FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017
AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE MIAMI HERALD
BB3
Introducing Miami's Most Powerful and Influential Black Leaders in Business and Industry for 2017
Olanike Adebayo, Esq.
A�orney
Olanike Adebayo, P.A.
Ludlow Bailey
Managing Director Luther Brewster, Ph.D
Associate professor and chief of Policy,
Tasha Cunningham
Managing Partner
The Brand Advocates, Inc. Councilwoman Lisa C. Davis
City Of Miami Gardens James Dubrey
Head of Sales
Chen Senior Medical Centers
Chris�e Grays, MBA
Director, Community Rela�ons
Bap�st Health South Florida Chris Grier
General Manager
Miami Dolphins Lynda V. Harris
Vice President
The Henderson Financial Group, Inc
Daniel Junior
Interim Director Chief Maurice Kemp
Fire Chief
City of Miami Fire Department
G&A Interna�onal Consultants,Inc and
CADA(Contemporary African Diaspora Art)
Miami-Dade Correc�ons and Rehabilita�on
Department
Research & Community Development,
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida
Interna�onal University (FIU)
Dr. Roderick King,M.D., M.P.H.,
Professor
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,
Florida Ins�tute for Health Innova�on
Judge Tanya Brinkley
State of Florida/ Eleventh Judicial
Circuit of Florida Lane�a Bronté , MD, MPH, MSPH
Founder and President Founda�on for Sickle Cell Disease Research Miami Dade County Board of County
Commissioners District 3 Misty Brown
Chief of Staff Petula C. Burks
Public Affairs Director
City of Miami Gardens Dave Chang, Vice President, Global
Contact Center Sales and Service,
Carnival Cruise Line
Gary Eppinger, Global Chief Gary C. Eugene
Chief of Police
North Miami Police Department Karla Ferguson, Esq.
Owner/Director
Yeelen Gallery Teresa Foxx
Director & General Manager
Barclays, Miami Branch Steve Gallon III, Ph.D.
School Board Member - District 1
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Gary Har�ield
Director Michael F. Hooper
General Manager
Hilton Miami Airport Tery Howard Osamudia James
Vice Dean & Professor of Law
University of Miami Clavel Jacques-Louis
General Manager
Embassy Suites Miami Airport
Connie Kinnard Gerri Lazarre, CPA, ACA, MSTAX
President
TriMerge Consul�ng Group, PA Jennifer S. Love
CSO & Senior Vice President
Safety, Environment & Health
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chris�na Lucas
Vice President
AIG Brige�e Lumpkins
Private Wealth Advisor
Goldman Sachs
Informa�on Officer and Corporate
Privacy Officer, Carnival Corpora�on
Miami-Dade County Small Business
Development
Vice President, Mul�cultural Tourism &
Development
Greater Miami Conven�on & Visitors Bureau
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology
Officer
Miami Dolphins
Bridget McKinney
President/CEO
Professionals Sharing With A
Purpose Venus Miller RN,BSN,MSN,ARNP,
FNP-BC,PMHNP-BC
Family & Psychiatric Nurse Prac��oner
VM Consul�ng Firm ,LLC Tamara L. Moodie, Ph.D.
Execu�ve Director
South Florida Au�sm Charter
Schools, Inc. Melton Shakir Mustafa
President
Zaki Publishing, Inc. Michelle Palomino
Communica�ons Consultant
Wells Fargo Paul T. Parker
Senior Vice President and Chief Human
Resources Officer
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Myles Pistorius
Senior Vice President & General
Counsel
Miami Dolphins Conchita Pleasant
Founder/CEO
Nefer��'s Secrets hair care O� Roberts
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank
Judge Fred Seraphin
State of Florida 11th Judicial
Circuit Larry M. Spring, Jr., CPA
City Manager
City of North Miami Dr. Marcus St. John, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Clinical and Interven�onal
Cardiologist
Heartwell LLP. Carole Ann Taylor
President & CEO
Miami To Go, Inc. DeWayne K Terry, Sr
A�orney
Rubenstein Law Gandy Thomas
Consulate General of Hai� in
Miami Thamiah L. Tu�, MBA
Managing Director, Development
and External Affairs
City Year, Inc., Miami Rebecca Bu�erfly Vaughns
Interna�onal Spoken Word
Ar�st Karen Weller, RN,BSN,MBA-HSM
Assistant Community Health Nursing
Director
Florida Department of Health in
Miami-Dade County