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Powerful People in Orlando 50 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN ORLANDO hey are the people who make things happen in Orlando—political leaders, university presidents, community ac- Ttivists, business owners, legal minds, philanthropists. They are movers and shakers, who also possess the power to move and in- spire others. The people on our 10th annual 50 Most Pow- erful list also have interesting backgrounds. This year you’ll find extended features on six of them and how they got to where they are. We’ve also identified 12 individuals not yet on the list who nonetheless bear watching in the coming year. If there’s anything that should be said about power, it’s this: More often than not, the people who possess it aren’t afraid to take chances, to work for change. As attorney John Morgan, No. 4 on our list, put it: “I don’t walk down the middle of the road. There you only find yellow stripes and dead armadillos.’’ BY BARRY GLENN PHOTOS BY ROBERTO GONZALEZ JULY 2013 | ORLANDOMAGAZINE.COM | 35 BUDDY DYER 1 1 Buddy Dyer Mayor of Orlando Age: 54 Buddy Dyer’s strength lies in his ability to literally change squad, he’s also thinking in terms of marrying the world’s largest the face of Orlando, and that’s why the Democratic mayor, first tourist destination with the world’s most popular sport. With Bra- elected in 2003, tops our 2013 Most Powerful list. zilian multimillionaire Flavio Augusto da Silva, a local resident, “It’s about being able to create a vision and bring a lot of as a big investor in the team, a tourism/soccer bridge could be people into it, then move forward,’’ Dyer says. Certainly, a lot of established between South America and Orlando, Dyer says. projects he has championed are moving forward these days—the Thinking outside the box with proposals like pro soccer or Creative performing arts center, SunRail, Creative Village, the renovation Village, the high-tech business-residential mecca that would be a of the Citrus Bowl, a $100 million sports and entertainment com- metropolis in itself, goes along with Dyer’s vision of having the kind plex across from Amway Center, and the likelihood that Orlando of city that will draw a creative class—“talented young entrepreneurs will get a Major League Soccer team and a new stadium to go who are going to come up with the next innovation in emerging media along with it. or medical science or things of that nature.’’ Dyer says he prizes a “culture of collaboration’’ fostered There was much talk about Dyer running for governor next year, among city, county, state and federal governments, business and he acknowledges that many encouraged him to do so. But he used people, educational institutions and philanthropists on the various his State of the City speech to quash the rumors. For certain, there is efforts. That collaboration has been evident in the past year as unfinished business—including addressing the changing face of home- relations between the city and Orange County have become less lessness brought on by the 2008 recession, and the revitalization of the fractious, resulting in agreement on the Citrus Bowl project and Parramore area, where some residents are worrying about the effort more funding for the performing arts center. turning into a gentrification project. That Dyer would push for a pro soccer team here has puzzled So will Dyer run for a fourth term in 2016? “I’ve got two and a half some observers—isn’t this college football country, after all? years to think about that,’’ he says, smiling. While the mayor is confident that residents would support a pro Then he adds, with a serious tone: “I have not stopped enjoying this team the way they have backed the current Orlando City Soccer job, I can say that. Every day I get up and it’s fun to come to work.’’ 36 | ORLANDOMAGAZINE.COM | JULY 2013 2013 50 MOST POWERFUL 2 Teresa Jacobs Mayor of Orange County Age: 56 Like Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs has made it a goal to draw the best and the brightest to Central Florida. She delivered TERESA in April by releasing another $25 million JACOBS in county money to go toward building the third and final hall of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, for the ballet and symphony. How big was that? Former Orlando Mayor Bill Frederick told the Orlando Sentinel: “If this gift had not been forthcoming…this phase would not have been completed in my lifetime.’’ Yet, part of the reason Jacobs steered 2 that money toward DPAC is in keeping with the perception that she is a champion of the people, and Some see Jacobs as vulnerable in her re-election bid next therefore the guardian of their money. Construction of the rest of year—primarily because of the county commission’s blocking the center is well underway, so to have waited to build that third of a paid sick-time referendum (Jacobs actually voted to allow hall would have added greatly to the total cost—not a wise use of the measure before voters), along with a related text-messaging funds in her view. controversy. It would be unwise, however, to underestimate her For now, the Republican mayor is pushing a county branding power: She held a 63 percent favorable rating among voters in a initiative so that more people and businesses want to move here. recent local poll. Her campaign slogan: “Smart. Tough. Making She’s also optimistic about a pro soccer team and stadium—al- a Difference.’’ though it’s obvious she wants to see more private money in play. “No question about it,’’ she says. “I’m a stickler for details.’’ JULY 2013 | ORLANDOMAGAZINE.COM | 37 2013 50 MOST POWERFUL 3 JOHN HITT CRAIG by a former student. The chal- USTLER lenge ahead for UCF, which has nearly 60,000 students, may be to not grow too fast: The university has one of the country’s highest teacher- student ratios. 4 John Morgan Attorney, Businessman, Philanthropist Age: 57 (See profile, page 40) 5 Bill Nelson U.S. Senator Age: 70 It’s a question that won’t go away: Will Nelson run for governor? The senator, who has a home in Baldwin Park, has said repeatedly that he has no 6 intention of doing so. And why 3 John Hitt grant from NASA to build and should he? Starting a third term, President, University of launch an upper-atmosphere he has built up seniority in the Central Florida imaging instrument. Hitt’s Senate, currently chairing a Age: 72 formula for success includes Special Committee on Aging, as The man is approaching laying out a clear vision and well as serving on the Budget, legendary status: Hitt has goals, then using a talented Armed Services, Commerce, and been at the helm of UCF for supporting cast of VPs and Finance committees. Yet Nelson 21 years, nearly half of the others to help achieve them. laments the extreme partisan- school’s life. UCF is the coun- That excellence extends to ship on the Hill, so if party try’s second largest university the UCF police department, leaders called on him to go up and continues to draw tons whose quickness in respond- against Gov. Rick Scott, it might of research money: In April, ing to a 911 call in March likely be difficult to say no. Can we get it received a $55 million prevented a campus massacre Vegas odds on this, please? 38 | ORLANDOMAGAZINE.COM | JULY 2013 JOHN HITT GEORGE KALOGRIDIS 7 6 Craig Ustler tion and living space that is later this year, with a SunRail President and Owner, poised to change the face of stop to follow. Ustler Development Inc. downtown over the next 15 Age: 44 years. Ustler’s team is busy 7 George Kalogridis The Orlando native is the putting transit and infra- President, Walt Disney thinking man’s developer, structure components for the World Resort believing that people and project into place. They’re Age: 59 a sense of community, not also working on a five-story He started his career with The buildings, create urban urban apartment community Mouse four decades ago as a renewal. And there’s a lot to at Florida Hospital Health Vil- busboy at Disney’s Contempo- think about: mainly Creative lage, targeted at the hospital rary Resort. Now Kalogridis is Village, the 68-acre digital workforce. The first of the 248 in charge of all of Walt Disney mecca of business, educa- units are projected to open World, which at 67,000 cast (continued on page 42) JULY 2013 | ORLANDOMAGAZINE.COM | 39 JOHN MORGAN & MARK NEJAME EVERything’s COMING UP ROSES By Jim Leusner Orlando attorneys John Morgan (right) reaches from Florida to New York with Disney executive Al Weiss to help con- and Mark NeJame (left) are at the top of 239 lawyers. His business ventures in- sumers refinance mortgages. NeJame and their games. Both have successful law clude hotels, a carnival company and the his wife, Josie, also are the driving force practices, are regulars on TV news shows, WonderWorks interactive tourist attrac- behind Runway To Hope, a children’s and are involved in political fundraising, tion chain. Along with wife Ultima, he cancer charity that raised a whopping local philanthropy and business ventures. has donated millions to charity, includ- $700,000 at its recent annual gala. Not bad for two University of Florida ing $2 million to Second Harvest Food NeJame, 58, grew up in College Park. frat brothers who met in 1974, stayed Bank.
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