Committee Volunteers
United Way of Broward County is fortunate to have dozens of volunteers who dedicate many hours each month by participating in the organization's various committees. These volunteers help identify the greatest needs in our community and find comprehensive, long-term solutions for these challenges.
United Way's committees determine how to efficiently and effectively invest your contributions into programs that alight with the organization's goals towards making Broward County even better. They also help United Way raise crucial funds for its fundraising campaign, special events, community volunteer projects, etc.
These committees include: Board of Ambassadors; Community Impact Committees: Education, Income, and Health; Veteran's Advisory Committee; Development Committee; Finance Committee; Audit Committee; Day of Caring Committee; Empowering Effective Teachers Task Force; Public Policy Advisory Committee; Tocqueville Society Executive Committee; Red & White - Wine and Culinary Delight Committee; Women's Leadership Council Steering Committee; Women's Leadership Council Magnolia Luncheon Committee; Young Leaders Society Steering Committee and Rock United Committee.
A special thank you to the 2011-2012 committee members!
Board of Ambassadors
Lynne Wines, First Southern Bank - Chair
Sam Ambrose, Positive ID Corp.
Andy Ansin, Sunbeam TV Corp., WSVN Channel 7
Vic Beninate, AT&T
Craig Bloom, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Marvin Chaney, Robo Vault
D. Keith Cobb, Community Volunteer
Ken Crooks, Community Volunteer
Paul Daly, Community Volunteer
Ray de la Feuilliez, James A. Cummings, Inc.
Lloyd Devaux, BankAtlantic
Melanie Dickinson, South Florida Business Journal
Bruce Edwards, Barry University
Nelson Fernandez, ANF Group
Chancellor Ray Ferrero, Jr., Nova Southeastern University
Adam Gail, Caruspan Health Group
Dennis Giordano, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
Jon Hage, Charter Schools USA
Gregory Haile, Broward College
Mary Harris, BankUnited
Steve Holt, Balfour Beatty Construction
John C. Johnson, Holy Cross Hospital
Matt Katz, Katz Barron Squitero Faust
Donna Korn, Taylor & Mathis
Cindy Kushner, Crowe Horwath LLP
Earl Maucker, Consultant
Virginia "Ginny" Miller, Miller Construction Company
Richard P. Mullan, Allied Barton Security Service
Stacy Ostrau, Sun Sentinel
Al Paonessa, Anda Inc.
John Primeau, Florida Community Bank
Kevin Purvis, Advanced Insurance Underwriters
Frank V. Sacco, Memorial Healthcare System
Lynn Shatas, Florida Power & Light
Mark Smith, SFN Group
Dr. Pat Taylor, Holy Cross
Jimmy Von Wyl, The Window Man
Community Impact Team: Education
Sharon Cohen, Children's Services Council of Broward - Co-Chair
Felicia M. Brunson, Florida Virtual School
Dr. Patricia Penn Dixon, Council For Educational Change
Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., Nova Southeastern University Clinics
Dr. Jeanine Gendron, Broward County Public Schools
Charles "Chuck" M. Hood, Early Learning Coalition
Julia Musella, Baby Boomers International Preschool
Wanda Robinson, Broward County Public Schools
George R. Silver, CFP, Merrill Lynch
Julie Southern, Community Volunteer
Donald J. Torok, Ph.D., FACSM, Florida Atlantic University
Community Impact Team: Income
Diane Schlachter, Publix Super Markets, Inc. - Chair
Marcia Barry-Smith, BankAtlantic Foundation
Courtnee Biscardi, Urban League of Broward County
Laura Campbell, Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
Jim Carras, Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Jay Fanning, Internal Revenue Service
Brett Frazee, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Nadine Gregoire-Jackson, Family Central, Inc.
