José K. Fuentes
Director of the Miami-Dade SFWM Service Center
Chairman of the Board

Mr. Fuentes is a resident of Coconut Grove/Miami and works for the South Florida Water Management District’s Miami-Dade Office.

Mr. Fuentes has also served as a District Aide for United States Senator Connie Mack; as Director of the Office of Hispanic Affairs for the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives; as Legislative Assistant for Representatives Rudy Garcia and Nilo Juri; and as Legislative Lobbyist for the Broward County Commission.

He presently serves as the Chairperson, Miami-Dade Asian-American Advisory Board; Board Member, Monsignor Edward Pace High School; and Board Member, Belafonte-Tacolcy Community Center in Liberty City; President, Celebration Point Condo Association in Miami Lakes; and is a Graduate of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 1991. Mr. Fuentes is also the Chair of United HomeCare Services' Resource Development Committee. In recognition of his extensive community involvement, he has received numerous commendations and awards.

Mr. Fuentes attended Miami-Dade College and is a graduate of St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.

Barbara Gray
Retired Area Vice President for VITAS Health Care Corporation
Vice Chairman of the Board

Ms. Gray has over 25 years experience in healthcare primarily in the growing hospice care industry. She is a resident of Plantation, Florida. She recently retired from VITAS Healthcare & Hospice, where she was responsible for the revenue, margin, and quality performance of five to seven hospice branches as Vice President of Hospice Operations. She currently serves as a Pro-Bono Consultant for the VITAS Hospice Charitable Fund Foundation for End of Life Care.

She has served on the United HomeCare Services’ Board of Directors for 18 years as Board Member, Committee Chair, and Board Chair. Ms. Gray is Chair of United HomeCare Services' Program Development Committee and is on the Compensation Committee. She also serves as a Crisis Line Volunteer for Women in Distress of Broward County. In 2006, she received the National Good Samaritan Award for Achievements in End of Life Care from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Ms. Gray has been a consultant in the education and human services fields for more than 30 years. She was Assistant Professor for Staff and Program Development at Miami Dade College, in Miami, Florida and English and Communications at Alverno College, in Milwaukee, Wisconson.

She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she earned her Master's of Arts in College Teaching and the University of Florida, Gainsville, where she earned her Bachelor's of Arts in English.

Humberto P. Alonso, Jr.
Vice President and District Director for Post Buckley, Shuh & Jernigan (PBS&J)
Secretary

A licensed Architect, Mr. Alonso has spent the past 19 years in leadership positions throughout South Florida.  Prior to his current position, he was with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the School Board of Broward County. Before joining the School Board in 1987, he was a founder and vice president of Architectura Totalis Corporation in Coral Gables.

Currently, as South Florida District Director for PBS&J, the largest Florida-based Engineering-Architecture firm, he leads the firm’s business development and community involvement activities within Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, as well as Puerto Rico.

Mr. Alonso is also very active in his community.  In addition to his work with United HomeCare Services, he serves as a Board member of the Miami-Roads Neighborhood Civic Association, the Bay of Pigs Museum, and the Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida. Mr. Alonso also served as SFWMD representative on the South Florida Regional Planning Council and is the immediate past Chairperson of the Biscayne Bay Regional Restoration Coordination Team. He currently serves on United HomeCare Services' Resource Development Committee and Building Committee.

Mr. Alonso earned both his Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Miami.

Ricardo Jose Garcia
Treasurer

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Ricardo Sánchez
Executive Vice President of Branch Administration for U.S. Century Bank
Immediate Past Chairman

Mr. Sánchez is responsible for all branch operations at U.S. Century Bank. He joined U.S. Century from Union Planters Bank, where he served as senior vice president of corporate banking for nearly 10 years.

Mr. Sánchez previously was with Hialeah-based Ready State Bank as Regional Manager, where he was in charge of operations at several of the bank’s branches. Throughout his 40-year career in banking, he has held posts at Southeast Bank, Bank of Miami and Terra Bank, among others.

