Michael Rosenberg

Co-Chair Emeritus
Orthodontist

Dr. Michael Rosenberg is a retired Orthodontist who practiced in Miami for 37 years. While in active practice he served as President of the South Florida Dental Association and Chairman of the South Florida Dental Foundation. In addition, he served as a Trustee of the Florida Dental Association and as a delegate to the American Dental Association.

After retiring in 2004, Dr. Rosenberg began to devote more time to leadership rolls in the non-profit sector. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Switchboard of Miami, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Voices for Children Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of HistoryMiami.  He currently serves as Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands Committee, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Kampong. In addition, he currently serves on the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the Dean’s Advisory Board of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education of Florida International University, the Board of Trustees of the Miami Foundation, the Board of Directors of Zoo Miami Foundation and the Board of Trustees of the National Tropical Botanical Garden.

Dr. Rosenberg has been a lifelong resident of Miami, and currently resides in Coconut Grove with his wife, Diane.

Glenn Kaufhold

Co-Chair
President, GKollaborative, Inc.

An invitation from the dean of the Boston University School of Dental Medicine to become the school’s development offer entirely changed the trajectory of Glenn Kaufhold’s career.

More than 30 years later, Glenn has amassed a wealth of experience in the areas of development, board development and governance, strategic planning, branding and marketing, and nonprofit operations.

Glenn created GKollaborative in 2010 after successful runs at Boston University, Fenway Health, Florida International University, and Miami Dade College Foundation. The company works with small to medium-size nonprofits around the United States in the areas of education, healthcare, arts and culture, human services, and social justice. From small, board-driven organizations to community colleges and healthcare providers, Glenn is committed to helping organizations achieve their next level of progress.

With a passion for sharing his knowledge and facilitating conversations, Glenn launched Fundraising Wonks by GKollaborative, a platform for training and learning. Through multi-part courses, webinars, and other content, nonprofit professionals from around the country come together to learn. In addition to courses offered through Fundraising Wonks, Glenn hosts a weekly webinar on fundraising in partnership with Nonprofit Web Advisor, and can be frequently found participating in conversations on the Clubhouse app.

Gil Bonwitt

Co-Founder and CEO, S-Impact

For more than 30 years, Gil Bonwitt has navigated the entrepreneurial world, launching, scaling and leading a diverse group of for-profit and for-good organizations.

Today, he’s committed to sharing the many lessons he’s learned along the way to help nonprofits and social sector- businesses achieve more.

In 2015, Gil and his wife Elise launched S-Impact, then known as Gazelles Social Initiatives, to impart business best practices to organizations in the social sector. They regularly conduct workshops, facilitate Mastermind groups and work one-on-one with clients seeking to broaden their impact.

Gil is executive chairman of New Horizons Computer Learning, an innovative, award-winning Inc. 500 technology training company he founded in 1996. He is also president of Florida Vocational Institute, which trains students to become entry-level professionals in IT and healthcare. Both companies create positive change in people’s lives through innovative education and have been recognized locally and nationally as “best places to work.” Gil is also a partner in the Scheck Group, an independent private equity and real estate firm.

In addition to his business endeavors, Gil serves as treasurer of Philanthropic Miami and sits on the board of Jewish Community Services of South Florida. A member of YPO since 2008, Gil served as Miami Chapter Chair in 2014-2015. He’s sat on numerous boards, including the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, AIPAC-Miami, Shalom Learning and the Memorial Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Hospital Foundation.

Gil earned his bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from Georgetown.

M. Kristina Raattama

Owner and Founder, MK Consulting, LLC
Secretary, PhilanthropyMiami

Ms. Raattama has over 20 years of experience as an attorney and through MK Consulting, LLC, provides legal and compliance services primarily to nonprofit and higher education organizations.    Her work experience includes serving as in-house counsel, including general counsel, in universities and, before that, working in the real estate/commercial finance group of a large law firm.   Ms. Raattama is a co-founder and chair of the board of Moving the Needle, Inc.; member of SVP – Miami and the Miami-Dade County Dr. Antonio Jorge Social and Economic Development Council; and serves on committees of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

The Miami Foundation

Leana Cianfoni

Development Director, HistoryMiami Museum

Leana Cianfoni serves as development director of HistoryMiami Museum, working closely with the Executive Director and senior management team to maximize funding and program support opportunities. She is charged with cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, identifying prospective donors and funding sources, supervising grant writing, administration, and reporting processes as development team leader.   

