Our Team
South Florida
Jennifer Valoppi
Founder & President,
Television Journalist & Author
Don Browne
Former President, Telemundo Network
Co-Founder WOT and VP
Hon. Katherine
Fernandez Rundle
Miami-Dade State Attorney
Co-Founder WOT
Jamie Byington
Partner, Tax Services,
Cherry Bekaert LLP
Shrankhla Holecek
Founder/CEO, UMA Oils
Jo Kaufman
Trina Robinson
Anchor, WTVJ NBC6
Daniela Swaebe
President and Founder
DSODesigns Chair,
Alumnae Engagement Council
Marisa Toccin Lucas
Philanthropic Chair
Our dedicated staff team who are committed to the ongoing progress and success of all students.
Ingeborg Drozd
Program Director
Amya Banks
Sr. Program Coordinator
Isabella Balbi Masso
Program Coordinator
Liza Garcia
Staff Accountant
Lori Ortiz
Events Director
Ana Castillo
Alumnae Director
Broward County Public Schools
Atlantic Technical High
Blanche Ely High
Boyd Anderson High
Charles Drew Family Resource Center
Coconut Creek High
College Academy at Broward College
Cooper City High
Coral Glades High
Coral Springs High
Cypress Bay High
Deerfield Beach High
Dillard High
Everglades High
Charles W. Flanagan High
Fort Lauderdale High
Hallandale High
Henry D. Perry Education Center
Hollywood Hills High
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
McArthur High
Miramar High
Monarch High
Northeast High
Nova High
Piper High
Plantation High
Seagull Alternative High
Sheridan Technical High
South Broward High
Stranahan High
Taravella High
West Broward High
Western High
Whiddon-Rogers Education Center
William T. McFatter Technical High
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay
American Senior High
Arthur and Polly Mays
Barbara Goleman Senior High
BioTECH at Richmond Heights High
Booker T. Washington Senior High
Coral Gables Senior High
Coral Reef High
Cutler Bay Senior High
Design and Architecture Senior High
Dorothy M. Wallace C.O.P.E. Center
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High
Felix Varela Senior High
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High
Hialeah Gardens Senior High
Hialeah Senior High
Homestead Senior High
iPrep Academy
iPrep Academy North
I-Tech @ Thomas A. Edison Education Center
J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High
John A. Ferguson Senior High
Jose Marti MAST Academy
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial High
MAST Academy
MAST Academy @ Homestead
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer
Miami Beach Senior High
Miami Carol City Senior High
Miami Central Senior High
Miami Coral Park Senior High
Miami Edison Senior High
Miami Jackson Senior High
Miami Killian Senior High
Miami Lakes Educational Center
Miami Norland Senior High
Miami Northwestern Senior High
Miami Palmetto Senior High
Miami Senior High
Miami Southridge Senior High
Miami Springs Senior High
Miami Sunset Senior High
New World School of the Arts
North Miami Beach Senior High
North Miami Senior High
Robert Morgan Educational Center
Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High
School for Advanced Studies-Kendall/South
School for Advanced Studies-North
School for Advanced Studies-Wolfson
South Dade Senior High
South Miami Senior High
Southwest Miami Senior High
Terra Environmental Research Institute
Westland Hialeah Senior High
William H. Turner Tech. High School
Young Women Preparatory Academy
School District of Palm Beach County
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Atlantic Community High
Boynton Beach Community High
Dreyfoos of the Arts
Forest Hill Community High
Glades Central Community High
Jupiter Community High
Olympic Heights Community High
Pahokee High
Palm Beach Central High
Palm Beach Gardens Community High
Palm Beach Lakes Community High
Park Vista Community High
Royal Palm Beach Community High
Santaluces Community High
Spanish River Community High
Suncoast High
Village Academy
Wellington Community High
West Boca Raton Community High
William T. Dwyer High
Broward County Public Schools
Michelle Adams
VP Human Resources Manager
FirstBank
Maria Arias
Owner
Nolan Vincent Salon Studio
Lisa Aronson
Physician Relationship Manager
Comfort Medical
Tricia Branker
Safiya Brea
CMA Broward Office Lead/Principal Engineer Chen Moore and Associates
Michelene Brown
PwC - Tax Associate
Sheri Brown
Vice President, Community Impact, Community Foundation of Broward
Mayor Felicia Mychele Brunson
Mayor, City of West Park
Dr. Beverly Carter-Remy
Career Technical Education Facilitator, Broward School District
Margarita Castellon
Non-profits Board Member
Wendy Chayet
Priscilla Cole
Programs Manager, Children's Services Council of Broward County
Crystal Collins
Nutrition & Fitness Coach, C² and You
Lilian Dominkovics Lowe
Director of Faculty Practice
Nova Southeastern Univeristy, College of Dental Medicine
Kaysia Earley, Esq.
