Our Team
Mr. Brent McLaughlin
President & CEO
Brent McLaughlin has served as the CEO of Branches since 2001. Mr. McLaughlin came to Branches with an extensive background in nonprofit management as well as experience in grassroots community development work. Mr. McLaughlin spent three years living in rural Haiti in the 1990’s with the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) serving as an agricultural extension worker.
Currently, Mr. McLaughlin is a member of Coral Gables United Methodist Church (UMC). He serves on the Outreach Ministries Committee of the Florida Conference UMC. Mr. McLaughlin is also a current Board Member of Chapman Partnership, past Chair and current board member of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and Board Chair of FRIEND long term disaster recovery group in Miami-Dade County.
Mr. McLaughlin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Illinois Wesleyan University, a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and a Master of Business Administration from Barry University.
Most recently, Mr. McLaughlin was honored by United Way of Miami-Dade with the prestigious 2019 Monsignor Walsh Outstanding Human Services Professional Award which recognizes a human services professional who has dedicated his or her career to helping others.
Kim Torres
Senior VP of Programs
Isabelle Pike
Senior VP of Development
Julimar Soto
Director of Finance
Luis Pagan
Director of Organizational Effectiveness
Steve Arman
Director of Micro-Business
Marwa Hamdy
Director of Human Resources
Matthew Hill
Director of Program Operations & Strategy
Sarah Reilly
Director of Development
Board of Directors
Officers
Rodney H. Bell
Chair
Retired, Holland & Knight LLP
James E. Morgan, III
Vice Chair
Retired, Squire Patton Boggs LLP
Mary Ann Cruz
At-Large
Amerant Bank
Members
Rick Alfonso
US Century Bank
Amaka Amalu
Tech Girl Power
Jonathan Barrios
J.P. Morgan
Humberto Comellas
ulltium consulting
Jeannette Coto Dou
Celebrity Cruises
Jack Edwards
Ashoka-Innovators
Desiree Fernandez
Mark Ferrer & Hayden
Alex Fraser
Smart Merchant Processing
Dr. Tina Furniss-Roe Ph.D.
Dade County Parks & Rec
Daniel Haines
Nelson Hidalgo
Banesco
Scott Howard
Denver Nuggets
Carl Lee
Aetna
Rev. Vidalis Lopez
The Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church
Geraldo Marcelin
Miami Dade College – Upward Bound
Maria Molina
Coastal Construction
Richard Morgan
Attorney
Florencia Olivera
Florida Power & Light
Jason Randolph
One Lifestyle Management/
Service One Miami
Jeanette Stone
Baptist Health South Miami Hospital
Jay Redwood
Bank of America
Nidia Ruiz
TD Bank
Hanai Sablich
Regions Bank
Marian M. Smith
Retired, Career Source South Florida
TJ Villamil
eMerge Americas
Rev. Dr. Audrey Warren
First United Methodist Church of Miami
Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems
The United Methodist Church of Sun City Center