Mr. Sánchez obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from St. Joseph University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He serves on United HomeCare Services' Finance Committee.

Errin Camner, Esq.
Managing Director of Camner Lipsitz & Poller P.A.
Director

At Camner Lipsitz & Poller, Errin focuses her practice on bank regulatory compliance, tax, and corporate and securities law.

Ms. Camner began her career as an attorney in the Miami office of the District Council of the Internal Revenue Service, before moving on to work as an associate with Zack Kosnitzky prior to its merger into New York-based Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

A native of Miami, Ms. Camner is a strong supporter of the area’s college and professional athletic teams.  She is a member of the University of Miami’s Hurricane Club, for which she assists in raising scholarship funds to support the school’s student-athletes.  In addition, she is co-president of the University of Pennsylvania Miami-Dade County Alumni Club and an active member of the Jewish Federation of Miami-Dade County and the Mount Sinai Young President’s Club. She is on United HomeCare Services' Program Development Committee.

A member of the Florida Bar and the Dade County Bar Association, Ms. Camner holds an L.L.M. in Taxation from the University of Miami, a Law Degree from Boston University and a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Carlos Fernandez-Guzman
Senior Executive Vice President of BankUnited, Consumer Banking Division
Director

Mr. Fernandez-Guzman leads BankUnited’s neighborhood branch banking offices and consumer lending areas throughout Florida. In addition, he oversees all of the service departments that support the company’s consumer offerings, including information technology, operations, loan servicing and underwriting, marketing, business intelligence, and alternative delivery channels.

Mr. Fernandez-Guzman joined BankUnited in 2003 with more than 30 years of banking, entrepreneurial, and business experience. He previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer with XTec Inc. Before this, he was president and COO with CTI.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Fernandez-Guzman held senior-level marketing, retail banking, and sales positions with American Savings of Florida, Consolidated Bank, and Southeast Bank.

An active and devoted corporate citizen, Mr. Fernandez-Guzman is first vice-chairman and a member of the board and the executive committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, for which he also serves as chairman of development and value enhancement. He is a campaign cabinet member with United Way of Miami-Dade, a director with United HomeCare, a member of the board and co-chair of the development committee of the Community Partnership for the Homeless, and a member of the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes, for which he previously served as president and chairman of the board.  In addition, he is a founding member of the Advisory Board of Florida International University Master's in Finance (MSF) program. He serves on United HomeCare Services' Resource Development Committee.

Mr. Fernandez-Guzman attended Miami-Dade Community College, Florida International University, and Louisiana State University’s School of Banking of the South in Baton Rouge.

John Fletcher, Esq.
Director

Mr. Fletcher grew up in the Kansas suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri.

He earned his Bachelor's Degree in English from Princeton University and a JD from Northwestern University Law School.

Mr. Fletcher has been the Notes and Comments editor of the Northwestern University Law Review and has practiced law since 1978.  His focus is principally on corporate, securities, finance, mergers, and acquisitions laws.

Mr. Fletcher was a partner for the Morgan, Lewis & Bockius law firm in Miami from 1986 – 2003.  He retired in 2003.

Mr. Fletcher was chairman of the Board of Directors for United HomeCare Services from 2003 to 2005. He is the Chair of United HomeCare Services' Compensation Committee and is also on the Finance Committee.

Alex Fraser
President of Fraser Financial Group, LLC
Ex Officio

Before he was President of the Fraser Financial Group in Coral Gables, Mr. Fraser was the Regional President of Florida for OneUnited Bank, a mortgage consultant for Homebanc Mortgage Corporation, a broker for FMSbonds, and, from 1997-1999, Mr. Fraser played professional basketball in Germany, the Philippines, and Argentina.

Mr. Fraser is very community service oriented.  He is an active member of the following organizations:  100 Black Men of South Florida, President of Black Executive Forum, Junior Orange Bowl Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Miami Housing & Commercial Loan Committee Meeting. He serves on United HomeCare Services' Finance Committee.

