and policymakers.
Ms. Jackson has successfully lobbied State funding for a number of private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and School Boards. Most noteworthy is Ms. Jackson’s successful lobbying of State funding for Florida’s three private HBCUs, totaling nearly $15 million. Ms. Jackson’s diverse list of clients include Fortune 100 companies, gaming, and healthcare corporations. She has also successfully lobbied for appropriations on transportation related infrastructure matters.
Throughout her career, Ms. Jackson has lobbied and shepherded landmark legislation. Most recently, during the 2017 Legislative Session Ms. Jackson successfully lobbied for the inclusion of The Black Farmers and Agriculturists Association (BFAA) in the State’s recent medical marijuana law, which granted a designated license to the BFAA. This is noteworthy because it is believed to be the first of its kind in the Nation.
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Florida 1991
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University of Florida, J.D. 1990, B.S. 1980
Vice President of Operations, Caribbean, Central America, and Global Service Providers
FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean Division
Basil Khalil is the Vice-president of Operations for FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean Division. Based in Miami, Khalil manages a diverse team of more than 1,400 operations personnel that work in the CCA Region. The CCA Region consists of 39 countries and territories located in the Caribbean and Central America.
Khalil joined FedEx Express in 1997 as a financial analyst for the Financial Planning and Analysis department, where he was quickly promoted for leading a corporatewide initiative to identify international growth strategies. As a manager, he was responsible for implementing the global cash handling and control system and rolling-out electronic invoicing in the Caribbean. As a managing director, Khalil had responsibility for all aspects of IT software development, telecommunications, and network engineering for the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Division. Prior to his most recent role, Khalil had responsibilities for Planning, Engineering, Quality & Supply Chain for the Division.
He has been honored five times with the FedEx Five Star Award, the highest recognition bestowed on employees who demonstrate leadership, creativity, superior performance, and distinguished efforts in support of FedEx customers. In addition, Khalil was named to South Florida Business Journal’s 2013 prestigious list of ’40 Under 40’.
Prior to joining FedEx, he served as an operations analyst and senior systems analyst at Ryder Systems Inc. and later Ryder TRS.
Khalil earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami and is a current member of the University of Miami President’s Council. He serves on the Miami-Dade Beacon Council’s Board of Directors.
Vice President of Operations, Caribbean, Central America, and Global Service Providers
FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean Division
Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle
Mr. Alan R. Kleber, MCR is a Managing Director of JLL since December 2015. Alan serves as co-broker lead and co-tenant rep lead of our South Florida brokerage business. In this capacity, Alan oversees the day-to-day operations, collaborating with our other business lines and implementing the company’s growth strategy in the region. He will work closely with local market professionals to develop, transition and implement the Company’s full service offering with our corporate clients. Alan has 20 plus years of real estate experience in managing large relationships, with a focus on client satisfaction and retention.
Prior to joining JLL, Alan was one of the Managing Principals of Cresa South Florida. His responsibilities were diverse in so much as he was collaboratively leading the management and growth of the organization, while simultaneously acting as a Trusted-Advisor to the Firm’s Clients. He was an active member of the Cresa Strategic Leadership Council which focused on impactful initiatives that helped shape both the culture and vision of Cresa. Before Cresa, Alan participated in the inaugural Cushman & Wakefield’s Career Development Program. During his tenure at C&W, He focused his career in the specialty niche of representing corporate space occupiers and professional services firms. He was responsible for leading C&W’s South Florida Corporate Advisory Practice and was the team leader of the five (5) person advisory team that produced significant results for firm clients and favorably impacted C&W’s revenues. He also served as a member of C&W’s Tenant Advisory Group and consistently recognized for achieving the highest honors in client satisfaction and corporate revenue achievements.
Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle
Private Banker at Northern Trust
Alex joined Northern Trust in April 1995 as a Private Banker in the Brickell Office. Most recently, he was Managing Director for a Wealth Advisory Team as well as a personal Client Service Team in Miami, Florida.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, he spent his first five years of banking with First Union National Bank as a Commercial Lender and later he spent two years with Citibank as a Private Banker and a Branch Manager.
He received his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Miami.
He is a Certified Professional Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Series 7, 63.
Alex enjoys boating, skiing, golfing, playing tennis, and spending time with his family and friends.
As a Senior Vice President and Senior Market Executive of Miami-Dade County, he is responsible for sourcing and managing the investment management, trust and estate planning, private and business banking and financial consulting business for clients serviced by the Wealth Advisory and Private Client Advisory Teams in the Miami-Dade County market.
He has also been involved with several civic and not-for-profit organizations and is active as a trustee of the United Way of South Florida, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, University of Miami’s President’s Council and Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Private Banker at Northern Trust
Attorney at Bilzin Sumberg
Anthony De Yurre is an attorney in Bilzin Sumberg’s Land Development & Government Relations Group and a member of the Firm’s International Group, where he focuses his practice in the representation of real estate developers and investors. While Anthony’s emphasis is in land use, zoning, and governmental relations, his experience also includes acquisition financing, complex mixed-use and condominium development, construction financing, debt restructuring, and distressed asset workouts.
