Board and Staff

Juliet is the Director of Corporate Philanthropy and Community Engagement for Florida Power & Light Company. She manages the NextEra Energy Foundation and Community engagement for FPL statewide. She is an attorney with over 25 years of complex business litigation and appellate experience. Juliet's love of Broward County is seen through her current involvement with the Broward Workshop and Prosperity Partnership as well as her prior leadership and service with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, and the Museum of Discovery and Science.

Peggy is a partner and president of Marker Construction Group. She is also partner in a family-owned commercial and residential development company based in New York and was previously Senior Vice President & Director of Development for an advertising agency. Peggy has a passion for helping to improve our community highlighted by her involvement with the Museum of Discovery and Science, Humane Society of Broward County, Heart Gallery of Broward County, PAWS, SPARK, Save the Children, the Fire House Museum and 4Kids.

Mona is an activist and philanthropist who calls Fort Lauderdale home. In 2011, she retired as owner of a real estate company specializing in the management and sale of government foreclosures. She was a founding Board Member of Our Fund Foundation, an LGBT foundation in Fort Lauderdale. Originally from Oklahoma, Mona co-founded the Tulsa Girls Art School, a nonprofit serving underprivileged girls. She previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa as well as the national boards of Lambda Legal, Victory Fund and Freedom for All Americans.

Jane is an entrepreneur, real estate attorney and team facilitator. She previously served as Mayor and Commissioner for the City of Oakland Park. As the founder and managing partner of Peyton Bolin, a real estate law firm, and the co-founder of Giannell Title, a title insurance company, she spends her time empowering the business partnership, management and the whole team. Jane remains an active member of the local community and has served as a board member for The Pride Center at Equality Park, Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Oakland Park Kiwanis Club, and the Girl Choir of South Florida. Internationally, she serves as the global chair of governance for the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

Jonathan serves as Director of Broward County’s Water and Wastewater Services Business Operations Division. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Florida A&M University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. He has held past positions as City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Public Works Director and other roles for five local governments in Kansas and Florida. He is an active member of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., National Forum for Black Public Administrators and other civic/professional organizations.

Kurt has practiced law for over 30 years in the area of trusts and estates. In addition to serving as Chair of the Community Foundation of Broward, he is a board member of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. He formerly served on the board of the YMCA of South Florida, was a "Big Brother" in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward, and is a graduate of Leadership Broward. Kurt holds a BA from the University of Michigan where he was a First-Team Academic All-Big Ten student-athlete. He received his JD from Vanderbilt.

Holly is president of the Hudson Family Foundation who is serving her second stint on the Community Foundation Board. Holly’s other local leadership roles include board positions for the NSU Art Museum, Funding Arts Broward, Broward Library Foundation and Pine Crest School. In addition, she is actively involved in numerous community organizations, including the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Young at Art, Broward Health, Humane Society of Broward, Joe DiMaggio’s Children’s Hospital, JDRF, Diabetes Research Institute, American Heart Association, Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward, the Jack and Jill Center, Take Stock in Children, Heart Gallery of Broward County, Habitat for Humanity and YMCA. A Broward County native, Holly attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Art History.

Al is president of ANF Group in Davie, a leading provider of preconstruction, construction management, general contracting and design-build services. As a founder of the company, Al has been at the forefront of producing the quality of work that makes ANF Group, Inc. a South Florida building industry leader. He is a Broward Workshop board member and an alternate on the Board of Rules and Appeals for Broward County. He is also a member of the South Florida Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors and the Construction Association of South Florida. He participates in The General Club for the Boys and Girls Club and he fundraises for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Diabetes Association.

Aurelio, a health care professional for more than 45 years, is former President and CEO for Memorial Healthcare System. Previously, he spent 11 years in a variety of positions with Tenet Healthcare, including CEO at Hialeah Hospital and Florida Medical Center and Executive Director for Tenet Network Management. Aurelio is active in many organizations and has served in leadership roles for Catholic Health Services, the Florida Hospital Association, the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, Broward Workshop and the South Florida Hospital Healthcare Association. He was appointed to serve on the Transition Advisory Committee for Health and Wellness for Governor Ron DeSantis in 2018. He was born in Havana, Cuba and has lived in South Florida for 60 years. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Florida International University.

Bertha has a longstanding career in public service, with more than 30 years of experience in public administration. In 2022, she retired as Broward County Administrator. As the county’s top executive officer, she managed a nearly $6 billion budget and directed more than 7,000 employees from more than 60 county agencies. She began working for Broward County in 1996, serving as assistant to the county administrator. She later became Miami’s assistant city manager of finance administration. In 2000, she returned to Broward County to serve as deputy county administrator for eight years prior to her appointment as county administrator. In 2017, she was honored with the International City/County Management Association Career Excellence Award. Bertha has a bachelor’s degree in Government and a master’s degree in Public Administration and from Florida State University.

David is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of South Ocean Capital Partners, and previously Chairman of WLD Enterprises. He is a board member of United States Artists and a founder and former chair of the board of Camp Boggy Creek. David is also on the board of The Lewis Prize, a grantmaking organization in the arts focused on music education. He is the past Chair of the Board of Governors of the NSU Art Museum Ft. Lauderdale and was a Trustee of the Kresge Foundation. He is a graduate of Kenyon College and has a J.D. from the University of Florida.

