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Quarterly 2019 Board of Directors meeting on April 11, 2019 in recognition of our Board Directors selfless service and generous support of our Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. |
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Current and Past Board Chairs at the 2017 Annual Board Meeting.
From left to right: Peter R. Harrison, Agustin Arellano, Jr., Charles J. Nielson,
Donna Blaustein, Louis Nostro (Chair 2017-2018), Ramón (Ray) Casas, Owen S. Freed and
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Charles J. Nielson |
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Position: |
Chair of the Board |
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Profession: |
Nielson, Hoover & Associates |
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Name: |
Steven J. Solomon |
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Position: |
Chair-Elect |
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Profession: |
Gray Robinson |
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Name: |
George W. Foyo |
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Position: |
Immediate Past Chair |
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Profession: |
Chair and CEO LJ International LLC |
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Name: |
Louis Nostro, Esq. |
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Position: |
Secretary |
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Profession: |
Shareholder, Gunster |
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Name: |
José A. Abrante Cosío |
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Position: |
Assistant Secretary |
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Profession: |
Chief Executive Officer-Abraco Group, LLC |
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Name: |
Peter R. Harrison |
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Position: |
Treasurer |
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Profession: |
Commercial Real Estate Consultant |
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Name: |
Anne E. Helliwell |
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Position: |
Assistant Treasurer |
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Profession: |
Helliwell Family Foundation |
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Name: |
Harry W. Flynn, Jr, M.D. |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute |
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Name: |
Sheila Freed |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Broker-Associate, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate |
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Name: |
Jill Granat |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
General Counsel, Restaurant Brands International |
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Name: |
David Harrison |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Harrison Crane Service |
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Name: |
Christian Infante |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
SFM Services, Inc. |
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Name: |
Stacey W. Jones, PID, EDS |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Retired Educator |
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Name: |
Alan P. Levitt, O.D |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Optometrist |
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Name: |
Ali Mandsaurwala |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
President - Accessible Home Health Care of Aventura |
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Name: |
Craig A. McKeown, M.D. |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Ophthalmologist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute |
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Name: |
Deborah A. Montilla |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Retired M-DCPS |
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Name: |
Stephen A. Morris, O.D. |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Optometrist |
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Name: |
Ralph Niebles |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
President REN Consulting |
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Name: |
Alexander L. Nostro |
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Position: |
Chair- Young Professionals of Lighthouse (YPOL) |
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Profession: |
Associate- Gunster |
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Name: |
Scott J. Richey |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Northern Trust Bank |
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Name: |
Caterina Sastri |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Real Estate Advisor, Compass |
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Name: |
Robert J. Shelley III |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Rotary Club of Miami |
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Name: |
Alex Suarez |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Moss & Associates |
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Name: |
Mauricio Villasuso |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
VP, Fausto Commercial Realty |
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Name: |
Frank J. Voytek |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Management Consultant- Foxhall Advisory |
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Name: |
Angela Whitman |
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Position: |
Board Director |
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Profession: |
Philanthropist |
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Donna Abood
Agustin Arellano, Sr.
Agustin Arellano, Jr. - Past Chairman
William E. Beckham
Will Beckham
Donna R. Blaustein, Esq.
Ray Casas
Sander R. Dubovy, M.D.
Gary D. Fox, Esq.
Pamela J. Garrison, R.N.
John H. B. Harriman
Thomas E. Johnson, M.D.
Edward J. Joyce
Susan P. Kelley
J. Megan Kelly
Jan S. Morrison
William L. Morrison
Maricarmen Perez-Blanco, O.D.
Shirley Press, M.D.
Edward (Ed) J. Rosasco
Audrey H. Ross, Ph.D.
William R. Roy, Ph.D.
Shelley D.Rutherford
Donald J. Sackrider
Michael A. Silva, Esq.
Scott K. Sime
David M. Turner III, CPA
Harold L. Young, Jr.
Rene Gonzalez-Llorens, Esq.
Virginia A. Jacko
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for new Lighthouse
Learning Center for Children™, August 3, 2016: |
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2011 ANNUAL MEETING |
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Past chairs of Miami Lighthouse
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Financial Health
Board Strategic Plan, 2013-2016 Update
In 2013, the Board Strategic Plan identified the following six focus areas:
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Miami Lighthouse received the prestigious 2020 award for "Best in Nonprofit" campaign by PRWeek referred to as the "Oscars of the PR industry".
Miami Lighthouse ranks among the elite 1% of U.S. nonprofits having earned 13 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator, the nation's premier independent nonprofit evaluator. Receiving such a distinction reflects our sound fiscal management, responsible use of donor dollars, and financial strength.
Early Intervention Blind Babies Program Named the Children's Trust 2016 Program of the Year. This most prestigious award recognizes this Early Intervention Program, in particular, for including parents as teachers.
Miami Lighthouse Learning Center for Children™ is a Florida gold seal and nationally Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment (APPLE)
Miami Lighthouse was recognized at the 2015 Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards luncheon as an organization that has demonstrated excellence and innovation in community health.
Miami Lighthouse received the prestigious 2015 Beacon Award in Education at the 13th Annual Beacon Council Awards.
Miami Lighthouse is a two-time Charity Partner (2013 and 2014) of the Marlins Foundation and a 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Legacy Partner. Our Florida Heiken Children's Vision Program has received over $300,000 in charitable donations through these partnerships.
Miami Lighthouse received the prestigious 2008 Concern Award from Health Foundation of South Florida.
Miami Lighthouse received a Silver medal at the 2016 Miami Today Gold Medal Awards Ceremony.
Miami Lighthouse named "Best of Miami" Charity 2017 by the New Times.
Miami Lighthouse received United Homecare's 2012 Thelma Gibson Community Service Award at the 18th Annual Claude Pepper Memorial Awards Ceremony.
Miami Lighthouse received the prestigious South Florida Business Journal 2011 Excellence in Health Care Award in the Community Outreach category.
Miami Lighthouse honored by being named the recipient of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce 2010 Non-Profit Business Diamond Award.
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