Our Team
Board of Directors
- Chair – Barney Smith, President, Smith & Young Co.
- Vice Chair – Whitney Meyer, Senior Vice President & Chief Community Impact Officer, Jacksonville Jaguars
- 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 – Aundra Wallace, President, JAXUSA Partnership
- Paola Parra Harris, JD, Parra Harris Law, Attorney & Founder
- Vickie Behan, Managing Director, Head of Fraud Prevention, Citi
- Kerin Da Cruz, VP & COO, UF Health
- Dr. Gerri Ferris, Periodontist, Retired
- Nat Ford, CEO, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- Susan Dearing, Community Volunteer
- Bill Gulliford, Owner, Major Machinery & Equipment
- Dr. Patricia Solo Josephson, Pediatrician, Nemours Children’s Health
- Doug Orange, Community Volunteer
- Pat Phelps, Community Volunteer
- Dr. Mario Pulido, Chief Medical Officer, Ascension – St. Vincents
- The Hon. R. Anthony Salem, Circuit Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit
- Dr. Brian Shapiro, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
- Nathaniel "Nate" Marty, CEO, Auld & White Constructors, LLC
- Robin Waters, Director of Investigations, State Attorney Office, 4th Judicial Court
- Leigh Ann Dailey, Controller, MFP Capital LLC
- Ajani (A.J.) Dunn,
CAO, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
*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.