Mr. Fraser earned his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Management from the University of Miami in 1997.

Charles A. Gibson, Esq.
Attorney-at-law for Gibson Law Offices, P.A.
Director

Mr. Gibson is a probate, guardianship, and elder law attorney-at-law specializing in estate, guardianship, and elder law litigation and planning through his current practice, Gibson Law Offices, P.A. He is Chairman of the Theodore R. & Thelma A. Gibson Charter School and also serves as In-House Counsel for eight Miami-Dade County Charter Schools.

Prior to forming his law practice, he was a federal labor and pension benefits attorney. Mr. Gibson worked for Sugarman & Susskind, P.A., where he specialized in labor law including collective bargaining negotiation, employee pension benefit, individual employee dispute resolution, employee grievance, and employer/employee arbitration.

Mr. Gibson is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, and the University of Miami where he attained his Juris Doctorate. He is a Member of the Florida Bar for the United States District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and a member of the Dade County Lawyers Association.

He is the proud grandson of Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson and the late Reverend Canon Theodore Roosevelt Gibson. He follows their exemplary lead in wanting to give something back to the community. He serves on several volunteer organizations including Regional Community Collaborative on Violence, the Theodore R. Gibson Memorial Fund, and the Coconut Grove Collaborative.

He joined the United HomeCare Services’ Board of Directors in December 2006. Mr. Gibson serves on the Program Development, Compensation, and Board Policy Committees for United HomeCare Services.

Thelma Gibson
Ex Officio

Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson was born in 1926. She is a native Miamian and the widow of the late Reverend Canon Theodore Roosevelt Gibson.

Mrs. Gibson attended Saint Augustine’s College, North Carolina and graduated in 1947, as a Registered Nurse.  Then, she attended Florida A & M University. She took courses at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. Later, she attended the University of North Carolina. From there, she attended the University of Miami.  In 1959, she attended Teachers College at Columbia University, New York and earned her bachelors degree in nursing education.  Her career extended thirty-three years:  as a Staff Nurse, Clinical Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Head Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, and Social Worker.

For more than fifty years, Mrs. Gibson has been involved in education, health, leadership, volunteerism, and service. In 1997, she was appointed as Interim City Commissioner and served on the City of Miami Commission.

Mrs. Gibson is a member of many boards and committees, including her membership as a Founder of the Jewish Home for the Aged.  Her autobiography, Forbearance, Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson, The Life Story of A Cocoanut Grove Native, was released in 2000.

Mrs. Gibson sponsors the Gibson Health Initiative that provides free testing and assistance for HIV and AIDS. Her latest project is the Theodore and Thelma School of the Performing Arts in Coconut Grove, where the students receive academics with a focus on the Arts.

Joaquin “Jack” Leon, Esq.
Senior Attorney at Law for Florida Power & Light
Director

Mr. Leon is a senior attorney in the Litigation Section of Florida Power & Light Company, resident in the Miami office. In addition, Mr. Leon is assistant secretary of Florida Power & Light (FPL) Company and FPL Group, Inc., the parent company, as well as the registered agent of FPL Group, Inc. and its 500 subsidiaries.

Mr. Leon handles a variety of commercial and tort cases, and has experience in discovery litigation support for major cases. He is currently the attorney that issues all the litigation hold letters for the Law Department.

He received his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1971. From 1971-1976, Mr. Leon designed underground electrical systems for Florida Power & Light Company. Beginning in 1973, he attended law school at night at the University of Miami while working at Florida Power & Light Company.

Mr. Leon received a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami in 1976, and has been an attorney in the Law Department of Florida Power & Light Company ever since.

Mr. Leon is on United HomeCare Services' Finance Committee.

Emily Marquez-Dulin
Executive Director of the Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt-A-Pet

Ms. Marquez-Dulin has over fifteen years of experience in management, marketing, public relations, advertising, and fundraising.

