Leadership
MBF’s Board Members
Know Our Leaders
The MBF is an economic development organization which is governed by a Board consisting of fifteen (15) Directors, of which five are appointed by Bayside Marketplace, five are appointed by the City of Miami Commission, and five are appointed by GGP Company.
Rolando Aedo
Director
Rolando Aedo has been a senior member of the staff of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau for the past 13 years. In his current capacity as Senior Vice President of the Bureau’s Marketing & Tourism Department.
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Michelle Barton King
Director
After graduating from Miami Palmetto Senior High School, she attended and graduated from University of Miami with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (minor in Sociology) in 1992.
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Basil Binns II
Director
Mr. Binns, a University of Florida graduate, has served in various capacities in South Florida governments for 14 years. Basil is currently Deputy Director at Miami International Airport.
Benito "Benny" Carmona
Director
Benny, as his friends call him, was born in Miami, Florida in 1975 of Cuban-American parents. He has a bachelor
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Sonia Canessa-Gonzalez
Treasurer
Mrs. Canessa-Gonzalez is Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer of Grove Bank & Trust, overseeing the areas of Finance, Information Technology, Deposit and Loan Operations.
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Jeff P.H. Cazeau
Director
Jeff P. H. Cazeau, Esq. is a shareholder in the Miami office of Becker & Poliakoff, where he serves as the City Attorney for the City of North Miami and, represents other municipal governments and boards.
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Adam Dunshee
Director
Adam is a Relationship Manager in the Financial Institutions unit of Wells Fargo which provides credit, payments, and trade services to banks and non-banks worldwide.
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Nicole Ewan
Secretary
Nicole Ewan is the Assistant City Clerk for the City of Miami, where she is responsible for assisting the City Clerk in administrating and coordinating the appropriate safekeeping of all legislation adopted for the City of Miami and Community Redevelopment Agencies.
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Andrew Gordon
Director
Andrew Gordon, born in Miami, Florida, received his B.A. from Hampshire College in 1977 and his J.D. from Georgetown University in 1980, where he was Executive Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
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Nathan Kurland
Chair
With more than 30 years of experience in various industries, Nathan Kurland brings a small-business owner’s perspective to the table at MBF.
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Josie Legido-Correa
Director
Ms. Legido-Correa currently serves as the Director of Business Development for JWR Construction.
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Louis McMillian
Director
A native of Miami, Louis has always been involved in the city he grew up in. A graduate of Belen Jesuit Prep (class of ’96).
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Edgar J. Nieto
Director
Edgar J. Nieto is Senior Vice President and Lending Unit Team Leader at Terrabank.
Mauro Olivieri
Director
Mauro Olivieri is the General Manager for CBRE’s / AAC Bayside Marketplace, an open-air, waterfront iconic center with over 150 shops and restaurants.
Pamela Weller
Vice Chair
Pamela Weller Garcia-Serra, Senior General Manager at Bayside Marketplace, has served as General Manager at many of South Florida’s leading shopping centers.
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