Cade Board of Directors |
Chairman of the Board
Phoebe Miles is the Co-founder of the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The museum, named after Gatorade inventor (and Ms. Miles’ father) James Robert Cade, exists to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Read more...
Vice Chairman of the Board
Jay Fant is an attorney and corporate executive with a background in Florida banking, trust services, fiduciary services, and lawmaking.
Greg Bradley is the President of the G. Bradley Insurance Agency, which operates two Allstate agencies in Gainesville, FL. Prior to insurance, Greg spent 20+ years in management consulting and finance. He held positions at Hewlett Packard, Deloitte Consulting, The Coca-Cola Company, and North Highland, becoming a Vice President and Global Head of the Transformation consulting practice at North Highland. Read more...
Pam Davis is the executive director of Gainesville Housing Authority. With more than 30 years of experience in the housing industry, Davis has implemented and developed innovative programs to enhance housing and economic empowerment opportunities for residents and the community. Read more...
James Di Virgilio is one of the country's leading fiduciary investors and financial planners. He is the co-founder of Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, a fiduciary firm that serves as legal guardians in financial matters for their clients, a claim that less than 15% of financial firms can make. Read more...
Jeff Fitzsimmons helped develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). His NIH funded research led to the development of a number of new receiver coils which optimized imaging of everything from the human brain to the heart, spine, breast and the extremities. He also co-founded a company (InVivo) which went on the employ over 500 people who design, build and distribute MRI imaging coils all over the world. Read more...
Weaver Gaines is a co-founder and Chairman/CEO of Evren Technologies, Inc., a development stage medical device company in the neuro-modulation space. Evren’s transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (“tVNS”) is a breakthrough treatment for PTSD. Read more...
Marti Hancock has spent her professional life connecting people to opportunities. In her current role as director of investor relations, Marti connects individuals to the funds and offerings at Bayshore Capital. Throughout her career, she has advised businesses and ultra-high net worth individuals, foundations and endowments on everything from asset allocation and investment portfolio construction to family governance and strategic planning. Read more...
Gil Levy is a Senior Vice President for Regional Community Relations at VyStar Credit Union. He is a seasoned financial analyst and business manager with decades of experience as a financial regulator, followed by high-level employment as chief executive in the financial services industry. Read more...
Richard Miles co-founded the Cade Museum and served as Vice President of the Board of Directors until 2019. From 2017-2021, Mr. Miles was a Senior Fellow and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. He currently serves as Chairman of the Trinity Forum and as a board member of Prison Fellowship International. Read more...
Gary Miller, Ph.D. is a founder of Exactech and has been its executive vice president of research and development since February 2000. Gary was vice president of research and development from 1986 until 2000, and director from March 1989 until November 2007. Miller was associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of research and biomechanics at the University of Florida College of Medicine from July 1986 until August 1996. Read more...
Paul A. Sohl holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Stanford University. Additionally, he is a graduate and former Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland. Read more...
Freddie Wehbe is President of Wehbe Marketing and Make It Happen Consulting, Gainesville based companies specializing in Marketing, Branding and Business Consulting. His areas of expertise include branding, activation, sports agency, podcast production, and improvement management. Read more...
Rhys L. Williams is the CEO, Co-Founder, and Director of MedicSmart, a VC-backed startup digitally transforming the workplace safety & emergency medical response space (presently in stealth mode). From 2016 to 2021, he served as Managing Director of the highly successful FAU Tech Runway technology incubator/accelerator program & TRIN investor network. Read more...
Board Emeritus
Joseph D. Cirulli, Lucinda Lavelli, Susannah Peddie, Thomas Rose, Sheila Spence, Marilyn Tubb, Scott Perdue
Joseph D. Cirulli, Lucinda Lavelli, Susannah Peddie, Thomas Rose, Sheila Spence, Marilyn Tubb, Scott Perdue