Criminal Defense Attorney, Earley Law Firm
Jennifer Farah
Founder & CEO
SproutsIO Inc.
Rashondia Gaines
Owner
Lilian's Table
Nakina Gravier
Michelle Hagues
Senior Programs Manager Children's Services
Council of Broward
Nadine Harrison
Project Manager, Engineering and Development, T-Mobile USA
Katie Healey
Junior Partner, Marcos Rothman Valdes & Goldstein, PLLC
Carolyn J. Hudson
Community Engagement Specialist
Brenda C. Jackson-Harvey
Administrative Officer Federal Aviation, Administration
Kara Janzen
Owner, US Power Group
Jalesa Johnson
Attorney
Marie Johnson
Retired Educator
Broward County Public Schools
Shanna Jordan
Human Resource Business Partner Memorial, Healthcare System
Tollisha Joseph
Networking
Wilnar Julmiste
Managing Attorney
Julmiste Legal
Iris Kauffman
Retired
BECON TV
Kadisha King
Sales Manager, Home Improvement
Lorex Technology
Jazzmann LeSane
Founder & President
The LeSane Project
Septembra LeSane
Attorney
Aimee LeWinter
Managing Director, Financial Sponsor Coverage
PNC
Dr. Dildra Martin-Ogburn
Director, Benefits & Employment Services, Broward County Public Schools
Talia Mervosh
Life Coach & Speaker
Gladys Mezrahi
President/CEO
Indigo Events
Laura Raybin Miller
Commissioner
Memorial healthcare system
Neki Mohan
CEO
Neki Mohan INK
Robbin Newman
Managing Member, CEO
Newman Law Office, P.L.
Erika Obando
Transformational Life Coach
Ellen Smolinsky Pall
Sherrol Reynolds
Associate Professor
NSU College of Optometry
Raquel Richardson
Attorney
Cameron Law Group
Junia Jeantilus Robinson
Assistant Neighbor Support Manager, MPA
City of Fort Lauderdale
Shani Robinson
Senior Engagement Manager
Cengage Learning
Marlaina Rodriguez
Principal Financial Analyst
LED Lighting Solutions - Florida Power & Light
Barbara D. Romano
Senior Global Strategy Manager
UPS Healthcare
Dr. Angeleke Saridakis
Caryl Sandler Shuham
Hollywood City Commissioner/Attorney
Shuham & Shuham, PA
Marie St. Marc
Student Retention Ambassador
Dr. Joan St. Onge
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, UM Miller School of Medicine
Robin Tartarkin
CEO, The Concierge Shopper
Ivelices Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
HR & Beyond
Dr. Venessa Walker
Owner/Chiropracter
Walker Chiropractic and Wellness Center
Dr. Kyla Williams
Associate Dean of Mathematics Online, Broward College
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Lourdes Abadin
Senior Managing Director/Director of Florida Office
Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Inc.
Debbie G. Abramowitz
Dr. Marcheley Adam
Instructor
Florida Atlantic University
Chevonne Albury
Director
Projected Tutoring Inc.
Dr. Ann Marie Allen
Assistant Vice President of Nursing
Homestead Hospital
Tiffany Anderson
Employment Counsel
Magic Leap, Inc.