Her work experience includes Senior Director of Communications & Development for the Alpha-1 Foundation, Director of Sales & Marketing for Parrot Jungle Island, Senior Vice President for The IAC Group, Senior Account Executive for Ketchum Public Relations, and Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the American Red Cross Blood Services, South Florida Region. She is on United HomeCare Services' Resource Development Committee.

Ms. Marquez-Dulin is a Trustee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and volunteers for the American Red Cross’ annual Spectrum Awards Luncheon for Women. She is listed in Who’s Who of Female Executives. In 1996, she was selected as a “Miami Up & Comer” by Price Waterhouse. She recently was honored as One of Miami’s Leading Citizens by LRM Magazine.

Ms. Marquez-Dulin is an active member of her son’s PTA at Divine Savior Academy in Doral where she lives with her husband Doug, son Matthew, and dogs Boomer and Lady.

Mercy Masvidal
Vice President and Office Administrator for Masvidal Partners, Inc.
Director

Mrs. Masvidal was Director of Inter-Florida Real Estate Corp., President C.O.O. of Quality Agro, Inc, and President, Owner of Mercy Corp.

She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Miami.  She actively serves on the Board of Directors for Fellowship House, St. Thomas University, College Assistance Program, United Way, Miami City Ballet, University of Miami School of Nursing, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Florida Philharmonic, Dance Miami, and the City of Coral Gables Beautification Committee.

She has also served as Chairman of fundraising events for the following:  American Cancer Society, Hispanic Heritage Festival, Greater Miami Opera, Centro Mater, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Children Home Society, Cuban Museum of Art, and Fellowship House. Mrs. Masvidal is Vice Chair of United HomeCare Services' Resource Development Committee.

Juan C. Orriols
Director of Sales force Effectiveness for Johnson and Johnson and President of Heitline Medical Printing
Director

Mr. Orriols, in his responsibilities for J&J, leads the development of the Sales Force for the Medical Device & Diagnostic segment of the company in Latin America.  Additionally, his investment holding company operates one the oldest commercial printing firms in Dade County, which, since 1956, exclusively serves the healthcare industry across the state of Florida.

Mr. Orriols received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Florida State University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami. He is on United HomeCare Services' Program Development Committee.

Marcos Perez
Director

Mr. Perez began pursuing his Ph.D. in Leadership at FIU in the Fall of 2003. Most recently, Mr. Perez served as liaison for the President of Florida International University, maintaining a high level of public relations and interaction with university and community contacts.  He was promoted to Vice President for Administration, where he oversaw a number of functions, including athletics, and, in early 2007, became Senior Vice President for External Relations.

Previously, Mr. Perez worked in the beverage industry as Vice President and Director of the Bacardi Beverage Company. He also headed up the group of strategic planning and business development from 2001 to 2003.

Mr. Perez holds an MBA and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business from Florida International University. He is currently working on his Ph.D. Mr. Perez is on United HomeCare Services' Program Development Committee.

Robert “Bobby” Rosenthal
President of 21st Century Health Group, Inc.
Director

Mr. Rosenthal received a Master’s of Business Administration Degree with major concentration in hospital administration, finance, and marketing from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration Degree from Michigan State University in Lansing, MI. He is also a licensed nursing home administrator in the state of Florida.`

Before his current position, Mr. Rosenthal was Vice President of Operations for Evergreen Health Group, Inc., and Administrator/Owner of Coral Gables Convalescent Home.

Mr. Rosenthal’s professional highlights are being a member on Governor Bush’s Panel On Excellence in Long Term Care, chairman of FHCA Regulatory Committee, member f the American Health Care Association Survey and Enforcement Subcommittee, and member of the FHCA Bylaws Committee. Mr. Rosenthal has also served on the Board of Directors for the American Health Care Association, Florida Health Care Association, Florida House of Representatives Elder Affairs and Long Term Committee Workgroup on Nursing Home Improvement, and the Agency Health Care Administration Nursing Home Advisory Council. Mr. Rosenthal is the Vice Chair of United HomeCare Services' Program Development Committee.

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