Formerly she served as donor relations manager of southeast Florida and greater Miami for The Nature Conservancy and as director of leadership giving at the Everglades Foundation.   

Leana has a strong foundation in building major gifts in the South Florida market, developing annual giving stewardship plan, and implementing leadership and loyal giving programs. From 2012 to 2016 

Leana worked with the Office of Annual Giving at the University of Miami focusing her efforts on elevating donor retention and stewardship to upwards of 10,000 donors. 

As leadership programs manager at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce she developed a passion for community service and philanthropy as manager of the Leadership Miami and Youth Leadership Miami program. Leana served on the board of directors of the AFP Miami Chapter, as membership and marketing co-chair from 2012-2015. She coordinated the first Unlocking the Keys to Philanthropy conference along with producing video content to honor Miami philanthropists for the 30th anniversary of AFP Miami Chapter’s National Philanthropy Day Awards. She is passionate about protecting the environment and preserving the arts and history of Miami. Leana currently serves on the Executive Planning Committee for the Leadership Miami program.  

Mark Cole

President of Advancement and Executive Director

Miami Dade College Foundation

Mark Cole holds a B.A. from Auburn University and a M.F.A. from the University of Minnesota. He worked as a stage manager on the Broadway production of Cats, the national tour of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the international tour of 42nd Street, the Off-Broadway productions of The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged, Steve Martin’s Picasso at The Lapin Agile, Yoko Ono’s New York Rock and many others. He joined Miami City Ballet in 1998 as Production Director, before assuming the role of General Manager. Working with Artistic Director Edward Villella, Cole led the fundraising, administration and operations of the ballet company. During this period MCB had its New York City, Paris and Dance in America premiers. Mark Cole was Vice President of Advancement and Executive Director of Miami Dade College Foundation – the fund management and fundraising arm of Miami Dade College. MDC is America’s largest institution of higher learning, with America’s most diverse student body. During Mark’s tenure Miami Dade College has broken all previous fundraising records with an annual gala regularly exceeding net proceeds of $1M. In 2016, Mark began an annual giving day at Miami Dade College which brought in $67,000. In 2018 the giving day raised $1M and in 2019 the giving day exceeded $2M. Mark believes his background in theatre is responsible for his success in fundraising leadership.

Carla Crossno

Carla Crossno brings decades of experience leading marketing, engagement, and strategic initiatives across a variety of industries and a lot of heart to every role and to every project. She is effective at establishing new programs and departments and comfortable managing teams through uncertainty and change toward the accomplishment of community, culture, and business objectives. The Beacon Council, EY, Goodwill Industries, Hands on Atlanta, HCA, Junior League, Miami Dade College, Tenet, and United Way are examples of organizations Carla has served as an advisor, a board member, or an executive.   She is the proud mother of two teenagers and is a college football and tennis fanatic.

Victoria Fear

External Relations Manager, Year Up – South Florida

 A New Jersey native, Victoria relocated to Miami in 2012. She serves as External Relations Manager with Year Up Greater Philadelphia, a workforce development program dedicated to closing the Opportunity Divide. Prior to Year Up, Victoria was with The Miami Foundation for four years, where she managed a portfolio of grant programs. She is passionate about community & economic development, civic engagement, and intersectional movement building for justice and equity. Victoria is a three-time AmeriCorps Alum and earned her M.S.Ed in Community & Social Change at the University of Miami. She also serves on the board of Engage Miami.