Angelica Arias
Project Executive
Brodson Luxury Homes
Tatiana Arteaga-Teo
Internal Medicine MD/Photographer
Tatiana Teo Photography
Sylvia Baghaloo
Retired
Maria Elena Bahaia
Retail Executive
Lauren Beall
Luxury Travel Advisor
Protravel International
Dahlia Bendavid
Department Director
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Lana Bernstein
Vice President Brand Activist
Amyris
Carol Brick-Turin
C.E.O.
CBT Consulting
Dr. Margo Brilliant
Orthodontist, Partner
Rothenberg & Meister Orthodontic Practice
Kishanda Burns
Social Media & Communications Coordinator, Chamber South
Natalia Cebollero
Director of Design and Construction; Co-Founder
The Vagabond Group; Vagabond ARQ
Tammy Cohen
Chef/Owner
Smart Snacks LLC
Sharon E.A. Coleman
Co-Founder & CEO
FIT Enterprises
Sherine Craig
Assistant Vice President Nursing Administration
Homestead Hospital
Tenikka Cunningham
Attorney, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt P.A.
Susan Gail Farkas
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach,
Integrative Physical Therapy and Wellness, LLC
Elaine E. Feldman
Mediator & Arbitrator
Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution
Lauren Fishbane
Retail Strategy Lead, Consulting
January Digital
Megan Fitzpatrick
Founder
The Fitz Solution
Julie Franklin
Investor and Philanthropist
Allison Friedin, Esq.
Co-Founder
Museum of Graffiti
Ivonn Goihman
Real Estate
The Goiham Group
Reeba A. Hartley-Belle, Esq
Associate General Counsel/Attorney
Hamilton Miller and Birthisel
Layda L. Hernandez
Environment & Sustainability Analyst
City of Miami Beach
Shrankhla Holecek
Founder & CEO
Uma Oils
Jennifer Jackson
Managing Member
Journey Performance Group
Monica Kalpakian
Art Advisor, Art Collector, & Founder
Artvising
Shana Kaufman
Director of Brand Media & Content
Bal Harbour Shops
Angela Kelsey
Callista Kemp
Legal Professional
TorresVictor
Eddyse Kessler
Insurance Public Adjuster
Maximum Insurance Adjusters
Bernita King
Retired Professor
Connie W. Kinnard
Senior Vice President, Multicultural Tourism & Development, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pamela Knox-Shuler
Clerk
State of Florida
Dina Levy
Jaclyn-Nicole Mesa
Vice President
Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Inc.
Leslye Milks
Retired Teacher
Southwest Miami High School
Laura Miller
CEO
TempDev Inc
Alison Mincey
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, UHealth - University of Miami Health System
Aqueelah S. Mitchell
Attorney
Shalaine Murray
Owner, Miami Gardens Physical Therapy and Rehab Center LLC
Sheila I. Ocasio-Cruz
Senior Vice President Operations
FirstBank
Diana Pinto
CEO/Success Coach
Learning Matters, Inc
Helena Poleo
President
Influence Communications Inc.
Jennifer Raben
Chief Operating Officer
Kenner & Imparto PLLC.
Stefanie Ramirez
Senior Director, Corporate Events & Employee Experience
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
Melissa Ramos
Founder & Creative Director
Gallerie Noir
Marcia Reisman
Co-Founder
Casa Valentina
Lasonya L. Rodgers
Realtor
Elite Realty Partners
Jeanne Kerins Rothfield
Senior Project Manager
Razorfish
Leslie Rowe
U.S. Ambassador (Retired)
U.S. Department of State
Natalie L. Rowe
Co-Founder
FIT Enterprises
Jana Rutherford, PhD
Associate Professor of Marketing
Barry University
Maria A. Sanin
Forensic Interviewer
State Attorney's Office
Dr. Angeleke Saridakis
Medical Doctor
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Stephanie Saunders Suskind
Founder & Investor
Cultiveu
Brittney Savino
Attorney
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Elise Scheck Bonwitt
Attorney/Co-Founder
Simpact/Amenta
Flora Seff, Esq.
