Board of Directors

The Coral Gables Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders who are active supporters of the Foundation and its mission. We are grateful to count on the time, talent and resources of our Board Members to advance the goals of the Foundation.

Executive Committee

Michael McCarthy

Board Chair 2026, 2027

Vice President, Operations and Brand Optimization, Silversea Cruises

Chris W. Erickson

Chris W. Erickson

Chair Elect

Infinitum Capacitas Consulting

Michael Walsh, CFP®

Michael Walsh, CFP®

Immediate Past Chair 2024, 2025

Wealth Manager & Principal, Evensky & Katz/ Foldes Financial Wealth Management

Michael R. Torres, board member

Michael R. Torres

Treasurer

CPA, PAAST

Matthew Meehan

Matthew Meehan

Chair, Scholarship Committee

Owner, Shine Water, BeatBox Beverages, and The Times Properties

Ashley Cusack

Ashley Cusack

Co-Chair, Community Giving Committee

Senior Vice President, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/EWM Realty

F. David Olazabal

F. David Olazabal

Co-Chair, Community Giving Committee

Senior VP, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley

Danielle Gonzalez

Danielle Gonzalez

Secretary

Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

Peter Zubizarreta

Peter Zubizarreta

Chair, Investment Committee

Managing Director, UBS Financial Services

Venny Torre

Venny Torre

Second Immediate Past Chair

President & CEO, Torre Companies

Board of Directors

Kaiser Ahmed

Board Member

Business Banking Management, Wells Fargo Bank

William A. 'Bill' Bonn, Esq.

William ‘Bill’ Bonn

Board Member and Past Chair

Veteran attorney and philanthropist who served as a past Board Chair

Vivian C. de las Cuevas-Diaz

Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz

Board Member

Partner at Holland & Knight’s Miami office, deputy section leader of the Real Estate Section

Board of Directors member Erin Dowd

Erin Dowd

Board Member

Corporate Director of Government & Community Relations, Baptist Health South Florida

Xavier Durana

Xavier Durana

Board Member

Co-Chair, Tour of Kitchens Committee

Owner & President of FXD Construction

Eric Paul Gros-Dubois

Eric P. Gros-Dubois, Esq.

Board Member, Liaison to Chamber of Commerce

Founder of EPGD Business Law

John W. Harris

John W. Harris

Board Member

Managing Director and Chief Wealth Advisor at Coral Gables Trust Company

Elizabeth Parnes

Elizabeth Parnes

Board Member

Co-Chair, Tour of Kitchens Committee

Roxanne Mankin Cason

Roxanne Cason

Chair, Development Committee

Dr Sadia Raja Alfonso

Dr. Sadia Raja Alfonso

Board member

Doctor of Pharmacy, South Miami Hospital

Scott Richey

Scott Richey

Board member

Senior Managing Director at Northern Trust

Laura Rossi

Laura Rossi

Board Member

Amerant: Executive Vice President, Head of Investor Relations & Strategy

Drew Stoudt, M.D.

Drew Stoudt, M.D.

Board member

Principal Partner, Gables Pediatrics

Ex Officio

Rhonda Anderson

Rhonda Anderson

Board Member and City Liaison

Vice Mayor, City of Coral Gables

Mary A. Snow

Mary Snow

Board Member and CGCF Past President

Executive Director for Stamps Family Charitable Foundation

Council of Past Chairs

  • Venny Torre, 2022-2023
  • Laura Russo, 2020-2021
  • Jack Lowell*, 2018-2019
  • John O’Rourke III, 2016-2017
  • Carlos F. Garcia*, 2013-2014
  • William A. “Bill” Bonn, Esq., 2011-2012
  • Jerry Santeiro*, 2009-2010
  • Jeannett Slesnick*, 2008
  • Howard Glicken, 2007
  • J. Thomas “Tom” Cookson, 2006
  • Yolanda “Yoli” Woodbridge, 2005
  • William P. “Bill” Murphy, 2004
  • Henry O. “Hank” Langston, 2003
  • Mary M. Young, 2002
  • The Hon. George M. Corrigan*, 2001
  • José A. Calvo*, 1999-2000
  • Hon. Donald D. Slesnick II, 1997-1999
  • Ron Shuffield, 1996-1997
  • John P. Fullerton, 1995-1996
  • Willy A. Bermello, 1992-1995