Suzanne Jewell

Host of Mindful Mornings Miami
Creator of The Mindful Way of Leadership Training Program
Founder of The Mindful Entrepreneur

Suzanne Jewell’s brand storytelling, marketing and communications expertise spans from Ethiopia to Venezuela, with the Gates Foundation, Cisneros TV and the City of Miami Beach. Her own unruptured aneurysm stopped her in her tracks, sending her to the meditation cushion. She found mindfulness and the power of emotional intelligence as the most effective way to cultivate inner strength. Now she offers leadership and team development, corporate culture and wellbeing training all based on positive psychology, mindfulness and attention training as The Mindful Entrepreneur with The Mindful Way of Leadership program, while hosting Mindful Mornings Miami on JOLT radio locally.

She advocates the neuroscience of brain training as a tool to reduce stress, increase productivity and deepen empathy at work; today’s proven “secret sauce” by Stanford Business School to be good for the bottom line and the human capital that makes it happen.  Clients include MDC, CIC and Women’s Wireless Leadership.

Donald A. Kress

Director and Chairman, Trust Administrative Committee, Coral Gables Trust

Don joined Coral Gables Trust after retiring from The Northern Trust Company in June of 2014. He joined the Miami office of Northern Trust in October of 1998 and was the Bank’s Fiduciary Practice Leader for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida. He also acted as a senior trust administrator for a select group of high net worth clients. Prior to joining Northern Trust, he managed various teams of trust and investment professionals for First Chicago Bank in Chicago, Illinois for approximately 12 years.

Don was Associate General Counsel of Miami Corporation, a private holding company based in Chicago, prior to his First Chicago experience. Don earned an A.B. in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1967 and a J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1971. He also holds a CIMA designation.

Don is a member of the Board of Directors, and Immediate Past President, of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami and is a member of the University of Miami Estate and Gift Planning Advisory Board. He is a member of the faculty of the Florida Trust Schools and was on the board and faculty of the American Bankers Association National Trust School, where he taught courses in trust administration for 8 years ending in 2002.

Don is President of the Board of Directors of the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Trust, Inc. and is also a member of the Steering Committee of PhilanthropyMiami. Don is also President of the Board of Directors of the Peacock Foundation. He has been admitted to the practice of law in the states of Illinois, Nebraska and New York.

Cheryl A. Lawko

Cheryl A. Lawko was the Senior Director for Planned Giving at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation (NCHF). She has over 20 years of professional development experience in planned and major gifts.  Her extensive background includes work in higher education, healthcare, human services and the arts. Prior to her tenure at NCHF as Director of Major Gifts, her roles include Director of Development at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, University of Miami, Barry University, the Arscht Center, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association and Jewish Community Services, as Principal Gift Officer.  She has served on the board of Philanthropy Miami, formerly Leave a Legacy, since 2004. Cheryl is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami, an Ambassador for the Coral Gables Chamber and an active member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Cheryl is a graduate of Northwestern University and a 22-year resident of Miami-Dade.

Jeffrey Levine

Chief Development Officer, Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Jeff Levin is the Chief Development Officer of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. He oversees all streams of income, including a $23 million Annual Campaign, a Foundation of 600+ funds and more than $340 million under management, and all capital and supplemental fundraising.

Prior to his arrival in Miami, Jeff served as Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Ann Arbor, MI. Under his leadership that Federation experienced a renaissance, dramatically expanding the scope of its programming, increasing the donor base by 40% and doubling annual income.

Jeff lives in North Miami beach with his three teenagers.

Andrea T. Mills, MBA, CPA, CCSA, CGMA

Principal for Outsourcing, Fiscal Management Associates

Andrea T. Mills is the Principal for Outsourcing at Fiscal Management Associates, with extensive experience helping nonprofits, individuals, and foundations make important fiscal decisions. A sought-after trainer and speaker, Andrea presents nationwide on a variety of nonprofit financial management topics.  

She is designated a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA®) by the American Institute of CPAs and holds the Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA®) awarded by The Institute of Internal Auditors. 

Andrea serves on the Boards of the Ireland U.S. Council, PhilanthropyMiami, and the Investment Committee of Social Venture Partners Miami.  

She holds an MBA degree from Drexel University and graduated magna cum laude with a BBA from Temple University.

