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Board Observer
Sep 2018
We’re the world’s largest brand of indoor entertainment parks. (And we invested them, it’s true!) To put it another way: we’re the place where nothing gets in the way of play. That means we build incredible parks that are cleaner, safer, and better designed for families.
For more information on the company and franchising opportunities, please visit www.skyzone.com.
Board Observer
Sep 2017
Elara Caring is one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, with a national footprint in the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest. The company is comprised of 32,000 caregivers serving over 60,000 patients and their families daily, in 225 locations across 16 states and focused on providing our patients with the “right care, at the right time, in the right place.”
More information can be found on our website, at www.elara.com
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2025
Board Member
Dec 2025
Shore Excursions Group was created with one goal in mind – to provide exceptional travel experiences to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world. To accomplish this, we have compiled an exceptional array of tours delivered by local experts with decades of experience serving travelers and delivering excellent tours. Our owners and management team are comprised of seasoned travel industry executives who leverage their considerable experience to deliver memories of a lifetime.
We are experts in providing exceptional shore excursions. We understand that in today’s fast paced world, vacations have become an increasingly important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and experience new and interesting places. With this in mind, we provide the highest quality tours by performing extensive research, site inspections, and detailed reviews. While other companies also offer excursions, we strongly believe our expertise and approach set us apart. The large cruise lines sell shore excursions - typically in very large groups visiting high traffic sites. We focus on smaller groups visiting more interesting and authentic locations using more personalized local operators. While the cruise lines are experts in delivering cruises, we are experts in delivering shore excursions.
2024
Board Member
Dec 2024
Founded in 1995, ECI is the market leader in end-to-end technology solutions for the financial industry. We enable 1000+ forward-thinking organizations around the world to reach new performance levels through innovative technology solutions that drive business transformation. ECI uniquely understands the high touch needs of organizations in the financial space and our experience servicing these global leaders gives ECI the edge as your trusted technology partner. With offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, we provide localized, personalized service on a global scale.
ECI employs more than 900 professionals around the world, and we have a proven track record of employing the best employees which is important when building out teams to support clients.
Principal
Jan 2024
H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) is a leading global private investment firm with $74 billion in equity capital under management.* Since its founding more than 30 years ago, H.I.G. and its family of funds, spanning private equity, real estate, growth equity, and credit, have invested in and managed over 400 companies worldwide. Today, the firm oversees a portfolio of companies generating more than $53 billion in combined annual sales.
H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and mid-sized companies with attractive growth potential. Its investments typically focus on management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of well-managed, profitable manufacturing and service businesses. The firm also has deep expertise in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings.
H.I.G.’s proven investment strategy is built around three pillars: (1) a flexible and responsive approach that emphasizes speed and adaptability, (2) a large, skilled team with a collaborative, “can-do” mindset, and (3) a consistent and long-standing focus on small and mid-sized businesses, typically valued between $50 million and $500 million, with a clear understanding of their unique opportunities and challenges.*
Headquartered in Miami, H.I.G. has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford, as well as affiliate offices in Europe (Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris), Latin America (Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), the Middle East (Dubai), and Asia (Hong Kong).
*Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.
2021
Senior Vice President
Feb 2021
Based in Boston and New York City, Charlesbank is a leading middle-market private investment firm with more than $20 billion in assets under management as of 9/30/2025. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience and sector insights, the firm takes a thematic approach to investing across its target sectors: business and consumer services, healthcare, industrials and technology & technology infrastructure. Charlesbank partners with talented management teams to help businesses unlock value and accelerate growth, with a focus on long-term value creation. The firm provides flexible capital through its complementary private equity and credit strategies, which collaborate closely to harness the firm’s collective capabilities, resources and network.
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2020
Board Member
Mar 2020
At GoodWest, our singular focus is indulgent coffee enrichment. We’ve been in business since 1994, with a proud history
of innovation, agility and customer collaboration. We are a nationally recognized supplier of aseptic (UHT, shelf stable) dairy, premium cold brew coffee, and iced coffee, as well as a wide range of risk-free dispenser options. Our US-based aseptic production and manufacturing facilities are state-of-the-art. We guarantee unsurpassed service and response levels, backed by dedicated, experienced employees. Fast and flexible customer support, consumer preferred premium products, no-risk turnkey dispenser program, and safe and sanitary aseptic packaging are winning reasons to partner with GoodWest.
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