Florida Advisory Committee
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Florida Advisory Committee These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Florida benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy. Hon. Ander Crenshaw Hon. Alex Sink Co-Chairs U.S. House of Representatives CFO of the State of Florida (2001-2017) (2007-2011) Hon. Michael I. Abrams Dr. Teo A. Babun, Jr. Hon. Aaron Bowman* Ballard Partners Outreach Aid to the Americas JAXUSA Partnership Partner & Miami Office Co-Chair Chairman Senior Vice President of Business Florida House of Representatives BG Consultants Development Member (1982-1994) CEO Jacksonville City Council Member Brig. Gen. John Adams* Lauren Baer U.S. Army Albright Stonebridge Group Phillip Brown Retired U.S. Department of State Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff Chief Executive Officer Hon. Sandy Adams* (2011-2016) U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Doug Broxson Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Member (2011-2013) Florida State Senate the U.N. (2016-2017) Member Manuel Almira Jonathan Baety Port of Palm Beach Bob Burleson Conrad Santiago & Associates Executive Director Partner, Tallahassee Office Financial Advisor Ballard Partners Hon. Liz Alpert Ryan Barras City of Sarasota Jeb Bush, Jr. Tekesta Consulting Mayor Jeb Bush & Associates, LLC Founder & Owner CEO Hon. Jason Altmire Oliver Barrett* Bush Realty, LLC U.S. House of Representatives Center for Climate and Security President Member (2007-2013) Senior Research Fellow Régine B. Cambronne Annette Alvarez Hon. Dick J. Batchelor* Baptist Health Foundation Global Ties Miami Dick Batchelor Management Group, Inc. Director of Development Executive Director President Jim Cameron Walter Alvarez Hon. Dennis Baxley Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce Absolut Financial Resources, Inc. Florida State Senate Senior Vice President, Government Commercial Real Estate Lender and Broker Member Relations Bryan Anderson Slater Bayliss Hon. Dean Cannon Hospital Corp of America Cardenas Partners Florida House of Representatives Vice President, Government Relations Partner Speaker (2010-2012) Paul Anderson Member (2004-2012) Dr. Robert Beekman Port Tampa Bay University of Tampa David Canther President & CEO Associate Professor of Economics & GR3, Inc. Hon. Dr. Volker Anding Economics Department Chair Founder & CEO Ambassador (Ret.) Patricia Beitler Kristen Carlson Federal Republic of Germany Velocitas, Inc. Florida Citrus Processors Association Luis Arguello President & Founder Executive Director DemeTECH Corporation Doug Bevis Hon. Betty Castor President & CEO Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce University of South Florida Hon. Jeff Atwater Director of Business and Government President (1994-1999) State of Florida Affairs Florida State Senate CFO (2011-2017) Member (1977-1979, 1983-1987) Adam E. Babington Hon. Jane Castor Walt Disney World City of Tampa Vice President, External Affairs Mayor Florida Advisory Committee Kevin Cate Hon. John Dailey Maria A. Eichelberger CATECOMM City of Tallahassee Regions Wealth Management President Mayor Vice President, Branch Manager Joe Catrambone Hon. Daniel Davis Eric Eikenberg Stuart/Martin County Chamber of JAX Chamber Everglades Foundation Commerce President & CEO Chief Executive Officer President & CEO Florida House of Representatives Clint Elbow Member (2010-2014) Hon. Paul Cejas United Nations Association – Tampa Bay PLC Investments, Inc. Hon. Jim Davis Chapter Chairman & CEO U.S. House of Representatives President U.S. Ambassador Member (1997-2007) Allen Ellison Belgium (1998-2001) Holland & Knight LLP No Democrat Left Behind Partner Sgt. Maj. Paul Chevalier* Coalition Member Former State Commander Michael DeBock* U.S. Marine Corps NextEra Energy, Inc. David Erickson Retired Senior Director of Customer Service ECHO, Inc President and CEO Col. Allan Childers* Hon. John A. Delaney U.S. Air Force University of North Florida Hon. Anna V. Eskamani Retired President Emeritus Florida House of Representatives City of Jacksonville Representative Ross Clemons* Mayor (1995-2003) Clemons & Pierce, Inc Steve Fancher President & Owner (Ret.) Hon. Lincoln Diaz-Balart Florida Export Finance Corporation U.S. House of Representatives President & CEO Dr. Nat J. Colletta Member (1993-2011) Sarasota World Affairs Council Hon. Tom Feeney President, Board of Directors Jennifer R. Diaz U.S. House of Representatives New College of Florida Diaz Trade Law, P.A. Member (2003-2009) Adjunct Professor, International Studies Founder Associated Industries of Florida President & CEO Dr. Grant H. Cornwell Hon. Manny Diaz, Jr. Rollins College Florida State Senate Hon. Simon Ferro President Member Gunster Shareholder Hon. Bob Cortes Hon. Manuel A. Diaz U.S. Ambassador Florida House of Representatives City of Miami Panama (1999-2001) Member (2014-2018) Mayor (2001-2009) Barbara Fiedor Hon. Humberto J. Cortina Brett Doster Orbis Strategy Group HJC Consultants, Inc. Front Line Strategies President President President Florida House of Representatives Sharon Fine Hon. Melissa Dunn Member (1982-1984) Northern Trust, NA City of Lauderhill Vice President Jon Costello Commissioner Rutledge Ecenia, P.A Ike Fisher Hon. Buddy Dyer Government Consultant Capital Realty Services, Inc. City of Orlando Principal Bill Cronin Mayor Pasco Economic Development Council Kelly A. Flannery Betsy Gardner Eckbert President & CEO South Tampa Chamber of Commerce Winter Park Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Ana Cruz President & CEO Ballard Partners Rabbi Joel Fleekop Hon. Audrey Edmonson Managing Parner, Tampa Office Temple Beth El Miami-Dade Board of County Rabbi Husein Cumber Commissioners East Coast Industries Chairwoman (2018-2020) Mary Barzee Flores Vice President District 3 Commissioner (2005-2020) Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Hon. Carlos Curbelo Phil Ehr* Shareholder U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Navy Member (2015-2019) Commander (Ret.) Dr. Ken Ford* Institute for Human and Machine Cognition CEO and Director 2 Florida Advisory Committee Dr. Sean D. Foreman Alexandra Gordon David A. Hart Barry University ONE Florida Chamber of Commerce Professor of Political Science Congressional District Leader Executive Vice President CARE Omar Franco Jillian Hasner District Chair Becker & Poliakoff Take Stock in Children of Florida Managing Director Gary Gould President and CEO Tampa Bay Jewish Community Center and Brenda Frinks* Hon. Randy Henderson Federation Jacksonville Sister Cities Association City of Fort Myers CEO President Mayor Sun City Entertainment Thiru Govender Dr. James Henningsen President BDO United States College of Central Florida Assurance Office Managing Partner Sondie Frus President GlobalJax Dennis Grady Sharon Hillstrom Former Chairwoman Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Bradenton Area Economic Development Ambassador Emeritus Beaches Corporation CEO Julio Fuentes President & CEO Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Dr. Misty Grant, D.Min, MA John Hoblick Commerce Logos University Florida Farm Bureau Federation President and CEO President President Sarah Gal Dave Green Charles Hokanson World Affairs Council of Central Florida Feeding Children Everywhere Helios Education Foundation Executive Director Chief Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Hon. Joe Garcia Mimi Gregory Florida Community Engagement U.S. House of Representatives Naples World Affairs Council Dr. Karen A. Holbrook Member (2013-2015) Vice President of Programs University of South Florida Sarasota- Antonio Garrastazu Julie Grimes Manatee International Republican Institute Hilton Bentley Hotel Regional Chancellor Director, Central American Program Managing Partner Rick Homans Danny Gaekwad Steve Grossman Tampa Bay Partnership NDS USA Jacksonville Aviation Authority President & CEO Founder-CEO Former CEO Major General Jay Hood* Hon. Oliver G. Gilbert III Hon. Joe Gruters HoodUSA Consulting, LLC City of Miami Gardens Florida State Senate President Mayor (2012-2020) Member U.S. Army Florida Republican Party Retired Hon. Andrew Gillum Chairman City of Tallahassee Hon. Roxanne Horvath Mayor (2014-2018) Hon. Kent Guinn City of St. Augustine City of Ocala Commissioner Tim Giuliani Mayor Orlando Economic Partnership Tramm Hudson* President and CEO Hon. Carlos Gutierrez Caldwell Trust Company U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2005-2009) Director Howard M. Glicken The Americas Group Matt Haggman Hon. Jeanette W. Hyde Founder, Chairman & CEO Knight Foundation U.S. Ambassador Former Miami Director Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Carmenza Gonzalez (1994-1997) CZA Incorporated Ned Hancock President & CEO Highlands County Citrus Growers Hon. Pam Iorio Association City of Tampa Emilio T. Gonzalez* President Mayor (2003-2011) City of Miami Hancock Citrus City Manager Daniel Jacobson Owner Miami Dade Aviation Department & Miami Akerman Senterfitt International Airport Robert Hans Partner Former Director IOS Partners, Inc. President & CEO 3 Florida Advisory Committee Richard A. Jacobson Lt. Gen. William Lennox* Donald McCorkell Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Saint Leo University Regions Bank Shareholder Former President Senior Vice President & Global Trade Group Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign U.S. Army Head Relations Retired Trina Medarev Committee Director Wendy Satory Link World Affairs Council of Jacksonville Hon. Keith James Wendy Satory Link, PLLC Executive Director & CEO City of West Palm Beach President Jena Melançon Mayor Col. Rick LoCastro* Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council Stuart Jones RJL Consulting Team Executive Director Biolife,