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Mission + Leadership

Mission Statement

The Wolfsonian–FIU uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design, to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed our world. It encourages people to see the world in new ways and to learn from the past as they shape the present and influence the future.

Leadership

Mitchell "Micky" Wolfson, Jr., Founder

Casey Steadman, Director

  • Advisory Board Members

    Officers
    Board Chair: Suzi Rudd Cohen
    1st Vice Chair: Gonzalo A. Acevedo | BNY Mellon
    2nd Vice Chair: Carolyn Hsu-Balcer
    Secretary: Jane Safer
    Treasurer: Tom Ragan

    Members
    Peter Aresty | Alfred Dunner, Inc.
    Roger A. Baumann | Skin Type Solutions, Inc.
    Abbey Chase | Chase Marketing Group
    Jacqueline Weld Drake
    Kevin Gray | Kevin Gray Designs
    Susan Hakkarainen | Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Jakub Hejl | Westside Capital Group
    Anita Herrick
    Michael Larkin | Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes
    Vicki Gold Levi
    Kathryn Moore | Bay Oaks Miami
    Daniel Morris | Historical Design Inc.
    Sunny Neff | Western Global Airlines
    Juan Bergaz Pessino
    Terry Schechter
    Sandra Seligman
    Eric Silverman | Eastham Capital
    Steve Sauls
    Sara Solomon
    Richard Standifer | Bristol Myers Squibb
    Rayshida Taylor | Bristol Myers Squibb
    Susan Weber | Bard Graduate Center
    Betty Wohl
    Jeri L. Wolfson
    Louis Wolfson III | Venture W Corporation & Pinnacle Housing Group
    Mitchell "Micky" Wolfson, Jr. | The Wolfson Initiative
    Richard Saul Wurman

  • Advisory Board Emeritus Members

    Ashley Melisse Abess
    Susanne Birbragher
    Alex Bogusky
    Alberto R. Cardenas
    Walter Chatham
    Peter L. Corsell
    Charles Cowles
    L. Jay Cross
    Baudouin Croonenberghs
    Alberto Eiber
    Neil Flanzraich
    Bernardo Fort-Brescia
    Helene Fortunoff*
    Mary Frank
    Manual Gonzalez
    Rene Gonzalez
    Steve Guttman
    Henry S. Hacker*
    Jay Haft
    Steve Heller
    Fred Hochberg
    Erika Hoffman
    Hannes Hofmann
    Michael Holden
    Alex Hurst
    Iran Issa-Khan
    Yolanda Cash Jackson
    Pamela Johnson
    Neisen Kasdin
    Nasir Kassamali
    George Knox
    Michael N. Kreitzer
    Louise Levin
    Morris Levitt
    Carl Magnusson
    Joy Malakoff*
    Ray Marchman*
    David Martin
    Richard Massey
    Finlay B. Matheson
    Kevin Miller
    Sharon Lombard Miller
    Steve Montifiore
    Michele Oka Doner
    Chad Oppenheim
    Jill Otto
    Dan Paul*
    Zachary Rawling
    Aurelia Reinhardt
    Susan Bell Richard
    Craig Robins
    Federico Sanchez
    Philip Scaturro
    Robert Schettig*
    David M. Schwarz
    Fred Sharf*
    Derrick Smith
    Stephen Urice
    Mike Valdes-Fauli
    Gregory Viejo
    Massimo Vignelli*
    John Waddell
    Patricia Wallace*
    Gary Wasserman
    Robert Wennett
    Thom Wolek
    James Woolems
    James Zemaitis
    Bernard Zyscovich

    *Deceased
  • Upcoming Advisory Board Meetings

    Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 4pm
    Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 4pm
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 4pm

    Finance Committee
    Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 4pm
    Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 4pm
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 4pm

    Executive Committee
    Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 4pm
    Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 4pm
    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 4pm

    Nominating Committee
    Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 4pm
    Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 4pm
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 4pm

  • Former Directors

    Tim Rodgers, Past Director
    Cathy Leff, Director Emeritus
    Peggy Loar, Founding Director