Meet the Board Of Directors
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Chair
Amy Ruth
Guidewell/Florida Blue
Amy Ruth serves as Chair of the Pine Castle Board of Directors. Amy became a board member in 2020. Amy is the Chief Human Resources Officer with GuideWell/Florida Blue. She brings extensive knowledge of business operations, human capital development, talent management, and continuous improvement to provide executive leadership for the company’s human resources.
Amy is an active Northeast Florida community member. She also serves on the Board of Directors for GuideWell Source, Inc. and as Chair of its Personnel & Compensation Committee.
Vice Chair
Tim Anderson
Anderson Financial Partners, Inc.
Tim Anderson serves as Vice Chair of of the Pine Castle Board of Directors and formerly served as its Treasurer. Tim became a board member in 2022. He is the managing director of Anderson Financial Partners. Prior to joining Anderson, Tim was a practicing attorney specializing in medical malpractice defense and commercial defense litigation. Although Tim no longer actively practices law, he continues to find a great deal of satisfaction advocating for his pro bono clients on a regular basis.
Tim graduated from the Boston College School of Management Honors Program with a degree in accounting and finance and attended a General Course Degree program at the London School of Economics. He is also a graduate of the University of Florida Levin College of Law and a member of the Florida Bar.
In addition to Pine Castle, Tim is involved in the community in various ways including as a guest lecturer at the University of Florida, College of Law and as a recent member of the Jacksonville Library Board of Trustees. He continues to serve the Atlantic Beach Police Pension Board and is a regular volunteer at his children’s school. Tim is also Chair for the Retirement Plan Committee.
Secretary
Sara Ley
Johnson & Johnson
Sara Ley serves as Secretary of the Pine Castle Board of Directors.
Sara became a board member in 2021 and serves as the Chair of the Programs Committee. Sara is the Head of Digital & Tech Practice at Johnson & Johnson. She has over 20 years of experience delivering global solutions across technology, professional services, industrial, aviation, healthcare, transportation, energy, and finance industries.
Sara is an eminent speaker at conferences including SXSW, IMPACT, Masie, and CLO Symposium. She has received three Brandon Hall Award Golf Awards and Excellence Awards by ATD.
Treasurer
Ryan Jones
Raymond James
Ryan Jones is the current Board of Directors, Treasurer of Pine Castle. Ryan became a board member in 2019. Ryan has been advising high net worth families, foundations, and institutions since 2000. He holds Life, Health, and Variable Insurance licenses. The group he works with was recently named a top wealth management team in NE Florida by Jacksonville Magazine. Ryan was selected for the Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2020.
He served as the Past President, Board Member, and Paul Harris Fellow of the Riverside Rotary Club. He has also served on boards with the Jacksonville Community Council (JCCI), The Ronald McDonald House, AMI Kids, Ortega Elementary SAC, and Foundation of Strength.
Member
Michele Bear
Baptist Health & Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michele Bear became a board member in 2022. Michele is the Executive Director, Revenue Cycle at Baptist Health & Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. She has over 30 years’ experience in healthcare operational, compliance and revenue cycle for both hospital and physician services. Michele has multiple certifications in the healthcare industry. She has experience serving her community as a volunteer with multiple organizations. Michele’s interests include coaching and mentoring.
Member
Tony Bellamy
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Tony Bellamy is a current member of the Board of Directors of Pine Castle. Tony became a board member in 2022.
Tony is an experienced Director of Project Management within the transportation, trucking, and railroad industry. He is skilled in Rail Safety, Operations Management, Government, Railway Signalling, and Project Estimation.
Tony earned his Master’s with a focus in Engineering/Industrial Management from the University of South Florida.
Member
Kendall Bryan, Jr.
Vicar’s Landing
Kendall Bryan became a board member in 2021. He is the Executive Director at
Vicar’s Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Before joining Vicar’s Landing, he started a small business in College Station, Texas, serving the students at Texas A & M University. Kendall sold the company to a local family and moved back to Jacksonville and began a career in real estate primarily providing real estate appraisals in the five-county area. During this time, he was able to attend the University of North Florida where Kendall completed his degree in Health Administration. He was a member of the Upsilon Phi Delta Society, a national academic honor society for students in healthcare administration. He received the
Leadership in Community Service Award from the UNF Center for Aging Research and was on the Dean’s List and President’s Honor Roll.