Susanne is President of HB Capital Group, a privately held, real estate investment and management company. She was formerly President of SCH Consulting, which advised nonprofit organizations on strategic planning initiatives. Prior to that, she was Director of Development for Homes for the Homeless in New York and has remained on the board for the past 15 years. Susanne serves on the board of the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation/Memorial Hospital Foundation. She is a member of the Weill Cornell Medicine Dean’s Council, Dyson Advisory Council at Cornell University, Advisory Board for Columbia Business School’s Tamer Center for Social Enterprise, University of Miami Department of Neurology Advisory Board and the Institute for Children and Poverty Board of Directors. Susanne holds a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Paige is an engaged community leader in Broward County. Her volunteer leadership roles include Friends of Jack & Jill Children’s Center, Florida House, University of Miami’s Forum on Women’s Health, PAWS, Lauderdale Debutante Presentation Committee, Memorial Hospital’s Pink Angels, and Fort Lauderdale Alumnae Panhellenic. She has been an ambassador of the Foundation since its inception, supporting operational efforts and special interest fundraising over the years.

Dara is a writer, podcaster and founder of Every Soul Has a Story. What Dara began as a blog has expanded to include a podcast in which she interviews inspiring guests from around the globe. She is a board member for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation/Memorial Hospital Foundation and a former board member for Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County, Junior Achievement of South Florida, and I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation. Dara is a founding member of the Circle of Friends for the Alvin Sherman Library Research, Information, and Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University and a graduate of Leadership Broward. Dara has a bachelor’s degree in English and minor in journalism from Indiana University. She earned her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Nova Southeastern University.

Jason is President and CEO for Royal Caribbean Group, which includes Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea Cruises and more. Royal Caribbean Group’s 64 ships carry more than 7.5 million guests a year to ports on all seven continents. Jason joined Royal Caribbean Group in 2005 and has served in many roles, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Royal Caribbean Group, he was a senior manager with the accounting firm KPMG LLP. Jason earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School, where he now serves on the Board of Advisors. In addition, he holds degrees in accounting and finance from the University of Miami School of Business and Indiana University, Bloomington, Kelley School of Business.

Sigrid is a Managing Partner of Boies Schiller Flexner, where she helps oversee nearly 200 attorneys in the U.S. and London. She has more than 20 years of experience litigating some of the most sophisticated commercial litigation disputes in the country and abroad. Sigrid has been a leader in the legal fight on behalf of victims in high-profile sex trafficking cases, including the Jeffrey Epstein case. She was named Litigator of the Year by The American Lawyer and Top Ten Female Litigator in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Benchmark Litigation. Her community involvement includes serving on ChildNet’s Board of Directors as well as the Jack & Jill Center’s Board of Directors.

Greg is a partner at Medalie & Medalie P.A. and has been a member of the Florida Bar for 32 years. His primary practice areas are trusts & estates, business transactions and real estate. He is Chair of the Community Foundation’s Professional Advisors Committee and a founding member of the PAC’s Special Forces planning team. He represented the Community Foundation as a Co-Chair for the 2019 Joint Tax and Estate Planning Seminar. Greg served for ten years as chair of the 450-member Wills, Trusts, and Estates Section of the Broward County Bar Association and he served as president of Florida Bar Grievance Committee “L” in Broward County.

Dev serves as President of Merrimac Ventures and Founder and Managing Partner of Chieftain Residential. Prior to his current roles Dev worked at Credit Suisse in New York City. He has worked in the White House and on the 2000 Gore/Lieberman Presidential Campaign. Dev plays an active role in the South Florida community and is currently involved with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, Broward College Foundation, Orange Bowl Host Committee, Broward Workshop and the Crockett Foundation.

Burnadette is a partner in Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC. She serves a counsel to various governmental entities, including cities in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. She is the Chair-Elect for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board Directors for Habitat for Humanity of Broward. Burnadette is founder of the Women of Color Empowerment Institute, Inc. and also serves as a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Conference for the Southern District of Florida.

Brett is CEO of United National Consumer Suppliers, established in 2002. UNCS has become a fixture of the INC 5000 fastest-growing companies. Brett holds various charitable commitments including Chair of the Board of Directors of both the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Memorial Hospital Foundation, former Chair and Board Member of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida, Advisory Board Member of NSU University School, and inductee into Broward House’s Spirit of Hope Heroes Society.

David is a partner in the Loving Scully Law Group in Fort Lauderdale. He specializes in estates, tax law and corporate law. David is a member of the Community Foundation’s Professional Advisor Council. He has served on the Steering Committee of the Annual Joint Tax and Estate Planning Seminar, the Board of Trustees at Saint Mark’s Episcopal School and helped lead the Islamorada Fishing and Conservation Trust. David was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and lived in Miami as a child before moving to Fort Lauderdale.

Eric is Northern Trust’s Senior Market Executive for Broward County. Since joining Northern Trust in 1998, he has closely advised high-net-worth families, individuals and foundations in all areas of wealth management. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Managing Director of a Private Client Advisory Team based in Miami. Eric's community involvement includes serving as Chairman of the Board of Easter Seals of South Florida; Board Member of the Overtown Youth Center; Chairman of the United Way's Professional Advisors Committee in Miami-Dade; Advisory Board Member for Philanthropy Miami; and Member of the Nationwide Gift Planning Advisor Council for the American Cancer Society.