Our Team
Board of Directors
- Chair – Whitney Meyer, Senior Vice President & Chief Community Impact Officer, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Vice Chair – Vickie Behan, Managing Director & Head of Fraud Operations, Citicard
- Treasurer – Brenton Farwell, Corporate Audit Senior, Audit Director, Global Technology & Operations, Bank of America
- Secretary – Chris Thanner, JD, Partner Attorney, McGuire Woods
- Immediate Past Chair – Barney Smith, President, Smith & Young Co.
- Ted Baker, Founder & CEO, Blue Water Industries
- Kerin Da Cruz, COO, UF Health
- Leigh Ann Dailey, Controller, MFP Capital LLC
- AJ Dunn, Chief Administration Officer, Mayo Clinic
- Gerri Ferris, DMD, Periodontist, Retired
- Nat Ford, CEO, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- Susan Dearing, Community Volunteer
- Bill Gulliford, Partner, Major Machinery and Equipment LLC
- Patricia Solo Josephson, MD, Pediatrician, Nemours Children’s Health
- Nate Marty, CEO, Auld & White Constructors
- Doug Orange, Community Volunteer
- Pat Phelps, Community Volunteer
- Mario Pulido, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Ascension – St. Vincents
- The Hon. R. Anthony Salem, Circuit Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit
- Aundra Wallace, President, JAXUSA Partnership
- Robin Waters,
State Attorney Office, 4th Judicial Court
*Florida Statute 216.1366 Compliance affirms that no salaries or compensation for executives or board members are paid with state funds as defined in 216.1366 F.S. The Board of Directors serves in a voluntary, unpaid capacity.








