Orlando Gonzales - (Chairperson, Board of Directors) Orlando Gonzales is an entrepreneur and educator who most recently successfully launched, and now owns and manages a thriving business in scholastic journalism with Jostens Printing and Publishing.  Gonzales has exercised his interests and experience in fundraising and development, communications, and public relations with various private and non-profit organizations.  Human rights, the proliferation of art and culture, as well as the defense of the first-amendment are the social causes that Orlando chooses to regularly champion.  He earned a bachelor of arts in sociology from Georgetown University where he focused his studies in community service, race, culture, and women's studies.  Orlando has lived in Miami since 2000 and was born and raised in El Paso, Texas.

Mark A. Trowbridge - Mark currently serves as the President and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.  He is the chief executive responsible for the day-to-day success of the 1500-plus member organization, working with volunteers engaged in the Chamber’s long-term economic development strategies and numerous community initiatives.  Mark also serves on the board of the Beacon Council, Coral Gables Community Foundation, UM Citizens Board and the Advisory Board for Actors’ Playhouse.

Mark has previously provided consulting services regarding Volunteer Management and Leadership Development to various organizations.  He has worked with such community entities as the Orange Bowl Committee, the Lipton Championships, and International Pow Wow.  Mark has also served as an adjunct professor at Barry University and St. Thomas University.   

His community involvement includes the Board of Governor’s of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, as well as past Chairman for Leadership Miami.  Mark also serves as President-Elect on the national Board for the University of Florida Alumni Association and is a Past-President of the award-winning Gator Club of Miami.  Mark is a member of the Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Citizens’ Advisory Board, Chairs the Architectural Review Board of Miami Springs, and serves as a Director on the New World School of the Arts Foundation Board.