Faculty

Glen Benjamin has worked in the technology industry for nearly 40 years in a variety of sales and partner/channel roles for organizations such as HP, Citrix, AT&T, Sprint/Nextel, CenturyLink, and he is currently a Client Executive for the South Florida-based IT Services Provider, LAN Infotech. Glen has a diverse background in Technology with specializations in Cybersecurity, Edge Devices, Cloud, Connectivity, Business Continuity, Social Media, and Mobility-IoT to deliver End-to-End Solutions to his clients successfully. He has been a member of TechLauderdale and the South Florida Technology (SFTA) as well as it’s predecessor, the South Florida Telecom Forum (SFTF),, for about 20 years. Currently, he is a Board Member of TechLauderdale, supporting their annual keynote event, ITPalooza. Click here for his LinkedIn page.

Kim Cavendish has led science museums since 1981 and is known for turning institutions around from fiscal crisis to sustained success. Kim earned a B.A. from UF and attended Duke and George Washington University. Awarded Woman of the Year, 1990, by Women in Communication; Woman of Distinction, 1993, South Florida Magazine; Fundraising Award, 1994, Florida Assn. of Nonprofits; and Distinguished Alumna from Holton Arms School in 2008. In 2013 she was awarded the Florida Association of Museums Lifetime Achievement Award. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Margaret Delmont Sanchez is the Founder and CEO of Magnify Fund, a corporation dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations improve sustainability and growth. She also serves as the  South Florida region Census manager for NALEO Educational Fund. She held the position of Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Hispanic Unity from 2001 to 2011. Later she served as CEO of the Zambrano Foundation, promoting democracy at a national and international level.  She also held positions developing community relations for JGA Marketing, successfully served as a fundraiser for Career Source Broward in its Start-Up Now Entrepreneurship program. She is the co-founder of Latin Women Empowering Latin Women Organization. Ms. Delmont Sanchez studied Fundraising at Indiana University, Executive Business management at Chicago Booth Business School. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Christina Disbrow, MA, is a results-oriented nonprofit professional experienced in fundraising, grant writing, event planning, advocacy, community outreach, and government affairs. She is the founder of All Write, All Write, All Write, a boutique development firm dedicated to helping small to medium nonprofits secure funding for their mission through grant writing, fundraising, and advocacy. Christina has served as the Director of Development/Government Relations at Broward Housing Solutions. She also was a Legislative Aide for the Florida House of Representatives. She worked on the Katie Edwards Campaign as the Volunteer Coordinator/ Communications Director. Christina earned a Masters of Art from Florida Atlantic University in Nonprofit Management and a Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Nonprofit Management. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Corky Dozier, MFA, is a member of the Actor’s Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, American Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and the American Federation of Musicians. She is a three-time Emmy Award-Winning Producer and Director, and Founder and Artistic Director of the internationally recognized Coconut Grove Children’s Theater. She believes in service and has served as a Trustee for the Greater Miami Coconut Grove Chambers, Greater Miami Host Committee, and Minority Affairs Cochairman of the Florida Association of Nonprofits. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Maria Hidalgo is a VITAS Community Relations Representative and has over 20 years of experience in public relations, marketing, advertising, government relations, and fundraising.  She co-hosts a weekly Spanish radio talk show on WRHC, “SIN FRONTERAS” (Without Frontiers), co-hosted “Celebrating Life” on WQBA Univision Radio, and spearheaded the MEGA Creole program on 1020 AM with the Association of Haitian Physicians Aboard and the Haitian American Nurses Association. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Maxine Kamin is president of TOUCH Consulting, Inc. and the author of Soft Skills Revolution:  A Guide for Connecting with Compassion for Trainers, Teams, and Leaders,  published by Wiley.  She is also an author of a host of other publications, including internationally recognized books and training guides for the American Society for Training and Development, such as 10 Steps to Successful Customer Service and Customer Service Training. Her background includes fourteen years in academia and over twenty years in corporate and nonprofit positions, including faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Manager of Instruction and Evaluation at American Express, and dean level positions at Miami-Dade College. She founded TOUCH Consulting, Inc. in 1995 (www.touchconsulting.com), and consults on a national basis with companies and nonprofits for excellence in business practices. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Bob Kovacevich, MA, is the president and principal of Avatar Company, a Florida-based market research, strategic planning, and fundraising firm. His experience includes work with international clients as well as small Florida nonprofit organizations. He specializes in assessing audience satisfaction while measuring fundraising responsiveness. Click here for his LinkedIn page.

Daniel Moroney, CPA, graduated from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting. Mr. Moroney is the Vice President at Robbins and Moroney, P.A., a Fort Lauderdale accounting firm specializing in accounting procedures, audits, budgets, grant reporting, and special projects for nonprofit organizations. Daniel specializes in nonprofit/compliance accounting and auditing; public accounting and consulting; government accounting; uniform guidance; Florida single audits; construction accounting and auditing; corporate and personal tax planning. Mr. Moroney is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Business Resource Group of South Florida, and is a State of Florida Certified Public Accountant. Click here for his LinkedIn page.

Bob Orser, MA, is The Nonprofit Doctor. He offers both long-term and short-term management consulting services to nonprofit agencies, executive directors, and board directors. As The Conference Doctor countrywide, he offers one-on-one confidential nonprofit management counseling. He has over 25 years of experience in founding and developing two major nonprofit management centers, The Management Center in San Francisco and The Support Center. Click here for his personal website.

Marina Pavlov, MS, is President/CEO of the Florida Association of Nonprofits.  She oversees the statewide resource center for 50,500 nonprofits in Florida. She is an experienced fundraiser, grant writer, and advocate, and has been invited to speak at local, state, and national conferences. Her 20 plus years of community board leadership includes: Aspen Publishing Editorial Advisory, National Council of Nonprofits, Sister Cities International, and Kids Voting.  Governor Crist appointed her to the 2010 Census Advisory Board. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Michael J. Robbins, CPA is a partner with the accounting firm, Robbins and Landino, P.A. He brings nearly 30 years of nonprofit accounting experience to the Certificate Program. He specializes in accounting procedures, budget auditing, grant reporting, and special projects auditing for nonprofit organizations. Mike has served as the Florida Association of Nonprofits Treasurer and Board President.

Marie Rosier, CPA started her career as an auditor and fiscal assistant to the CFO at the Florida Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service. Rosier has years of experience conducting audits and providing advisory services for SEC-registered companies. She is a member in good standing with the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

Dr. Stephen Salaka has more than 15 years of diversified industry experience including extensive consultation work with Fortune 500 organizations. He holds an MBA in Information Technology, and a Ph.D. focused on Organizational Psychology. Stephen holds several industry certifications in Project Management Professional, PMI (PMP); he is also a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) and is certified Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt, Trained Master Black Belt. Coached and trained many successful Six Sigma Master Black Belt projects leading to an aggregated savings of over $200M across multiple industries and clients. Click here for his LinkedIn page.

Naomi Wright, CPC, is a community relations specialist and serves on the board of CTAC, Miami-Dade Dept. of Transit.  She brings her 20 plus years of public and media relations, public speaking expertise, and intimate knowledge of the community to Florida Nonprofits. She served on numerous boards, including The North Dade Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vision to Victory Human Services, Youth Crime Watch of Miami, Citizens Crime Watch of Miami-Dade, Adult Basic Education Community Advisory Committee, the Dade Criminal Justice Council, and Florida Nonprofits. Click here for her LinkedIn page.

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