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko

Executive Director, Miami City Ballet

Andrea T. Mills is the Principal for Outsourcing at Fiscal Management Associates, with extensive experience helping nonprofits, individuals, and foundations make important fiscal decisions. A sought-after trainer and speaker, Andrea presents nationwide on a variety of nonprofit financial management topics.  

She is designated a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA®) by the American Institute of CPAs and holds the Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA®) awarded by The Institute of Internal Auditors. 

Andrea serves on the Boards of the Ireland U.S. Council, PhilanthropyMiami, and the Investment Committee of Social Venture Partners Miami.  

She holds an MBA degree from Drexel University and graduated magna cum laude with a BBA from Temple University.

John C. Scibek C.S.P.G

Sr. Development Director, Estate and Gift Planning
Division of Development and Alumni Relations
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

John Scibek joined the University of Miami in July 2019 as Senior Development Director in the Office of Estate and Gift Planning with primary responsibility as a gift planning officer for the Medical Campus. Over a 36-year career, Scibek has served healthcare, higher education and community nonprofit organizations to secure planned and complex gift revenue through direct contact with potential donors, governing board members and other volunteers, clinicians, faculty and staff. 

He has worked with Mayo Clinic, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, American College of Surgeons Foundation, Providence Montana Health Foundation, Princeton University, University of Montana Foundation and Marine Biological Laboratory. He initiated his career managing the yacht donation program for the University of Delaware.

Scibek holds the Certified Specialist in Planned Giving designation from the American Institute for Philanthropic Studies, B.S. degree in Earth Science from Pennsylvania State University and M.S. degree in Marine Studies from the University of Delaware. He is a member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and recently served on the Board of Missoula Community Foundation and the Development Committee for the Adventure Cycling Association.

Scibek can be reached at 305-243-6073 or j.scibek@miami.edu.

Henry H. Raattama, Jr.

Shareholder, Akerman LLP

Our PhilanthropyMiami co-founder, Henry “Hank” Raattama, Jr., of Miami, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 80. Hank was a lifelong Floridian and proud American who lived his values: hard work, civic duty, dedication to family, and giving back to his community.

He attended the University of Florida, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1965 and his law degree in 1967. Then, after obtaining his law degree and before starting his L.L.M. in Taxation program at N.Y.U. School of Law, Hank served his country in Vietnam as an Army J.A.G. officer in the 1st Calvary Division, earning two Bronze Stars for his actions during combat. He remained in the Army Reserve until 2003, retiring with the final rank of Lt. Colonel.

Professionally, Hank worked at Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody, and Cole, where he practiced law for over 20 years. After his time at Mershon, Hank was a partner at Akerman for almost thirty years, where he remained until his death. During his career, Hank served as an adjunct professor in the Tax Master’s Program at the University of Miami College of Law and as a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. In addition, he was a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Florida Bar and was honored to receive the Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Florida Tax Attorney award named after his good friend Gerry.

Many of you will have known Hank since he worked with numerous charitable organizations in South Florida. He leaves a remarkable legacy of caring and service, including working closely with former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Ruth Shack at the Dade Community Foundation (now the Miami Foundation) and co-founding PhilanthropyMiami. Hank blazed a trail and authored volumes on our collective behalf.

We will miss Hank’s direct manner, towering intellect, and sharp wit. We will miss Hank when we gather to solve problems and develop strategy. We will miss Hank when we raise a glass to celebrate success. It was our great joy to have Hank and his lovely wife, Linda, as our dinner companions each summer as he invariably asked, “Is our mission still relevant?”

While we will miss Hank, we are grateful to have known and served alongside him. And we are immeasurably thankful for his daughter, Kristina, Hank’s living legacy, and our dear colleague.

Katie M. Repici

AVP of Tocqueville and Major Gifts at United Way of Miami-Dade

Katie M. Repici is a fundraiser with a record of accomplishment in advancing the fundraising goals of local institutions. While she is currently the AVP of Tocqueville and Major Gifts at United Way, she began her fundraising career at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center while pursuing her degree from the University of Miami. After graduating from UM, Katie went on to pursue an MBA from FIU. 

A native Miamian, Katie has deep roots in South Florida and enjoys giving back. She sits on United Way World Wide and Educare Fundraising Advisory Councils. She is a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters. 

