Our Consultants
David Abrams
From 1990 through 2008 David was the senior operations officer and CEO of Hospice Foundation of America (HFA), a national charity that educates in end-of-life issues. Now retired, he serves on the board of HFA. As CEO he was responsible for overall administrative, business development, marketing, fundraising and program responsibilities. Prior to that he was a regional manager for a nationwide savings bank (1979-1990); a legislative analyst in the Florida Senate (1975-1979; worked in the fire protection industry in Manhattan. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. David currently serves as a board member of the Health and Medical Research Charities of America federation. He has served on the National Community AIDS Partnership and was a director of the Miami-Dade Task Force for Battered Women. He has a B.A. Columbia University, English; M.A. Queens College, City University of New York, Renaissance Literature.
From 1990 through 2008 David was the senior operations officer and CEO of Hospice Foundation of America (HFA), a national charity that educates in end-of-life issues. Now retired, he serves on the board of HFA. As CEO he was responsible for overall administrative, business development, marketing, fundraising and program responsibilities. Prior to that he was a regional manager for a nationwide savings bank (1979-1990); a legislative analyst in the Florida Senate (1975-1979; worked in the fire protection industry in Manhattan. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. David currently serves as a board member of the Health and Medical Research Charities of America federation. He has served on the National Community AIDS Partnership and was a director of the Miami-Dade Task Force for Battered Women. He has a B.A. Columbia University, English; M.A. Queens College, City University of New York, Renaissance Literature.
George Bank
George Bank has 46 years of experiences as a plant operations manager for the manufacturing of electronic equipment, power supplies, wellhead valves, brick and masonry. Mr. Bank’s responsibilities included daily operations, design and construction of manufacturing facilities, negotiating contracts with vendors, and budget development. In recent years, Mr. Bank has bought and sold business and been a consultant for manufacturing, distribution and service industries.
Irwin Brand (AKA Winn)
Irwin Brand is a marketing and education professional with experience across diversified institutions, industries and companies. He has held positions at Lever Brothers, B & W Tobacco, Schering/Plough and Anda Pharmaceutical. Irwin was a Marketing Research Director at a So Florida Advertising Agency as well as a TV Producer/Salesman for a Media Organization. In addition, Irwin was professor at several South Florida universities (eg. FIU, FAU, UOP, BCC). He is President/Owner of a small Marketing and Marketing Research Consulting company in South Florida and also provides Tutoring Services. Irwin was educated at Pace University in New York where he received his MBA.
Ron Castell
Ron Castell has over fifty years experience in marketing management. His marketing innovations in broadcasting, banking and retailing have appeared on the front pages of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. His resume includes senior positions at Time-Warner Cable, Federated Department Stores, Blockbuster Video, the Communications, Satellite Corporation, BancOne andPremiere (a joint venture of 20th Century Fox Paramount Pictures, Columbia Films and Universal Entertainment. In the early 70's he served as an executive assistant to Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan. Ron relocated to South Florida in 1989 when he Joined Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. responsible for industry and public relations and all film purchasing. While at Blockbuster he served as Co President of the Spelling Entertainment Company. A 1962 graduate of Michigan State University he is active on the speaking circuit and has authored numerous articles for trade publications.
Ron Castell has over fifty years experience in marketing management. His marketing innovations in broadcasting, banking and retailing have appeared on the front pages of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. His resume includes senior positions at Time-Warner Cable, Federated Department Stores, Blockbuster Video, the Communications, Satellite Corporation, BancOne andPremiere (a joint venture of 20th Century Fox Paramount Pictures, Columbia Films and Universal Entertainment. In the early 70's he served as an executive assistant to Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan. Ron relocated to South Florida in 1989 when he Joined Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. responsible for industry and public relations and all film purchasing. While at Blockbuster he served as Co President of the Spelling Entertainment Company. A 1962 graduate of Michigan State University he is active on the speaking circuit and has authored numerous articles for trade publications.
Rick Dunion
Rick Dunion has over 30 years experience in public administration primarily in contract and grant administration with non-profit organizations. His career began in municipal government managing a public education and employment program which served as a Nation-wide model. Rick received personal recognition from the Vice President of the United States for this project. He has experience developing internal control systems and has facilitated training to agencies in areas such as program and budget development, grant writing and program monitoring. His primary area of expertise is in grant development, implementation, and evaluation. Rick has spent over 25 years in Connecticut’s Judicial and Executive Branch’s of government and managed over $140 million in Federal grant projects. Rick holds Bachelor and Master’s Degrees from the University of Connecticut.
