Board of Directors
Michael G. Potapow, Jr., Chair
Owner – Lake Area McDonald’s
Dr. Maggie Labarta, Vice Chair
Retired, Nonprofit Administrator
Bryan Reyes, Treasurer
Pivot CPAs
Carrie Lee, Immediate Past Chair
Florida Woodland Group
Dorothy Thomas, Secretary
Southwest Advocacy Group
Ester Tibbs, Director at Large
Retired, Social Services Administrator
WJ Rossi, Director at Large
Koss Olinger
Kay Ayers
Retired, AvMed
Kim Bosshardt, Esq.
Bosshardt Title Insurance
Dr. Paul Broadie
Santa Fe College
Mitch Glaeser
Emory Group Companies
Sam H. Goforth
Retired, Wells Fargo
Eric Godet
President/CEO Greater Gainesville Chamber
Virginia Grant
Gainesville Black Professionals
Tony Jones
Chief, Gainesville Police Department
Tony Kendzior
Florida Wealth Advisors, LLC
Linda Kallman
Kallman Enterprises
Jacki Levine
FORUM Magazine Florida Humanities
Ed Poppell
University of Florida, Vice President Emeritus
Star Sansone
Salter Feiber, PA
Melanie Shore
Drummond Community Bank
Dee Dee Smith
Retired, Attorney and Child Advocate
Terry Van Nortwick
PRO iNK
Carole Zegel
Retired, Executive Director Office of the State Attorney, 8th Judicial Circuit