Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Health Foundation
Alexandra (Alex) Villoch is currently the CEO of the Baptist Health Foundation. Her role also includes oversight of the organization’s Government & Community Relations, Hospitality and International divisions. Villoch joined Baptist Health South Florida in June 2019.
Villoch was previously the East Region Publisher for McClatchy, a national news media company. She oversaw operations at the Miami Herald Media Company – which included the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald newspapers – as well as the Bradenton Herald in Florida; The (Macon) Telegraph and the (Columbus) Ledger-Enquirer in Georgia; the (Biloxi) SunHerald in Mississippi; the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky; and the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania. She also ran the custom publishing subsidiary, HCP Media.
Ms. Villoch previously served as President and Publisher of the Miami Herald Media Company from 2014 to 2017. Under her leadership, the Miami Herald was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes. She also served as Senior Vice President for Advertising and Marketing from 2005 to 2014.
Prior to joining the Miami Herald, she was the General Manager for Miami International Airport & the Caribbean for United Airlines, with responsibility over all passenger and cargo operations, sales functions, as well as government relations. She previously was the Vice President of Strategic & Financial Planning for Southeast Bank, and prior to that spent ten years with Eastern Airlines, in a variety of positions including Director of Financial Planning and Director / Controller of International Operations.
Ms. Villoch is a Past-Chair of The Beacon Council, Miami Dade County’s economic development agency. She is Chair Emeritus of the One Community One Goal Initiative – a Targeted Industry Study for Miami Dade County of The Beacon Council, which she co-chaired for two years. She is past-Chair of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Board of Miami Dade; she is on the Executive Committee The Beacon Council, and has also served on the Miami Dade College Foundation Board and the GMCC Executive Committee. She chaired the United Way’s Women’s Leadership Initiative, and served on the Executive Committee of the United Way of Miami-Dade County. She has previously served as Board Member for the National Welfare to Work Partnership and was the Chair of the Transportation Committee and of the Audit and Finance Committee for WAGES Coalition – Miami Dade County’s Public/Private Welfare to Work Partnership. She was the President of the Airline Management Council as well as a Board Member of the South Florida Annenberg Challenge.
Ms. Villoch was awarded the Travel Professional of the Year Award in 2000 for her leadership role in creating the Aviation Industry’s Welfare to Work Coalition for Miami International Airport, helping create over 750 jobs targeted at welfare recipients re-entering the workforce. She is the recipient of numerous community service awards. In 2012, Ms. Villoch was awarded the International Economic Development Council’s Citizen Leadership Award, a national award that recognizes a community and business leader who plays a key leadership role in economic development in their community.
An internationally recognized media industry and corporate leader, Ms. Villoch is a frequent speaker at business conferences and community events in South Florida, the U.S. and abroad.
Ms. Villoch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, as well as a Master of Business Administration, from the University of Miami. She also attended Miami Dade College. She currently resides with her husband in the city of Coral Gables. Together they have four adult children and one grandaughter.
Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Health Foundation
President & CEO at AvBiz Aerospace Ventures
Aviv Tzur is recognized as one the leaders in the aviation community of South Florida. He is the CEO of Avbiz Aerospace Ventures. Avbiz provides Mergers & acquisitions advisory services, SWOT analysis, creative financing and management guidance. As well, Avbiz represents global companies in the state of Florida.
Mr. Tzur was the CFO of PMS, CEO of Avborne Heavy Maintenance (AAR Miami), partner at Avborne Accessories and Executive Chairman of Ultimate Composites, all of which were sold successfully. He is a graduate of Hunter College of the University of NY.
He is the founding Chairman of the Beacon Council Aviation Committee, a board member of the GMAA, board member of the MDC aviation school advisory board, and has been featured in many articles and as a TV commentator on aviation issues. His other civic engagements include One Community One Goal and Leadership Miami.
President & CEO at AvBiz Aerospace Ventures
Vice President at Baptist Health South Florida
Mr. Ben Mollere has been Corporate Vice President of Hospitality and Business Relations at Baptist Health South Florida since 2010. Mr. Mollere responsible for Baptist’s Maritime Medical Services, Corporate Relations, & Hospitality Services departments. In addition, through the HBR analytics department, his organization cultivates revenue producing & brand enhancing initiatives that benefit Baptist Health. Before joining Baptist, he enjoyed a 28-year hotel career with Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, St. Regis and for 13 years he directed all sales and marketing efforts for The Biltmore in Coral Gables. In 2007, he acquired four licenses as an agent with Seitlin Insurance in Miami. He serves as Director of The Beacon Council Inc. He has been active in the Miami community and served as Chairman of The Beacon Council. He serves as a Board Member to Camillus House and has served on the boards of The American Red Cross, Coral Gables Community Foundation and remains active with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Florida.
Vice President at Baptist Health South Florida
Director at FPL
Miami-Dade External Affairs and Corporate Emergency Outreach Florida Power & Light
Irene White is director of external affairs for Florida Power & Light Company, where she is responsible for building and fostering community relationships in Miami-Dade County. She also has corporate responsibilities for emergency outreach across the entire FPL service territory. White joined FPL in 1986 as an engineer service planner and has served in various customer service and operational positions. Prior to her current role, she served as senior director of distribution operations.
