Collins Center Elects Nine Members to Board of Trustees

MIAMI, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Collins Center for Public Policy is pleased to announce the election of nine new members to its board of trustees. With these new members, the Collins Center board adds a wealth of experience and knowledge in fields as varied as the political arena, the media, the law and civic affairs.

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The new trustees are:

Raoul G. Cantero – former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court who is now practicing appellate law with White & Case in Miami.

Manny Diaz – former Mayor of the City of Miami and a recent fellow at Harvard's Kennedy Institute who is now practicing law with Lydecker Diaz in Miami.

Al Dotson, Jr. – former President of the Orange Bowl Committee and current National Chair of 100 Black Men. He practices law at Bilzin Sumberg in Miami.

Helen Aguirre Ferre – broadcast journalist and commentator for Diaro de las America and public radio station WPBT. She is also Chair of the Miami-Dade College Board of Trustees.

Pam Iorio – Former Mayor of Tampa and Leadership Speaker. She serves on the University Press of Florida Government and Politics Advisory Board and the Advisory Board of the Reubin Askew Institute on Politics and Society.

Brian Lucas – President/CEO and Vice Chair of the Bonita Bay Group and a civic leader in Ft. Myers. He has an extensive background in management consulting and technology solutions.

Deirdre Macnab – President of the Florida League of Women Voters and a civic leader in the Orlando area.

Joe Oglesby – coordinator of the Haitian News Project and former head of the Editorial Board for the Miami Herald.

Andrew Rosenkranz – Regional Director for Florida Anti-Defamation League. He is both a litigator and a rabbi.  

They will join the current 13-member board in June. "The Collins Center is proud that these accomplished and respected individuals have decided to contribute to the strong legacy of Governor LeRoy Collins by working with the Center to help Floridians find solutions to their most pressing problems," said Collins Center President Rod Petrey. Board Chair Parker Thomson added, "I am thrilled about the quality of our new trustees and our ability to extend our geographical reach and diversity."

The nonprofit Collins Center is independent, nonpartisan and dedicated to advancing the understanding of important public policy issues. In addition to traditional "think tank" programs that provide studies and analyses of key issues impacting our state, the Collins Center also turns these ideas and studies into concrete action. For information, visit www.CollinsCenter.org

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