Officers and Staff
Frances Hernandez, President & Chapter Council, Director, Programming and Production Administration, South Florida PBS
Craig Stevens, 1st Vice President, Anchor, WSVN-TV
Mia Laurenzo, 2nd Vice President, Multimedia Producer, SideShow Charlie Productions, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
John Mays, Treasurer, Production Manager, CBS Miami
Chris Cifatte, Secretary, News Anchor, WINK-TV, Ft. Myers
Karla MacDonald, Executive Director & Chapter Council, NATAS Suncoast Chapter
Ron Martin, CPA, P.A., Controller, NATAS Suncoast Chapter
Barbara Alfonso, Chapter Council, Retired Vice President, TeleXitos (Telemundo Station Group)
Deviyani Panchal, Administrator, NATAS Suncoast Chapter
Stacey Panson, Art Director, NATAS Suncoast Chapter
A. Shiela Oretsky, Ex-Officio Member, NATAS Suncoast Chapter, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Regional Vice Presidents
Mary Blue, Regional VP – Louisiana, Retired, Professor of Television and Film
Channing Frampton, Regional VP – Tallahassee, Executive Reporter, WTXL-TV
Claire Galt, Regional VP – Ft. Myers/Naples, Anchor & Lead Reporter, WINK News
Miguelángel López, Regional VP – Orlando, VP of News, Telemundo 31-Orlando
Jordan Matich, Regional VP – West Palm Beach, Managing Editor, WPTV, NewsChannel 5
Victor Montilla, Regional VP – Puerto Rico, EVP & COO of NAICOM Corp.
Jennifer Titus, Regional VP – Tampa, Investigative Reporter, 10TampaBay
Board of Governors
Frank Adelson, Editor, WTVJ NBC 6, Miami
Nicole Borrero, Producer, South Florida PBS
Vanessa Espinel, News & Entertainment Producer, WPLG Local 10 News
Claudia Keppinger, Marketing Operations & Project Manager, American Welding Society
Antonio Mora, Associate Professor, Frances L. Wolfson Chair in Communication, University of Miami
Sandra Peebles, Media Specialist/Image & Performance Consultant, Peebles Communications
Ana Rivera, Public Relations and Communications Services, Identity Media
Dennis Scholl, Producer and Documentary Filmmaker
Sarah Serafini, Head of Studio, BPD – Boca Raton, FL
Susan Solano Vila, Membership Benefits Chair, Retired VP of Creative Services & Community Relations, NBCUniversal / NBC 6 Telemundo 51
Alex Suarez, Manager II, Production, BECON-TV at Broward County Public Schools
Committee Chairs and Members
Richard Engelhardt, Awards Chair, Producer, WPLG-TV,
Max Wyler, Sponsorship Committee, Owner and Lead Producer, Accord Productions, Miami
Preston Rudie, Rules & Regulations Committee, CEO & Founder, Catalyst Communications Group, Tampa
Gina Presson, Student Production Awards Committee, Lecturer in Broadcast Journalism, Faculty Advisor PrimeTime, NewsBreak and CanesCast, University of Miami
Rocio Ramirez-Pellicer, Student Production Awards Committee, Senior Manager, Promotions, Univision
Victor Hugo Fernandez, Student Production Awards Committee, PBS NewsHour, Student Reporting Labs | Director, Youth Media Program
Karla MacDonald
Executive Director
Phone: 954-322-3171
E-mail: emmysuncoast@gmail.com