Senior Legal Liaison
Miami Dade Fire Rescue
Keandra Simmons
Police Major
Myra Solomon
President & C.E.O
Solomon & Partners, Inc
Deborah Spiegelman
Museum CEO/Executive Director
Miami Childrens Museum
Katy Stoka
Inventor, Founder
One, Two Cosmetics
Doris Suttin
President & Broker
Doris B. Suttin Realty, Inc
Daniela Swaebe
Owner
DSO Designs
Mirit Teifeld
Attorney & Mentor
Alida Paola Velez
External Communications Manager
UPS Latin America
Monica Wagenberg
Karen Williams Kammer
Media Lawyer
Thomas & LoCicero Law Firm
Sherria Williams, Esq.
Attorney/Associate
Clinton Flagg, P.A.
Tammy Woldenberg
Executive Producer
Telemundo Specials
Meredith Wolf
Fitness Professional/Wellness Coach, Meredith Wolf Coaching/Training
Judge Sarah Zabel
President
MAZE Resolutions PA
Palm Beach County Public Schools
Heather Ata
Chief Marketing Oficer
Hollywood.com
Karolina Bednarska
Vice President
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Dilma Bennett
Senior Manager
Product Marketing Signify Health
Arlene Colbert
Co-Founder
Under The Sun
Jada Diogostine
Great Futures AmeriCorps Program Manager, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County
Sarah Doyle
Founder
Aurorah Jewelry
Lora Drasner
CEO
Cosmeceutical Technologies LLC
Shaundelyn D. Emerson
Lead Program Performance Officer
Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Lori Gonzalez
CEO
Twin Star Home
Nalani Gordon
Attorney
Gunster
Marsha Guthrie
Owner/President & Principal Strategist, Marshalling Impact, LLC
Alma Henry-Morman
Retired Educator
The School District of Palm Beach County
Julia Higgs
Accounting Professor Florida Atlantic University
Nicole Hunt Jackson
Attorney/Owner
The Jackson Firm LLC
Karyn Keil
Grants Manager
Achievement Center for Children & Families
Dellesa Kirk-Johnson
Director of Human Resources
Frenchman’s Creek Beach & Country Club
Karen Leikert
Relationship Manager
Wells Fargo
Kenya Madison
Senior Director
Healthier Delray Beach
Nikki Martin-Bynum
Founder & Chief Vision Keeper
Nancy Peña-Brink
Founder & Executive Director
Michael Joseph Brink Foundation
Julie Peyton
Co Owner
Under the Sun, Founder, BETR Project
Whitney Powell
Associate Attorney
Cole, Scott, & Kissane, P.A
Gizelle Reyes
CEO/Certified Credit Consultant
SeaBlue Credit Repair LLC
Jill Rickel
Therapeutic Placement Specialist
AO Therapeutic Consulting
Donia Roberts
Attorney
Donia A. Roberts, P.A.
Danielle Shull
Director of Client Experience
Gehring Group
Laurie Silvers
Co-CEO
Hollywood.com, LLC
Caryn A. Stevens, Esq.
Marital & Family Law Attorney
Stephens & Stevens, PLLC
Gina Szapucki
Attorney
Stephens & Stevens, PLLC
Robin Tartarkin
CEO
The Concierge Shopper
Bryn Wegryn
Client Strategist
BNY Mellon
Nadine White-Boyd
Attorney/Owner
White-Boyd Law, P.A.
Billie Woodard
Education & Training Manager
Gehring Group
Tara Zuckerman
Psychologist
South Florida Psychological Group
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors + Partners.
We will be forever grateful to each and every one of our sponsors and partners who help us empower our students and turn their obstacles into opportunities, helping them realize their full potential and make their dreams come true.
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President Circle Partners
Leadership Circle Partner
Diamond Partners
Platinum Partners
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
