Announcing the Community Foundation's 2026 Board Officers and New Members

January 6, 2026

The Community Foundation of Broward is thrilled to announce our 2026 Board officers and welcome four new Board members who will help lead our work to champion local philanthropy.

Our hands-on, 22-member Board of Directors guides our grantmaking, shapes our leadership efforts and helps us grow endowed resources to ensure the Community Foundation’s impact goes on forever.

Since our founding in 1984, more than 150 Broward business executives, policymakers, philanthropists, community advocates and other local leaders have volunteered to share their expertise and insights while serving on the Community Foundation Board.

2026 Board Officers

  • Jonathan K. Allen, Chair – Director of Broward County’s Water and Wastewater Services Business Operations Division
  • Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Vice Chair – Partner in Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC, founder of the Women of Color Empowerment Institute, Inc.
  • Eric J. Vainder, Secretary – Senior Market Executive for Northern Trust
  • Bertha Henry, Treasurer – Former Broward County Administrator
  • Ramona Lacy Fowler, At-Large – Executive advisor to health care organizations
  • Trevor Fried, At-Large – Senior Portfolio Management Director/Founder of The Las Olas Group at Morgan Stanley
(Top row, left to right) Jonathan K. Allen, Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Eric J. Vainder (bottom row, left to right) Bertha Henry, Ramona Lacy Fowler, Trevor Fried

New Board Members

  • Anita Byer – Managing Principal of Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk
  • Monifa Hall – Litigation and intellectual property attorney at Patrick Doerr
  • Cindy Mason – Florida Blue Market Leader, 20+ year veteran of health care industry
  • Andrew Wurtele – Philanthropist, Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Board Member, United Way Broward Tocqueville Society Cabinet Member
(Top row, left to right) Anita Byer, Monifa Hall (bottom row, left to right) Cindy Mason, Andrew Wurtele

Returning Board Members

  • Holly Hudson Bodenweber
  • Ted Christie
  • Marianela “Nela” Collado, Professional Advisors Council Chair
  • Aurelio Fernandez
  • Alice Lucia Jackson
  • Ken Kappner
  • Greg Medalie
  • Sigrid McCawley
  • Pam Pettis
  • Mona Pittenger, Immediate Past Chair
  • Brian Poulin
  • John Templeton

Thank You, Departing Board Members!

The Community Foundation extends a special thank you to former Board members David Horvitz, Susanne Cornfeld Hurowitz and Dara Levan who completed their terms in 2025. Thank you for all the ways you have helped the Community Foundation “Lead with Love” during your tenures and we look forward to partnering with for years to come.

“Year after year, impressive local leaders step up to serve on our Board because they believe in the power of local philanthropy to transform lives and shape a brighter future,” said President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. “By volunteering their time and talents to partner with us, Board members embody the Community Foundation motto to, ‘Lead with Love.’”
Learn More

Contact the Community Foundation of Broward at info@cfbroward.org or 954-761-9503.

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