Paul B. Goodstat
Paul B. Goodstat is a management consultant with 40 years experience in the field of information technology. Prior to his retirement from Price Waterhouse in June 1998, Mr. Goodstat was a senior partner in the firm’s Management Consulting Practice. Mr. Goodstat’s experience ranges across the areas of business and strategic planning, strategic systems planning, systems development and implementation in the private and public sectors. Mr. Goodstat’s professional affiliations included the Institute of Management Consultants, Board Member of the NYU Center for Research on Information Systems and the Baruch College Graduate School of Business Board of Advisors.
Claire Jargiello
Claire Jargiello recently retired after over 30 years as a manager and director in the telecommunications industry. Ms. Jargiello led teams of 1600 associates, 30 managers, and 25 retail centers, and successfully managed a $125 million operating budget. Ms. Jargiello developed strengths in strategic planning, organizational analysis, training and development, team building, communications, and marketing in management positions with AT&T, Bell Atlantic, and Verizon Communications. Ms. Jargiello’s achievements include designing a signature inbound call center that became a national model that won industry wide awards.
Ellie Kazuk
Ellie Kazk has over 30 years experience in nonprofit management as a director, program developer and grants writer/manager. Recently she retired as executive director of a statewide, nonprofit organization in Florida, building it in 15 years from 1 to over 30 employees in 10 offices with a $2M budget. She holds an MA in Education from University of Michigan and an MBA in Organizational Development from University of Colorado and has been an adjunct instructor or associate faculty member at several universities as well as with Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations. She was featured as a Philanthropy Trendsetter by Florida Trends Magazine in June, 2005.
Rick Dunion has over 30 years experience in public administration primarily in contract and grant administration with non-profit organizations. His career began in municipal government managing a public education and employment program which served as a Nation-wide model. Rick received personal recognition from the Vice President of the United States for this project. He has experience developing internal control systems and has facilitated training to agencies in areas such as program and budget development, grant writing and program monitoring. His primary area of expertise is in grant development, implementation, and evaluation. Rick has spent over 25 years in Connecticut’s Judicial and Executive Branch’s of government and managed over $140 million in Federal grant projects. Rick holds Bachelor and Master’s Degrees from the University of Connecticut.
Paul B. Goodstat
Paul B. Goodstat is a management consultant with 40 years experience in the field of information technology. Prior to his retirement from Price Waterhouse in June 1998, Mr. Goodstat was a senior partner in the firm’s Management Consulting Practice. Mr. Goodstat’s experience ranges across the areas of business and strategic planning, strategic systems planning, systems development and implementation in the private and public sectors. Mr. Goodstat’s professional affiliations included the Institute of Management Consultants, Board Member of the NYU Center for Research on Information Systems and the Baruch College Graduate School of Business Board of Advisors.
Claire Jargiello
Claire Jargiello recently retired after over 30 years as a manager and director in the telecommunications industry. Ms. Jargiello led teams of 1600 associates, 30 managers, and 25 retail centers, and successfully managed a $125 million operating budget. Ms. Jargiello developed strengths in strategic planning, organizational analysis, training and development, team building, communications, and marketing in management positions with AT&T, Bell Atlantic, and Verizon Communications. Ms. Jargiello’s achievements include designing a signature inbound call center that became a national model that won industry wide awards.
Ellie Kazuk
Ellie Kazk has over 30 years experience in nonprofit management as a director, program developer and grants writer/manager. Recently she retired as executive director of a statewide, nonprofit organization in Florida, building it in 15 years from 1 to over 30 employees in 10 offices with a $2M budget. She holds an MA in Education from University of Michigan and an MBA in Organizational Development from University of Colorado and has been an adjunct instructor or associate faculty member at several universities as well as with Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations. She was featured as a Philanthropy Trendsetter by Florida Trends Magazine in June, 2005.
Stan Orlinsky
Stan Orlinsky is a retired marketing, advertising and PR executive. Having worked in these fields for more than thirty years, he has been in all phases of agency work. Stan has been an account manager, media director, copy writer and strategist for a variety of clients in banking, health care, food, travel, recreational attractions, industrial equipment, consumer products, transportation, personnel recruitment and political and governmental PR in local, regional, national and international markets. After retirement as the senior VP of marketing for a large NJ bank, he consulted with various clients in the NJ and Philadelphia market. Known professionally as Stan Orlin, he has also been a radio announcer, DJ and professional actor.