Steven Schwartz

Principal Advisor, Philanthropic Visions

​Steven Schwartz is the Principal Advisor for Philanthropic Visions, a consulting firm specializing in non-profit organization capacity building, board development and fundraising strategies, and advising donors and their professional advisors in structuring philanthropic investments.  His fundraising and community engagement experience includes FIU Executive Director of Estate and Planned Giving, Development Director for the University of Florida, and volunteer leader for numerous community-based initiatives. Steven’s academic credentials include law and business school visiting professorships are the University of Michigan, University of Florida, Michigan State University and University of San Francisco. His has practiced trial and appellate law in state, federal, governmental and international tribunals for over 35 years. He is a Founding Fellow and Past President of the International Academy of Mediators.

Lesli Cuenca

Account Executive, Chase Marketing Group

Abbey Chase

President & CEO, Chase Marketing Group

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko

Executive Director, Miami City Ballet

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko joined Miami City Ballet as Executive Director in August 2018, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience leading performing arts institutions. Prior to MCB, Castroverde Moskalenko served as the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre revitalizing the organization’s financial health through new programming, increased ticket sales, and expanding philanthropic support. In 2017, she was named ‘Chicagoan of the Year for Dance’ by the Chicago Tribune.

Prior, Castroverde Moskalenko spent four years as President and CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation in Indiana where she implemented a strategic plan that increased and diversified programming, audience reach, and board membership, and increased contributed revenue. Before that, she spent seven years as the Executive Director of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Tennessee.

Castroverde Moskalenko holds a BFA from the University of Memphis, an MA in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University, and a Non-Profit Financial Management Certification from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. Castroverde Moskalenko returns to Miami after 30 years where she and her family arrived as political refugees from Cuba when she was six years old. She studied classical ballet in Miami and is married to a former Russian ballet dancer, Alexei Moskalenko, who is Assistant Artistic Director of the Youth America Grand Prix. She is the mother of five children.

Victoria Mora

Development Officer, The Miami Foundation

Victoria Mora is a Development Officer at The Miami Foundation. Victoria is responsible for assisting in the development and execution of strategic cultivation and fundraising activities to help Foundation donors meet their philanthropic goals. In her role, she also develops and implements the Foundation’s legacy program. A Philadelphia native, Victoria graduated with her bachelor’s degree in history and her master’s in museum studies from The George Washington University. Prior to joining the Foundation team, Victoria worked in development at the Zoo Miami Foundation, the NSU Art Museum and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. She currently serves on The George Washington University’s South Florida alumni committee.

Janisse Rosario Schoepp, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Vice President of Operations and Strategy, Health Foundation of South Florida

Dr. Janisse Schoepp is Vice President of Operations & Strategy at Health Foundation of South Florida, where she has been since 2004. Driven by the desire for meaningful, sustainable community impact, she is committed to exploring innovative and emerging practices to advance the Foundation’s mission of improving health among the most vulnerable. Over the years, Schoepp has led strategy development, operational improvements, evaluation and revenue generating strategies securing over $30M in public and private funds for the community. A public health expert with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Schoepp has been a visionary leader in establishing cross-sector collaborative efforts with a focus on policy and systems change. She has spearheaded innovative initiatives, partnering with the community and economic development sector, to address social and economic factors of health. A 2012 fellow of the Grantmakers in Health Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy, Dr. Schoepp is a recognized leader in health equity. In 2018, she was selected to participate in the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School. Prior to her position at Health Foundation, Dr. Schoepp worked at the Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University where she led a federally-funded childhood lead poisoning prevention project in inner-city neighborhoods. She earned her Masters (2001) and Doctorate Degree in Public Health (2014) from Florida International University.

Kerry-Ann Royes

President and CEO, YWCA South Florida

Kerry-Ann Royes is a mom, businesswoman and a 25-year veteran of the social sector, particularly passionate about social issues affecting women and girls. As CEO of YWCA South Florida, a non-profit organization that seeks to eliminate racism, empower women and stand up for justice, Kerry-Ann brings a wealth of expertise in social justice and innovation, strategic alliances, management and leadership to evolve the social dynamic of the region through the mission of YWCA South Florida.

