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.

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Kim Torres

Senior VP

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Isabelle Pike

Senior VP of Development

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Luis Pagan

Director of Connection & Impact

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Julimar Soto

Associate Director of Finance

Board of Directors

Officers

Rodney H. Bell – Chair
Retired, Holland & Knight LLP

Ed Deppman – Treasurer

Gerson Preston Robinson

James E. Morgan, III – Vice Chair

Retired, Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Laurie Zapletal – Secretary

First Citizens Bank

Mary Ann Cruz – At-Large

Amerant Bank

Members

Rick Alfonso

US Century Bank

Amaka Amalu

Tech Girl Power

Vincent Carrodeguas

Banyan Health

Jeannette Coto Dou

Celebrity Cruises

Jack Edwards

Ashoka-Innovators

Desiree Fernandez

Mark Migdal & Hayden

Alex Fraser

Smart Merchant Processing

Dr. Tina Furniss-Roe Ph.D.

Zoo Miami

Scott Howard

Denver Nuggets

Timothy Iszler

Crowe LLP

Carl Lee

Aetna

Dr. Stanley Lynch

UnitedHealthcare

Maria Molina

Coastal Construction

Richard Morgan

Banyan Health

Florencia Olivera

Florida Power & Light

Jason Randolph

One Lifestyle Management/Service One Miami

Jay Redwood

Truist

Nidia Ruiz

First Horizon Bank

Hanai Sablich

Regions Bank

Marian M. Smith

Retired, CareerSource South Florida

Jeanette Stone

South Miami Hospital

TJ Villamil

SelectFlorida, Inc.

Jennifer Villarreal

UPS

Rev. Dr. Audrey Warren

First United Methodist Church of Miami

Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems

United Methodist Church

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