Board of Directors
Aundra C. Wallace
CHAIRPERSON
CHAIRMAN
Aundra C. Wallace
President, JAXUSA Partnership: jaxusa.org
Aundra Wallace is the president of JAXUSA Partnership, the regional economic development arm of JAX Chamber. He directs a staff of 16 in the areas of business development, international workforce development, research, and marketing.
Prior to joining JAXUSA, he served as CEO of the City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority, where he directed economic development efforts in the City’s Downtown, facilitating more than $150 million in public investment dollars that created more than $800 million in private capital investments during his tenure.
Throughout his career, Aundra has managed more than $650 million in equity, grants, loans, and tax-exempt bonding capacity, in addition to creating and/or retaining 15,000 direct jobs. He is a Certified Housing Development Finance Professional and a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional.
Kevin Hyde
VICE CHAIR
& Mission CHAIR
VICE CHAIR & MISSION CHAIR
Kevin Hyde
Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP
Kevin Hyde works with employers to mitigate risks, prevent problems, and litigate on behalf of clients when their actions are challenged. Established in the Jacksonville area and entrenched in civic organizations for decades, Kevin has been recognized numerous times as “Lawyer of the Year” in Jacksonville by Best Lawyers. He puts his knowledge of the business climate and experience with community matters to work for clients.
A partner and employment lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, Kevin represents employers in a variety of human resources matters. His practice focuses on ongoing employment counseling and workplace safety, as well as representation of employers in numerous charges of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-hour, and management-union matters.
Kevin is the former managing partner of the firm’s Jacksonville office and a former chair of the Labor & Employment Practice. He is a member of the Automotive and Food & Beverage Industry Teams and the Manufacturing Sector.
Kevin speaks regularly about employment issues at national, regional, and state-wide business and civic organization conventions across the country.
Scott Mattson
TREASURER
TREASURER
Scott Mattson
Partner, Assurance Dimensions: assurancedimensions.com
Scott Mattson is a Partner with Assurance Dimensions which offers assurance, tax and advisory services to private, public and nonprofit clients nationwide and internationally. Prior to joining Assurance Dimensions, Scott worked with The LBA Group as an Assurance Principal overseeing employee benefit plan practices and assurance work for non-public companies in a variety of industries, including Goodwill Industries of North Florida.
In his current role, Mattson draws upon over 20 years of experience in auditing and accounting. Scott holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Florida State University. He holds a license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Florida.
Scott is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and previously was a board member of the Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville.
leon kally
Vice treasurer
VICE TREASURER
LEON KALLY
North Florida Market President, Valley Bank
Leon Kally is currently the Regional Vice President for North Coastal Florida for TD Bank. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Leon leads TD’s Commercial and Business Banking teams, helping grow the bank’s portfolio as well as manage commercial banking activities across a region that includes Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Daytona.
Leon has 21 years of banking experience, including the last 17 years focused within Commercial Banking. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as a Vice President, Senior Commercial Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo.
Leon is a current member of the Gator Bowl Chairman’s Club, Jacksonville Chamber, Leadership Jacksonville, Gainesville Chamber, Circle of Champions and Marion County’s Economic Development Council. He has previously served on the Great Ocala Development Corporation Board, North Florida Indian’s Association, Ocala Silver Springs Rotary Foundation, North Florida Medical Association and Toastmasters International.
Leon also has a passion for Diversity and Inclusion and is the current co-chair for Metro Florida’s Diversity and Inclusion Council helping lead D&I strategies and growth Statewide.
Leon graduated summa cum laude and #1 in his College of Management class with a degree in Finance from Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus in Brookville, N.Y.
He lives in Ponte Vedra, Florida, with his wife Cherian and their two young daughters.
Shantel Davis
Secretary
SECRETARY
Shantel Davis
Vice President, Sales & Group Manager, The Greenbrier Companies
Shantel Davis is the Vice President and Group Manager of Southeast Sales with The Greenbrier Companies (GBX); which are leaders in rail car, barge manufacturing, and freight transportation services. She provides executive sales and marketing leadership by implementing both short-term and long-term business strategies and supply chain solutions of approximately $700M portfolio of revenue and volume growth for domestic and global distribution.