Renee K. Law, Broward College
Marian McCann-Colliee, City of Hallandale Beach
Nancy Merolla, BankAtlantic
Luis Felipe Pinzon, Hispanic Unity of Florida
Susan Pippitt, Broward County Housing Authority
Mark Riordan, Department of Children & Families
David Ross, SunTrust
Michael Watson, WorkForce One
Pat West, Family Success Administration Division
Katrina Wright, Bank of America
Community Impact Team: Health
Pauline Grant, Broward Health North - Chair
Mike De Lucca, Broward Regional Health Planning Council - Co-Chair
Pat Castillo, United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse
Emily DeRosa, RN, BA, CCM, Coventry Health Care of Florida
Pachavit Kasemsap, MC FACS, South Florida Surgical Specialists, LLC
Lori Kessler, Broward Health
Pat Kramer, Florida Department of Children and Families
Martha Martinez, Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Audrey Millsaps, Community Volunteer
Deborah Mulligan, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Guy Nehrenz, Ed.D., MA, RRT, Nova Southeastern University
Renee Podolsky, Broward County Health Department
Joe Rogers, Broward Health
Kim Saiswick, RN, Ph.D., Holy Cross Hospital
Veteran's Advisory Committee
Stephen Moss, Holland & Knight - Chair
Chuck Black, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Gale Butler, AutoNation
William Card, WorkForce One
Headley Darlington, UPS
Sandra Einhorn, Rebuilding Together Broward
Stephen Ferrante, Florida Atlantic University
Chancellor Ray Ferrero, Jr., JD, Nova Southeastern University
Doug Flom, Community Volunteer
Alan Gilbert, Community Volunteer
Michael Jalali, American Red Cross
Taryn Jamarillo, Broward County VA Outpatient Clinic
Mike Johnson, ISG Advisors, LLC
Anthony Karrat, Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Roy Krause, Broward Workshop
Dan Linblade, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Edward Lohrer, Becker & Poliakoff
Tammi Lyon, AlliedBarton Security Services
Diane McSwain, Bank of America
Carlos Molinet, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitor Bureau Craig Pollock, Southeast Toyota Distributors
Barbara Prager, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
Scott Sevin, 7-Dippity, Inc.
Sheila Smith, 211 Broward
Ben Sorensen, First Presbyterian Church
Jerry Terraferma, JP Morgan Chase Bank
Greg Torretta, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
David Tripp, Cross Country Home Services
Sherrill Valdes, Community Volunteer
Development Committee
Matt Katz, Katz Barron Squitero & Faust, P.A.- Chair
Drew Saito, First Southern Bank
Santiago Abraham, Royal Cribbean Cruises Ltd.
Christina Chen, PNC Bank
Weiyi Chen, McGladrey
Todd Clarke, Jim Moran & Associates, Inc.
Mike Crissy, Pointe Group Advisors
Walter Crosson, Broward County AFL-CIO
Matt DiGregorio, Mercer
Melissa Doyle, All Services Refuse - Republic Services.
Jim Duffy, Grant Thornton
Miguel Echarte, Stryker Spine
Jim Gouveia, Group Victory
Dennis Haas, ARC Broward
Dan Hafetz, Steven Douglas Associates
Ellen Hesse, South Florida Business Journal
Tom Hutka, Broward County Government
Salma Lemongello, Macy's
James Maus, Morgan Stanley
Philip McNally, Paradise Bank
Carlos Molinet, The Molinet Institute
W. Scott Parker, Jr., Parker-Harrigan Group
Dawn Quaranta, Memorial Healthcare System
Juliet Murphy Roulhac, Florida Power & Light Company Cynthia Ryan, Power Financial
Grant Sadowski, Mosaic Business Solutions
Percy Sayles, City of Tamarac
Dave Schmidt, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Shelly Spivack, Shelly Spivack & Associates
John J. Zullo, CPA
Finance Committee
Karen A. Bowman, RSM McGladrey - Chair
Timothy C. Leixner, Holland & Knight - General Counsel
Paul Daly, Community Volunteer
Anthony Jackson, A.L. Jackson & Company
Scott A. Mager, Grant Thornton
Tracy Mandart, Regent Financial Services
Lanny Marks, Marks & Associates
Gary Rosen, Becker Poliakoff
Maureen Shea, Right Management
Mike Siegel, Deloitte & Touche
Paul Tanner, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Jim Teufel, ABB Concise
Audit Committee
Charles A. Laetsch, Crowe Horwath, LLP - Chair
D. Keith Cobb, Community Volunteer
Jorge Gonzalez, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Jayson Iroff, Broward College
Jim Nations, Gordon Hargrove & James, P.A.
