David Lawrence Jr. — Always Informed
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. (b. 1942) retired in 1999 as publisher of The Miami Herald to work in the area of early childhood development and readiness. He chairs The Children’s Movement of Florida, aimed at making children the state’s top priority for investment and decision-making.
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Mary Ellen Scherl: Art with Backstories
After a 17-year career as an Art Director at two premier advertising agencies, MARY ELLEN SCHERL transitioned from commercial art to fine art — sculpture, painting, installation photography, writing, and most recently filmmaking.
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Alan Zweibel Knows Funny
An original “Saturday Night Live” writer, ALAN ZWEIBEL has won five Emmy Awards for his work in television, which also includes “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” (which he co-created and produced), “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
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Conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson: Born to Make Music
In 2005, JERI LYNNE JOHNSON made history as the first Black woman to win an international conducting prize when she was awarded the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship. Since then she has continued to break barriers in Europe and the US as the first woman and/or African-American woman on the podium for many orchestras and opera companies in the US and Europe. Johnson is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra.
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Daniel Robbins: Filmmaker
DANIEL ROBBINS is a filmmaker best known for the 2018 horror film “Pledge” and the 2024 comedy “Bad Shabbos,” which won the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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The Goldman Touch
JANET GOLDMAN is the Founder and Chairwoman Emeritus of Goldman Properties. She is also an artist, teacher, and the founder of Janet Golman Designs, which morphed into FRAGMENTS.
JESSICA GOLDMAN SREBNICK is the co-chair of Goldman Properties, the creative real estate firm with a storied history in developing thriving global destinations across the United States such as SoHo in New York City, Center City Philadelphia, Miami Beach, and Wynwood.
