2017-18 Orange Bowl Committee Officers
Sean Pittman, President & Chair
José C. Romano, President-Elect
Jeff E. Rubin, 1st Vice Chair
John P. (Jack) Seiler, 2nd Vice Chair
Bradley D. Houser, Secretary
Frank Gonzalez, Treasurer
Don Slesnick, Immediate Past President & Chair
Eric L. Poms, Chief Executive Officer
2017-18 Orange Bowl Committee Board of Directors
Suzanne Amaducci-Adams
Shawn D. Crews
Henri W. Crockett
Shaun M. Davis
Albert E. Dotson Jr.
O. Ford Gibson
Gerald Grant Jr.
Marlon A. Hill
Yvonne Turner Johnson
Vicki H. Matthews
Matthew E. Morrall
Jeffrey T. Roberts
Robert J. Shafer Jr.
Salo Sredni
Mario Trueba
Henry Viera
Committee Chair Board Members (Ex Officio):
TBD
Active Members
2014 Sergio Abreu Jr.
2009 Thad W. Adams
2011 Ronald Albert Jr.
2010 Matthew J. Allen
2015 Sergio O. Alvarez-Mena
2011 Suzanne Amaducci-Adams
2011 Sheldon T. Anderson
2014 Kathy Antonello
2008 Agustin R. Arellano Jr.
2017 Loranne Ausley
2007 Don Bailey Jr.
2017 Anthony K.G. Barbar
2011 Greg Barnes
2017 Christine M. Barney, APR
2010 Jeffrey S. Bartel
2017 Richard S. Bernstein
2011 Brett Beveridge
2015 Glenn A. Blackwood
2012 Alfred A. Bunge
2018 Michael A. Cabanas
2009 Raoul G. Cantero
2011 Willie L. Carpenter
2018 Tony Coley
2008 C.L. Conroy
2008 Kevin W. Crews
2012 Henri Crockett
2006 John K. Crotty
2016 Jose E. Cueto
2006 Shaun M. Davis
2006 William C. Davis
2008 Luis A. de Armas
2014 Albert de Cardenas
2010 Toshikazu Dezaki
2015 Ernie Diaz
2010 Mark R. Dissette
2016 Carlos A. Dominguez
2010 Joseph Echevarria Jr.
2006 Coleman G. Edmunds
2008 Bernardo (Bernie) Fernandez Jr., M.D.
2015 Rudy Fernandez
2008 Alex Fraser
2014 Robert Christophe Frazier
2017 Jorge (Jock) Freeland
2016 Jim Gainey
2017 Angel V. Gallinal
2011 Carlos F. Garcia
2018 Ygnacio L. Garcia-Saladrigas
2008 Frank Gonzalez
2012 Xavier E. Gonzalez
2008 Gretchen Goslin
2013 Melissa Gracey
2010 Gerald Grant Jr.
2017 Howard Greenberg
2011 Eduardo A. Gross
2006 William Andrew Haggard
2015 Maria A. Harrison
2008 David R. Heffernan
2009 Luis (Wicho) Hernandez
2009 Marlon A. Hill
2015 Alan Hooper
2009 Bradley D. Houser
2007 Yolanda Cash Jackson
2010 Yvonne Turner Johnson, MD
2015 Ed Joyce
2008 Danny Kanell
2011 Neisen O. Kasdin
2008 Keith Koenig
2015 Tiffani G. Lee
2015 Eric Levin
2018 John Lie-Nielsen
2011 Robert B. Lochrie III
2014 Nan A. Markowitz
2010 Vicki H. Matthews
2010 Mark McCormick
2016 Steven E. McCraney
2016 Derek McDowell
2018 Patricia McKay
2011 Steven McKean
2015 Roddy Melendez
2016 Todd Mestepey
2011 Harley W. Miller
2013 Trellanee Moore-Adderley
2011 Jimmy L. Morales
2015 Michael E. Moran
2014 Dev Ramesh Motwani
2012 Carter T. Nance
2016 Leslie Bauknight Nixon, J.D., Ed. D.
2011 John Offerdahl
2018 Les Pantin
2012 William H. Parker Jr.
2010 Timothy R. Petrillo
2012 James M. Pfleger
2018 Wm. M. (Bill) Pierce
2013 George Pino
2008 Timothy J. Plummer
2008 Scott D. Ponce
2008 Ann E. Pope
2014 Brian Poulin
2017 Brady Quinn
2008 Julio A. Ramirez
2007 Benjamine Reid
2009 Darryl T. Robinson
2006 Jeff E. Rubin
2013 Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr.
