Professional Advisory Council

The Professional Advisory Council was established in 2001. Members of the Council are chosen by the Foundation to act as advisors and consultants to help the Foundation develop educational services and outreach efforts for their peers and clients. They also provide feedback to the Foundation about the issues that are important to their clients and the community.

2008 Professional Advisory Council Members

  • Donald C. Wright, Esq., Rogers Towers, PA, (Chair, Downtown Council)
  • Timothy L. Flanagan, Esq., Purcell, Flanagan & Hay (Chair, Amelia Island Council)
  • Clay B. Tousey, Jr., Esq., Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball (Chair, Beaches Council)
  • Dan W. Armstrong, Esq., Damn W. Armstrong, PA (Beaches)
  • Willis Ball, Merrill Lynch Private Client Group (Downtown)
  • Hayes Basford, Jr., Smith Barney, Inc. (Downtown)
  • Harris L. Bonnette, Jr., Esq., Ivan, Cole & Bonnette (Downtown)
  • Pamela Marks Breault Esq, Internal Revenue Service (Downtown)
  • Lonnie Brooks, CFP, ChFC, AEP, Financial Design Associates, (Downtown)
  • Lee Ann D. Buchanan, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management (Amelia Island)
  • Robert M. Bugbee, CTFA, BB&T (Downtown)
  • Cathleen A. Burns, MBA, CFP, St. Augustine Investment Mgt. (St. Augustine)
  • Anne K. Buzby, Esq., Rogers Towers (Beaches)
  • Jean C. Coker, Esq., Jean C. Coker, PA (Beaches)
  • Kristen D. Drake, Esq., Ivan, Cole & Bonnette (Amelia Island)
  • Daniel M. Edelman, CPA, Presser, Lahnen and Edelman (Downtown)
  • Nassim H. Elias, SunTrust Bank, North Florida (Amelia Island)
  • Rick Fairweather, Esq., Rogers Towers, (Amelia Island )
  • Michael W. Fisher, Esq., Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball, PA (Downtown)
  • Charlene Francis, Esq., Law Office of Charlene Francis, PA (Beaches)
  • Robert R. Franskousky, Morgan Stanley (Downtown)
  • John G. Grimsley, Esq., Grimsley, Marker and Iseley, PA (Downtown)
  • Chantal Guilbert-Hook, Esq., Law Office of Chantal Hook, PA (Beaches)
  • Michael W. Halloran, CLU, CHFC, Northwestern Mutual Financial (Downtown)
  • Mark Hand, CPA, S. Mark Hand and Associates, PA (Downtown)
  • Jeffrey C. Hartman, AXA Advisors (Downtown)
  • Jonathan L. Hay, Esq., Purcell, Flanagan and Hay, PA (Downtown)
  • John "Jack" Hazard, CLU, CHFC, National Life of Vermont (Beaches)
  • William G. Hillegass, CPA, Hillegass, Chepenick & Hood (Beaches)
  • W. Henry Hurst, CPA, The Hurst Company, CPAs, (Amelia Island Council)
  • Charles D. Hyman, Charles D. Hyman & Co. (Board of Trustees Liaison)
  • Archie O. Jenkins III, Merrill Lynch (Beaches)
  • Kathryn Knee, Esq., Law Office of Kathryn Knee (Amelia Island)
  • Matthew D. Kwartler, CFP, Private Wealth Management, SunTrust (Downtown)
  • John E. Lawlor, III, Esq., Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball (Amelia Island)
  • Matthew B. Miller, CLU, ChFC, CFP, CFS, Financial Design Associates (St. Augustine)
  • H.T. Platt, Live Oak Family Officers LLC (Downtown)
  • David E. Polovina, All Florida Insurance Services (Beaches)
  • Sarah "Sally" T. Ragsdale, UBS Financial (Downtown)
  • Michael E. Ruble, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Bank Private Wealth Management (Beaches)
  • Thomas W. Shaw, CFP, SunTrust Bank (Beaches)
  • Joseph W. Sharp, Esq., Sharp Global Systems, Inc. (Downtown)
  • Lisa Strange Weatherby, CIMA, CIS, Wachovia Securities (Downtown)
  • Arthur L. Stern, Esq., Law Offices of Arthur Stern (St. Augustine)
  • James V. Walker, Esq., Walker Law Group, PA (Beaches)
  • Donald Robert Weeks, CPA, Doss, Weeks CPAs (Amelia Island)

For more information, contact Bob Roberts.