Davis draws upon over 20 years of experience in sales & marketing, real estate, and facilities management in her prior experience with CSX. Shantel holds a Master of Business Administration from Jacksonville University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Criminal Justice from the University of North Florida.
Shantel serves on various boards including the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, University of North Florida Foundation, Jacksonville University Public Policy and the Jacksonville Classical Academy.
In July 2019, Shantel was named to the Board of Trustees at Florida State College of Jacksonville by Governor Ron DeSantis.
Shantel is the proud mother of one daughter. She enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. She is a lifetime member of Leadership Florida, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., and Jack & Jill of America, Inc.
Edward Brownlee
OPERATIONS CHAIR
OPERATIONS CHAIR
Edward Brownlee
President, Brownlee Global LLC
Edward Brownlee is the President of Brownlee Global LLC, which creates operational freedom and flexibility for small businesses. He provides facilities consulting services to clients in areas of facilities operations, facilities management, building services, security, project management and development of contract agreements.
Edward served as the Director of Facilities at Woodruff Arts Center for five years and was also the VP of Facilities Operations at Turner Broadcasting for 12 years. While at Turner, he oversaw facilities and operations for 6,500 Turner employees in 23 locations with full accountability for $62.68M annual budget. Additionally, he was responsible for more than 2.5 million square feet of owned/leased domestic broadcast, office, retail and technical multi-use sites.
In his current role, Brownlee draws upon over 20 years of executive level leadership and operational experience. Edward holds a Masters of Science in Operations Research from Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies from the US Naval Academy.
Randolph Moorer
NEW VENTURES CHAIR
New Ventures Chair
Randolph Moorer
Randolph Moorer is an innovative, focused business leader with 20 years of International leadership experience in the B2B technology industry at IBM. An industrial engineer by education, he began his career as a product specialist and since then have spent more than 18 years in sales leadership.
After leading a software business in Central and Eastern Europe for five years, he recently returned home to the United States and is responsible for leading the 500+ person sales team responsible for software sales, strategy and technical support driving client value in IBM’s Mid Atlantic Region. He maintains involvement in several community service organizations including Goodwill of North Florida and Children’s International Summer Village.
Terri Cope-Walton
marketing chair
MARKETING CHAIR
Terri Cope-Walton
Vice President and General Manager, WJXT
Prior to joining WJXT, Terri served as News Director at WRTV, the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana, and worked in many roles upon joining the WRTV staff in 1998, including Assistant News Director, leading the station’s community affairs efforts and being the lead producer for Good Morning Indiana.
She served on the board of governors for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter, and is a lifetime member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Cope-Walton is a four-time Emmy winner and has earned a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. She is a graduate of Central State University with a B.A. in English Literature and has a Diversity and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University. Terri and her husband, John, have two children.
Nathaniel Ford, Sr.
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Nathaniel Ford, Sr.
Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transit Authority: jtafla.com
Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. is Chief Executive Officer of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and past Chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). His distinguished career spans more than three decades, including tenures as CEO of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
Ford holds an Executive MBA from the Davis School of Business at Jacksonville University and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in organizational leadership from Mercer University. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Consortium Program at Emory University, has completed executive training at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and recently became a published author.
Dr. John Avendano
GOODWILL OF NORTH FLORIDA BOARD MEMBER
Dr. John Avendano
President, Florida State College at Jacksonville
With more than 30 years of community college experience, Dr. Avendano was previously the president and CEO of Kankakee Community College in Illinois.
Dr. Avendano was a first-generation college student for whom English is his second language. He received his associate degree from Waubonsee Community College, bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Northern Illinois University, master’s degree in adult continuing education from Northern Illinois University, and his doctorate in educational administration and foundations from Illinois State University.
