John is a trial lawyer in the litigation department of Smith Hulsey & Busey. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, insolvency matters, environmental litigation, and sports litigation. For more than a decade, John has represented plaintiffs and defendants in contract, business tort, and corporate governance disputes in a variety of industries, including banking, construction, […]
September 25, 2024
Karen Estella Smith
Karen Estella Smith was born and raised in Jacksonville, Fl. She is a graduate of the Florida State University with a degree in English Literature. She completed post-graduate studies in London in the area of Museum Studies. After college, Karen began her career in public affairs and communications. Her professional background includes having worked on […]
September 25, 2024
Christine H. Smith
Christine Smith has been serving in health care over twenty-five years, most recently at Baptist Health. She has served as Director of Critical Care at Baptist Medical Center South for six years and currently serves of Director of the Heart Hospital on the Baptist Jacksonville campus. Prior to joining the Baptist family, Christine spent almost […]
September 25, 2024
Tommie Reilly
As Managing Director and Market Leader for CBRE’s Jacksonville office, Tommie Reilly oversees business operations and drives the office’s growth strategy for all Advisory Services lines of business, including leasing, sales, valuations, project management and property management. Ms. Reilly partners with CBRE professionals to solve real estate and business challenges for commercial real estate clients. […]
September 25, 2024
Matthew Ohlson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Taylor Leadership Institute, Hume Endowed Professor of Leadership, College of Education & Human Services Executive Instructor, Coggin College of Business, Graduate & Executive Programs Director of Leadership Services, UNF Athletics University of North Florida Matthew Ohlson is the Executive Director and Endowed Professor at the UNF Taylor Leadership Institute. He has received numerous […]
September 25, 2024
Dr. Adrien Malek-Lasater
Adrien Malek-Lasater, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education at the University of North Florida and Director of Research and Professional Development for the UNF Preschool. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science at the University of Oklahoma, her master’s degree in Family and Child Studies at the University of Central Oklahoma, […]
September 25, 2024
Antonia Knox
Antonia Knox is the current Head Start Policy Council Chair and a stay-at-home mother of 4 children. Three children are in the Early Head Start and Head Start programs and one is in kindergarten. Antonia is also a Head Start alumnus and spent her childhood in Quincy, Florida, before moving to Jacksonville. She participated in […]
September 25, 2024
Dwight Irvin, Ph.D.
Dwight Irvin, Ph.D. joined the faculty at the University of Florida in 2023 as an Associate Professor in the College of Education and at the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. Immediately preceding his position at the University of Florida, Dr. Irvin served as an Associate Research Professor at Juniper Gardens Children’s […]
September 25, 2024
Destinee Disher Swanson
Destinee Disher Swanson has been serving clients for twelve years within the Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL audit practices for Grant Thornton LLP providing assurance services conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. She recently completed a two-year rotation abroad in London, and relocated to Jacksonville upon her return. She is considered a specialist […]
September 25, 2024
Aaron Ellinger
Aaron coaches, consults with, and presents to executives and other organizational leaders who are looking to thrive in business and in life. During his 30+ years in business, he has held leadership roles in human resources, consulting, operations, and sales. His keen understanding of human behavior and emotional intelligence combined with his business expertise allows […]