Forum Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Board of Directors
Manoj P. Asnani
Managing Director at J.P. Morgan
Daniel H. Aronson
Offices of Daniel H Aronson, PA
Sean Barkman
Principal at Ballast Point Ventures
Saxon Baum
VP and Investor Relations at Florida Funders
Joe Berklund
Associate at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Marc Blumenthal
General Partner at Florida Funders
Kevin Burgoyne
President and CEO at Florida Venture Forum
Tim Cartwright
Partner and Co-founder at Fifth Avenue Family Office
Nelson Castellano
Shareholder at Trenam Law
Steven Castino
Membership Chair CGO at Rehmann
Cathy Chambers
Economic Development Manager at FPL
Dave Chitester
Founder and Managing Partner at Seedfunders
Kathy Chiu
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital
Ivan A. Colao
Partner at Holland & Knight
Michael Colitz
Shareholder at Gray Robinson
David Correa
Executive Director at J.P. Morgan
Wendy Coya
CFO and Partner at Vocap Investment Partners
Enrique Cuervo
Audit Director at Deloitte
Frank X. Dalton
Partner at Fulcrum Equity Partners
Mykas Degesys SVP
Structured Finance at Pacific Western Bank
Frank Dibello
President and CEO at Space Florida
Laura DiBella
Deputy Secretary of Commerce at Enterprise Florida
Steven J. Dipasquale
Managing Director at Pacific Western Bank
Jennifer Dunham
General Partner at Arsenal
Patrick Dunnigan
Principal at River Cities Capital Funds
Rachel Feinman
VP of Innovation at Tampa General Hospital and Managing Director of TGH Innoventures
David Felman
Shareholder at Hill Ward Henderson
Chris Fieschko
VP at Hyde Park Capital
Katie Flury
Government Consultant at Gray Robinson
Leslie Frecon
Managing Partner at CEO at LFE Capital
Christine Gagnon
Partner at EisnerAmper
Tony Gannon
Shareholder at Trenam Law
Nickolas Guaglardi
Vice President at Bernstein | AB
Diana Hayes
Shareholder at Trenam Law
Wayne Hunter
Partner at Harbert Growth Partners
Jackson Hwu
Partner at Nelson Mullins
John Igoe
Partner at Locke Lord
Scott Jablonski
Partner at Berger Singerman
Dara Keatts
Director at CIBC
Susi Kimball
Fund Administrator at Tamiami Florida Angel Funds
Andy Kirk
Managing Director at CIBC
Andrew Lane
Executive Director at J.P. Morgan
Diana Latour
Operating Partner at LFE Capital
Serge Martin
Executive Vice President at Telcom Ventures LLC
Carolyn Mathis
Partner at Harbor View Investment Banking
Chris Maxwell
Partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Tom McThenia
Shareholder at GrayRobinson
Travis Milks
Managing Partner at Topmark Partners
Brian Model
Managing Partner at Topmark Partners
Danielle Mousseau
Lead Economic Development Project Manager at FPL
Mike Okaty
Partner at Foley & Lardner
Jeffery Olender
Partner at Cherry Bekaert LLP
Taylor Pancake
Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP
Dennis Pape
Cofounder and Managing Partner at Seedfunders Orlando
Benjamin Patz
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital
Josh Paul
Investment Banking Associate at Hyde Park Capital
Gretchen Perkins
Partner at Avance
Nayef Perry
Managing Director of Investments at Hamilton Lane
Jeffrey Phillips
Principal and Advisor at Rehmann
Blake Poole
Vice President at Bernstein | AB
Danielle Price
Partner at Holland & Knight
Pam Rauch
VP, External Affairs and Economic Development at FPL
Blake Reid
Senior Director at BridgeBank
Chris Reilly
Director of Originations at VRA Partners
Bob Riddell
Principal at Riddell Business Advisors
AJ Ripin
Strategic Advisor at Global Blockchain Ventures
Dave Sack
Principal Director at Radian Capital
Dana Sadovnic
Associate at Radian Capital
Pat Schneider
Vice President at Florida Venture Forum
Justin Seurer
VP and Financial Adviser at Bernstein | AB
Crystal Stiles
Senior Director of Economic Development at FPL
Laura Stein
VP at Ballast Point Ventures
Kathleen Swan
Partner at Locke Lord
Casey Swercheck
Partner at Alterna Equity Partners
Ron Tarro
President at New World Angels
Alex Tellez
Managing Partner at Ocean Azul
Patrick Traber
Partner at Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP
Arthur Unger
Managing Director at EisnerAmper
Milton Vescovacci
Shareholder at Gunster Law Firm
Mark Volchek
Founding Partner at Las Olas Venture Capital
Tom Wallace
Managing Partner at Florida Funders
Kelly Waters
Partner at Nelson Mullins
Drew Weatherford
Partner at Weatherford Capital
Rhys Williams
Founding Member and Chairman at New World Angels
Alan Wink
Managing Director at EisnerAmper
David Zinn
Co-founder and Managing Director at Ocean Azul
At Large Board Officers
Sean Barkman
Principal at Ballast Point Ventures
Nayef Perry
Managing Director of Investments at Hamilton Lane
Frank X. Dalton
Partner at Fulcrum Equity Partners
Nelson Castellano
Shareholder at Trenam Law
Tim Cartwright
Partner and Co-founder at Fifth Avenue Family Office
Steve Vasquez
Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP
Pat Schneider
Vice President at Florida Venture Forum
Kevin Burgoyne
President and CEO at Florida Venture Forum
Board Directors Emeritus
Jonathan Cole
Founder at Florida Venture Forum
John Hill
Senior Managing Director & Co-founder at Hyde Park Capital
Steven F. Lux
Managing Director at Topmark Partners
Ed McCarthy
Managing Director at River Cities Capital Funds
Steve Vasquez
Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP
Executive Committee
2022-2023 Executive Committee Members
Carolyn Mathis
Chair
Partner at Harbor View Investment Banking
Jennifer Dunham
Vice Chair
General Partner at Arsenal
Jeffery Olender
Treasurer
Partner at Cherry Bekaert LLP
Steven Castino
Membership Chair
CGO at Rehmann
Mark Volchek
Program Chair
Founding Partner at Las Olas Venture Capital
Benjamin Patz
Selection Chair
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital
Past Chairs and Chairs Emeriti
Daniel H. Aronson
Offices of Daniel H Aronson, PA
David Felman
Shareholder at Hill Ward Henderson
Wayne Hunter
Partner at Harbert Growth Partners
John Igoe
Partner at Locke Lord
Steven F. Lux
Managing Director at Topmark Partners
Travis Milks
Managing Partner at Topmark Partners