President’s Board of Advisors

  • Donald E. Dresback ’69 (Chair)
    Senior Vice President/Co-Founder
    Beacon Group, Inc.
  • Ciro Buttacavoli ’81 (Vice Chair)
    Grant Thornton LLP

Members:

  • Sergio Alvarez-Mena, Esq.
    Partner
    Jones Day
  • David A. Armstrong, J.D.
    President
    St. Thomas University
  • Gary Blandino ’77
    Cisco Systems
  • Albert P. Childress ’77
    Deputy City Manager
    City of Doral
  • Herbert Cousins, Jr.
    President
    Cousins and Associates, Inc.
  • George Cuesta
    Vice President
    Cuesta Construction
  • Eric Todd Davidson ’95
    Associate Director of Finance Administration
    Florida Atlantic University
  • Theresa Davis ’99
    Team Lead
    Amadeus
  • Barbara Del Castillo
    Senior Counsel
    Cleveland Clinic Florida
  • Marilyn DeVoe
    President
    MD Air Solutions, LLC
  • Carol Ellis-Cutler ’84
    First Vice President
    CBRE
  • Sara Fulton
    President
    Vivant Skin Care
  • Teresita C. Garcia
    Partner/Vice President
    Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc.
  • Meg Garza
    Development Officer
    Center for Family & Child Enrichment, Inc.
  • Jorge Gutierrez, Esq. 
    Gutierrez Bergman Boulris, PLLC
  • Ray Guzman ’96
    iSEC International
  • Maria E. Hernandez
  • Daniel W. Katz ’93
    President
    Complete Ticket Solutions
  • Michael Kelly ’94
    Chief Operating Officer
    College Football Playoff
  • Charles Lanza ’89
  • Steve T. Leth
    Retired Senior Relationship Manager
    Commercial Division Miami-Dade County
    SunTrust Bank
  • Danielle S. Lopata ’90
    President
    The Sports Book
  • Jorge Luis Lopez, Esq. ’83
    Governmental Affairs Counsel
  • Ann P. Machado
    President
    Creative Staffing
  • Paul Mainieri ’82
    Head Baseball Coach
    Louisiana State University
  • Jorge “Buck” Martinez ’80
    Senior Director of Project Development
    Florida Power & Light
  • James E. McDonald, Esq.
    McLuskey and McDonald, P.A.
  • Darren McDonough
    General Manager, Miami
    G4S Secure Solutions
  • Todd Mestepey
    Vice President
    Goldman Sachs
  • Julio Millan ’87
    SVP & Chief Financial Officer
    Whitney International University
  • Rafael Olloqui ’91
    CEO
    Business Telecommunications Services Inc.
  • Ralph Patino, Esq. ’87
    Patino & Associates
  • Paul R. Philip Chairman Emeritus
    Gaffney, Gallagher & Philip, LLC
  • Obdulio Piedra ’84
    President
    Piedra Strategy Group
  • Guy Protano
    Protano and Sons, Inc.
  • Gary Pyott ’79
    President of South Florida
    FirstService Residential
  • Julio Ramirez
    Retired EVP of Global Operations
    Burger King
  • Julian J. Rodriguez ’73
    CPA
  • Kevin Rogers ’85
    President- South Florida Region
    Seaside Bank & Trust
  • David K. Ross
    SVP & Relationship Manager
    SunTrust
  • Maureen Shea
    CFO/VP
    Florida/Caribbean Right Management
  • Detective Charles Toledo ’78 & ’85
    FL Dept. of Financial Services
    Division of Investigative & Forensic Services
  • Hortensia Ullivarri ’95 & ’00 
    President & CEO
    InBloom Group Inc. – Bloomingmore
  • Jose Villafranca ’04
    CPA
    Colbert Boué and Associates LLP5