Mr. Bryan completed an Administrator in Training Program at Vicar’s Landing in 2011 with Bruce Jones acting as Preceptor. He joined the company in 2013 as Director of Health Services for then-LCPS Community Glenmoor, his role having expanded to include the Vicar’s Landing community where he oversaw the assisted living facility, skilled nursing, wellness clinic, rehabilitation, and the Vicar’s Landing Home Health Agency. Most recently he was promoted to Executive Director, a role with a primary responsibility in overseeing all operations of the community.
He currently resides in Ortega Forest with his wife, Grace, whom he met in the fifth grade and their son, Henry. He is a founding member of his church and has served on the vestry and in other ministry areas.
Member
Jill Cole
Deercreek Women’s Alliance
Jill Cole became a board member in 2023. Jill is a member of the Deercreek Women’s Alliance (DWA) since 2001 serving as the secretary since 2017. She is a member of the Deercreek Home & Garden Club since 2001 serving as past Secretary and current Director of Programming and Special Events, the Deercreek Ladies Golf Association since 2015 serving as past Vice President and Secretary. Jill is also a member of the Women’s giving Alliance at the Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. She served as a full-time volunteer from 2008-2020 with the Jacksonville Humane Society. Jill donates her time to The Gabriel House of Care which serves meals to families staying at the Gabriel House while undergoing organ transplantation at Mayo. Her other volunteer opportunities are Pace Center for Girls, Tennis is For Everyone and Special Olympics Florida. Jill was instrumental in bringing Tennis is For Everyone to Pine Castle.
Member
Leslie Detlefsen
Moran Environmental Recovery, LLC
Leslie Detlefsen became a board member in 2022.
Leslie is a Business Development Specialist at Moran Environmental Recovery, LLC (MER) and strives to bring professionalism and fun to her workday. Leslie and her company have been actively engaged with Pine Castle since 2008. One of her first meetings was through the Pine Castle Independence Day Golf Outing. Leslie volunteered and later served on the golf committee where she, and others at MER, fell in love with the culture at Pine Castle. She was instrumental in the implementation of the Inspirations/Ambassadors program. MER and Water Recovery, LLC (a subsidiary of MER) support Pine Castle through monetary donations and have provided employment for Bobby Higgins and Amy Beddow through our Community Employment program.
Member
Billy Frick
American Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Billy Frick became a board member in 2021.
Billy is the founder and President of American Electrical Contracting. He has more than 44 years of experience and holds many certifications, including a Master Electrician License and Florida Electrical Contractors License. As President, his main focus is on the development of his team and a commitment to serving as the best electrical contractors and service providers in Jacksonville, Florida.
Member
Shawna Grant
Grant Consulting JAX
Shawna Grant became a board member in 2019. She is a Community Advocate and Business Leader who is passionate about helping individuals with differences and advocating for women and children in her community. Shawna serves as the Chair for the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women in Jacksonville.
Professionally, Shawna is a designer, seamstress, and owner/operator of Lady Strut Gowns. Mrs. Grant also serves as a leader for Ascension St. Vincent’s.
Member
Jim Henry
Retired HealthCare Executive
James (“Jim”) Henry retired in March 2012. He was the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Diversified Clinical Services, a corporation which became the nation’s largest disease management company focused on clinical wound care and hyperbaric medicine. Prior to the founding of Diversified in 1997, Mr. Henry had extensive management experience. For over 22 years he held top CEO positions in the managed healthcare industry with companies such as Prudential Health Care, Principal Health Care and Heritage Health Systems.
