BioFlorida Leadership

Visionaries committed to excellence and strategic leadership, shaping the future with integrity and innovation.

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BioFlorida Leadership

BioFlorida Leadership

Visionaries committed to excellence and strategic leadership, shaping the future with integrity and innovation.

Executive Committee

Robert Finizio

PleoPharma (Chairman of the Board)

Gregory Nelson

Fox Rothschild LLP (Secretary)

Charles Bruce, MD

Mayo Clinic (Vice Chairman of the Board)

Adam Hunter

Cherry Bekaert (Treasurer)

Mark A. Glickman

BioFlorida (President & CEO)

Raquel Rodriguez

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (State Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair)

Rob Herzog

AdventHealth (Past Chair)

Svetlana Shtrom, PhD

University of Central Florida (UCF) (Professional Development Committee Chair)

Valerie McDevitt

(Past Chair)

Juan Carlos Varela

Globant (Past Chair)

Karen Moore

Moore (Communications Counsel)

Board Members

  • Douglas Calder, Vycellix

  • Carla Calizaire, Johnson & Johnson

  • Mario Carranza, Nemours Children’s Health System

  • Kathy I. Chiu, DeepWork Capital

  • Amy Christian, Pfizer

  • Dvir Cohen, Momentis Surgical

  • Brian R. Dorn, PhD, Arthrex

  • Thomas K. Equels, AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

  • Mark Friedman, PhD, Axogen

  • Emily Gresham, Florida International University

  • Adam Grossman, ADMA Biologics, Inc.

  • Wa’el Hashad, Longeveron

  • James J. Hickman, PhD, Hesperos, Inc.

  • Joseph P. Iannotti MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Florida Health System

  • Norma Sue Kenyon, PhD, University of Miami

  • Jim O’Connell, University of Florida

  • Jarett Rieger, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

  • Joe Sardano, Sensus Healthcare

  • David Smith, Akron Biotech

  • Holly Bates Snow, Amgen, Inc.

  • Mark Strong, LifeLink

  • Jeffrey Tate, PhD, Cyclo Therapeutics

  • Amy Van Sach, Medtronic

  • Sue Washer(past chair)

  • Julie Watson Lampley, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

  • TBD, Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk

BioFlorida Staff

Mark A Glickman

President & CEO

Tara Ann Coleman

Chief Operating Officer

Lorrie Albinson

VP, Strategy & Marketing

Ian Leventhal

SVP, Business Development

Jessica Manchette

Manager, Programs & Member Services