Biography Steven Alexander, CTP, CGFO, CPPT Managing Director /Partner PFM Asset Management, LLC 300 South Orange Avenue Suite 1170 Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: 407.406.5750 Email: alexanders@pfm.com Steven Alexander is a finance professional with over 29 years of investment and financial management experience. He currently provides investment advisory services to organizations whose combined assets under management exceed $9.3 billion. Alexander, a Florida native, who learned how to surf at the age of four, is a dedicated educator. He prides himself on hosting more investment training seminars to CFOs and finance directors than any other financial advisor in the state of Florida. Among his many accomplishments, he authored Florida s Investment Policy Statute and serves on the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA as standing Advisor for the Treasury and Investment Management Committee. His passion, outside of the financial sector, is helping others. A devoted alumnus of Stetson University, Alexander currently serves on the Board of Trustees. Along with his wife, he serves on the Florida Hospital Foundation Board and the finance committee of the Central Florida Coalition for the Homeless. He has previously served on finance committees for the Orlando Science Center, Orange County Regional History Center and the American Heart Association. Alexander caters to his clients with the same energy and commitment with which he serves his community. His knowledge and hard work have positioned him as a subject matter expert who has been featured on the television program Central Florida Spotlight Managing State Investments and he has been interviewed by national and regional media as well. He speaks on subjects ranging from investing to economic trends. Alexander s finance training began at Stetson University, where he attained a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Finance, followed by a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Florida Southern College. He holds the Mini-MBA from Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business and is a graduate of the Rollins College Certified Financial Planner Program. Steven Alexander holds the designations of Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO), and Certified Public Pension Trustee (CPPT). He has completed the Leadership Development Program (LDP) at the Center for Creative Leadership. representative and holds Series 6 and 63 licenses. Steven is also a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 85. He is also a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( FINRA ) registered
BIOGRAPHY JOHN M. LEWIS, JR. Chief Executive Officer LYNX 455 North Garland Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: 407.254.6017 Email: jlewis@golynx.com John M. Lewis is the Chief Executive Officer of LYNX, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority. This regional transportation system has an operational coverage of more than 2500 square miles serving in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. Prior to joining LYNX, Mr. Lewis served as the CEO of the Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC). During Mr. Lewis tenure with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Lewis held a series of progressively important management positions including Director of Rail Operations and Director of Bus Operations. Under his leadership, GRTC was awarded the American Public Transportation Association s System of the Year. While serving at MTA, Lewis implemented safety operational initiatives that are still being used at MTA today. Lewis currently holds the following leadership positions: Chair, Leadership APTA Committee, November 2011 Present Board Member, National Training Institute, January 2008 Present Board Member, Conference of Minority Transportation Officials 2011 Present Board Member, National Science Foundation/TOPS Committee 2013-Present Lewis serves as a member of the Nap Ford Community School Advisory Board; Wells Fargo Bank Community Advisory Board; and the African-American Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors. Currently at LYNX, Lewis is overseeing two design/build projects for the expansion of Orlando s LYMMO Bus Rapid Transit Line and managing three additional Alternatives Analysis Studies for the 192 Corridor in Osceola County, Route 50 Corridor in Orange County, and the final segment of the LYMMO study (North/South alignment). Lynx is also working diligently to provide feeder service to region s first commuter rail line, SunRail. Lewis graduated from Allegheny College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He is a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 84 and Chair of Class 87.
Biography Dr. Thomas Schwarz Dean, School of Business Administration Stetson University 421 North Woodland Boulevard Unit 8358 DeLand, Florida 32723 Phone: 386.822.7010 Email: tschwarz@stetson.edu Dean Schwarz has professional experience in higher education and business. He has held an endowed professorship in Family Business at Cal State Fullerton's Mihaylo College of Business Administration since 2009. Before that he was director of the Family Owned Business Institute (FOBI) and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Grand Valley State University. Since 2002, he has also served as a visiting professor of entrepreneurship at the Athens University of Economics and Business in Athens, Greece. Dean Schwarz is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in the fields of family business and entrepreneurship. He received fellow status from the Family Firm Institute in 2010. He previously served on the Body of Knowledge Committee of the Family Firm Institute and was the research program co-director for the 2004 and 2005 conferences. He is also a founding co-editor of the organization's publication, the Family Firm Practitioner. He has been a member of the Strategic Planning Committee for the Family Firm Institute since 2009. He has served with the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) since 2007 and was 2011 Conference co-host. Schwarz also received the Teaching Excellence Award in 2003, 2004 and 2006 from Athens University of Economics and Business, and an Honorable Mention Award from the 2007 Family Enterprise Research Conference.
Biography David Strahan Senior Director of Sales Daytona International Speedway 1801 West International Speedway Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: 386.681.6848 Email: dstrahan@daytonainternationalspeedway.com David Strahan is Senior Director of Sales at Daytona International Speedway. He joined Daytona International Speedway in August 2013, overseeing the sales department at the World Center of Racing. He also spearheads the We Built Daytona platform, which is designed specifically for partners involved in the construction of DAYTONA Rising, the $400 million front stretch renovation project. Prior to joining Daytona International Speedway, Strahan served as a Senior Account Manager and Account Executive at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 10 years where he secured, developed and executed sponsorship programs. Strahan is a graduate of Ball State University.
BIOGRAPHY RYAN TOLLEY Director of Sales Daytona International Speedway 1801 West International Speedway Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: 386.681.6848 Email: rtolley@daytonainternationalspeedway.com Ryan Tolley joined Daytona International Speedway as the Director of Sales in February 2011, where he reports to John Guthrie, VP Business Development & Corporate Partnerships. Tolley oversees all corporate sales at the World Center of Racing which include sponsorship, hospitality, and displays. Before arriving at Daytona International Speedway, Tolley was the Director of Sales & Business Development at Watkins Glen International in Upstate NY where he began his career with International Speedway Corporation in 2006. Prior to that, Tolley worked for an experiential marketing company, Mach 2 Management as a Senior Program Manager where he caught the racing bug while managing auto shows, and auto manufacturer ride and drive programs at race tracks throughout the country. Tolley graduated from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY where he played basketball. He is a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 81. In his time away from the office Ryan is an avid cyclist and enjoys the sport of triathlon.
BIOGRAPHY BRIAN WILSON Vice President of Corporate Development International Speedway Corporation One Daytona Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: 386.254.2700 Brian Wilson serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for International Speedway Corporation ( ISC ). He joined the Company in February 2006. Wilson oversees land use and development projects, property transactions and the Company s real estate capital spending process, with special emphasis on capital allocation and land management strategies. Prior to joining ISC, Wilson served as Managing Director of Acquisitions for American Realty Advisors in Glendale, California, where he oversaw equity real estate acquisitions for the firm, and served on the firm s Investment Committee. Wilson also served as Senior Vice President, Global Real Estate (2001-03), and Vice President, Finance and Investment Management (1999-2001), for Vivendi Universal, the $31 billion annual revenue media and telecommunications company parent of Universal Studios. Prior to his employment at Vivendi Universal, Wilson was Director, Investment Management, Walt Disney Imagineering (1997-99), and Development Manager, Disney Development Company (1993-97), for the Walt Disney Company in Burbank, CA. Wilson holds a Master of International Management from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University.