Foundation Staff
Executive Director
Nina Zanella comes to the Deering Estate Foundation with over 25 years in nonprofit management and a strong fund development and communications background. Nina attended the University of Rhode Island Read More
Special Events Coordinator
Michelle Streit originally from Kansas has been with the Foundation for over 8 years now. She is the driving force behind the Deering Estate Foundation’s signature events including Wine on Read More
Board Members
Executive Board
President
Liede is a graduate from American University with a BA in international business. Originally from Pennsylvania she has made Miami her home for more than 20 years with her husband Read More
Past President
Becky Roper Matkov, a preservation consultant and writer, manages RG Heritage, LLC, overseeing land and historic property. For 18 years, she served as CEO of Dade Heritage Trust, Miami’s largest Read More
Secretary
Barry E. Johnson has been active in leadership in the south Florida community for over 30 years. In addition to the Deering Estate Foundation board, he is a member of Read More
Directors
Board Member
Andrew is a practicing attorney in Florida since 1996 with offices in Coral Gables. He is committed to a high quality and very personalized civil litigation and business oriented practice Read More
Board Member
Baldwyn is an External Affairs Manager for Florida Power & Light in Miami-Dade County. His area of responsibility focuses on South Miami-Dade County from the City of South Miami down Read More
Board Member
Having lived in South Florida for over 45 years, Christine is virtually a native. Her parents honeymooned in Miami Beach and decided then that they would eventually leave Philadelphia, Christine’s Read More
Board Member
President/CEO Community Health of South Florida, Inc. For more than 30 years, Brodes H. Hartley, Jr. has provided leadership toward the accomplishment of the mission of Community Health of South Read More
Board Member
Courtney Reeder was born, raised, and is currently a Palmetto Bay resident along with her husband and three children. She graduated from Florida International University in 2004 with a degree Read More
Board Member
Evelyn is a biologist and professor at Florida International University. She has been studying the Everglades for over 20 years and is now the Executive Director of FIU’s School of Read More
Board Member
Howard J. Tendrich is a native Miamian and graduated from Miami Senior High in 1958 and the University of Miami in 1962 with BBA in Accounting. He has owned the Read More
Board Member
Jamie L. Thomas is Development Vice President Baptist Health Foundation, Assistant Vice President Baptist Health and administrator of the Founders Society; Baptist Health’s prestigious donor recognition program consisting of grateful Read More
Board Member
Originally from Illinois, Jerrod now lives in Palmetto Bay with his husband, Geoff, and their son, Josh. As a high school student in the Midwest farm belt, Jerrod first learned Read More
Board Member
JoAnn has been an outdoor lover her entire life. She was born and raised on a tobacco farm in Southeastern Kentucky. She loved playing in the creek bed and the Read More
Board Member
Margarita B. Tonkinson is the Executive Director of the Tonkinson Foundation and a Senior Financial Advisor at Tonkinson Financial. Margarita has been a member of the Rotary Club of Miami, Read More
Board Member
Mr. England is a 30+ year resident of Palmetto Bay, and has been totally involved in the life of his community. Previously, he was elected to two terms on the Read More
Board Member
Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja is the Associate Head of School for Communications and Strategic Partnerships at Palmer Trinity School, an independent college preparatory school in Miami. She began at Palmer Trinity Read More
Board Member
Tom Cromer is a native of Miami and was the captain of the Miami Beach High basketball team. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Read More
Trustees
Trustee
Daniel Yglesias is a past president of The Deering Estate Foundation and is Vice President/Dealer Principal of Palmetto Ford Truck Sales, Inc., a second generation family-owned Ford dealership serving South Read More
Trustee
David A. Marley is President of Creative Financial Solutions, Inc. and a Corporate Registered Investments Advisor specializing in full service financial planning. Originally from Rhode Island, he is married to Read More
Trustee
Paul is close to being a Miami native, having moved here from Ohio at the age of six. He was in the first graduating class of Coral Gables High School, Read More
Trustee
Walter has lived in the Palmetto Bay area for almost 50 years. Walter has a strong passion for preserving and enhancing the Deering Estate, and has worked as a volunteer Read More