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Board of Trustees

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT (FRONT ROW): Martin R. Press, Ronald G. Assaf, Carol Harrison Kalagher, Alan B. Levan, George L. Hanbury II, Barry J. Silverman, Mike Jackson, Zachariah P. Zachariah, Barbara Trebbi Landry, Nell McMillan Lewis. (SECOND ROW): R. Douglas Donn, Steven J. Halmos, Charles L. Palmer, Albert J. Miniaci, J. Kenneth Tate, Anthony N. Ottaviani, George I. Platt, Walter Lee Banks, Sr., Milton L. Jones, Jr., Michael J. Zager, Marc G. Cannon II. (THIRD ROW): Rita Case, Samuel F. Morrison, Mitchell W. Berger, Kiran C. Patel, Arthur J. Falcone, Paul M. Sallarulo. (Picture taken as of January 2021).

Name Position
Charles L. Palmer Board Chair; President & CEO, North American Company LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Barry J. Silverman, M.D. Board Vice Chair; Orthopedic Surgeon, Aventura, FL
Samuel F. Morrison Board Secretary; Former Director, Broward County Library System, Fort Lauderdale, FL
George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President & CEO, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ronald G. Assaf Retired Founder and Chairman, Sensormatic Electronics Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Walter L. Banks, Sr. President, Lago Mar Resort and Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mitchell W. Berger, J.D. Founder & Co-Chair, Berger Singerman Law Firm, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rita Case Chairman & CEO, Rick Case Automotive Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL
R. Douglas Donn Chairman, Community Bank of Broward, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL
James Donnelly Founder & CEO, Castle Group, Plantation, FL
Arthur J. Falcone CEO & Co-Chairman, Falcone Group, Boca Raton, FL
Steven J. Halmos President, Halmos Holdings, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carol Harrison Kalagher President, Harrison Industries, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Milton L. Jones, Jr. CEO, Regal Trace, Ltd., Dania, FL
Alan B. Levan Chairman & CEO, BBX Capital, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nell McMillan Lewis, Ed.D. Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Albert J. Miniaci President & CEO, Paramount Refreshment Solutions, Pompano Beach, FL
Anthony N. Ottaviani, D.O., M.P.H., MACOI, FCCP Chief Academic Officer, Largo Medical Center Graduate Medical Education
Kiran C. Patel, M.D. Chairman, Visionary Medical Systems
George I. Platt, Esq. Managing Partner, LSN Partners
Martin R. Press, J.D. Shareholder & Member, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Paul M. Sallarulo President, NSU Alumni Association; President, Nexera Medical, Fort Lauderdale, FL
J. Kenneth Tate Chief Executive Officer, TKO Apparel, Inc., Hollywood, FL
Barbara Trebbi Landry President, BXT Corporation, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D. Cardiologist, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Michael Zager Partner, Z Wealth Solutions, Weston, FL

 

Ex Officio (non-voting members who serve by virtue of the position they hold and for so long as they hold such position)
Name Position
Marc Cannon Chair, NSU University School
Executive Vice President for Communications, Public Policy and Chief Marketing Officer, AutoNation, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Name Position
Mike Jackson Executive Chairman, AutoNation, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Name Position
Warren Winstead, Ed.D. President
Abraham S. Fischler, Ed.D. President
Alexander Schure, Ph.D. Chancellor & CEO
Ovid Lewis, S.J.D. President
Stephen Feldman, Ph.D. President
Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. President & CEO

Board Chairs

James Farquhar
James Farquhar
1964-1973
Melvin R. Cy Young
Melvin R. "Cy" Young
1973-1976
Mary R. McCahill
Mary R. McCahill
1976-1988
Ray Ferrero, Jr.
Ray Ferrero, Jr.
1988-1995
Robert A. Steele
Robert A. Steele
1995-2005
Ronald G. Assaf
Ronald G. Assaf
2005-2018
Alan B. Levan
Alan B. Levan
2018-2019
Charles L. Palmer
Charles L. Palmer
2020-Present
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