Florida Advisory Committee

(as of April 28, 2010)

• Michael I. Abrams
  Director, Miami Policy Group, Akerman Senterfitt Attorneys at Law

• Stephen Albee
  President, Tampa Bay Council of World Affairs and Commerce

• Amb. Leslie M. Alexander
  U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador (1996-1999)

• Annette Alvarez
  Executive Director, Miami Council for International Visitors

• Walter Alvarez
  Commercial Mortgage Originator, Absolut Financial Resources, Inc.

• Kathy Andersen
  Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Development Connect

• Dr. Teo A. Babun, Jr.
  Executive Director, Americas Relief Team

• Jonathan D. Baety
  Assistant Managing Partner, New England Financial.
  National Liaison, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations

• Hon. Dick J. Batchelor
  President, Dick Batchelor Management Group, Inc.

• Sharie A. Blanton
  NGO Outreach, Global Reach

• Hon. Jeb Bush*
  Governor, State of Florida (1999-2007)

• Régine B. Cambronne
  Director of Development, Baptist Health Foundation

• Betty Castor
  President, University of South Florida (1994-1999)

• Joe Catrambone
  President, Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce

• Marco Cigagna
  Chief Executive Officer, World For You Consulting

• Brant S. Copeland
  Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Tallahassee

• Hon. Humberto J. Cortina
  President, HJC Consultants, Inc.
  Member, Florida Small Business Regulatory Advisory Council

• Liefke Cox
  Director of Partner Relations, Enterprise Florida

• Dr. Maria Crummett
  Dean of International Affairs, University of South Florida

• Ana Cruz
  Principal, Leaders Edge, LLC

• Susan B. Davis
  Associate Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami

• Hon. Manuel A. Diaz
  Mayor of Miami (2001-2009)

• Dr. Lewis Duncan
  President, Rollins College

• Karen Echols
  COO/CFO, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

• Maria A. Eichelberger
  Chair, Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• Sean D. Foreman, Ph.D.
  Host, “World of Politics”
  Assistant Professor of History & Political Science, Barry University

• Antonio Garrastazu
  Director of Business and Government Relations, Global Via USA

• Howard Glicken
  Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Americas Group

• Carmenza U. Gonzalez
  Vice President, International Business Development,
  Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

• Alexandra Gordon
  Legislative Coordinator, ONE; District Chair, CARE

• Gary Gould
  Chief Executive Officer, Tampa Bay Jewish Community Center and Federation

• Dr. John Hitt
  President, University of Central Florida

• Barry E. Johnson
  President & CEO, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

• Ralph MacNamara
  Director of Client Services, Kaufman, Rossin & Co.
  Treasurer, Florida District Export Council

• Gavin MacPhail
  Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

• Henryka Manes
  Founding Executive Director, EcoWorks International, Inc.

• Andrew J. Markus
  Chair, International Practice Group, Carlton Fields

• Hon. Mel Martinez
  United States Senator (2004-2009)

• Manuel A. Mencia
  Senior Vice President, Enterprise Florida

• Patricia Menéndez-Cambó
  Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

• Rev. Russell Meyer
  Executive Director, Florida Council of Churches

• Dawn Nagy
  State Chair, CARE
  Orlando Coordinator, ONE

• Ramón Ojeda
  President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando

• Carlos Palomares
  President, SMC Resources

• Demian Pasquarelli
  Executive Director of the Florida Association for Volunteer
  Action in the Caribbean and the Americas, Inc.

• Sara Paterni
  Florida State Chair, ONE

• Clelia Ponassi
  President, Sheer Management Corporation;
  Ambassador of Commerce, International Business Council of Florida

• Ellen Powers
  Executive Director, Project Medishare for Haiti, Inc.

• Ramiro Prudencio
  Managing Director, Burson-Marsteller

• Dr. Susan Kaufman Purcell
  Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami*

• Carolina Rendiero
  Founder & CEO, Business Centers International

• Martin H. Rogol
  Principal, Marketing Concepts, Inc.

• Rich Roffman
  Host & President, The Rich Roffman Show

• Robert Rowen
  President, Global Action Coalition

• Mary Sawyer
  Executive Director, American Red Cross of Martin County

• Rabbi Solomon Schiff
  Executive Vice President Emeritus, Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami

• Mark Schlakman
  Senior Program Director, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights,
  Florida State University

• Donna E. Shalala*
  President, University of Miami

• Brian Siegal
  Executive Director, Greater Miami & Broward Chapter,
  American Jewish Committee

• Betsy Skipp
  Guardian ad Litem

• Thomas R. Spencer
  Spencer Law Firm

• Don Stacks, Ph.D.
  Program Director, Professor,
  University of Miami School of Communication

• Irma Stenman
  Director, International Business Development,
  Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

• Cheryl Stockstad
  President, Limitless International, Inc.

• Col. Manuel Supervielle
  Former General Counsel for U.S. and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan

• Sam Tidwell
  CEO, American Red Cross, Greater Miami & the Keys Chapter

• Noreen L. Timoney
  President, Miami Women’s Club

• Lisa Torres
  South Florida Area Director, World Vision

• Marty Urra
  Project Consultant, Committee of Interns & Residents, SEIU Healthcare

• Zoraida Velasco
  Coordinator, International Business Development
  Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

• Richard Wainio
  Port Director & CEO, Tampa Port Authority

• Most Rev. Thomas Wenski
  Bishop, Diocese of Orlando

• Deborah Wilkinson
  Chief Development Officer,
  Broward County Office of Economic & Small Business Development

• Eric Williams
  President, Landstar Global Logistics, Inc.

• Dr. Corinne B. Young
  Associate Professor, Saint Leo University

• Samantha Zerbe
• International Trade Analyst, Broward County Office of
  Economic & Small Business Development

*Indicates Honorary Co-Chair