Chief Executive Officer
Since 2002, our organization has supported Big Cypress National Preserve and Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Everglades National Parks. In 2020, we embraced a broader vision, emerging as The Alliance for Florida’s National Parks. We moved beyond traditional grantmaking to championing private philanthropy that fuels education, exploration, and conservation.
 
															Chief Executive Officer
The Alliance for Florida's National Parks
lvilas@floridanationalparks.org
 
															Chair of the Board
Jimenez Mazzitelli Mordes
Partner
 
															Vice Chair of the Board
Morgan Stanley
Executive Director
 
															Director
Florida Lemark Corporation
Vice President
 
															Director
Arazoza & Company
Partner
 
															Secretary of the Board
Herbert W. Hoover Foundation
Vice-Chairman
 
															Communications Chair
Driftwood Capital
Partner & Chief Legal Officer
 
															Director
JP Morgan Chase
Executive Director and Area Manager
 
															Nominations Chair
Two Nights Under the Stars Chair
Garcia Allen Law
Founding Partner
 
															Finance Chair
Ace Financial Group
Principal
 
															Big Cypress Celebration Chair
Pure Coastal Development, LLC
Founder & CEO
 
															Director
Royal Caribbean Group
Chief Growth & Digital Officer
 
															Wine & Wildlife Chair
PartyRox Events
Retired
 
															Development Advisor
Soukup Strategic Solutions and Mountain & Sea Vacation Properties
President
 
															Board Emeritus 2024
The Millcraft Group
CEO, Retired
 
															Board Emeritus 2022
Summit Group Properties
Director of Marketing and Communications
 
															Board Emeritus 2024
National Park Service
16th Director & First Woman to Serve as Director, Retired
 
															Board Emeritus 2025
McKenzie
Owner & CEO
 
															Board Emeritus 2024
Success Facilitators, Inc.
CEO & President
 
															Board Emeritus 2024
McKenzie Dental Design Studio
DDS, Retired
 
															Board Emeritus 2021
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP
Esquire, Retired
 
															Board Emeritus 2021
President at RS Environmental Consulting, Inc.
President