Officers and Staff
Barbara Alfonso, President & Trustee, Sr. Director, TeleXitos (Telemundo Station Group), Miami
Frances Hernandez, 1st Vice President & Trustee, Sr. Manager, Programming and Production Administration, South Florida PBS, Miami
Craig Stevens, 2nd Vice President & Trustee, Anchor, WSVN-TV, Miami
John Mays, Trustee, Production Manager, WFOR/CBS4, Miami
Max Wyler, Trustee, President, Accord Productions, Miami
Preston Rudie, Regional VP – Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, CEO & Founder, Catalyst Communications Group, Tampa
Jeff Schlesser, Regional VP – Tallahassee, News Director, Gray Television, WWSB ABC7 Sarasota & Supporting WCTV Tallahassee
Angel Sepulveda, Regional VP – Orlando-Daytona Beach
Mari Carmen Serrano, Regional VP – Puerto Rico, Content Producer, Writer & Digital Strategist, Puerto Rico
Betsy Behrens, Treasurer, Retired Television Producer, Deerfield Beach
Karla MacDonald, Secretary, Suncoast Chapter Executive Director, Pembroke Pines
Stacey Panson, Suncoast Chapter Design Director, Stacey Panson Design, Ft. Lauderdale
Deviyani Panchal, Administrative Assistant, Pembroke Pines
Board of Governors
Chris Cifatte, News Anchor, WINK-TV, Ft. Myers
Alexa Elliott, Manager, Science & Environmental Content, South Florida PBS, Miami
Richard Engelhardt, Producer, WPLG-TV, Pembroke Park
Yamila Garayzar, Senior VP, Marketing Sponsorship and Retail, Turnberry
Claudia Keppinger, Marketing Projects Manager, American Welding Society
Mia Laurenzo, Producer, The SOFLO WEIRD SHOW, Miami
Adrian Mauceri, Chief Editor & Post Production Manager, WJAN-TV, Miami
A. Sheila Oretsky, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Miami
Gina Presson, UM Lecturer in Broadcast Journalism & Writing, University of Miami
Rocio Ramirez-Pellicer, Senior Producer, Univision Communications Inc., Miami
Dennis Scholl, President & CEO, Oolite Arts, Miami Beach
Lenny Smith, Senior Executive Producer, WINK-TV, Ft. Myers
Committee Members
Omar Delgado, Educational Technology Specialist, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami
Victor Fernandez, Video Editor, PBS, Miami
Reizel Larrea-Alvarez, Executive Producer, SpeakQNetwork LLC
Sandra Peebles, Anchor/Reporter, Univision 23, Miami
Sarah Serafini, Production Supervisor at Chewy Studios, Hollywood
Susan Solano Vila, VP Creative Services & Community Affairs, WTVJ NBC6, WSCV Telemundo51, Miami
Lauren Bonet, Intern/Social Media Specialist, University of Florida, Gainesville
Karla MacDonald
Executive Director
Phone: 954-322-3171
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