Staff & Board
RISE Team
Upendo Shabazz
Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Johnson
Director of Community
Karina Ramírez
Communications & Website Manager
Members of the Board
The RISE Coleman Park Board of Directors is elected to serve the community in our neighborhood. It is comprised of the following members:
Ava Parker
Board Chair
President, Palm Beach State College
Michele Jacobs
Board Vice Chair
President & CEO
Economic Council of
Palm Beach County
Edrick Barnes
Board Secretary
Attorney, The Law Office of Edrick Barnes, Esq.
Carlos Vidueria
Board Treasurer
Vice President of
Huizenga Holdings, Inc.
Álvaro Daniel Alberttis
Board Member
Adjunct Professor at Watson Institute and Lynn University
Anthony Barbar
Board Member
Barbar & Associates, LLC, Licensed Real Estate Brokers
Nancy Bourne
Board Member
Head of Educational Initiatives
Frisbie Group
Nathan Chau
Board Member
Director of Workship
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Sam Chester
Board Member
South Florida Vice President, Self-Help Federal Credit Union
Aruna Gilbert
Board Member
Chief Program and Policy Officer, Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
Ardis Jackson
Board Member
Police Officer
West Palm Beach Police Department
Cortney Lowery
Board Member
Owner & Operator,
Cuttin-Up Barber Shop
Kelly Powell
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer
Community Partners of South Florida
Denise Smith-Barnes
Board Member
Resident Leader & Founder
CTSO Foundation
Lynn Solomon, Esq.
Board Member
Attorney, City of
Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency