Board of Directors

Todd Kocourek

Chair

Daniel Schwartz

Vice Chair

Agustin Garcia

Treasurer

Teresa Tundidor-Gonzalez

Secretary

Represents

1. NW Florida:

Todd G. Kocourek, President & CEO

(Region 1)

  • Florida First Capital Finance Corp.

2. NE Florida:

Cathy Hagan

(Region 2) 

  • University of North Florida
  • Small Business Development Center

3. Central Florida:

(Region 3)

4. West Central Florida

(Region 4)

5. SW Florida:

John B. Talmage, Director

( Region 5)

  • Lee County Economic Development Office

6. South Florida:

U. Desmond Alufohai, Director

(Region 6)

  • Division Director, Protocol & International Affairs
  • Miami-Dade Aviation Department

7. Insurance:

Art Warner, Vice President

  • ARI Global Insurance

8. SE Florida:

Agustin Garcia, CEO

(Foreign Bank)

  • Elite Bank International

9. State Bank:

Ignacio Hernandez, Senior Vice President

  • Ocean Bank

10. Small /Medium Exporter:

Daniel M. Schwartz, Director

  • Latam Financial Partners

11. Secretary of State:

Cord Byrd, Secretary of Florida Department of State

(Designee)

  • Jennifer Kennedy, Deputy Secretary
    Florida Department of State

12. Chief Financial Officer:

Jimmy Patronis, CFO of the State of Florida

(Designee)

  • Christopher Moya, Director

13. Enterprise Florida CEO

J. Alex Kelly, Secretary, Florida Department of Commerce

(Designee)

  • Jose A. (TJ) Villamil IV, Deputy Secretary of the Division of Economic Development

14. Region 7:

Teresa Tundidor-Gonzalez, Senior Vice President

  • Amerant Bank f.k.a. Mercantil Bank

15. U.S. Department of Commerce:

Eduardo Torres

  • Director, South Florida U.S. Export Assistance Center
    U.S. Department of Commerce

16. Director Emeritus

J. Stephen Fancher

  • Consultant to the CEO and Board of Directors