2007-2008 Board of Directors

·         Chairman-Carolina Rendeiro (Business Centers International)

·         Chairman Elect-Marc Berenfeld (Berenfeld, Spritzer, Shechter & Sheer)

·         Past Chairman-Sergio Barrera (Business Travel Advisors, Inc.)

·         Vice Chairman-Business & Economic Dev.-Wanda Trouba (Regions Bank)

·         Vice Chairman-Community Affairs-Jerry Santeiro (Guardianship Program)

·         Vice Chairman-Member Development-John O’Rourke (Montica Jewelry)

·         Vice Chairman-International- Ricardo Taño (Holly Real Estate)

·         Vice Chairman-Special Events-Linda Knudsen (Baptist Health South Florida)

·        Secretary/Treasurer-Pedro Gonzalez (BankUnited, F.S.B.)

·        Parliamentarian-Sarah Nesbitt Artecona (University of Miami)

·        Chairman Appointee-Gayle Bainbridge (Elliott, McKiever & Stowe)

·        President & CEO-Mark A. Trowbridge

Elected-term expires 2008

·        Gail Ackermann (Paradigm Interiors)

·        Thad Adams (Allen Morris Company)

·        Dennis Doucette (Biltmore Hotel)

·        John Fullerton (Fullerton Diaz Architects)

·        TBA

Elected-term expires 2009

·        Ruben Acosta (Blue Cross Blue Shield)

·        Gabe Castrillon (Hyatt Regency Coral Gables)

·        George Feliciano (Bay Plumbing)

·        Todd Linden (Advenir)

·        Jami Reyes (Gordon, Reyes & Co.)

Elected-term expires 2010

·        Mario Angulo  (Commercebank)

·        Ramon Ferrer  (Florida Power & Light)

·        Raquel Hickey (BankUnited, F.S.B.)

·        Hank O. Langston  (Gulliver Schools)

·        Victoria Villalba (Victoria & Associates Career Services)

Chairman Appointees-term expires 8/31/2008

·         Manny Alvarez (International Finance Bank)

·        Gordon Fales (Mercantile Bank)

·        Alex Obeso (ADX Technologies, Inc.)

·        Olga Ramudo (Express Travel of Miami)

·         Emilio Vazquez (Coconut Grove Bank) 

Councils -term expires 8/31/2008

·         Trustee Council – Pat Morgan (Smooth Sailing Executive & Life Coaching)

Ex-Officio Members-term expires 8/31/2008

·         City of Coral Gables – Vice Mayor William Kerdyk

·         City of Coral Gables - Cathy Swanson

·         Business Improvement District - Mari Molina

·         Coral Gables Community Foundation - Jeannett Slesnick

·         The Foundation of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce , Inc.- David Ortiz (Trusted Alliance LLC)

·         VISION Coral Gables - Perry Adair (Becker & Poliakoff)