AboutOur Team

Bradley Gamble

Chief Executive Officer

Favorite invention: The 4-wheel drive system for vehicles, patented in 1893 by Bramah Joseph Diplock, an English engineer.

Jenna Ostas

Chief Operating Officer

Favorite invention: Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick’s contact lenses, invented in 1887.

Phil Waite

Chief Financial Officer

Favorite invention: Richard Trevithick’s horseless carriage, invented in 1803.

Julie DeCarmine

Director of Marketing

Favorite invention: Willis H. Carrier's electrical air conditioning unit, invented in 1902. 🙌

Diedre Houchen

Director of Education

Favorite invention: The drum, Neolithic China, Mesopotamia, and Africa (5500 BCE – 1000 BCE). 🪘

Patty Lipka

Director of Experiential Education

Favorite invention: The fermentation of grapes. 🍷

Gwen Morgan

Museum Director

Favorite invention: Ernesto Valente’s espresso machine, invented in 1961. ☕

Jody Farmer

Senior Manager of Donor Engagement

Favorite invention: George Klein's motorized wheelchair invented in 1929. 🦼

jfarmer@cademuseum.org

Lauren Heilweil

Senior Manager of Development

Favorite invention: The spork, invented by Dr. Samuel W. Francis in 1874. It's the perfect combination of efficiency and weirdness; a tool for poking and scooping in one.

Brian Nance

Senior Manager of Museum Operations

Favorite invention: Étienne Lenoir’s combustible engine, invented in 1860.

Hunter Oliver

Senior Manager of Operations

Favorite invention: Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, invented in 1440.

Anabel Anderson

Marketing Manager

Favorite invention: The World Wide Web 🌐 invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 while working at CERN.

Shannon Calloway

Education Manager

Favorite invention: The dugout canoe, which dates back to the stone age and is found all over the world. 🛶

Nicole Dominguez

Education Program Manager

Favorite invention: 🚲 The bicycle!

Lizzy Mapes

Museum Programs Manager

Favorite invention: The three-strip Technicolor process established in 1932. 🎞️

Kevin Procaccini

Museum Manager

Lili Schultz

Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Favorite invention: The disco ball, patented by Louis Bernard Woeste in 1917! 🪩

Phoebe Miles

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 Miles’ father) James Robert Cade, exists to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Ms. Miles designed the Museum’s proprietary education curriculum, Invent Possible, a framework for lifelong STEM learning through the lens of invention. Invent Possible teaching units are tied to Next Generation Science Standards and are available to teachers at all grades.

A native of Gainesville, Ms. Miles graduated Phi Beta Kappa and received a B.A. in German, a B.A. in History, and a teacher’s certificate from the University of Washington in 1987. She is fluent in German and working on Spanish, Mandarin, and French. From 1988 to 2006, she and her husband spent over a decade living and working overseas in Germany, Barbados, and Argentina. They have lived intermittently in Washington D.C. since 1992 and have three adult children and three grandchildren.

Scott A. Banks

Scott A. Banks, PhD, is Professor by Courtesy in the University of Florida Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, with appointments in Biomedical Engineering, and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He has been active in orthopaedics and joint mechanics research his entire career. Scott is a member of professional societies including ASME, the Knee Society, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. He served as President and conference host for the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. He holds numerous medical device patents, resulting in over $2 million in royalties to the University of Florida. Scott continues to work with several startups and established medical device companies and has designed joint replacement implants that have been used in over 200,000 patients. He holds bachelor and Master of Science degrees in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Scott has long been involved in the Scouts BSA in Gainesville, serving in a variety of leadership capacities. He is an avid hiker and backpacker whose resume includes the John Muir Trail, the High Sierra Trail, the Collegiate Peaks Loop, and the Tour de Mont Blanc. Scott’s wife of 35 years, Anne, is also an engineer by training. His two children, Matthew and Jennifer, are both UF graduates.

Greg Bradley

Greg Bradley is the President of the G. Bradley Insurance Agency, which operates two Allstate agencies in Gainesville, FL.

Prior to his career in insurance, Greg spent over 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 of the consulting practice at North Highland.

He earned his B.S. in accounting from Florida A&M University and an MBA from the University of Virginia (Darden). He is an alumnus of both Leadership Gainesville and Leadership Atlanta and currently serves as adjunct professor of risk management and as a foundation board member at Santa Fe College.

Greg is also the Founder of Mirror Image Leadership Academy, a leadership development experience for young black males.

Outside of work, Greg enjoys reading and spending time with his wife, Keysha, and their three daughters.

