The Community Foundation of Broward Announces 2026 Board Officers and Members
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The Community Foundation of Broward is proud to announce its 2026 Board officers and welcome four new Board members who will help lead its work to champion local philanthropy. The hands-on, 21-member Board of Directors guides the Foundation’s grantmaking, shapes its leadership efforts and helps grow endowed resources to ensure the Community Foundation’s impact goes on forever.
Since its founding in 1984, more than 150 Broward business executives, policymakers, philanthropists, community advocates and other local leaders have volunteered to share their expertise and insights while serving on the Community Foundation Board.
The new Board officers, elected at a December 2025 meeting of the full Board of Directors, are Chair Jonathan K. Allen, Vice Chair Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Secretary Eric J. Vainder, Treasurer Bertha Henry, Member At-Large Ramona Lacy Fowler, and Member At-Large Trevor Fried.
Jonathan K. Allen, Chair – Director of Broward County’s Water and Wastewater Services Business Operations Division:
Allen serves as Director of Broward County’s Water and Wastewater Services Business Operations Division. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Florida A&M University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. Allen has held past positions as City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Public Works Director and other roles for five local governments in Kansas and Florida. He is an active member of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., National Forum for Black Public Administrators and other civic/professional organizations.
Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Vice Chair – Partner in Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC, founder of the Women of Color Empowerment Institute, Inc.:
Norris-Weeks is a partner in Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC. She serves as counsel to various governmental entities, including cities in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. Norris-Weeks is a Past Chair for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity of Broward. She is founder of the Women of Color Empowerment Institute, Inc. and also serves as a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Conference for the Southern District of Florida.
Eric J. Vainder, Secretary – Senior Market Executive for Northern Trust:
Vainder is Northern Trust’s Senior Market Executive for Broward County. Since joining Northern Trust in 1998, he has closely advised high-net-worth families, individuals and foundations in all areas of wealth management. Prior to his current role, Vainder served as Senior Managing Director of a Private Client Advisory Team based in Miami. Eric's community involvement includes serving as Chairman of the Board of Easter Seals of South Florida; Board Member of the Overtown Youth Center; Chairman of the United Way's Professional Advisors Committee in Miami-Dade; Advisory Board Member for Philanthropy Miami; and Member of the Nationwide Gift Planning Advisor Council for the American Cancer Society.
Bertha Henry, Treasurer – Former Broward County Administrator:
Henry has a longstanding career in public service, with more than 30 years of experience in public administration. In 2022, she retired as Broward County Administrator. As the county’s top executive officer, Henry managed a nearly $6 billion budget and directed more than 7,000 employees from more than 60 county agencies. Henry began working for Broward County in 1996, serving as an assistant to the county administrator. She later became Miami’s assistant city manager of finance administration. In 2000, she returned to Broward County to serve as deputy county administrator for eight years prior to her appointment as county administrator. In 2017, she was honored with the International City/County Management Association Career Excellence Award. Bertha has a bachelor’s degree in government and a master’s degree in public administration from Florida State University.
Ramona Lacy Fowler, Member At-Large – Executive advisor to health care organizations:
Fowler is an Executive Advisor to health care organizations. She has consulted with hundreds of hospitals, health systems and academic medical centers as well as GPOs, technology companies, physician practice companies and health plans. Fowler was co- founder and Managing Partner of Prism Healthcare Partners, a health care consulting firm. Prior to that, she was a Principal for Wellspring Partners, the third-largest healthcare consulting company firm. She served on the Board of two health care consulting firms, Prism Healthcare Partners and Wellspring Partners.
Trevor Fried, Member At-Large – Senior Portfolio Management Director/Founder of The Las Olas Group at Morgan Stanley:
Fried is a financial advisor, published author and senior portfolio management director/founder of The Las Olas Group at Morgan Stanley. He serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation of Broward. Fried is also a Community Foundation of Broward Community Builder, a group of local philanthropists who create endowed charitable funds of $1 million or more to shape a brighter future for Broward. He is an active member or Board member of several civic and benevolent organizations in Broward County. Since 2013, Fried has been a member of the Planned Giving Council of Broward. He recently served as the Board Chair at Gilda’s Club of South Florida and continues serving as an honorary Board member. In addition, Fried is a volunteer Guardian for Honor Flight South Florida. In 2019, he was appointed as a trustee of the South Florida National Parks Trust.
Four new members have been appointed to the Board of Directors, including:
Anita Byer – President of The Human Equation and Founder of Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk
Monifa Hall – Litigation and intellectual property attorney at Patrick Doerr
Cindy Mason – Florida Blue Market Leader, Broward County
Andrew Wurtele – Philanthropist
Additionally, Holly Hudson Bodenweber, Ted Christie, Marianela “Nela” Collado, Aurelio Fernandez, Alice Lucia Jackson, Ken Kappner, Greg Medalie, Pam Pettis, Mona Pittenger (Immediate Past Chair), Brian Poulin and John Templeton returned as Board members.
“Year after year, impressive local leaders step up to serve on our Board because they believe in the power of local philanthropy to transform lives and shape a brighter future,” said President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. “By volunteering their time and talents to partner with us, Board members embody the Community Foundation motto to ‘Lead with Love.’”
“A very special thank you to former Board members David Horvitz, Susanne Cornfeld Hurowitz, Dara Levan, and Sigrid McCawley, who completed their terms in 2025. Thank you for all the ways you have helped the Community Foundation ‘Lead with Love’ during your tenures, and we look forward to partnering for years to come,” O’Flannery Anderson continued.
Presently, the Foundation shepherds 590 charitable funds, and over 40 years, it has provided nearly $215 million in support of student achievement, the arts, career readiness, seniors in need, environmental resilience, health care, mental health, affordable housing, disaster relief, nonprofit empowerment and much more. All grants are made possible by the dedicated fundholders who partner with the Foundation to create charitable funds to fuel their philanthropy.
For more information about the Community Foundation of Broward, please visit www.cfbroward.org.