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Richard Laviña

Richard Laviña
Chairman, Board of Directors
Member Since: 2007
Profession:Regional President, HSBC Bank
Related Activities:Served on Dade Community Foundation's executive committee and board; Beacon Council and was active with the Miami Museum of Science and the Epiphany School. Coached several area athletic children's leagues and is a founding member of the Belen Jesuit Preparatory School's Crew Program.

Loreen M. Chant, MBA
Vice Chairwoman, Board of Directors
Member Since: 2009
Profession: President of Johnson & Wales University, North Miami Campus
Related Activities: Member of the Board for United Way

Roymi Membiela

Roymi Membiela
Secretary, Board of Directors
Member Since: 2007
Profession: Corporate VP, Marketing & Public Relations at Baptist Health South Florida
Related Activities: Serves on the Board of Directors of several organizations such as: The Children’s Trust, Community Habilitation Center, Cuban-American National Council and Leadership Florida.

Karen Gilmore
Immediate Past Chairwoman
Member Since: 2002
Profession: Banking Industry
Related Activities: Board member of the YWCA of Greater Miami and Trustee with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

Richard B. Adams, Jr., Esq.
Board Member
Member Since:1995
Profession: Senior partner, law offices of Adams & Adams, LLP, a civil litigation law firm.
Related Activities:Board member of Children's Home Society and former director of the Dade County Bar Association as well as the Dade County Defense Bar.

Sheldon D. Dagen, C.P.A.
Board Member
Member Since: 1996
Profession: President of Sheldon D. Dagen, P.A., certified public accounting firm
Related Activities: Junior Achievement consultant and consultant trainer

James. M. Eckhart, Esq.
Board Member
Member Since: 2002
Profession: Attorney with Conroy, Simberg, Ganon,Krevans,Arbel, Lurvey.Morrow & Schefer,PA.
Related Activities: Author, lecturer at various legal and medical seminars. Former director of Greater Miami Jaycees, Foundation Board Member of Westminster Christian School, Director Greater Miami Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as a member of various civic organizations.

Arthur A. Finkle, CLU, ChFC
Board Member
Member Since: 2000
Profession: Owner, Arthur A. Finkle & Associates, specializing in financial planning, employee benefits, life and disability insurance and investments.

Related Activities: A nationally ranked Scrabble player, he is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table, American Society of Financial Services and the National Association of Securities Dealers.

Philip Grossman, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.G.
Board Member
Member Since: 1993
Profession: Attending physician University of Miami Hospital; Medical Director and Chairman of the Board of Kendall Endoscopy and Surgery Center; Voluntary Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health at Univ. of Miami School of Medicine.

Related Activities: Fellow of the American College of Physicians; Fellow of American College of Gastroenterology and Fellow of American Gastroenterological Association. Dr.Grossman is also president of Erlan Medical Management,Inc., which specializes in information technology, strategic planning, quality assurance and practice management.

Susan Kelley
Board Member
Member Since: 2002
Profession: President, Kelley Swofford Roy, Inc, specializing in marketing, advertising and public relations
Related Activities: Honorary Consul for Finland in South Florida and is a member of the International Women’s Forum. Community involvement includes serving on the board of the Miami Symphony Orchestra; Miami Lighthouse for the Blind; World Trade Center Miami and Adopt-A-Pet.

Roderick K. King, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Board Member
Member Since: 2012
Profession:Deputy Director of Florida Public Health Institute and President/CEO of Next Generation Consulting Group, an organization that supports building health communities. He is also Senior Faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital Disparities Solutions Center and an Instructor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also a member of the US Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health.
Related Activities: Member of the Board of: Dentaquest Foundation; Health Care for All and Amplifyme

Ivette Motola, M.D., MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
Board Member
Member Since: 2012
Profession: Director, Division of Prehospital and Emergency Healthcare, Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Related Activities: Dr. Motola, who was recognized by Key Professional Media for four straight years as one of South Florida' s Super Doctors, activies include serving as an Advisory Board member for the Florida Healthcare Simulation Alliance; Florida Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Medical Review Committee and the University of Miami's Continuing Education Committee

Claire Michèle Rice, Ph.D.
Board Member
Member Since: 2012
Profession: Nova Southeastern University Associate Chair, Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Related Activities: Dr. Rice has written extensively on diversity issues, conflict resolution and inclusive community building and is an active trainer in her field. She has received awards from several organizations, including the Florida Education Fund and the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Thao M.P. Tran, M.D.
Board Member
Member Since: 2012
Profession: Medical Director, Graduate School-Physician Assitant Program, Keiser University
Related Activities: Dr. Tran, the former Medical Director for the Baptist Center for Spine Care, is a member of the American Medical Association; American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Association of Academic Physiatrists

Stanley Worton, M.D.
Board Member
Member Since:January 2004
Profession:Retired in December 1999 as Chief of Radiology at Cedars Medical Center in Miami, Florida
Related Activities:Fellow of American College of Radiology; Board Member of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Trust; past president of Dade County Radiological Society.