2017 Newton B. Sanon
2010 Stephen H. Schott
2008 Wayne S. Schuchts
2014 Douglas M. Seaton
2008 Tony Segreto
2008 Robert J. Shafer Jr.
2016 Dave Shula
2014 Effie D. Silva
2008 Scott K. Sime
2013 Don Slesnick III
2012 Javier Alberto Soto
2008 Peter K. Spillis
2011 Salo Sredni
2015 Michele L. Stocker
2015 Kim Stone
2014 Hector Tundidor Jr.
2008 Jesse J. Tyson
2008 John W. Underwood Jr.
2011 Ignacio Urbieta
2010 Peter (Chip) Vandenberg Jr.
2015 Henry Viera
2018 Jonathan Vilma
2017 Scott A. Wagner
2011 Jimmy E. Whited
2012 Stu Wyllie
Senior Members
1998 Nelson L. Adams III, M.D.
1984 Walter H. Alford
2002 Betty Amos
1989 Richard P. (Dick) Anderson
2005 Agustin R. Arellano Sr.
2000 Antonio L. Argiz*
1997 Hilarie Bass
2005 Timothy A. Battle
1978 Fred Berens
1993 Vincent L. Berkeley Jr.
2005 Lettie J. Bien
2006 Luis E. Boué
1994 Josie Romano Brown
1997 Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale
2000 Michael B. Chavies*
1967 Everett Todd Clay
1979 Charles E. Cobb Jr.
2001 Bruce Jay Colan
1986 Dean C. Colson*
2003 Shawn D. Crews
1989 Nancy Jean Davis
1994 Alan T. Dimond
1993 Albert E. Dotson Jr.*
1989 Albert E. Dotson Sr.*
1986 Robert C. Ellyson
2003 T. Willard Fair
1992 Michael T. Fay
1990 Regina Jollivette Frazier
2000 Robert E. Gallagher Jr.
1995 Larry Gautier
2000 O. Ford Gibson*
2003 Jorge L. Gomez
1995 Sandra B. Gonzalez-Levy
1983 M. Lewis Hall III
2006 Adolfo Henriques
1987 H.C. (Buddy) Henry Jr.
2002 Sara B. Herald
2001 Andrew P. Hertz*
2002 Laura Morgan Horton
2001 Robert W. Hudson
1986 Sherrill W. Hudson*
2005 Charles H. Johnson
1990 Daryl L. Jones
1987 Edgar C. Jones Jr.*
2001 Manuel (Manny) Kadre
1996 Barry T. Kates
1994 William H. (Bill) Kerdyk Jr.
1997 Ruben Jose King-Shaw Jr.
1987 C. Frasuer Knight
1993 Christopher E. Knight*
2004 David H. Kniseley
1998 Michael Kosnitzky
1991 Joseph P. Lacher
2004 Beatrice Louissaint
2001 Angel Medina Jr.
2006 Lincoln S. Mendez
2003 John T. Mestepey
2003 Denise Mincey-Mills
1990 Nathaniel Moore
1993 Charles O. Morgan Jr.
2003 Matthew E. Morrall
1979 W. Allen Morris
2000 Rene V. Murai
2005 Mario Murgado
1992 Susan Potter Norton*
1998 Phillis Oeters*
2003 Tom Pennekamp
1993 William R. Perry III
1997 Jeffrey A. Pfleger, CPA
2005 Sean Pittman
1996 Carlos Planas
1993 Aaron S. Podhurst
1994 S. Daniel (Danny) Ponce*
2001 T. Gene Prescott
1995 Peter T. Pruitt Jr.*
1982 Walter L. Revell
1997 Cori Zywotow Rice
1996 Jeffrey T. Roberts*
2005 José C. Romano
2004 Shelley Daniel Rutherford
2004 Carlos A. Sabater
1989 Frank Scruggs
1974 E.E. (Pete) Seiler Jr., DVM
1994 John P. (Jack) Seiler, Esq.
2002 Darryl K. Sharpton
1997 Don Slesnick
2002 Lee Stapleton*
1996 Ronald G. Stone
2002 Gino Torretta
2002 Mario Trueba
1985 David S. Walker Jr.
2004 Douglas P. Wiley
1982 G. Ed Williamson II*
1992 Steven H. Wood
1995 Thomas D. Wood Jr.*
1974 Thomas D. Wood Sr.*
2002 J. Hayes Worley Jr.
Corporate Members
1996 American Airlines - Christine Valls
2007 AT&T - Joe S. York
1995 AvMed - James M. Repp
1993 Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. - Frederick J. (Rick) Wilson III
1993 Bank of America - Gene Schaefer
2015 Capital One - Marc W. Mentry
2015 Capital One - Roger Ferguson
2002 CBS Radio Miami - TBD
2013 Comcast - Derek S. Cooper
2010 Doctors Hospital - Nelson Lazo
2013 ESPN West Palm/Good Karma Brands - Steve Politziner
2006 Florida Blue - Penny Shaffer
2012 Florida Panthers Hockey Club - Peter Luukko
2015 FOX Sports Florida - Tim Ivy
2004 Gold Coast Beverage - Frank Schwiep
2007 MetroPCS - Steve Roberts
1999 Miami Dolphins - Tom Garfinkel
2013 Miami HEAT - Jeff Craney
1993 Miami Herald Media Company - Alexandra Villoch
2013 Miami Marlins - TBD
1993 Ryder System, Inc. - Art A. Garcia
2017 Seminole Hard Rock – Emre Erkul
2003 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC - Mike Gray
2013 Sunshine Health - Chris E. Paterson
2012 Sun Sentinel - Rob Cravaritis
2011 TD Bank - Val A. Perez
2013 Touchsuite - Sam Zietz
2013 Univision Communications Inc. - Claudia Puig
1993 Wells Fargo - Robert Lozano
2012 WFOR-TV/CBS4 and WBFS-TV/myTV33 - Adam Levy
Ex-Officio Members
2004 Barry University
Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, Ph.D.
