Board & Staff

Vince Roig

Founding Chairman

Jane LaRocca Roig

Vice-Chair

Paul J. Luna
President and CEO

Don Aripoli, Ph.D.
Director

Mark Fernandez
Director

Tom Herndon
Director

Vada O. Manager
Director

Ioanna T. Morfessis, Ph.D.
Director

Maria Sastre
Director

Jim Swanson
Director

Steven Wheeler
Director

Paul J. Luna
President and CEO

Barbara Ryan Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Michael Chesin 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Charles Hokanson
Senior Vice President, Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships

Janice Palmer
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Paul G. Perrault, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Community Impact and Learning

Vince Yanez
Senior Vice President, Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships

Tammi L. Crum
Director, Executive Services

Elyssa Bustamante

Administrative Assistant

Sam Castillo 
Administrative Assistant 

Claudia Clair
Executive Assistant to the Exec VP & COO and Board Liaison

Braulio Colón
Vice President, Florida Student Success Initiatives

Tina DeNicole
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Georgette De Salvo
Administrative Assistant

Sandy Ferniza 
Campus Liaison

Zachary (Zach) Fontes
Director, Technology

Maria Granillo
Grants and Project Management Associate

Hugh Hemperly
Senior Information Technology Specialist

Rebecca Lindgren
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Jennifer Mariscal
Business Services Assistant

Grace Maseda, APR
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Noel McClain
Director, Human Resources

Kimberly Lent Morales
Director, Research and Evaluation

Erika Morse
Director, Grants Administration

Julie Norwood
Vice President, Grants and Project Management

Patricia Palicz

Senior Accountant

Kirsten Schmitz Phelps
Director, Student Success Initiatives

Janice Pilkenton
Executive Assistant

Cathy Pomeroy
Senior Administrative Assistant

Elizabeth Sanchez
Senior Administrative Assistant

Grace Smith Kaus
Director, Postsecondary Success Initiatives

Sissi Villamizar
Senior Grants and Project Management Associate