Dr. Ned Rosen
Dr. Ned Rosen is a retired consultant and former Cornell University professor (Organizational Behavior). He has over 40 years of combined business and academic experience in the field of psychology applied to a wide range of work related issues in numerous public and private organizations. He is known as a “hands-on” coach who uses several methodologies to support his organizational diagnostic and team development work. His approach is designed to help clients look at their organizations in new ways, and to develop their capacity to help themselves. Aside from his 20 year affiliation with Cornell University he has since had in-depth relations with several major clients, including Dun and Bradstreet, The World Bank, and GTE among others. He is an elected Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and of the American Psychological Association.
Gilberto Rustice
Gilberto Rustice was most recently President of Ford Credit Latin America, a regional arm of Ford Motor Credit Company providing wholesale and retail financing to Ford dealers and their customers. His organization included 1200 employees in six countries, where he managed $5 billion in assets, with the highest return-on-equity within Ford Credit globally. His career has been distinguished by the ability to identify dealers and consumer needs, create strategic vision, develop and coach teams with extraordinary leadership, and routinely build and execute significant Shareholder Valued Added under extremely volatile operating environments.
Sherwin Rosenstein
Sherwin Rosenstein has 40 years of experience as an executive director of nonprofit social service organizations. In this capacity Mr. Rosenstein honed skills in board development, fund development, fiscal management, designing programs and services to meet changing needs, information systems management, and community relations. Mr. Rosenstein has also held leadership positions with numerous nonprofit boards of directors and professional organizations. Mr. Rosenstein received a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Florida.
Joel Telles
Joel Telles has many years of managerial experience in the arts, textile industry and non-profit areas. Coming to Broward County over 30 years ago, he served as Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Ft. Lauderdale, Executive Director of the Soref Jewish Community Center and Interim Campaign Director of the Jewish Federations in Tampa, Orlando and Nashville and most recently he served as a fund raiser for the United Way of Broward County. Mr. Telles offers skills in marketing, budgeting and human resources, fund raising and planning development.
Dr. Ned Rosen
Dr. Ned Rosen is a retired consultant and former Cornell University professor (Organizational Behavior). He has over 40 years of combined business and academic experience in the field of psychology applied to a wide range of work related issues in numerous public and private organizations. He is known as a “hands-on” coach who uses several methodologies to support his organizational diagnostic and team development work. His approach is designed to help clients look at their organizations in new ways, and to develop their capacity to help themselves. Aside from his 20 year affiliation with Cornell University he has since had in-depth relations with several major clients, including Dun and Bradstreet, The World Bank, and GTE among others. He is an elected Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and of the American Psychological Association.
Gilberto Rustice
Gilberto Rustice was most recently President of Ford Credit Latin America, a regional arm of Ford Motor Credit Company providing wholesale and retail financing to Ford dealers and their customers. His organization included 1200 employees in six countries, where he managed $5 billion in assets, with the highest return-on-equity within Ford Credit globally. His career has been distinguished by the ability to identify dealers and consumer needs, create strategic vision, develop and coach teams with extraordinary leadership, and routinely build and execute significant Shareholder Valued Added under extremely volatile operating environments.
Sherwin Rosenstein
Sherwin Rosenstein has 40 years of experience as an executive director of nonprofit social service organizations. In this capacity Mr. Rosenstein honed skills in board development, fund development, fiscal management, designing programs and services to meet changing needs, information systems management, and community relations. Mr. Rosenstein has also held leadership positions with numerous nonprofit boards of directors and professional organizations. Mr. Rosenstein received a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Florida.
Joel Telles
Joel Telles has many years of managerial experience in the arts, textile industry and non-profit areas. Coming to Broward County over 30 years ago, he served as Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Ft. Lauderdale, Executive Director of the Soref Jewish Community Center and Interim Campaign Director of the Jewish Federations in Tampa, Orlando and Nashville and most recently he served as a fund raiser for the United Way of Broward County. Mr. Telles offers skills in marketing, budgeting and human resources, fund raising and planning development.
