Leadership

2024 AFP Miami Chapter Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President
Melissa Wetzel, CFRE
President
Wetzel and Associates
wetzelandassociates@gmail.com
President-Elect / NPD Co-Chair
Christine Perez, CFRE
VP, Development 
Camillus House
christinep@camillus.org
NPD Co-Chair
Mélida Matos
Director of Development
Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores
matosm@doctorschaterschool.org
Treasurer
Richard Alan Lehrman, Esq.
Principal 
TrustLegacyLaw
richard@trustlegacylaw.com

Board of Directors

Education and Mentorship Committee Member
Amy Betancourt
Regional Dtr. of Corporate Partnerships - Miami
Vanderbilt University
amy.betancourt@vanderbilt.edu

Scholarships Chair
Pietro Bonacossa, CFRE
VP of Development
Easterseals South Florida

IDEA Chair
Corey Brown, CFRE
Director of Development
Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation

Mentorship Chair, and Joyce Galya Scholarship and NPD Committee Member
Jennifer Geeker, CFRE
Director of Annual Giving
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
Education Co-Chair
Steven Siegel
Director of Major Gifts
Salvation Army Miami Command
steven.siegel@uss.salvationarmy.org
Education Co-Chair and NPD Committee Member
Jessica Triana, CAP®, CFRE
Senior Philanthropy Director
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Membership Co-Chair and NPD Committee Member
John Capurso
CEO
Endow America Network Foundation
Membership Co-Chair and NPD Committee Member
Carlos Simoes, MBA
Director of Revenue Programs and Partnerships
Zoo Miami