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
Tony Kendzior, Secretary
Florida Wealth Advisors, LLC
Melanie Shore, Director at Large
Drummond Community Bank
WJ Rossi, Director at Large
Koss Olinger
Kay Ayers
Retired, AvMed
Kim Bosshardt, Esq.
Bosshardt Title Insurance
Mitch Glaeser
Emory Group Companies
Sam H. Goforth
Retired, Wells Fargo
Eric Godet
President/CEO Greater Gainesville Chamber
Virginia Grant
Gainesville Black Professionals
Jeff Hagen
Retired, Oak Hammock
Dink Henderson
Henderson Engineering
Tony Jones
Chief, Gainesville Police Department
Linda Kallman
Kallman Enterprises
Jacki Levine
FORUM Magazine Florida Humanities
Dr. Bernie Machen
University of Florida
Peter Maren
Retired, University of Florida Human Resources
Howard Patrick
Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Ed Poppell
University of Florida, Vice President Emeritus
Dee Dee Smith
Retired, Attorney and Child Advocate
Dorothy Thomas
Southwest Advocacy Group
Ester Tibbs
Retired, Social Services Administrator
Terry Van Nortwick
PRO iNK
Carole Zegel
Retired, Executive Director Office of the State Attorney, 8th Judicial Circuit