Shea Smith, Berkowitz, Dick, Pollack
Tocqueville Society Executive Committee
Julie Southern, Community Activist
Gary Behm, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Ken Bierman, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Allison Cagnetta, Community Activist
Mario Cartaya, Cartaya & Associates, Architects
Dot Cobb, Community Activist
Joe Eppy, Eppy Financial Group/Mass Mutual
Steve Holt, Balfour Beatty Construction
Alan Levy, Great American Farms
Stewart Martin, Seitlin
Rich Paul-Hus, HyPower Electric
Scott Parker, Parker-Harrigan Group/Merrill Lynch
Raymond Southern, Balfour Beatty Construction
Matt Shore, Steven Douglas Associates
Ray Stapleton, RSS Designs
Andrew Wurtele, Community Activist
David Zwick, RedCap
Day of Caring Committee
Bill Manzie, Memorial Healthcare System - Chair
Marin Baer, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Cheryl Berke, City of Cooper City
Eric Blackledge, Delaware North Companies
Tim Brucker, FPL/IBEW #759
Allison Cagnetta, Community Volunteer
Pat Caruso, AT&T
Janie Casoria, Creations by Janie
Michelle Chow, Frito Lay
Scott Closson, Frito Lay
Laura Jean Edwards, CWA #3104
Joe Eppy, Eppy Financial
Marlene Fishbein,
Nadine Floyd, The Media Lab
Vince Harris, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Bonnie Hughes, Delaware North Companies
Bob Kozich, Gulfstream Contractors
Eric Propes, EDSA
Dee Rondina, Macy's
Eric Rosenberg, Broward County Commission
Lynn Shatas, FPL
Seth Siegel, Grant Thornton LLP
Ray Stapleton, RSS Designs
Betsy Suiter, EDSA
Shirley Toliver, UPS
Jean-Pierre Turgot, Delaware North Companies
Empowering Effective Teachers Task Force
Melissa Aiello, Junior Achievement of South Florida
Alesha Arscott, Charter Schools USA
Dr. Louise Ball, Broward County Public Schools
Scott Barrocas, Florida House of Representatives
Felicia Brunson, Florida Virtual School
Dr. Elisa Calabrese, Broward County Public Schools
Evan Goldman, Children's Services Council of Broward County
Dr. Marliese Hogan, Nova Southeastern University
Jeanne Jusevic, Broward District Advisory Council
Dr. Cathy Kirk, Broward County Public Schools
Nicole Marsala, Broward County Public Schools
Rosanne Mathews, Charter Schools USA
Linda Nestor, Broward County Council of PTAs
Aaron Nevins, Florida Senate
Allan Phipps, Broward County Public Schools
John Pisula, State Farm Insurance
Deborah Porter, Broward County Public Schools
Graham Rabinowitch, Broward County Council of PTAs
Dr. Barbara Ridener, Florida Atlantic University
Ramon Rodriguez, Citibank
Dr. Aline Sarria, Broward College
George Segna, Broward Teachers Union
Mindy Siegel, Broward County Council of PTAs
Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh, Urban League of Broward County
Andrea Swift, Broward County Public Schools
Dr. Don Torok, Florida Atlantic University
Debbie Von Behren, Charter Schools USA
Linda Whitehead, Broward County Public Schools
Maggie Zalamea, Broward Teachers Union
Public Policy Advisory Committee
John Benz, Memorial Healthcare System - Chair
Dan Schevis, Community Activist - Vice Chair
Monica Cepero, Broward County Government
Paul Daly, Community Activist
Mark Gross, Family Central, Inc.
