Fernando Levy Hara, President Elect

Fernando Levy Hara was born and raised in Buenos Aires in an observant Jewish family. His grandfather became a rabbi in Syria, before being forced to emigrate to Argentina due to religious pogroms, where he founded the first synagogue for Sephardic Jews original from Damascus. Fernando completed a master’s degree in Architecture and one in Urban Economics in Buenos Aires and got his master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Harvard University. He is a real estate developer specialized in residential projects all around Florida, including high rise condominiums and large urban multifamily rental communities. He sits in the Harvard Real Estate Board and teaches real estate strategies and negotiation at Harvard University in Cambridge as well as internationally. Fernando has been happily married to his wife Jaqui for the last 31 years, they have two sons together: Brian (28) and Ivan (25). The family joined ATJC in 2005, becoming very involved in several activities such as the annual Purim Shpiel, two ATJC trips to Israel and more.

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Joe Braun, Vice President, Finance

Originally from Peru, Joe has resided in Aventura for over 30 years. He now serves as the VP of Finance. Previously was a member of ATJC's Executive Board of Directors for 6 years and served on Tauber Academy's Board of Education, is a regular at the daily minian, and is a Purim Shpiel veteran. An active member of the Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), he's responsible for building relationships with Miami-based Latin American diplomats, local press, and Jewish community leaders.  A seasoned international entrepreneur focused on exporting American goods to Latin America and the Caribbean, Joe serves on the board of several international corporations.  Joe along his wife Jeannette and children -Tauber alumni Michael and Sofia- are active members of ATJC.

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​Lauren Jordan, Vice President, Education & Youth

Lauren Jordan was born and raised in South Florida.  During her Senior Year of High School she attended the Alexander Muss High School in Israel and it was one of the most formative experiences of her life.  In 2000 she moved to New York to attend New York University.  Lauren studied Theater at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and later worked in Talent Management at Anonymous Content.  After a few too many winters up north, she came back to sunny South Florida in 2005 and transitioned into the Financial Services Industry.  Lauren works in Wealth Management as part of The Bodkins Group at Morgan Stanley.  Lauren met her husband, Jonathan, through friends from her High School in Israel trip and they married in 2011.  They have two daughters, Austin (7) and Lennon (4) and as a family they have been members at ATJC since 2013 when they enrolled Austin in Tauber Academy’s Baby University at just 5 months old.  Lauren is very involved with the Tauber PTN and specifically looks forward to volunteering at their Annual Purim Carnival.

Roni Mauer, Vice President, Facilities

Roni is the synagogue’s Vice President of Facilities responsible for the maintenance and security of our congregational campus. Roni is married to Dainne and together they are raising a son. 

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Rose Rubin, Vice President, Development 

Rose Rubin has been a President, and Vice President of the Executive Board of the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center for the last 15 years. She and her beloved late husband, Richard, have been major benefactors of our synagogue since they joined in 1999. Rose is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, and has worked on all of our Holocaust memorial events, and co-chairs and conducts our annual Yom Hashoa service. Her children, Jason and Lindsey also participate in the service.

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Matthew Adler, Treasurer

Matthew L. Adler is President and Chief Executive Officer of Adler Kawa Real Estate Advisors where he is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the business. Matthew founded Adler Kawa in 2012 as an evolution of his family's real estate businesses, the Adler Group which has been investing and operating commercial real estate for over 50 years. Matthew graduated with a bachelor of arts in urban studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. Since 2010, Matthew has served on the Board of Directors and Loan Committee for Miami based Apollo Bank. Matthew serves on numerous community and business based organizations, including: officer of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, treasurer of Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, board of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Supporting Foundation and is a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO). In 2010, Matthew was appointed by the President of the Unites States to serve as a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council the board of the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.

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Janette Garmizo, Board Secretary 

Janette Garmizo was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Puerto Rico in a Conservative Jewish community where she was actively involved with Young Judaea, attending their summer camp,  year-long programs and ultimately their Gap Year in Israel program (Year Cause). A graduate from University of Miami with a degree in Finance,  she was in the Banking Industry for 30 years and is currently involved with the family nursery plant and landscaping business (Garmizo's Inc.).  She has lived in Miami since 1984 and is married to Jaime for 32 years. Together they have three children: Joshua (30); Jayson (28) and Jessica (24). Her biggest pride and joy is being a grandma (known to all now as Yaya) to Ella who is 1 year old. The family has been members of ATJC for many years where many simchas have been celebrated and can be seen frequently at Friday Night Live services and participating in many of the temple's wonderful programs. Janette is a  life member of Hadassah and WIZO (Women's International Zionist Organization).