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Board of Trustees

Matthew Nolan

Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP, and former Head, International Trade Practice (Washington, DC)

Benjamin J. Kirby
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Principal, BJK Consulting
Former Communications Director, Mayor Rick Kriseman, St. Petersburg, Florida
Former White House Political Appointee, Clinton Administration
B. J. Sheffield

Principal, Asset Advisory Group, Inc.

Gina Space
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Asset Manager, DW Associates, LLC.
Member of the Board, Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay​
Former Board Member, Head Start Community Foundation


Gary L. Springer

President and Chief Executive Officer, World Partnerships, Inc.

Mary Ellen Upton

Founder, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Partnerships, Inc.


Trustees Emeritus

David S. Dauman

CEO and Founder, Solutions House, Inc.
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Richard C. Elias

Retired Chief Executive Officer, Transitions Optical

William R. Hough

Former Chairman and CEO, Republic Bank
Former Chairman and CEO, Wm. R. Hough & Co.
Primary Benefactor, William R. Hough Graduate School of Business, University of Florida
Trustee, University of Florida Foundation


Robert A. Miller

Former Chief Operating Officer - Equity Capital Markets, Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Honorable E. J. Salcines

Senior Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Knight of the Royal Order of Queen Isabella, Spain
Former Honorary Vice Consul of Spain for the Central West Coast of Florida
Former Trustee, University of South Florida Foundation


The Honorable Mel Sembler

Chairman, The Sembler Company
Ambassador of the United States of America (retired)


Dr. Gus A. Stavros

Former Chairman, Better Business Forms, Inc.
Founder, The Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education
Founder, The Stavros Institute (Enterprise Village & Finance Park)
Former Member, Board of Governors, Florida University System


Lorna Taylor

President & CEO, Premier Eye Care, LLC
Past Chair, Earth Charter, U.S.
Former Member, Board of Directors, The Spring of Tampa Bay
Member, Board of Directors, Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts


Honorable Jose Vivero

Chairman and CEO, Century Bank of Florida
Honorary Vice Consul of Spain in the West Coast of Florida


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World Partnerships, Inc. is a 501-c-3 not-for-profit organization (FEIN: 59-3651710) with a worldwide mission for educational, cultural, commercial and professional exchange for current and emerging global leaders. World Partnerships is the official Tampa Bay regional partner of the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs “International Visitor Leadership Program" (IVLP). Contributions to World Partnerships are deductible as charitable donations for Federal income tax purposes.

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