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