He currently serves on a number of community boards in the Jacksonville area including the First Tee of North Florida (Chairman, 2015-2016), All Things New, an orphanage based in Haiti (chairman, 2019-2022) and Pine Castle, Inc. (chairman, 2013-2014) where he continues to serve as Board Member Emeritus. Mr. Henry was also a volunteer counselor with SCORE Jacksonville and was actively engaged in mentoring entrepreneurs and start-up companies. He was a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Health at the University of North Florida and is past President of the Florida Association of HMOs and The American Association of Wound Care Management.
Member
Betsy Jacobs
Sterling Search & Consulting
Betsy Jacobs is a current member and formerly served as the secretary of the Board of Directors for Pine Castle. Betsy became a board member in 2019. She has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources for clients in the nonprofit, health care and diversified financial service industries. Betsy is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Sterling Search & Consulting which she has operated since 1999. Prior to opening her own company, she was with Bank of America fka Barnett Banks, Inc. as a Human Resources Officer/Recruiter, Staffing Manager and then the Vice President of Career Services Center.
Member
Richard Lasseter
U.S Attorney’s Office, Civil Division
Rick Lasseter became a board member in 2023. He is a native of Valdosta, Georgia and has lived in Jacksonville since 2005. Rick is an attorney with diverse experience representing a wide variety of clients in civil litigation. His experience in the private sector has involved firm and personnel management in addition to his active practice of law. He is involved in the Hendricks Avenue Elementary School Advisory Counsel, has coached with the Hendricks Avenue Baseball League, has volunteer experience with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, and is a past Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Foundation Board Member.
Member
Jessica Ligator
Jacksonville University
Jessica Ligator became a board member in 2022. She is the Director of Capital Projects at Jacksonville University. Jessica oversees all areas of the planning, design and construction for capital projects on a 240-acre campus. Some of the major projects include the Williams Hall renovation, Frisch Family Welcome Center, Jacksonville Lacrosse Center and the Health Sciences Complex. Jessica has her Project Management Professional certification, LEED AP and OSHA 30 certification. She lives in Riverside with her husband and two children.
Member
Edward Lombard
Raymond James
Ed Lombard became a board member in 2023 and previously served six years as a board member with Pine Castle. He is a member of the RC of West Jacksonville Rotary Club and held numerous positions such as President, secretary and treasurer. Ed has been awarded the prestigious Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) designation and is a successful financial advisor for over 23 years.
He is currently serving on the following boards: J.T. Townsend Foundation, Legatus, Flagler College Alumni Board, Knight of Columbus 4th Degree. Past board service includes: Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and Broach School.
Member
Dave Medvidofsky
Retired Executive – Main Street America
Dave Medvidofsky became a board member in 2022. He is the Senior Vice President, Product & Operations at Main Street America Group. During his career he has held executive positions in underwriting, marketing, operations, corporate strategy, communications, internal audit and human resources. Among the things he is proudest of professionally is sponsoring and leading the company’s first Business Resource Group focused on promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Dave is a summa cum laude graduate of Franklin Pierce University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in business management and a Master’s degree in leadership. Dave holds multiple insurance designations and is a passionate and engaged volunteer on many industry boards and committees including past President and Chair of the CPCU Society and current board member for the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research.
Dave and his wife have been married for over 35 years. Together they have 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
Member
Christie Morgan
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate
Christie Morgan became a member of Pine Castle board in 2019. She is a licensed Real Estate Agent with Better Homes and Gardens Lifestyles Realty Ponte Vedra. While she represents buyers and sellers, new construction and luxury properties, she also is a certified military relocation specialist. Christie is in the top 5% of all Real Estate Agents in North East Florida. She covers both Jacksonville and St Augustine.
Member
Jerry Okona
Prosperity Home Mortgage
Jerry is a member who has over 30 years of experience in consumer financial services and has a diverse background in credit and regulatory compliance risk management. Currently he is a practitioner of Operations Risk Management. He has several leadership experiences including Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Credit Officer, and Senior Risk Management Officer. Jerry was involved in industry trade groups such as Mortgage Bankers Association and The Structured Finance Association. da
Jerry graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Business Administrator and Mercer University with a Master of Business Administration.