Loretta Butler-Turner is a Bahamian mortician and politician. She was the leader of the opposition in the Bahamian Parliament from December 2016 to May 2017.

Butler became an embalmer and mortuary director in her father's business, Butlers’ Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Nassau.[2] She has provided services for several notable deaths, particularly for singer Aaliyah[3] and TV personality Daniel Wayne Smith (son of Anna Nicole Smith).[4]

In 2007, she was elected to parliament for the Montagu Constituency as a member of the Free National Movement (FNM) party and appointed Minister of State for Social Development.[1]

Butler served as Vice President of the Inter-American Commission of Women from 2009 to 2011, completing the term of Jeanette Carrillo Madrigal of Costa Rica who had resigned.[5]

In 2012, Butler-Taylor ran for the Long Island seat [6] and was elected. That same year, she was chosen as the Deputy Leader of the Free National Movement.[7]

Butler ran for the party leadership in 2014[8] but was defeated by Hubert Minnis. (Peter Turnquest replaced her as Deputy Leader.[9])

Finally, in December 2016, Butler-Turner was sworn in as the first woman leader of the opposition in the Bahamas history.[10] Four days later, Butler came under fire from her predecessor, Hubert Minnis, who vowed to have her leadership rescinded.[11][12]

In April 2017, she was thrown out of the party and ran as an independent in the general election the following month.[13] She received less than 300 votes, thus ending her parliamentary career.

Lisa Maddox is a former intelligence officer, having worked in various roles at NCIS, State Department, and the CIA for 15 years. Her work focused on combatting terrorism and supporting US efforts in Afghanistan during the war. During that time she developed unique research and investigative skills, which led to the founding of Family History Intelligence, a company that conducts extensive research on family backgrounds and digitizes the findings into private websites to share with family members and to preserve for future generations. Her services have been noted in several publications, to include the Washingtonian

My company website is: https://www.familyhistoryintelligence.com

From childhood tech whiz to yachting industry leader, Wendy's journey has been driven by a unique blend of passion and expertise.

• Growing up on the lakes of southwest Virginia, Wendy fostered a love for the water at an early age, enjoying diving, water sports, and boating.
• Her innate talent for technology, evident from punching mainframe keycards at the age of 6, propelled her towards a successful career in IT.
• Wendy ascended through the ranks, from programmer to consultant and ultimately, Director of IT for a global pharmaceutical research company.
• When the opportunity arose to co-found YachtSalesInternational.com with Udo, she eagerly merged her business acumen with her lifelong passion for the water.
• As Co-founder of YachtSalesInternational.com, Wendy's focus lies on steering the company's day-to-day operations, technical tools, marketing, and financials.

Angeli Millan is a television producer, writer and actor. Born and raised in Seattle, she always dreamt of moving to the big city to pursue the bright lights of the entertainment industry. And so, when she was 18, she moved to... Walla Walla, Washington? Yup, her dream would have to wait a beat. After picking up a B.A. in Psychology at Whitman College, she moved back to Seattle to work at a couple unknown startups (Amazon and NBA.com) before finally making the move to Los Angeles. There, she fine tuned her love of comedy as a performer and writer at the famous Groundlings sketch comedy group. She landed her first gig in a comedy writers room on the ABC multi-cam BETTER WITH YOU and went on to write and develop for single-cam, primetime animation, features and children's content in the broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Her credits include: THE MUPPETS (ABC), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (FOX), THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (Disney+), GORDITA CHRONICLES (HBO Max), DISJOINTED (Netflix), THE EXES (TV Land), US AND THEM (FOX), FAMILY TOOLS (ABC), HEALING POWERS OF DUDE (Netflix), and most notably as Executive Producer/Showrunner of BOOMERANG (BET).

Stephanie is a Martindale Hubbell AV rated attorney, regularly recognized as a SuperLawyer and by Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and known for a sophisticated approach to governmental relations and procurement. Representing private equity firms, innovative companies, and entrepreneurial individuals seeking complex land development entitlements, her specific expertise on these matters is focused on innovative activation of property rights, public/private P3 initiatives, mixed-use projects, land use plan amendments, zoning modifications and site plan approvals in the commercial, residential, hospitality, and sporting sectors.

