Board of Directors
Meet Our Board of Directors
The Friendship Circle of Miami is proud to be guided by a dedicated and passionate Board of Directors. Our board members bring diverse expertise and a shared commitment to advancing our mission of inclusion, friendship, and support for individuals with special needs. With their leadership and vision, we continue to strengthen our community and make a lasting impact. Together, we are building a more compassionate and inclusive future for all.
David Evensky, RMA
Board Chairman
Principal
Evensky & Katz Financial
Rabbi Yossi Harlig
Executive Director
Friendship Circle of Miami & Chabad
 of Kendall & Pinecrest
Nechama Harlig
Co-Director
Friendship Circle of Miami & Chabad
 of Kendall & Pinecrest
Alex Krys
Board Treasurer
Managing Partner
Juniper Capital Partners, LLC
Monica Cantera-Serralta
Secretary
Pan American Companies
Michele Kaplan
Past Board Chairwoman
President & Co-Founder
Families for Fragile X
Paul Kaplan
Co-Founder
KW Property Management
Libby Herrera-Navarrete
Attorney
Phillips, Richard & Rind, P.A.
Tracey Berkowitz
Trustee
Fairholme Foundation
Todd Ruderman
Tarco Properties, LLC &
Value Store It Management
Barry Lapides
Partner & Shareholder
Berger Singerman, LLP
DeWayne Terry
Partner
Rubenstein Law
Rossana Arteaga-Gomez
Attorney
AXS Law Group
Judge Stanford Blake
Former Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit Principal
Stanford Blake Mediation
Christine Nieves
Managing Consultant
OneDigital
Iva Ravindran
Attorney
Ravindran Law Firm, PLLC
Joel Zev Drizin
Entrepreneur
Trevor Resnick, M.D.
Former Chief, Department of Neurology, NCH Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, UM School of Medicine
Jason Margulies
Attorney
Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A.
Robert Katzman
Founding Partner
Burton-Katzman, LLC
In Memory
Legacy Board Members
Joe Roisman
Executive Vice President, Retired
Perry Ellis International