President
2000 Barry University
Michael L. Covone
Director of Athletics
1994 Florida Atlantic University
Dr. John Kelly
President
2003 Florida Atlantic University
Patrick Chun
Director of Athletics
1994 Florida International University
Mark B. Rosenberg
President
2000 Florida International University
Pete Garcia
Executive Director of Sports & Entertainment
1996 Florida Memorial University
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD
President
2011 Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Dan Lindblade
President & CEO
1999 Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Stacy Ritter
President & CEO
2006 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Alfred Sanchez
President & CEO
1999 Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
William D. Talbert III, CDME
President & CEO
2017 Junior Orange Bowl
Michelle Benitez-Bermudez
President
2017 Lynn University
Devin Crosby
Director of Athletics
2001 Nova Southeastern University
George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D.
President and CEO
2003 Nova Southeastern University
Michael Mominey
Director of Athletics
2017 Orange Bowl Committee Ambassador Program
Geary R. Scott
Immediate Past Chairman
2010 Palm Beach County Sports Commission
George Linley
Executive Director
2011 State of Florida
Rick Scott
Governor
2000 United States Senate
Bill Nelson
Senator
2011 United States Senate
Marco A. Rubio
Senator
2009 U.S. Southern Command
Admiral Kurt W. Tidd
Commander
2001 United Way of Miami-Dade
Harve A. Mogul
President & CEO
1981 University of Miami
Julio Frenk
President
1991 University of Miami
Blake James
Director of Athletics
Honorary Members
1995 Robert Beamon
2006 Pamela Gerig Bland
2003 Marc A. Buoniconti
1997 Eugene F. Corrigan
2013 General (retired) Doug Fraser
2004 Pedro J. Greer Jr., M.D.
2006 Robert C. Hudson
1998 Tom Osborne
1994 Bernard Rosen
2000 Donald F. Shula
2003 Dwight E. Stephenson
Life Members
1990 Leonard L. Abess Jr.
1979 Lawrence H. (Larry) Adams*
1993 Jose (Joe) Arriola
1981 William D. (Rick) Atwill
1972 DuBose Ausley
1990 Philip F. Blumberg
1982 Ambassador Richard G. (Dick) Capen Jr.
1986 James D. Carreker
1983 Armando M. Codina
1986 Clark Cook*
1981 H. Ronald Cordes
1986 Merrill W. Crews
1993 Charles C. Crispin
1989 Alfonso A. Cueto*
1984 William O. Cullom
1986 George D. Edens
1982 Robert L. Epling*
1991 Russell H. Etling
1974 The Honorable Peter T. Fay
1974 John Michael Garner
1981 Robert A. Griese
1990 Ben Hill Griffin III
1950 M. Lewis Hall Jr.*
1969 Edwin H. (Skipper) Hill Jr.
1972 John Stephen Hudson*
1971 Lester Johnson
1988 Howard Kleinberg
1992 George F. Knox
1972 Robert S. Lafferty Jr.*
1981 George R. Langford
1978 Sidney Levin
1980 John L. Ludwig
1990 Peyton White Lumpkin
1990 Charles P. Lykes Jr.
1967 Stephen A. Lynch III*
1984 Raul P. Masvidal
1987 David McIntosh
1989 Cristina L. Mendoza
1987 John W. Nelson
1984 Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin, OP, Ph.D.
1992 Ramiro A. Ortiz
1986 Leslie Pantin*
1989 Francisco J. Paredes
1989 Arva Moore Parks
1975 H. Jack Pfleger Jr.
1950 W. Keith Phillips Jr.*
1983 W. Keith Phillips III
1974 Peter T. Pruitt Sr.
1980 Russell L. Ray Jr.
1984 Willie C. Robinson
1992 Jose A. (Tony) Rodriguez, MD
1985 Raymond A. Ross Jr.
1991 T. Terrell Sessums
1964 Joseph L. Sharit
1992 Leah A. Simms
1985 Merrett R. Stierheim
1988 Roberta B. Stokes
1990 William L. Sutton
1985 Bethany Baldwin Tesche
1987 Lawrence O. Turner Jr.
1973 John W. Underwood Sr.
1959 William D. Ward*
1991 Dale Chapman Webb
1969 Robert A. White*
1975 R. Pete Williams
1993 Pauline Winick
Emeritus Members
1995 Earl (Butch) Buchholz Jr.
2002 John A. Hall
2006 Barry E. Johnson
1995 Michael T. Moore
1995 Edward C. Peddie
2000 Jose M. (Pepe) Sanchez
2000 Eduardo M. Sardiña
2003 Hope G. Victor
1997 Stephen N. Zack
* Denotes Past President