Robert F. Tropp
Robert F. Tropp has been a non-profit leader with more than 30 years of experience developing and executing mission focused and goal-directed professional and volunteer projects. He has been a successful fundraiser, implementing face-to face, major gifts, direct mail and telephone solicitations as well as training board and volunteer members fundraising techniques. He has recruited and trained board members and leadership and has also developed community social service planning programs including program planning, funding and evaluation. In addition, he is a grant writer and has directed community relations, PR and marketing activities of non-profits and has been responsible for creating and managing organizational budgets. He is a former Peace Corps Volunteer (Honduras, CA) and can communicate effectively in written and oral Spanish.
Robert F. Tropp has been a non-profit leader with more than 30 years of experience developing and executing mission focused and goal-directed professional and volunteer projects. He has been a successful fundraiser, implementing face-to face, major gifts, direct mail and telephone solicitations as well as training board and volunteer members fundraising techniques. He has recruited and trained board members and leadership and has also developed community social service planning programs including program planning, funding and evaluation. In addition, he is a grant writer and has directed community relations, PR and marketing activities of non-profits and has been responsible for creating and managing organizational budgets. He is a former Peace Corps Volunteer (Honduras, CA) and can communicate effectively in written and oral Spanish.
Clifton Vaughn
Clifton Vaughn served as the Manager of Internal Audit at Eastern Airlines for more than 20 years before the company ceased operations. The internal audit function performed operational audits of the airline’s far flung activities including major contractors of the company and made improvement recommendations and uncovered illegal activities. During his career he has functioned as Asst. Director of Finance (City of Miami Parking Authority), President of a local Florida electrical contracting business, Financial Controller for a wireless telecommunications operation and served on numerous boards of directors of not for profit organizations in South Florida.
John Vetter
John Vetter has had extensive experience with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of corporate development, finance, economic evaluations, strategic planning, financial planning and forecasting. Mr. Vetter has held executive positions with Eastern Airlines, Coca Cola, AMOCO and FPL. Mr. Vetter was responsible for FPL’s long-term strategic plan when FPL won the Deming Prize for Quality and has substantial training in Total Quality Management. Mr. Vetter is a published writer and speaker on strategic planning processes and is a recognized pioneer in the scenario approach to planning and forecasting. Mr. Vetter holds a BA in Business Administration and an MA in Economics from the University of Miami.
Clifton Vaughn served as the Manager of Internal Audit at Eastern Airlines for more than 20 years before the company ceased operations. The internal audit function performed operational audits of the airline’s far flung activities including major contractors of the company and made improvement recommendations and uncovered illegal activities. During his career he has functioned as Asst. Director of Finance (City of Miami Parking Authority), President of a local Florida electrical contracting business, Financial Controller for a wireless telecommunications operation and served on numerous boards of directors of not for profit organizations in South Florida.
John Vetter
John Vetter has had extensive experience with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of corporate development, finance, economic evaluations, strategic planning, financial planning and forecasting. Mr. Vetter has held executive positions with Eastern Airlines, Coca Cola, AMOCO and FPL. Mr. Vetter was responsible for FPL’s long-term strategic plan when FPL won the Deming Prize for Quality and has substantial training in Total Quality Management. Mr. Vetter is a published writer and speaker on strategic planning processes and is a recognized pioneer in the scenario approach to planning and forecasting. Mr. Vetter holds a BA in Business Administration and an MA in Economics from the University of Miami.
Michael Walters
Michael Walters is a management consultant who also has practiced law for 10 years and served as a senior executive in credit unions and charitable nonprofit organizations for more than 20 years. Consequently, Michael either has worked in or supervised each aspect of nonprofit management: the executive, operations/programs, finance & accounting, development, marketing, public relations and administration functions. He has lead organizations where he was the only employee, as well as one with 85 employees. Michael has experience growing a start-up nonprofit and turning around one that was failing. He has volunteered with a number of charitable nonprofits, including serving on boards of directors. Michael obtained his BA degree in Government from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law, and his MBA from Florida International University.
Michael Walters is a management consultant who also has practiced law for 10 years and served as a senior executive in credit unions and charitable nonprofit organizations for more than 20 years. Consequently, Michael either has worked in or supervised each aspect of nonprofit management: the executive, operations/programs, finance & accounting, development, marketing, public relations and administration functions. He has lead organizations where he was the only employee, as well as one with 85 employees. Michael has experience growing a start-up nonprofit and turning around one that was failing. He has volunteered with a number of charitable nonprofits, including serving on boards of directors. Michael obtained his BA degree in Government from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law, and his MBA from Florida International University.
