Florida Advisory Board
Advisory Board Vision
Board Member Goals
- Work to create closer relationships and connections to the Teach For America network.
- Support a priority project and/or make a connection to the community that directly supports advancing towards our 2030 goal.
- Attend at least three out of the four board meetings.
- Attend at least two additional events/activities outside of the board meetings.
- Expand the Advisory Board by sharing two to three names of possible board candidates.
- Make a meaningful financial contribution to Teach For America and support in securing additional funding.
Board Member Qualifications
Having a regional board with a wide range of perspectives is critically important to achieving our mission. Our members possess the following qualities:
You are an executive leader in your organization who believes in the power of leaders in our communities to create meaningful change. You possess possible prior board and/or volunteer experience, fundraising experience, marketing and/or communications experience, and/or event planning experience that allows you to make a difference with Teach For America.
You believe in the power a strong education has to transform a student’s life and the lives of those around them. You believe that all children deserve an excellent education that sets them up for success in whatever they choose to do in life and recognize that the current education system is not meeting this expectation.
You believe that ability is distributed equally across all children, but that, sadly, opportunity is not. You are passionate about or have had experience supporting low-income communities. You believe in supporting students, teachers, schools, and communities to ensure that all children receive an excellent education.
You are connected to other leaders in the community, both in the corporate and philanthropic communities. You are willing to share Teach For America’s work with your personal community. You actively invest others in our work by showcasing our efforts on your social channels, bringing your connections to our events, encouraging others to give to our work, making direct connections, etc.
You believe that giving back financially to organizations like ours will make meaningful change in the community. You can commit to giving or getting up to $25,000 annually and making Teach For America one of the top three organizations you give to—ensuring that we are able to move our critical work forward.
Miami-Dade Board Members
Board Chair
EVP AND GENERAL MANAGER Hispanic Streaming NBCU Universal Telemundo Enterprises
Romina Rosado
Board Co-Chair
SHAREHOLDER STEARNS WEAVER MILLER
Matthew Dates
SVP, Florida Community Engagement, Operations & Strategic Partnerships Helios Education Foundation
Stacy Baier, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO Tech Row
Travis Feldler
Dean, School of Education & Human Development University of Miami
Laura Kohn-Wood, Ph.D.
CEO Terra Group
David Martin
CEO URGENT, INC
Saliha Nelson
Director, Technology & Innovation Sourcing Carnival Corporation
Rosie Nwakanma
Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Flora Perez
Community Advocate
Deena Piquion
CHIEF PRODUCT INNOVATION OFFICER ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
Jay Schneider
VICE PRESIDENT GOLDMAN SACHS
Barry Schneirov
CEO & Chief Heart Officer Be Strong International
Michelle Shirley
REAL ESTATE BROKER BOLD MIAMI
Judy Werner
Vice President & Deputy General Council Ryder Systems, Inc.
Laura Zapata-Kim
Houston
11
Jacksonville Board Members
Board Chair
Associate Administrator Mayo Clinic
Josh Mattson
Senior Talent Consultant DRG
Emmanuel Fortune
Jacksonville
09
Co-Founder & CEO Bizi
Kate Fulginiti
Jacksonville
10
Senior Talent Consultant Imprint
Serina Hedrick
Jacksonville
09
Senior Product Marketing Manager Magic School AI
Natasha Husein
New York
07
Partner Foley & Lardner
Kevin Hyde
Chief People Officer The Winn-Dixie Company
Jennifer Short
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operations GuideWell
Greg Szkotnicki
President, Homkor Florida, Inc. Founder, READ USA INC
Ellen Wiss
Vice President, External Affairs UF Health Jacksonville
Shamika Wright
Tampa Bay Board Members
Board Chair
Community Advocate & Supporter
David Cross
Board Co-Chair
President and CEO Hokanson Consulting Group LLC
Charles Hokanson
Principal & Founder The Customer Studio
Gabryel Cosanni
Chief Executive Officer Lumus Inc.
Jennifer Farley
Chief Executive Officer Yuvay Ferguson, LLC
Yuvay Ferguson
Vice President of Talent Jabil
Tuba Kuklen
Civil Rights Attorney U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
Ariel Peters
D.C. Region
06
President, Independent Contractor Division Raymond James
Shannon Reid