Now in YWCA South Florida’s 100th year, Kerry-Ann remains committed to carrying out the organization’s mission of rooting out social injustices and addressing all discrimination issues that happen at the intersection of race and gender. She has led the rebrand of YWCA to a regional presence serving both Dade and Broward Counties, the expansion of the board to include men for the first time in 100 years, and, the successful mobilization of the largest community-wide movement, called the 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge, in South Florida.

Looking forward, she plans to continue expanding the YWCA mission footprint until everyone sees all women, girls, and people of color the way she does: Equal, Powerful and Unstoppable.

Prior to joining YWCA South Florida, Kerry-Ann founded The Arrow Consulting, where she advised industry leaders on business strategy in corporate social citizenship, non-profit leadership, and  collaborative community development issues, all with a passion for improving the lives of families and children in South Florida. Additionally, she has served on several boards, including Partners In Education, Inc., and Nautilus Oceans Exploration Trust, bringing the voice of people of color to the STEM fields. Her voice is called on for thought leadership conversations with influential groups and publications like Miami Herald’s CEO Roundtable and Florida Influencer Series, South Florida PBS, and WLRN Public Radio and Television, to name a few. Additionally, Kerry-Ann held a 16-year career at YMCA of South Florida, where she led the expansion of programs serving more than 3,000 students daily.

Kerry-Ann earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology/sociology from Florida International University, an Executive MBA from Florida Atlantic University, and an Executive Certificate in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management from Harvard University. She is also a member of Leadership Flo d has been named a 2021 Influential Business Woman by South Florida Business Journal.

Nikki Packer, CAP®

VP, Senior Philanthropic Specialist, Southern Region, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Naples, Wells Fargo Private Bank

Nikki serves as a Senior Philanthropic Specialist for the Southern Region of Wells Fargo Private Bank. In this role Nikki helps individuals and families achieve their charitable goals through the establishment and management of private foundations, charitable trusts, donor advised funds and other charitable vehicles. She also works with foundations and nonprofits to assist them with charitable best practices, planned giving techniques and endowments ensuring that each client has an exceptional service experience.

Nikki is a career Philanthropic professional with over 25 years of experience in the South Florida non-profit arena. Nikki joined Wells Fargo Private Bank in 2019 from the Jewish Federation of Broward County where, as their Chief Development Officer, she spent close to 18 years growing the Endowment and enhancing financial resource development to over $140 Million. Nikki brings a wealth of experience in stewarding high net worth philanthropists, multi-generational families and their trusted advisors towards making a positive impact in our communities.

Kitty Dumas

Manager, Ryder Charitable Foundation, Ryder System, Inc.

Kitty Dumas is manager of the Ryder Charitable Foundation, the corporate giving arm of Ryder System, Inc., an $8.9 billion Fortune 500 leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and commercial fleet management solutions. Kitty oversees the Foundation’s operations including developing and managing initiatives that advance the company’s giving strategy in communities where Ryder employees live and work. As manager, her focus includes disaster relief, as well as maximizing support for education, innovation, and research aimed at strengthening supply chains and increasing diversity in supply chain fields.
With more than 30 years of experience in communications and corporate social responsibility, Kitty is a seasoned professional and a results-driven collaborator with proven skills in content marketing, digital story-telling, media relations, and project management. Before joining Ryder, she spent 15 years as a communications and marketing consultant for companies including Baptist Health South Florida, Ryder, and FIU’s Frost Art Museum.

A writer and former journalist her reporting and analysis has appeared in publications including the Miami Herald, The New York Times, Congressional Quarterly, Black Enterprise, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
She holds a B.A. in journalism and English from the University of Mississippi.

Joan Marie Godoy

Executive Director, Radical Partners

Joan Marie Godoy is a resourceful connector by nature! She is the current Executive Director at Radical Partners, a social impact accelerator based in Miami that invests in leaders, engages locals, co-designs innovative solutions, and builds coalitions to make communities stronger. Some of the initiatives they spearhead are the Strategic Planning Summit, the 10 Days of Connection, and Leadership Lab, amongst many other social impact networks.