James Di Virgilio

James Di Virgilio, CIMA®, CFP®, 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 fewer than 15 percent of financial firms can make. Di Virgilio is a Certified Investment Management Analyst®, a certification that only 2 percent of investors earn, having completed the education program at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), a level of training that only 20 percent of financial planners obtain. DiVirgilio is also among the 1% of industry elite to acquire both the CIMA® and the CFP®.

Since graduating cum laude in 2004, Di Virgilio was named a Gator 100 Honoree for spearheading one of the fastest-growing companies founded by a University of Florida alum. He also holds an M.S. in management from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business and was a 2016 UF Outstanding Young Alumni Award Winner. Di Virgilio also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Florida and frequently works with multiple colleges and graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as with athletes.

Carol Ann Logue

Carol Ann Logue serves as the UCF Research Foundation’s Senior Leader for the Central Florida Tech Grove. She is Director of Programs & Operations for the University of Central Florida’s three Innovation Districts and eight incubators serving high growth early stage companies. She represents UCF on the Team Orlando, NDIA Central Florida Chapter, VRARA Central Florida and Florida Photonics Cluster Boards. Carol Ann serves as the UCF representative with the Athena Orlando Powerlink Program. She is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Central Florida STEM Education Council.

Gil Levy

Gil Levy served as senior vice president for regional community relations at VyStar Credit Union from August 2019 until his retirement in January 2023. He is a seasoned financial analyst and business manager with decades of experience as a financial regulator and experience as chief executive in the financial services and real estate industries. His combined 40 years in the regulatory, financial, and entrepreneurship worlds give him a unique perspective on the financial needs of businesses.

Levy has been a long-time member of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, serving as Chair of the Economic Development Committee in 2020 and as Chair of the Board of the Chamber in 2021. He also serves on the advisory board at UF Innovate at The Hub and served on the regional advisory board of the United States Small Business Administration, North Florida District. His other board memberships include Citizens State Bank, The Sebastian Ferrero Foundation, the North Central Florida YMCA, and Junior Achievement. He also served as a mentor for StartUp Quest.

Education is his calling, and he is always seeking ways to share his knowledge and experiences. He currently is a guest speaker at Santa Fe College and has been a mentor for Take Stock in Children–The Education Foundation for the last 7 years. He is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in business management and finance.

Richard Miles

Richard Miles co-founded the Cade Museum and served as vice president of the Board of Directors until 2019.

From 2017 to2021, 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.

A career Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State from 1993 to 2009, Miles was posted domestically and overseas. His assignments included a provincial reconstruction team in Karbala, Iraq, the staff of the National Security Council at the White House, and postings in Argentina, Germany, and Barbados. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Mr. Miles served as a Latin America policy advisor to Governor Jeb Bush.

From 1988 to 1991, Miles was an intelligence officer in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) stationed in Nuremberg, Germany. With the 2nd ACR, he participated in Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia and in combat operations in Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.

Miles received a B.A. in Russian Studies from the University of Washington in 1987, and an M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1993. A second-generation Mexican-American, he is fluent in Spanish and German. He is married to Phoebe Cade Miles, and they have three adult children and three grandchildren.

Gary J. Miller, Ph.D.

Gary J. Miller is co-founder and Executive Vice President for Research and Development of Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, Florida. Exactech was incorporated in 1985 to develop, manufacture and distribute orthopaedic medical devices. He retired in 2020.

Gary received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1970 from the University of Florida, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics) from MIT in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics and Biomaterials emphasis) in 1977 from the University of Florida.

Post-graduation, he joined the faculty of the UF Department of Orthopaedics serving as a post-doctoral fellow, assistant and associate professor; and served as Director of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics until leaving in 1997 to concentrate fully on his duties at Exactech. Over the years he has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor in various departments of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) and the UF College of Veterinary Medicine (Orthopaedics) and now holds a Courtesy Professorship in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE).

He is past Chairman of the HWCOE Dean’s Advisory Board (2019-2020) and remains active on the DAB. He also serves on the External Advisory Boards of UF’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and J. Crayton Pruitt Biomedical Engineering Departments and the HWCOE Engineering Leadership Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Cade Museum (Gainesville, FL) and CueZen, Inc. (Seattle, WA).

Dr. Miller is a member of many professional organizations including being a founding member of the Society for Biomaterials, past member of the Orthopaedic Research Society, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served as a consultant to various orthopaedic companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Gary holds more than 20 patents in the US and abroad and published more than 65 articles and 100 abstracts in the areas of biomechanics and biomaterials. He has presented this work and lectured on biomechanics, implant and instrument design and biomaterials throughout the world.