Stephanie is an effective advocate at the Federal, State, and local level. Based in Fort Lauderdale, she regularly represents clients before governmental entities throughout South Florida. Stephanie is consistently recognized for her unique ability to seamlessly navigate multi-agency processes, efficiently manage the government relations environment, and achieve success with aggressive timelines. She is a recognized leader in Medical Marijuana permitting and approval, and was critical to the passage of Florida’s landmark legislation to change the legal boundaries of both Broward and Palm Beach Counties to enable more effective development patterns.

Stephanie’s practice also includes representation of global sporting and destination lifestyle brands. With clients that have included David Beckham's InterMiami, Red Bull Global Rallycross, Swatch Volleyball World Championships, Key West Race Week, and Informa - producer of the Monaco, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach International Boat Shows - she has a proven ability to leverage resources to create profitable outcomes.

Her impressive understanding of public policy at the nexus of government and private entities has as its foundation her deep experience in the national political arena. Stephanie served as special counsel to U.S. Senator Bob Graham, where she was the first female and youngest in history to serve in that capacity. She served on the Kerry-Edwards legal team, was co-lead regional counsel for the Obama-Biden legal teams and more recently chaired Gwen Graham's political committee in her race for governor.

The bottom line is Stephanie delivers on cutting-edge projects with transformational results:

• As David Beckham’s and Jorge Mas’ legal striker, Stephanie ensured InterMiami’s DRV PNK 20,000 seat soccer stadium and training facility was approved - and built - in 13 months. Today, Leo Messi plays there.
• Stephanie navigated the Tavistock team through approval of the landmark Pier 66 reimagining, and represented Lionheart and Fortune in their approvals of their Ritz Carlton Residences .
• Stephanie orchestrated One Stop/ArtsPark, a visionary $100 million public/private musical, cultural, culinary and community initiative.
• Stephanie secured the winning RFP and groundbreaking of Fort Lauderdale’s new Police HQ.
• Stephanie broke height ceilings with Kolter’s groundbreaking Selene - the tallest buildings on Fort Lauderdale Beach, and Kushner Companies’ evolutionary Broward Crossing developments.
• Stephanie quarterbacked Cymbal Development’s Raintree Riverwalk Residences (formerly Marina Lofts) multi-jurisdictional project, and the adjacent Moderno’s Rivr Lofts.
• Stephanie has represented Marriott, Hilton, OTO, Key Development and Summit with beach hospitality initiatives, and secured approval for Brookfield’s Marina Hilton stunning new event complex.
• Stephanie drove Roger Penske’s first South Florida Porsche Concept Dealership and high tech F3 Boat Club - a $35 million state-of-the-art dry stack marina.
• Stephanie provided critical direction to secure the preservation and re-imagination of the historic Mai Kai.
• Stephanie led the multi-year and multi-faceted development of the Ritz Carlton Residences in Pompano Beach.
• Stephanie leads the development team for the groundbreaking development of the 35 acre Miami Gardens City Center slated to include the first of its kind F1 Museum and Simulator.

She has been a regular contributor to Florida Trend and is involved with a broad range of civic organizations including board membership for the NSU Museum of Art, Jack & Jill, the Transportation Management Association and the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority to name just a few.  Stephanie serves on the Board of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, and is the first and only woman to serve as Commodore and Governor of the Lauderdale Yacht Club founded in 1938. She was previously a Director and Head of the Land Use & Zoning Practice at Tripp Scott, and a partner with Ruden McClosky and Blosser & Sayfie after beginning her career at Greenberg Traurig.

I am a high energy, self motivated executive. Over the past 27 years with Winterfest, I have guided the event to its current standing as “The World’s Most Watched Boat Parade.” The Parade is the seventh largest one-day live spectator event in the country, listed in Reader’s Digest as one of America’s 100 Best, the largest one-day spectator event in Florida and it has been named one of the 20th Best Parades in the World (out of over 50,000) by the International Festival and Events Association and the USA Today. As director of a not-for-profit organization, I have attracted and closed such significant sponsors as Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Nokia, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Ralston Purina, Nestle, Sprint, Robert Mondavi Wines, Southwest Airlines, Sara Lee, Publix Supermarkets and many more. Having both creative and analytical balance, I readily operate from the ‘big picture.’ As a previous owner/operator of two companies, I have strength in the disciplines of day-to-day profitable operations. I revel in challenge and enthusiastically approach those challenges every day.