Joan is a proud Guatemalan, who is also a Clinical Psychologist with a master’s degree in International NGOs, with more than 15 years of international work experience in the social impact sector (Guatemala, The Netherlands, Costa Rica, Chile, and the United States). She is a true believer that success in life should not be measured with the things you obtain, but with the lives you are able to transform. Always committed to the development of the most vulnerable communities, she has uplifted their voices through her work at very small non-profit organizations based in the rural areas of Central America and all the way to UN Women.

To continue pursuing her life mission and many change-making passions, she sits on the Board of the Women’s Fund in Miami to transform the lives of girls and women in Miami, is one of the co-founders
of the F*up Nights movement in Miami to embrace sharing stories about failure and is an active alumni of the Global Shapers Community to shape the world through the youth perspective.

To top it all off, she is an avid yogi, runner, dancer, chocolate-lover, and globetrotter.

Ana C. Martinez

Assistant Vice President of Development, Miami Dade College Foundation

Ana C. Martinez is the Assistant Vice President of Development for Miami Dade College Foundation where she leads a team focused on major gifts. Ana is a 30+ year professional having worked both in the private and nonprofit sectors.

Previously, she was Chief Development Officer for Switchboard of Miami. Prior to that, Senior Development Director at United Way of Miami-Dade. She also worked for Humana Health Care Systems and before that, she was a community newspaper reporter.

She is an expert communicator with over 30 years of professional experience in strategic development, all aspects of fundraising, public speaking, community relations, staff management, customer service and training. Her professional passion centers around major and mega gifts fundraising with individuals and organizations both domestic and international.

After graduating from Miami Dade College, she received her BS in Communications from Florida International University, where she majored in Journalism and minored in Business Administration. She is currently a member of The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee and The Miami-Dade Beacon Council International Advisory Committee.

Ana has been married to Hugo L. Martinez for 29 years. He is a master-level consultant for Amazon on data analytics and he is also a professional Jazz Violinist. He is the founder of Miamibandstuff.com.

Ana is sight impaired since birth and has a YouTube channel called High on Low Vision.

Ruth Ramirez

Senior Director of Collaborative Philanthropy, The Miami Foundation

Ruth Ramirez is the Senior Director of Collaborative Philanthropy at The Miami Foundation. She leads Give Miami Day and collaborative philanthropy for the Foundation’s collective impact initiatives, mobilizing community-wide generosity and strategic investments in Greater Miami’s nonprofit sector. In the last decade, Ruth has worked to advance programs that advocate for social justice issues in education and child welfare, as well as capacity building for nonprofits.

Before joining The Miami Foundation, Ruth was the Director of Development for KIPP Miami. She was a founding team member, helping launch KIPP’s newest region in South Florida and its first capital campaign of $25M. Ruth developed partnerships with Miami’s generous community of passionate education reform and educational equity supporters committed to providing outstanding academics to elementary and secondary grade students across Greater Miami’s Urban Core communities. Ruth also served as Major Gifts Officer at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. She spearheaded the Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute’s launch and developed the Grateful Patient program, an affinity group of patients who support Sylvester’s cutting-edge cancer research. While serving at CHARLEE of Dade County as Manager of Donor Relations, Ruth developed a comprehensive annual giving campaign, creating sustainable generosity for the foster care agency’s youth mentorship programs and summer camp in North Carolina.

Ruth serves her community as a child welfare advocate forging paths to resources for abused and neglected children. By sharing her personal story as a child who lived in foster care, Ruth elevates the “foster child’s” voice to create policy change and empower Miami’s most vulnerable. Ruth serves as a Board Member of South Florida’s CBC Alliance, is a member of the Magic Waster Youth Foundation Advisory Committee, is a former Trustee of Our Kids of Miami-Dade & Monroe, and is a Founding Member of Fostering Panther Pride at  Florida International University. She is also a member of The Miami Foundation Miami Fellows Class XI.

