Board of Directors
The board is composed of community leaders who volunteer their time to guide the foundation. The board has many different roles, including acting as a financial and investment advisor; assisting with real estate policies, procedures, potential transactions and other real estate issues affecting the foundation; providing general direction of fundraising plans; and managing and governing the business affairs of the foundation.
2025-26 Board of Directors
Officers
Stuart Heaton P’17
Board Chair
Executive Vice President and Partner
Elevation Financial Group
Roslyn Burttram H’23 P’20
Vice Chair
Retired Medical Affairs Professional
James Harhi ’97
Secretary
Senior Vice President
ProParks
Manish Hirapara ’98
Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer
PeakActivity, LLC
Mark Plaumann ’74, ’79MBA
Treasurer
Managing Member, Co-Founder
Greyhawke Capital Advisors, LLC
Brian Butler H'22
Immediate Past Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
JCB Construction, Inc.
Directors
James “Jim” Adamczyk ’02 ’04MBA
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer,
FAIRWINDS Credit Union
Matt Assenmacher ‘93
Managing Partner, Top Tile and Stoneworks
Tandreia Bellamy '98MS
Founder, Tb Supply Chain Consulting LLC
Jessica L. Blume '80
Retired Vice Chairman, Deloitte, LLP
Board Director, Publix and Centene
Teresa Borcheck
Vice President and Client Service Manager (Retired), BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Clint Bullock '95
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Orlando Utilities Commission
Marhsall Cohn ’11MS
President and Founder, The Dunhill Companies
Cary D'Ortona '00 '01MSA
Senior Vice President, Orlando Health
President, Orlando Health Medical Group
Catherine “Cathy” Engelman
Former Owner, Optimal Translation and Transportation
Rob Kantor '97 '04MS '09MBA
Vice President, Business Analytics and Industrial Engineering, Universal Parks and Resorts
Laurette Koellner '77
Former President, Boeing International
John Mahony '96
Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Kavaliro
Karen Manglardi P’15 ’16 ’20 H’20
Vice President and Manager, Manglardi Family Ventures
Marc McMurrin '01
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ginsburg Family Foundation, Inc.
Irene McNutt ’94 ’95MSA
Audit Principal, Rehmann
Dana Patton
Retired Executive Recruiter, Tyler and Company,
Community Leader and Philanthropist
Heather Pigman '94
Partner, Hollingsworth, LLP
Thomas “Tom” Riordan ’78 ’79MSEE
Chief Executive Officer, Aril, Inc.
Kevin Wydra '92
Chief Technology Officer, Wydra Technology Services
Ex-Officio Directors
Thomas “Tom” McNamara ’88
Trustee, UCF Board of Trustees
Carol Hendren ’96 ‘98MS
Chair, UCF Alumni Board
Community Leader and
Civic Volunteer
Emeritus Directors
Judith Albertson HC'14
James T. Barnes Jr.
R. Van Bogan
Olga Calvet '71
Loretta Corey H'17 P'08 '11 '15
Peter Dagostino
Alan G. Fickett '71
Manuel A. Garcia III
J. Charles Gray HC'16
Michael J. Grindstaff '78
John C. Hitt H'17*
Phyllis Klock HC'14
Deborah J. Komanski '79
Rita A. Lowndes H'19
Michael Manglardi '84
Gerald R. McGratty '71
Anthony J. Nicholson HC'17
Margery Pabst Steinmetz
Roger W. Pynn '73
Rick Walsh '77
AI R. Weiss '76
Nelson Ying
Thomas Yochum
Emeritus Remembrances
Gerald “Jerry” F. Hilbrich
Community Leader
John C. Hitt H’17
Richard “Dick” A. Nunis HC’96
Honorary Director
Joan D. Ruffier
Community Leader
Upcoming Board Meetings
Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meeting is asked to advise the UCF Foundation, Inc. at least 72 hours before the meeting by contacting the UCF Foundation Board Office at FNDBoard@ucf.edu or 407-822-1220. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 711 (V/TDD).
Any person who wishes to appeal a decision made by the UCF Foundation Board of Directors with respect to any matter considered at this public meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
2025
Foundation Board Committee Day
June 9, 2025
Investment Committee Meeting | 9 – 10:30 a.m. | Public Link
Governance Committee Meeting | 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Public Link
Joust New Venture’s Competition Spotlight | 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting | 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. | Public Link
Philanthropy and Donor Engagement Committee Meeting | 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Public Link
Audit Committee Meeting | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Public Link
Foundation Board Summer Meeting
June 10, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Agenda | Public Link
Board Documents
Meeting Archives
MAY 2025
- Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual) | 5.6.25
APRIL 2025
- Audit Committee Meeting (Virtual) | 4.23.25
MARCH 2025
- Statement of Investment Strategy Workshop (Hybrid) | 3.3.25
- Chair and Vice Chair Discussion: Finance and Facilities Committee (Virtual) | 3.24.25
- Scholarship Application Reviewer Training (Virtual) | 3.24.25
FEBRUARY 2025
- Legal Hot Topics Webinar [Virtual] | 2.12.25 | Minutes
- Board Composition Subcommittee Meeting [Virtual] | 2.25.25 | Minutes
- Finance and Facilities Committee Workshop [Hybrid] | 2.27.25
- Leveraging the Power of AI in Higher Education Philanthropy Webinar [Virtual] | 2.27.25 | Minutes
JANUARY 2025
- Investment Committee Meeting | 1.16.25 | Minutes
- Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting | Minutes
- Governance Committee Meeting | 1.16.25 | Minutes
- Philanthropy and Donor Engagement Committee Meeting | Minutes
- Board of Directors Meeting | 1.16.25 | Minutes
- Board Composition Subcommittee Meeting | Minutes
DECEMBER 2024
- [Virtual] Joint Investment/Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting | Minutes
OCTOBER 2024
- [Educational Webinar] UCF Foundation Board Finance Refresher | Minutes
- [Educational Webinar] Legal Hot Topics in Higher Education | Minutes
- Foundation Board Committee Day | 10.23.24
- Foundation Board Fall Board Meeting | Minutes
SEPTEMBER 2024
- [Educational Webinar] Sunshine Law and Important Legal Considerations for the UCF Foundation Board | Minutes
- Bylaws Review Ad Hoc Workgroup/Supplemental Policy Development | Minutes
- Executive Committee Meeting | Minutes
AUGUST 2024