Bios

Jose Basulto (HPC)

Jose Basulto currently serves as Vice Chairman and Commissioner of the South Broward Hospital District. Previous commitments include service as Board Member of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, and Pacific National Bank of Miami. He earned his MBA in Finance at Cornell University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management at Florida International University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Georgia, and a licensed General Contractor in the State of Florida.

Mr. Basulto is President of BMC, a consulting firm serving numerous municipal, state, and federal government entities, as well as private sector firms in industries such as transportation, aviation, healthcare, telecommunications, petro-chemicals, and power generation. Prior international experience includes work as Managing Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Field Engineer with M. W. Kellogg, and Project Engineer with McDevitt & Street (now Bovis Lend Lease).

Joyce Rodriguez (HPC)

Joyce Rodriguez has more than twenty five years of experience in the freight forwarding/supply chain, import-export business. She is the President of Tri Star Freight which she established in 1996. Tri Star Freight is a licensed NVOCC and customs broker involved in numerous humanitarian projects in South America. She is also a volunteer of a…

Rev. Willie Duckworth (HPC)

Reverend Willie Duckworth has served for the past eight years as pastor of the Emanuel Church of God in Christ (COGIC) of Florida located in Miami. He also serves as president of the Evangelist Department of the South Miami District COGIC, a consortium of seven churches. Rev Duckworth further serves at the jurisdictional level of…

Dr. Cassaundra Wimes (CEG)

Dr. Cassaundra Wimes is a Licensed Psychologist and Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. She is a Private Practitioner and Consultant. Dr. Wimes currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member in the University of Miami’s Educational and Psychological Studies Department. Dr. Wimes has dedicated her life to service with the goal of improving the quality of…

Rev. Dr. R. Joaquin Willis (CEG)

Reverend Dr. R. Joaquin Willis is senior pastor at Church of the Open Door, U.C.C. in Miami, Florida. With a membership of over 300, the church campus houses a sanctuary and a Family Life Center. The church has a 501(c)(3) affiliate, Miami Youth Garden Inc., (MyG), created to assist in human and community development. He…

Antonio Prado (HPC)

Antonio Prado currently serves as Executive Director of the Collective Empowerment Group of South Florida, Inc. (CEG), a consortium of over forty South Florida churches with predominantly African American congregations. The CEG is engaged in a wide range of economic and community development programs. For more details visit: www.cegsoflo.org Mr. Prado also offers over twenty…

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