Ruth holds a Master of Business Administration (’15) and a Bachelor of Science in Physiology (’05) from Florida International University. In 2015, Ruth, a proud Panther, received FIU’s “Worlds Ahead Graduate” commendation for her community service and educational achievements. She resides in Coral Gables with her husband, John, and her son, Pablo Roman.

Orlando Gonzales, MPA

Executive Director, Safeguarding American Values for Everyone (SAVE/SAVE Dade)

Orlando Gonzales, MPA, is the Executive Director of Safeguarding American Values for Everyone (SAVE/SAVE Dade). In his current role, Gonzales works to advance SAVE’s mission to promote, protect and defend equality for people in South Florida who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.

Prior to joining SAVE, Gonzales was Chief of Staff and Communications Operations Manager at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in Washington, DC, where he worked on increasing patient and stakeholder engagement in research funding, collaborated to develop a dissemination and implementation framework for research findings, as well as, a process for patient and peer review to help speed up the up take of new information.

Throughout his career, Gonzales has been involved with businesses and non-profit organizations with an impact on both the local and national levels. Public service has always been an integral part of his life, focusing on organizations that promote human rights and the educational advancement of people of color and the LGBT community. He has also served on the board of trustees of the Point Foundation and has been an active alum of Georgetown University and of the National Urban Fellows program.

Gonzales earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a Master of Public Administration with honors from City University of New York’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at The Bernard Baruch College in New York City. As a National Urban Fellow, he successfully completed a fellowship at the Aetna Foundation in Hartford, CT.

Gonzales who is fluent in Spanish, enjoys spending time with friends and family and exploring cities around the world. He has lived and worked in some of the most vibrant metropolitan places in the United States, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, New York and Washington, DC. During his free time, he appreciates live music, outsider art, food, and wine.

Adam Barber, CPA MBA

Experience BSO Manager, BDO USA

Adam works with nonprofit clients to assess software technology and provide high-level strategic support, reporting accurate and value-added financial analysis to decision makers in support of long-term strategies. He spent the first 10 years of his career as an auditor and senior analyst with Fortune companies, including Deloitte, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and as a corporate restructuring consultant with FTI Consulting, a spin-off of PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

Having a passion for giving back to the community, he transitioned full time to the nonprofit sector in 2010 becoming the Controller at  Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, where he designed and managed financial processes for a growing human rights organization. After restructuring Wellspring into a private foundation, he joined BDO FMA to provide strategic financial and technological support to a broad array of nonprofit organizations.

Adam has enjoyed volunteering for income tax assistance, Virtual Enterprises (a youth-based business education program), the Education Alliance, and United Way. He served on the boards of the Learning Disabilities Association of NYC as Treasurer and as his Co-op’s Secretary. He was involved with the Finance Steering Committee at InsideNGO (now Humentum) and the Finance Managers network at Philanthropy NY.  Currently, Adam is a Board Member of the Gay Mens Chorus of South Florida and serves on the Audit Committee of Florida’s Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Fernanda Kuchkarian, MPH

Executive Director, PhilanthropyMiami

With over two decades of experience in community impact and programmatic excellence, Fernanda brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to our organization.

She previously served as Director of Programs at the Health Foundation of South Florida where she led the development, management, and evaluation of the Foundation’s community investments and related program activities to advance health equity in the region. Since joining the Foundation in 2015 as a Program Officer, she spearheaded creative, data-driven plans to advance the Foundation’s mission resulting in over $15M awarded to non-profit organizations across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.

She began her career at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM) where she worked for 11 years on a diversity of public health initiatives, most notably implementing a telehealth research program at the world-renowned Ryder Trauma Center. She also consulted with a start-up telehealth company to provide specialty teleconsultations and education to remote civilian and government medical facilities.

Active in the community, Fernanda serves as a member of several committees and volunteers her time with organizations such as the United Way of Miami-Dade, The Miami Foundation, Thriving Mind South Florida, PEAK Grantmaking, and the Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. She is a recent graduate of the Leadership Miami Program of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Fernanda has lived in South Florida for over 30 years. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as well as a business certificate from the School of Business Administration.