Board of Directors & Staff

Board of Directors

Dr. Maggie Labarta

Dr. Maggie Labarta

Chair

Retired, Nonprofit Administrator

Ester Tibbs

Ester Tibbs

Vice Chair

Retired, Social Services Administrator

Bryan Reyes

Bryan Reyes

Treasurer

Pivot CPAs

Michael G. Potapow

Michael G. Potapow

Immediate Past Chair

Owner – Lake Area McDonald’s

Dorothy Thomas

Dorothy Thomas

Secretary

Southwest Advocacy Group

Star Sansone

Star Sansone

Director at Large

Salter Feiber, PA

Corinne LaRoche

Corinne LaRoche

Director at Large

James Moore & Co.

Aidan Augustin

Aidan Augustin

Feathr

Sam H. Goforth

Sam H. Goforth

Retired, Wells Fargo

Eric Godet

Eric Godet

President/CEO Greater Gainesville Chamber

Tony Jones

Tony Jones

City of Gainesville

Kay Ayers

Kay Ayers

Retired, AvMed

Kim Bosshardt, Esq.

Kim Bosshardt, Esq.

Bosshardt Title Insurance

Dr. Paul Broadie

Dr. Paul Broadie

Santa Fe College

Cynthia Curry

Cynthia Curry

City of Gainesville

Linda Kallman

Linda Kallman

Kallman Enterprises

Jacki Levine

Jacki Levine

FORUM Magazine Florida Humanities

Ed Poppell

Ed Poppell

University of Florida, Vice President Emeritus

WJ Rossi

WJ Rossi

Koss Olinger

Melanie Shore

Melanie Shore

Seacoast Bank

Breck Weingart

Breck Weingart

CPPI

Terry Van Nortwick

Terry Van Nortwick

PRO iNK

Staff

Barzella Papa

Barzella Papa

President and CEO

B.Papa@cfncf.org

Lesley Banis

Lesley Banis

VP of Community Engagement

LBanis@cfncf.org

Nancy Parks

Nancy Parks

Director of Donor Services

NParks@cfncf.org

Mercedes Petrus

Mercedes Petrus

Operations Manager

MPetrus@cfncf.org

Dr. Theresa Beachy

Dr. Theresa Beachy

CNE Organizational Strategist

TBeachy@cnencf.org

Intern

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