After earning his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Anthony became one of only 400 attorneys to also earn a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Property Development from the University of Miami. Anthony has come full circle as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Property Development Program where he teaches problem solving large scale mixed-use development issues.
Anthony is also a committed venture coach at the University of Miami’s Blackstone Launch Pad business incubator sponsored by The Blackstone Charitable Foundation where he assists start-ups in developing their businesses.
Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, Anthony regularly represents foreign entities in domestic investments and acquisitions.
In 2009, Anthony was recognized as a “40 Under 40” honoree by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, as one of the most outstanding lawyers under 40 in Miami-Dade County.
Anthony also has considerable past experience practicing complex real estate and corporate litigation representing clients in both state and federal court. Anthony’s litigation background provides him a unique prospective among land development attorneys allowing him to create solutions not just for the transaction, but also to avoid future litigation pitfalls.
Mr. De Yurre is a native of Miami, Florida, and fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese.
Attorney at Bilzin Sumberg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonydeyurre/
Executive Vice President and Director at BankUnited
Brian Clay, EVP. Commercial Banking Director. Brian is Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking at BankUnited, N.A. Brian has nearly 25 years of business and commercial banking experience and presently leads all of BankUnited’s Commercial Banking business lending teams around the State of Florida. He holds a master’s degree in finance from Florida International University and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Discovery & Science in Ft. Lauderdale, the Board of the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance, as well as is the founding and past president of a local Toastmasters Group. Brian is a Florida native and resides in Davie with his wife Shannon and two sons.
Executive Vice President and Director at BankUnited
Tax Partner, Cherry Bekaert
David is a Tax Partner and the Managing Partner of Cherry Bekaert’s South Florida Practice. With more than 30 years of experience, David provides tax planning and consulting services to publicly-traded and privately-held corporations, including comprehensive strategic tax planning in closely-held entities, S corporations, partnerships, controlled groups and individuals.
Responsible for coordinating the Firm’s value-added services to clients throughout the South Florida region, David spends a significant amount of time working with portfolio companies of private equity groups. He has extensive experience serving clients in the real estate, manufacturing, leisure, construction, franchising, wholesale, retail and service sectors. David is also instrumental in working on exit strategies for his privately-held clients by providing seamless succession plans and maximizing results.
A member of the Firm’s Executive Board, David is very active in both professional and community organizations. His leadership is widely recognized, as he has been named one of South Florida’s “Top 100 Power Leaders” by the South Florida Business Journal for the last four years. David is a strong supporter of community organizations, and directs his and Cherry Bekaert’s activities in respect to assisting the Firm’s affiliated community organizations.
Specialties/Areas of Expertise
Professional Involvement
Community Involvement
University of Miami Citizens Board
Tax Partner, Cherry Bekaert
Principal, Managing Director at Avison Young
With a reputation as one of the most trusted and highly-recognized names in South Florida real estate, Donna Abood serves as Principal and Managing Director of the Miami office of Avison Young, a global commercial real estate firm. She is responsible for the client servicing and revenue of the leasing division and oversees the leasing division’s business development of institutional and local investor clients and tenant representation services, including retail, industrial and office. During her 34-year career, Donna has represented well over 50 million square feet of office buildings on behalf of local and institutional ownerships. Additionally she has completed hundreds of transactions on behalf of tenants she has represented. What makes Donna different from other brokers in the market is her ability to orchestrate and manage several processes at one time, in the end harmonizing the owner’s and tenant’s goals. She is a leader and top performer in the marketplace, as she serves as a business resource to her clients in creating and implementing marketing plans.
Donna’s professional accomplishments include being named one of Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence in 2016, 2013 & 2009, honored as the 2015 United HomeCare Claude Pepper Corporate Service Award, named the 2014 – 2015 Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Beacon Council, Miami’s Economic Development Partnership, recipient of the Tom Richardson award; the highest honor given by Colliers International, she was inducted into the Florida State University College of Business Hall of Fame, honored as an “Ultimate CEO” by South Florida Business Journal and 2014 AXA Advisors Business Woman of the Year Award in the Corporate Leader category.
Previously, Donna served as Chairman and Founding Partner of Colliers International South Florida, which was formed in 2002 when she merged her firm, Abood & Associates, Inc. with Wood-Fay Realty Group. Prior to the formation of Abood Wood-Fay Real Estate Group, LLC, she was the principal and sole owner of Abood & Associates, Inc. Created in 1989, the company grew to be the largest privately held, locally based commercial real estate firm in Miami-Dade County. Before her entrepreneurial endeavors, Donna was Vice President of Terranova Corporation. Between 1984 and 1989, she developed and implemented marketing plans for the turnaround of distressed office properties. Donna graduated from Florida State University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing and Management.
Donna served as the past Chairman of the 2014-2015 Board of Directors of The Beacon Council, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Beacon Council, Miracle Theatre, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Real Estate Institute of Florida State University as well as the School of Business. Donna is also a Foundation Member of Baptist Health. She has served several terms on the Board of Directors of Palmer Trinity School, the Rotary Club of Coral Gables and CREW Miami. She has served as chairperson for numerous other civic and non-profit organizations in fund-raising efforts, for example with Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Rotary Club and the Boys & Girls Club Gala Planning Committee.
Principal, Managing Director at Avison Young
