Boards/Staff

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gerald Kogan, Honorary Chair (President, Alliance for Ethical Government)
Hemant Patel, Ex Officio (Owner and Operator, King Motel)
Rona Brandell, President (Director, School Operations/Alternative Education, MDCPS)
Juanita Walker-Kirkland, Vice President (Retired, Miami Police Department)
Larry Spring, Treasurer (Interim Budget Director, City of Miami)
Kristina S. Bettendorf, Secretary (Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney’s Office)
Richard Blom (Assistant Chief, Miami Police Department)
Angel Calzadilla (Sergeant, Miami Police Department)
Neil Patel (Fairholme Capital Management)
Trina Robinson (News Anchor, WTVJ-NBC 6)
Lourdes Simon (County Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida)

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Carol McCracken (Community Volunteer)
Marzell Smith (Community Volunteer)

ADVISORY BOARD

Blanca Aparicio, United Automobile Insurance Company
Commissioner Richard Dunn II, City of Miami
Donald March, Jr., Retired, Miami Police Department
Beth Pryor Johnson, Fowler White Burnett
Dori Robau, Macy’s
Ada Rojas, City of Miami
Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, City of Miami
Akua Scott, Chairman of You Need To Know, Inc.
Lloyd Speck, Community Volunteer
Commissioner Francis Suarez, City of Miami

SELECTION COMMITTEE

Liz Babun-Matos, Miami Police Department
Vilma Diaz-Neda, Miami Police Department
Mary Flanagan, Miami Police Department
Delrish Moss, Miami Police Department
Kathy Thurston, Miami Police Department

STAFF

Jodi Atkison, Executive Director
Lourdes Fernandez, Administrative Assistant
Tracy McHugh, VISTA Volunteer