Ashley Vertuno has been the Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida JFK North Hospital since November 2020. She has been recognized in her organization, HCA Healthcare, as previously being the youngest CEOs in the company as an influential leader in driving teams to achieve successful outcomes. Her passion is on rebuilding workplace culture and shaping strategic direction for continued success in local communities through assembling top-performing teams. This has pivoted the JFK North Hospital towards long-term success. Vertuno was previously the COO at HCA Florida Westside Hospital from October 2017 to October 2020 where she was responsible for overseeing the operations of the facility, including building and opening an $85-million tower with 72 private
beds. While leading emergency operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, she successfully partnered with cardiovascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists to launch the structural heart program during a time of crisis. She formerly worked at Desert Regional Medical Center- Tenet Healthcare in Palm Springs, CA as Associate Administrator & Service Line Administrator: Orthopedics & Neurosciences. Preceding the move to Palm Springs, CA, Vertuno served as Practice Administrator with HCA Mid-America Division in Kansas City, MO.

Vertuno’s commitment to improving the healthcare industry and her community across the country is evident in her
servant leadership and involvement in numerous organizations, including serving as Go Red for Women Chair in 2022 & 2023 for the American Heart Association of Palm Beach County. She believes in the power of mentorship and has a passion for inspiring the next generation of healthcare leaders, so she serves as board member Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce, Girl Scouts of South East Florida and serves as the executive sponsor for the HCA East Florida Women’s Colleague Network. Is a past advisory board member and mentor for Women in Healthcare Florida, FIU Business Women in Leadership, and the University of Miami’s Herbert School of Business Health Management Policy Advisory Council. Vertuno has been honored by The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce as a 2022 Young Professional of the Year finalist, 2022 Woman of the Year Finalist; Greater Palm Beach County Chamber 2022 Athena Finalist. In 2023, Vertuno was named by local South Florida Business Journal Forty under 40, and nationally Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list of the Top 25 Emerging Leaders. Most recently in 2024, she has been bestowed the Robert S. Hudgens Award through ACHE and Leadership Excellence in Healthcare Award through Baldridge Foundation.

In addition, Vertuno is an active member for American College of Healthcare Executives with Fellow status and has
facilitated women leadership forums through ACHE and local chapters. She currently services on the colleges
Nominating Committee. She recently completed her terms in serving on ACHEs Editorial Committee, Early Careerist Committee, Council of Regents, Regents Selection Committee. Vertuno was the past ACHE Regent for Florida- Eastern.

Vertuno holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business Administration and Management from Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, she has a “green belt” in Six Sigma, is a past participant in Tenet Healthcare Leadership Academy and is a past fellow for the American Hospital Association’s Transformational Leadership Program.

Bob Denison has accomplished 3 cool things in his life: 1) He was the Marlins first bat boy; 2) He married the prettiest girl alive, Daniella. Together they figured out how to have kids: Rivers, Nora Summer + Scout; and 3) Bob gets to leads the best team of yacht brokers and industry professionals in the world at Denison Yachting.

There are about 175 of them and they work out of 22 offices across the U.S. and now in Monaco.

Back in 1948, Frank & Gertrude Denison visited Fort Lauderdale on their honeymoon and decided to stay, buying a local business and renaming it Broward Marine. This business went on to build military vessels to support U.S. and Allied Forces, and later built private yachts, at one point becoming the largest employer in Fort Lauderdale.

Broward Marine built more private yachts over 80’ than any boat-builder in the world in the 20th Century. When Bob talks about ‘standing on the shoulders of giants’, he means it. He would be homeless if it wasn’t for the support of those that went before him, specifically his grandparents, parents, and 2 incredible uncles.