South Florida CEO: Power clicks

NAMES & FACES: Raising funds for children. Honoring gender diversity. Legends fundraiser. A new aviation center.

1) SouthFloridaCEO moderated a panel discussion on the state of women on corporate boards, for the Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL). Panelists Betty Amos (third from left), president of Abkey Management Co.; Ann Spector Lief, president of Lieff Co.; Becky Orand, general counsel for Claire's Stores Inc.; and Cindy Kushner, president of Women Executive Leadership and tax partner with KPMG LLP are flanked by SFCEO managing editor Rochelle Broder-Singer and FAWL past president Rosana E. Hernandez, a litigator with Gilbride, Heller & Brown PA, and FAWL sponsorship chair Ena T. Diaz (far right), an attorney with Astigarraga Davis.

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2) Former Miami Dolphin O.J. McDuffie, Matchbox 20 guitarist Adam Gaynor, Floyd Sports Marketing Inc. owner Floyd Raglin, former New Orleans Saint Ki-Jana Carter and Miami Dolphin Sam Madison at the "Legends" fundraiser to benefit Jim Brown's "Amer-I-Can" program and The Athletes Making a Difference Foundation, held at Hollywood's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

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3) Amigos for Kids co-founder Jorge A. Plasencia with TotalBank Chairman Adrienne Arsht and Ricardo Lopez Valencia, senior president of ING US Financial Services, at Amigos' "Miami Celebrity Domino Night" fundraiser, held at Parrot Jungle Island.

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4) The opening of FalconTrust Air Avitat Miami at the Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport brought out Roseline Sotero and her husband, FalconTrust co-founder Albert Sotero; FalconTrust co-founder Edward Sotero; and his wife Neisy Sotero; Sweetwater Mayor Manny Marano; Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson; Community Councilman Miguel Cervera; state representatives Juan Carlos Zapata and Gus A. Barreiro; and Miami-Dade County commissioners Joe A. Martinez and Bruno A. Barreiro.

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5) SouthFloridaCEO hosted a cocktail reception for Women Executive Leadership (WEL), saluting 18 Florida public companies with women on their corporate boards. Mayor's Jewelers Inc. presented awards to all the companies, including: Ivax Corp., represented by board member Betty Amos (president of Abkey Management Co.); Monica Luechtefeld, Office Depot Inc.'s executive vice president of business development; Patricia Peterson, Technical Olympic USA Inc. senior vice president and general council; Tracy A. Leinbach, Ryder System Inc. chief financial officer; Mayor's Jewelers CEO Thomas Andruskevich; Nick Heldreth, Harris Corp. vice president of human resources and corporate relations; Lynora McPeters of Jacuzzi Brands Inc.; Darden Restaurants Inc., represented by board member Maria Sastre (a vice president at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.); Carole Ann Taylor, a director at Parlux Fragrances Inc.; and Felicia Braswell, Capital City Bank Group Inc. vice president of marketing.

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