Dr. Avendano has previously served as a board member and chair for the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, the Grundy-Livingston-Kankakee Workforce Investment Board, Cornerstone Services and the Riverside Medical Center Board. In 2014-15, Dr. Avendano served as co-chair for The United Way of Kankakee County and formally served on the Pioneering Healthier Communities Advisory Committee for the area YMCA. He recently finished serving in his sixth year as the presidents’ liaison for the Illinois region of Phi Theta Kappa. Dr. Avendano received the following recognition and awards from Waubonsee Community College: Fab 40, Distinguished Alum, induction into their Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Skyway Conference Hall of Fame. He was recognized by Phi Theta Kappa with the following awards: Distinguished Administrator, Shirley B. Gordon Award and the 2019 Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, Dr. Avendano was inducted into Illinois State University’s Educational Administration and Foundations Hall of Fame. He also received the 2017-18 Illinois Community College Trustees’ Association Advocacy Award. Additionally, The Daily Journal recognized Dr. Avendano as its 2019 Citizen of the Year. He and his wife Janet have three children – Michael, Nicole and Marissa.
Orville Dothage
GOODWILL OF NORTH FLORIDA BOARD MEMBER
Orville Dothage
Manager, Northrop Grumman
Orville “Orv” Dothage is a Senior Manager with Northrop Grumman Aerospace which is one of the world’s largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers. He coordinates the development and review of process performance and health metrics. Orv has been employed with Northrop Grumman for over 34 years.
In his current role, he draws upon more than 30 years of experience at Northrop Grumman in aerospace systems. Orv holds a Master of Business Administration and Management from Kent College.
Orv was instrumental in creating a partnership between Goodwill, First Coast Technical College (FCTC) and Northrop Grumman. This partnership program allows Goodwill to recruit and support members of the St. Johns community to earn a certification in introductory aircraft manufacturing at FCTC, thus creating a talent pipeline for careers at Northrop Grumman. Orv is a member of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce.
Jason Spencer
GOODWILL OF NORTH FLORIDA BOARD MEMBER
Jason Spencer
Senior Vice President – Middle Market Banking, Regions Bank
In his previous role at Wells Fargo, Jason was a relationship manager in the North Florida Regional Commercial Banking Office and served middle market businesses in industries including manufacturing, distribution, transportation, retail and real estate. Jason joined Wells Fargo in 2008 and in 2010 joined the Commercial Banking Financial Analyst Program. In August 2023 he joined the team at Regions Bank and stepped into a similar role as Senior Vice President of Middle Market Banking.
In 2012, he attended an advanced credit training program to enhance credit underwriting, relationship management and business development skills. Jason is a member of the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida and serves as liaison for the young professional board. He is also a board member and community volunteer for other organizations including Leadership Jacksonville, Catholic Charities and Furman’s Young Alumni Council. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Jason lives in Jacksonville with his wife. They have three children. Jason holds a B.A. in economics from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
Kerri Stewart
GOODWILL OF NORTH FLORIDA BOARD MEMBER
Kerri Stewart
In her current role at Miller Electric, Kerri draws upon more than 17 years of experience as a public servant and inspirational change-leader. From the Mayor’s Office to JEA, she’s always relied heavily on data to design campaigns and programs and measure outcomes.
Kerri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, double-majoring in Marketing and Management from the University of North Florida and a Business Analytics Certificate from Harvard Business School.
Wanda Willis
GOODWILL OF NORTH FLORIDA BOARD MEMBER
Wanda Willis
Vice President, Civic Leadership
Wanda joined the Community Foundation in April 2022 as the first Vice President, Civic Leadership, with a longstanding career in community leadership and development. She oversees key strategic community engagement efforts and serves as a convener and a catalyst on community issues to enhance the Foundation’s impact in the communities it serves. She also supports the Women’s Giving Alliance and the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund. Previously the Director of Community Development at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Willis is a graduate of August State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Public Relations. She also holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from St. Mary’s University.