Advisory Council
Advisory council members
Chef Amadeus
Owner, Chef Amadeus Culinary Concepts
Maritza Arroyo
Attorney, Arroyo & Talbert, P.A.
Anne Aulisio
Certified radKIDS Instructor, radKIDS
Carlene Baker
Market Director of Sales, Hilton Garden Inn / Homewood Suites by Hilton Gainesville
Alisha Bowen
Senior Biological Pharmaceutical Representative, Amgen Pharmaceuticals
Michele Brewer
Co-Owner, Adam’s Rib Co.
John Brochu
Community Volunteer
Kimberly Buchholz
Realtor at Florida Homes Realty & Mortgage
Becky Bumgarner
Vice President of Operations, Keith Watson Events
Alison Cannon
Substitute Teacher, Alachua County School Board
Steve Cannon
Vice President Member Development, Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
Kimberly Clawson
Business Development Manager, Pediatrics, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Donna Carroll
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Barnett Chenault
President, Monarch Design Group
Sandhya Chheda
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Dominique Clance
Associate Music Director, Oak Hall School
Sherri Cousins
Owner, Southeast Car Agency
Nicole Dyson
Executive Director, The Jesus Infusion, LLC
Joanne Edde
Financial Center Manager, First Federal Bank
Clara Edwards
Senior Account Executive, Feathr
Erica Nicole Eubank
Social Media & Public Relations Specialist, The Collier Companies
Alesa Flewellen
Research Coordinator II, UF Radiation Oncology
J.R. Fort
Florida Food Service
Cary Gallop
Owner/Crime Prevention Practitioner, Empowered U Training, LLC
Suzanne Gilbert
Owner, The Hatchetbury
Matthew Godden
Regional Sales Manager, First Federal Bank
Brian Graham
Development Director
Cynthia Hedman
Product Management Analyst, Tower Hill Insurance Group
Marcia Hodik
RN, BSHS, CCRC, Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, McKnight Brain Institute
Charise Holcombe
PA-C, Healthcare & biotech/pharmaceuticals
Matt Hunter
Director of Promotions & Creative Services, WCJB TV 20
Joseph Kennedy
Branch Vice President, VyStar Credit Union
Debby Kinman-Ford
Owner/Director, Cedarville Global Community School
Andree Kocian
Owner/Operator, McDonald’s
Cassie Martin
Market Manager, Waitr + Bitesquad
Pat Massimillo
Vice President Branch Manager, Columbia Bank
Michelle McElroy
Owner/Designer, The Home Place and MM Design and Décor
Tonya Meyer Walsh
Registered Nurse, UF Health
Darleen Morgan
Vice President and Business Banking Officer at Ameris Bank
Leza Mueller
Stylist, Cabi
Alison Paris
Co-Founder/CFO, Parisleaf
Mercedes Petrus
Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant to Rick Staab at The InterMed Group
Steve Plein
Past Board Member, Thomas A. Plein Foundation
Samantha Roberts
Dean of Students, Lake Weir High School
Wendy Robertson
Vice President-Business Banking Relationship Manager, PNC Bank
Julie Roca
Marketing Representative, VITAS Healthcare
Hillary Rohrs
DNP, PNP-AC/PC, Pediatric Nurse Specialist, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Alphonso Rosas
Catering Director, Taste Elegant Catering
Glenda Russell
Community Relations Coordinator, GRU
Soly Schrack
Human Resource Director, Comfort Temp
Shasta Schoellhorn
Commercial Associate, Coldwell Banker M.M. Parrish
Holly Scorpio
Art Director, Scorpio.
Jennifer Siorek
Advertising Sales Associate, The Wyman Company
Stephen Starling, Sr.
President-Chapter 5, Florida Council on Crime & Delinquency
Whitney Spellicy
Practice Manager, UF Health Eye Center – The Oaks
Alison Talbert
Attorney, Arroyo & Talbert, P.A.
Shelby Taylor
Director of Communications, Communications Department, City of Gainesville
Melanie Venuto
SaaS Customer Success/Digital Marketing Strategist
Jennifer Watson-Reddish
Vice President, VyStar Credit Union
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