FLORIDA ADVISORY COMMITTEE These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Florida benefits when America leads in the world. U.S. Senate (2005-; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2001-2003) President, University of Miami; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993-2001) Director, Miami Policy Group, Akerman Senterfitt Attorneys at Law Army Brigadier General (2011-2013) U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador (1996-1999) Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Community, Florida Blue; U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2013) Executive Director, Miami Council for International Visitors Commercial Real Estate Lender/Broker,Absolut Financial Resources, Founder & CEO, Development Connect President, DemeTECH Corporation CFO, State of Florida Executive Director, Americas Relief Team Financial Advisor, Conrad Santiago & Associates Partnerships Manager,, AFEX Director of Knowledge Management, Ducatus Advisory LLC President, Dick Batchelor Management Group, International Business Programs Coordinator, University of Tampa President & Founder, Velocitas, Managing Director, Conscious Connections President, Tampa Downtown Partnership President, Florida Transportation Builders Association, Managing Partner, Jeb Bush & Associates, LLC Director of Development, Baptist Health Foundation Speaker, Florida House of Representatives (2010-2012) President, Tucker/Hall Mayor, City of Coral Gables President, University of South Florida (1994-1999); Representative, Florida Senate (1977-1979, 1983-1987) President & CEO, Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce Chairman & CEO, PLC Investments, ; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium (1998-2001)
Retired Air Force Colonel CEO, World For You Consulting Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Tallahassee President, HJC Consultants, ; Florida House of Representatives (1982-1984) Central Florida Manager, Floridian Partners, LLC Commissioner District 12, Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners President, Behavioral Support Services, President, Rollins College Mayor, City of Orlando Commissioner District 3, Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners Host, World of Politics ; Associate Professor of Political Science, Barry University Managing Director, Becker & Poliakoff Chairwoman, GlobalJax Partner, Holland & Knight LLP Director, Central America Program, International Republican Institute President & CEO, Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce State Representative; President & CEO, JAX Chamber Partner, Holland & Knight LLP; (1997-2007) Associate Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami President, University of North Florida; Mayor, City of Jacksonville (1995-2003) (1993-2011) Chair, Customs & International Trade, Becker & Poliakoff Mayor, City of Miami (2001- Vice President, Wealth Advisor, Regions Private Wealth Management President & CEO, Florida Export Finance Corporation President & CEO, Associated Industries of Florida; U.S. House of Representatives (2003- Of Counsel, Genovese, Joblove & Battista ; Ambassador to Panama (1999-2001) President, Orbis Strategy Group Vice President, Northern Trust, NA Principal, Capital Realty Services, First Vice President, Global Trade Solutions, SunTrust Bank Southeast Government Relations Manager, The Boeing Company Mayor, Miami-Dade County Founder, Chairman & CEO, The Americas Group President & CEO, CZA Incorporated President & CEO, NPI Advisors Congressional District Leader, ONE; District Chair, CARE CEO, Tampa Bay Jewish Community Center and Federation Executive Director, The One on One Group Managing Partner, Hilton Bentley Hotel
President, AVENTI Associates, LLC Mayor, City of Ocala Secretary of Commerce (2005- President & CEO, IOS Partners, President & CEO, Aerosonic Corp. President, University of Central Florida Senior Vice President of Global Affairs & International Research, University of Southern Florida President & CEO, Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (1994-1997) Attorney, Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP Mayor, City of Tampa (2003-2011) Partner, Akerman Senterfitt Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC President & CEO, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (2007-2011) Director of Strategic Initiatives, Digital Hands U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (2000-2001) Secretary, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Director of Client Services, Kaufman, Rossin & Co. Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Founding Executive Director, EcoWorks International Shareholder, Carlton Fields President, Lennar International Senior Vice President & Global Trade Group Head, Regions Bank Senior Vice President, Enterprise Florida Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Council of Churches Founder, Chairman & CEO, CEA Group President, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida Vice President, Velocity Processing State Chair, CARE; Orlando Coordinator, ONE Former President & CEO, Miami-Dade Beacon Council Managing Director & Senior Vice President of Investments, Raymond James President, ROI Business Strategies Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. President, Miami Dade College President & CEO, SMC Resources Department of Economic Opportunity Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas, President & CEO, Sheer Management Corporation; Ambassador of Commerce, International Business Council of Florida
Managing Director, Americas Market Intelligence President, Jacksonville University (2004-2013) Congressional District Leader (CD 18), ONE Southeast Regional Coordinator, CARE President & CEO, Burson- Marsteller Latin America, Founder, President & CEO, PuMa Communications and Cultural Services Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2011) Shareholder, Customs & International Trade Law Group, GrayRobinson, Principal, MTR Consulting Executive Director, Manufacturers Association of Central Florida Founder & CEO, Business Centers International Managing Member, McDonald Hopkins LLC Principal, Marketing Concepts, President & CEO, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Chairman, The Vestcor Companies; Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (2004-2007) President, Florida International University President, Global Action Coalition Senior Vice President of International Economic Development, The Beacon Council Executive Vice President Emeritus, Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami Senior Program Director, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University President Emeritus, Dade Community Foundation (1985- Commissioner, District 7, Hillsborough County Commission Founder & President, Trading Wise, Executive Director, Greater Miami & Broward Chapter, American Jewish Committee Shareholder, GrayRobinson, Attorney, Thomas R. Spencer, Professor, University of Miami School of Communication Retired Marine Lieutenant General; Executive Director, USF Military Partnerships President, Limitless International, Commissioner, District 1, City of Tampa Former General Counsel for U.S. and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan Owner, Broker, & Consultant, Coastal Strategies & Investments Senior Development Officer, Habitat for Humanity International Honorary Consul, Republic of Austria Senior Vice President, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Speaker of the House, Florida House of Representatives
Shareholder, Stearns & Weaver, Senior Advisor, TCHO Chief Executive, World Power and Water LLC Archbishop, The Archdiocese of Miami Executive Director, Tampa Bay Trade & Protocol Council President, Landstar Global Logistics, * Indicates Veteran of the United States Armed Forces As of September 30, 2014