LEADERSHIP
Agatha Caraballo, PhD
Founding Director, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
305-348-1006
acarabal@fiu.edu
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAVE (August 2025 to May 2026)
Jose Morcillo Gomez, PhD
Interim Program Director (August 2025 - May 2026) and Affiliate [...]
305-348-2851
jmorcill@fiu.edu
Daniella Long, PhD
Affiliate Faculty, Certificate Assistant Director, and Volcker Alliance NextGen [...]
305-348-5982
dlong@fiu.edu
Nicki Fraser, PhD
Affiliate Faculty & Operations, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
305-348-5220
nfraser@fiu.edu
AFFILIATE FACULTY
Shane Gunderson
Affiliate Faculty, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
sgunde@fiu.edu
Karen Borgenheimer
Affiliate Faculty, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
305-348-2852
borgenhe@fiu.edu
Amarillys Garcia Perez
Affiliate Faculty, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
305-348-3301
aeugarci@fiu.edu
Allison Matulli
Affiliate Faculty, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
amatulli@fiu.edu
Jeremiah Schwarz
Affiliate Faculty, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
Astrid Arrarás
Affiliate Faculty, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
305-348-0000
profile@fiu.edu
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Meme Ferré
Advisory Council Chair
memearte5@icloud.com
David Lawrence Jr.
Founder & Board Chair, The Children's Movement of Florida
George F. Knox
Retired; Former Miami City Attorney
Frances Colon, PhD
Senior Fellow - International Climate, Center for American Progress
Albert Gomez
Founder, Gravity Miami
Kamila Pritchett
President/CEO, The Black Archives and Historic Lyric Theater
Paul Carl Velez
President/CEO, Borinquen Medical Centers
Carlos Maurice Ferré
Senior Vice President, A2aMEDIA
Elizabeth Tetreault
Retired, Maurice A. Ferré Foundation
Monica Bustinza, PhD
Democracy Programs Director, Engage Miami
Merdochey LaFrance
Board of Directors, Florida Civic Advance
William A. Ramos
Government Affairs Strategist
Sonia Succar Ferré
Program Director - Clean Tech + Skilled Trades, Goodwill Industries International
Jacob Marrero Torres
Social Insurance Specialist, Social Security Administration
FELLOWS
Derrick Boakye Boadu
Ferré Institute Fellow (2024-2025)
Ana Luiza Ferreira Terra Pinto
Ferré Institute Fellow (2025-2026)