Nimisha Savani

Nimisha Savani is the founder of NVision Strategies, a strategic consulting and marketing firm that helps early-stage companies and educational institutions bring innovative programs, technologies, and ideas to market through data-driven insights, communications, and go-to-market strategy. 

Nimisha founded NVision Strategies in 2019, drawing on her deep experience in online learning and a passion for supporting both entrepreneurs and educators in advancing transformative ideas. Prior to launching her firm, she held executive leadership roles across the education and healthcare sectors, including positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Bristol-Myers Squibb—experiences that shaped her commitment to improving lives through innovation. 

Raised in Canada, Nimisha earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Toronto and an M.B.A. from the Villanova School of Business. 

In 2022, Nimisha and her husband, Rashmin, relocated from Dallas, Texas to Gainesville, Florida. They enjoy traveling, exploring new cultures, and meeting new people. At home, they value time with family—including their three adult children—and their three goldendoodles. 

Paul Sohl

Paul Sohl is CEO of the Florida High Tech Corridor, an economic development initiative of the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, and the University of Florida, to attract, retain and grow high tech industry and innovation – and the workforce to support it – in a 23-county region.

As CEO, Sohl facilitates collaboration between the three universities and their partners in economic development, including more than 25 local and regional economic development organizations, 14 state colleges, and 12 workforce development boards.

He also oversees The Corridor’s portfolio of programs supporting research, marketing, the workforce, and entrepreneurship. These include its cornerstone Matching Grants Research Program, which since its inception in 1996, has generated over $1 billion in verified downstream impacts, and stemCONNECT, a program that inspires K-12 students to pursue high-tech careers.

Sohl joined The Corridor in June 2020, following more than three decades of service in the U.S. Navy. In his last command, Sohl led over 500 civilian and military personnel at the Navy’s Operational Test & Evaluation Force in Norfolk, Virginia, where he directed the operational testing and evaluation of Navy warfighting systems and capabilities.

He has also commanded the Naval Aviation Fleet Readiness Center enterprise headquartered in Patuxent River, Maryland, where he was responsible for a workforce of over 16,000 and an operating budget of $2.9 billion; the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and Naval Test Wing Pacific in China Lake and Point Mugu, California; and the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville, Florida. Sohl has extensive experience in simulation and training as a program director and test pilot and has served two tours overseas for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Enduring Freedom.

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.

Natalie Strappy

Natalie has dedicated her career to enhancing the lives of children and families through her work in early childhood and secondary education programs and community and organizational development. She is the Executive Change and Program Management Lead at Acelero Learning and Shine Early Learning, a prominent national early childhood organization. In this pivotal role, she specializes in orchestrating the human aspect of change and excels in implementing comprehensive program and change management strategies. Her expertise extends to influencing culture, communication, systems, and organizational frameworks, resulting in heightened employee engagement and a more effective organizational structure. Natalie’s proficiency in program management plays a crucial role in driving positive organizational transformation.

She formerly served as the Senior Director of Partnership Management for Shine Early Learning, focusing on driving strategy, partnership solutions, monitoring and assessing partner progress, and overall project outcomes that strengthen early childhood organizations across the nation. Before joining Shine Early Learning, Natalie was a secondary teacher, Director of Compliance for the Florida High School Athletic Association, and Executive Director of parenting and early childhood programs within the public school industry and the Head Start community.

Natalie has over a decade of experience in Educational Leadership and enjoys partnering with teams and organizations to strengthen organizational cultures and collaboratively build capacity strategically. Beyond serving others professionally, Natalie enjoys traveling, attending sporting events, and watching movies with her husband, Troy, and three dynamic children.

TJ Villamil

TJ Villamil is President of Business Development at eMerge Americas, the premier global technology conference bridging Miami’s dynamic economic growth with Florida’s vast resources ($1.7T GDP) and Latin America’s significant market potential ($5T GDP). At eMerge, TJ leads initiatives to position Florida as a leading global innovation hub, offering strategic platforms for international companies to rapidly expand their visibility and market entry through Miami. 

With over 15 years in economic development and international commerce, TJ previously served as President of Business Development at FloridaCommerce, creating thousands of high-paying jobs and significantly enhancing Florida’s global profile. 

Concurrently, as President of International Commerce at SelectFlorida, he directed successful international trade missions and significantly increased foreign direct investment into the state. Both positions directly reported to Florida’s Secretary of Commerce.  

TJ is a proud double Gator, holding a Master’s in Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor’s in Telecommunications from the University of Florida. He celebrated UF’s third football National Championship in Gainesville in 2008 and proudly witnessed UF’s third basketball National Championship in San Antonio, Texas, in 2025. 

He lives in Coral Gables, Florida, with his wife Christina, their two children, and their Goldendoodle, Luna.