White serves on the boards of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and Camacol. She earned a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of Miami and n MBA from Florida International University. She is a certified general contractor in the state of Florida and holds a Six Sigma certification.
Director at FPL
General Counsel at HEICO Corporation
Mr. Joseph W. Pallot has been General Counsel of HEICO Corporation. since September 2008. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Pallot was a Partner of the law firm of Steel Hector & Davis, LLP (now part of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.). Mr. Pallot was a Commercial Banker at Southeast Bank, N.A., which is now part of Wachovia Corp. Mr. Pallot’s practice focuses on complex commercial transactions, including but not limited to, mergers & acquisitions, financings, joint ventures and partnerships. Mr. Pallot has lectured to financial institutions and other parties concerning business transactions. He serves as a Director of The Beacon Council Inc. Mr. Pallot served as a Director of Heico Corp. from September 20, 2004 to September 2008. He is involved with various community affairs. He is active in the South Florida community.
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General Counsel at HEICO Corporation
President and CEO at Express Travel
Olga M. Ramudo is president & CEO of Express Travel, which is comprised of corporate, leisure, groups and meetings, cruise and study abroad departments. In 1989 she co-founded the business, which specialized in the Hispanic market and became one of the top ten travel agencies in Miami, later expanding its reach to the State of Florida as well as offering services all over the world.
Express Travel has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout the years, and is one of the largest women-owned business in the state.
She received the Governor’s Business Award in 2013 and has also been recognized as one of the top influential women business leaders in Miami Dade County by Camacol (Latin Chamber of Commerce), and received other recognitions. In 2012, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce appointed Ramudo to the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which provides advice on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry. Ramudo is a member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and serves on the board of Camacol. She was appointed to Miami-Dade County’s Tourism Development Council and chairs the joint Hispanic initiatives committee for the American Society of Travel Agents and National Tour Association.
President and CEO at Express Travel
Case Manager at JAMS
Patricia H. Thompson, Esq. joins JAMS after a successful career as trial and appellate lawyer and arbitrator, concentrating her practice in construction, employment, surety, fidelity, financial insurance matters, and other complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts.
Her goal as an arbitrator is to meet the parties’ pre-dispute expectations of efficiency and cost reductions. In mediation, she balances facilitation, evaluation and perseverance to direct the best avenue of resolution for all parties involved.
Ms. Thompson has been regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, The International Who’s Who of Construction and Business Lawyers, and similar Florida publications ranking attorneys in her areas of practice concentration. She is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers.
Ms. Thompson has served as chair and in other senior leadership roles of major committees of the Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association.
Case Manager at JAMS
President of The Global Financial Group
Roberto R. Muñoz brings more than 35 years of financial experience to his leadership role as President of The Global Financial Group, specializing in working with High Net Worth Individuals and Middle Market Companies to improve targeting and growth activity by providing strategic planning and execution strategies. Most recently, he served as President of the Miami Market for Commercial Banking and Wealth Management at First Horizon Bank headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mr. Muñoz is the 2020 and 2019 chairman of the World Trade Center Miami; first vice-chair of the executive board of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce; executive board of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, and former chairman and president of the Florida International Bankers Association.
In the community, Mr. Muñoz is president-elect of the South Florida Council, Scouts of America a board member of the Chapman Partnership for the Homeless, and a trustee board member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of South Florida. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including the 2020 “Champion of Conservation’ award by the Miami Zoo Foundation in September 2020, induction in the Marquis Who’s Who in America in July 2020 and the “Lifetime Achievement” award plus induction into the “Second Century Society” by the South Florida Council, Scouts of America in December 2019. He received the “Public Service and Captain of Industry” award in Global Trade and Banking from the CSC, Triple C Organization in July 2019 as part of the United Nations Public Service Day initiative. Mr. Muñoz received the 2019 “Diamond Circle” award for Leadership and Management from First Horizon Bank in February 2020. He was twice named “The Achiever” by Miami Today in February 2020 and in May 2014, and received the “Banker of the Year” award from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in March 2020. With more than 30,000 contacts on LinkedIn, Mr. Munoz has a wide social following and posts regularly on a variety of topics.
President of The Global Financial Group
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Dosal Tobacco Corporation
Yolanda Nader is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dosal Tobacco Corporation. She has worked at Dosal since 2002, is responsible for all financial management for business operations. Prior to becoming the CEO/CFO of Dosal, Nader was a tax managing director at KPMG, LLP in Miami, where she functioned as partner on a number of middle market clients responsible for federal, state and local tax issues. Additionally, she spent 10 years as an Internal Revenue agent with the IRS, receiving multiple awards for her performance.
Nader is an active member of the United Way of Miami-Dade County Audit Committee having served as its chairperson, as well as serving on the Community Investment Council. She is a member of the Dean’s Council for Florida International University’s Business College. A Certified Public Accountant, she is a member of the AICPA, the FICPA and of the CACPA’s professional organizations. Nader is a graduate of Florida International University with a bachelor of arts in psychology, and an MBA.
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Dosal Tobacco Corporation
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
