Board of Directors

Marie-Jose’ Francois, President Business Affiliation: Community Health Centers, President/CEO(Board Member since 2009)

Winfred “Chad” McKendrick, Vice President Business Affiliation: Primerica, Regional Vice President (Board Member since 2009)

Tadayuki “Tad” Hara, Ph.D., Treasurer Business Afilliation: UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Associate Dean of Administration & Finance (Board Member since 2009)

Reginald B. McGill Business Affiliation: City of Orlando, Office of the Mayor Director of Constituent Services (Board Member since 2000)

Thomas S. Kornegay, Immediate Past President Business Affiliation: TeKontrol, Inc., Chairman/CEO (Board Member since 2009)

Ava K. Doppelt, Esq. Business Affiliation: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A., Partner (Board Member since 1992)

Alberta Wells Godfrey Business Affiliation: Retired Elementary School Principal (Board Member since 2009)

Jacinta Mathis Esq., Business Affiliation: Mathis Law Group, LLC;

Joshua SmithBenson, PharmD. Business Affiliation: Walgreens Pharmacy Manager

Harietta S. Finley; Business Affiliation: Lead Sales & Service Associate, U.S. Postal Service

On behalf of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.), the nonprofit (501[c]3) historic preservation and cultural arts organization which presents the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival), I bring Salutations and a Special Invitation to join the “Company of ‘ZoraPhiles’ ” on our 2nd Conference Cruise, April 7 -14, 2019. In April 2016, 77 of us representing 15 states celebrated the 125th year of Zora Neale Hurston’s birth by “Tracing the Her Caribbean Footprints,” traveling, among other places, to Haiti and Jamaica. Simply stated, it was a fantastic conference cruise. Among our scholar presenters was the inimitable, Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, Professor Emerita, Morgan State University. Now, we are preparing to cruise again — This time in 2019 to mark the 30th Anniversary of the ZORA! Festival. Do plan to come with us. You will have a wonderful experience — Guaranteed!

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