BIOGRAPHY
| President
and CEO Rhythm & Blues Enterprises, LLC Rhythm & Blues Entertainment, LLC R&B Coffee, Inc. Owner and Operator of 4 Tijuana Flats Burrito Company locations and a Barnie's Coffee location this restaurant development and management company along with its affiliates collectively generating over $5.2M in annualized sales employing 140 people with operations in Seminole County, Orange County and the Cities of Winter Springs, Oviedo and Winter Park, FL. Elected Office: City Commissioner, City of Winter Springs, FL District 2 Municipality of 35,000 individuals with a 90/10 residential tax base and a $60M operating budget; rated by Money Magazine as the 31st best city in the US in which to live and raise a family. 34,621
Residents (est.) Board of Directors: Seminole Community Mental Health Agency Private 501C3 Serving 8000 severely at risk adults annually through residential, critical care, outpatient care, and community intervention. One of only 2 county Baker Act induction agencies. Serving on the Political Action Committee and the Nominating Committee. Board of Trustees: Boys Town of Florida Central Florida Demitree Campus located in Oviedo FL is the second largest Boys Town facility in the country servicing 1400 severely at risk children and families through emergency shelters, residential care and community outreach desired to provide care while emphasizing the family structure through the use of residential care in a family teaching environment. Leadership Council Member: Leadership Seminole Joining business, Government and Civic leaders in a learning atmosphere over a 10 month program to introduce a behind the scenes look at county government while coming together to participate in a group project of regional impact. Life
Member: US Naval War College Foundation Founding Member: Winter Springs Chamber of Commerce 1 of 5 members of the merger team to merge the WS and OV chambers Founder and past President: Winter Springs Town Center Merchants Association Previous Business Accomplishments: Prior
to launching Rhythm & Blues, was Director of WW Training, Education
and Consulting for Seagate Software; launching the division in 1996
and launching startup and strategic partnerships through central
and northern Europe, Australia and Canada from 1996 to 1999. Following
the acquisition of Seagate Software by VERITAS Software in 1999,
served as Director of American Operations for Education Services
establishing new operations and revenue opportunities in the US,
Canada, Mexico and Brazil and finally as Director for Global Strategic
Business Development for the education division of VERITAS Software
developing and negotiating service and delivery related contract
in the F100 software market space. |
