JW Marriot Marquis Miami
2022 Sand In My Shoes Award Program
Title Sponsor
Florida Blue
Florida Blue, has been a leader in the health care industry for more than 75 years. As your local Blue Cross Blue Shield, Florida Blue offers families, retirees and local businesses a wide range of options that make it easy to find a health plan that fits both your health care needs and financial priorities. Learn more at FloridaBlue.com.
Presenting Sponsor
Baptist Health
Baptist Health is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals, more than 23,000 employees, 4,000 physicians and 100 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences.
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private research university and academic health system with a distinct geographic capacity to connect institutions, individuals, and ideas across the hemisphere and around the world. The University’s vibrant and diverse academic community comprises 11 schools and colleges serving more than 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 majors and programs.
Diamond Sponsor
Dr. Kira and Neil Flanzraich: I helped build several large pharmaceutical companies. Now I am the Executive Chairman of two biotech companies, developing innovative drugs for cancer and Alzheimer's Disease. My darling wife Kira has advanced Alzheimer's Disease. I am devoting my life to finding solutions for people suffering from those terrible illnesses.
Florida Power & Light
Florida Power & Light Company serves more than 5.6 million customer accounts supporting more than 11 million residents across Florida with clean, reliable, and affordable electricity. In 2020 FPL, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, won the ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Excellence Award, presented by PA Consulting, for the fifth time in the last six years.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (GT), has approximately 2200 attorneys 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100.
Nicklaus Children’s Health System
Nicklaus Children’s Health System is the parent organization of 309-bed Nicklaus Children's Hospital, South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children. Founded in 1950, the organization includes outpatient centers situated throughout southeast Florida, a 501c3 fundraising arm, a nonprofit physician practice, and a freestanding ambulatory surgery center.
Platinum Honorary Host Sponsor
AvMed
AvMed James M. Repp 9400 S. Dadeland Blvd Miami, FL 33156 Phone: 305.671.5437 One of Florida’s oldest and largest not-for-profit health plans, AvMed provides a variety of affordable health plan coverage solutions, including self-funded options, for businesses of all sizes in most major metropolitan areas of the state. We transform lives to create a WELLfluent™ world by inspiring Floridians to focus on celebrating the riches that matter most – health and happiness.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual con0sumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.
CareerSource of South Florida
CareerSource South Florida is a public-private partnership that establishes state and federally funded workforce development and training policies for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. CareerSource South Florida’s services and resources are available to everyone at no cost through a network of centers located throughout the region.
Florida International University
Florida International University is a Top 50 public university that drives talent, innovation and opportunity in Miami with leading academic programs focused on student success. Many of South Florida leaders are among over 260,000 FIU alumni.
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Knight invests in journalism, the arts, and in the success of cities where John S. and James L. Knight published newspapers. We support informed and engaged communities, which are essential for a healthy democracy.
MBF Healthcare Partners
MBF Healthcare Partners is a private-equity group bringing transformative expertise to healthcare businesses. We analyze industry trends and invest in companies whose potential aligns with clear market opportunities. We offer more than just resources; our team has specialized leadership and industry relationships that can accelerate growth and create winning outcomes.
Media Counselors
Media Counselors has become a legacy media buying service through our customer service, cost efficient negotiating and positive relationships with media partners while upholding the brand values of our clients.
Miami Herald
The Miami Herald is dedicated to serving the diverse and growing South Florida region and its people as the community's most credible and dynamic source of news, information, and advertising solutions.
Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group is a cruise vacation company that owns four global brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea. Royal Caribbean Group is also a 50% owner of a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, our brands operate 61 ships with an additional 15 on order as of December 21, 2020.
St. Thomas University
St. Thomas is a Catholic university with rich cultural and international diversity committed to the academic and professional success of its students who become ethical leaders in our global community.
Honorary Host Committee:
Jayne and Leonard Abess Family Foundation
Berkowitz Pollock Brant Advisors & CPAs
Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
Dr. Kira and Neil Flanzraich
Florida International University
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Kadre Family (manny@mannykadre.com)
Dr. Modesto Maidique (maidique@fiu.edu)
Nicklaus Children’s Health System
South Florida Public Broadcasting Systems
Charles and Roz Stuzin
Trish and Dan Bell
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
Gold Virtual Sponsor:
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
Health Foundation of South Florida
The Children’s Movement of Florida
The Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade
Silver Sponsor:
Jeff and Yolanda Berkowitz
Charlie and Maite Martinez
Ronald L. Book, P.A. (Ron@rlbookpa.com)
Thunder Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Bronze Virtual Sponsor:
Berkshire Hathaway, EWM Realty
Vic and Monique Bubnow
Tere and Bill Canida
Al Cardenas and Ana Navarro
Rudy and Emily Cecchi/Cristo Rey Miami High School
Donna and Steve Feig
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Michael Grunwald
Daniel R. Lewis
Gail S. Meyers
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Multivision
Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A.
Gerald K. Schwartz