Chuck Hood, Early Learning Coalition
Frank Isaza, 211 Broward
Skeet Jernigan, Broward Chamber of NPO
Betsi Kassebaum, Center for Civic Engagement
Mark Ketcham, Sunserve
Tom Loffredo, GrayRobinson PA
Charlotte Mather-Taylor, Ann Storck, Broward Health
Nick Milano, Holland & Knight
Mike Payne, AFL CIO
Dr. Patricia Penn Dixon, Council for Educational Change
Larry Rein, ChildNet
Joanne Richter, JR Consulting
Bobbie Sewell, Broward County Lobbyist (retired)
Sheila Smith, 211 Broward
Denise Spivak, CenterLink
Terry Stone, CenterLink
Joe Toliver, Urban League of Broward County
Maggie Zalamea, Broward Teachers Union
Red & White - Wine and Culinary Delight Committee
Drew Saito, CNL Bank - Co-Chair
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Celebrity Cruises - Co-Chair
Alex Bort, Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
Laura Campbell, Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
Laura Jean Edwards, AT&T CWA 4104
Kathy Eggleston, Avenue Executive
John Eldridge, Premier Beverage Company
Sam Eppy, Eppy Financial Services
Marlene Fishbein, Grant Thornton LLP
Sean Goldstein, CompHealth Permanent Placement
Lisa Hammer, Steven Douglas Associates
Ellice Martinez, Broward College Foundation
Pam Moskowitz, Allied Kitchen and Bath
Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder
Lori Rabinowitz, Berger Singerman
Trudy Reilly, Write Ideas Communications, Inc.
Christina Sacco, CompHealth Permanent Placement
Ryan Shea, Right Management
Seth Siegel, Grant Thornton LLP
Dawn Stagliano, Comcast
Alex Torres, Premier Beverage Company
Women's Leadership Council Steering Committee
Tanya L. Bower, Tripp Scott - Co-Chair
Gale Butler, AutoNation - Co-Chair
Lynn Armbrecht, SunTrust Bank
Crystal Beastrom-Diaz, Comerica Wealth Management Penelope Blair, U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Tracy Browne, Balfour Beatty Construction
Elizabeth Cambareri, JP Morgan
Lori Chevy, Bank of America
Anne Hendricks, Greenspoon Marder
Delcenia Jones, ITT-Tech
Lorrie Jones, Ph.D., Memorial Regional Hospital
Marissa Kelley, Stearns Weaver
Donna Korn, Taylor Mathis
Juliette Love, Community Volunteer
Diane McSwain, Bank of America
Lisa Passi, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Tori Patrick, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Stephanie N. Petrosky, MHA, RD, Nova Southeastern University
Anna White, Manpower
Women's Leadership Council's Magnolia Luncheon Committee
Tanya L. Bower, Tripp Scott - Co-Chair
Gale Butler, AutoNation - Co-Chair
Lynn Armbrecht, SunTrust Bank
Crystal Beastrom-Diaz, Comerica Wealth Management Penelope Blair, U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Tracy Browne, Balfour Beatty Construction
Elizabeth Cambareri, JP Morgan
Lori Chevy, Bank of America
Anne Hendricks, Greenspoon Marder
Delcenia Jones, ITT-Tech
Lorrie Jones, Ph.D., Memorial Regional Hospital
Marissa Kelley, Stearns Weaver
Donna Korn, Taylor Mathis
Juliette Love, Community Volunteer
Diane McSwain, Bank of America
Lisa Passi, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Tori Patrick, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Stephanie N. Petrosky, MHA, RD, Nova Southeastern University
Anna White, Manpower
Honorary Member - Charlotte Mather-Taylor, Broward Health
Young Leaders Society Steering Committee
Kevin Purvis, Advanced Insurance Underwriters, LLC - Chair
Ryan Shea, Right Management - Vice Chair
Ellice Almas-Martinez
Mark Arnold, Edwards, Angell, Palmer and Dodge
Rachel Barzilay, Barzilay Group
Christopher Burgio, Seitlin Insurance & Advisory Services
Nick Bosse, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Maura Callahan, Children's Medical Services Southeast Region
Cindy L. Campbell, Patriot National Insurance Group
Bridget A. Christie, SunTrust Bank, Inc.
Sam Eppy, Eppy Financial Group, Inc.
Rock United Committee
Rachel Barzilay, Merrill Lynch
Nick Bosse, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Earl Bosworth, ArtServe
Andy Cagnetta, Transworld Business Advisors
Mike Cassini, Zimmerman
Cheryl Davis, Spotlight Media Booking
Sam Eppy, Eppy Financial
Healther Gifford, Mergis Group
Michael Hall, Medium Four Marketing
Jeff John, Revolution Live
Jessica Kersey, ARC Broward
Brian Mack, Y100/Clear Channel
Ellice Martinez, Broward College
Ashlie Rolfe, America's Backyard
Jordan Simler, City National
Shea Smith, Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant
