President’s Circle


Thomas Bean



Thomas Bean is External Affairs Area Manager for Florida Power & Light Company, the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States. FPL serves approximately 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is a leading employer in the state with more than 10,000 employees. The company consistently outperforms national averages for service reliability while customer bills are below the national average. A clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities nationwide.

Prior to joining FPL in August 2009, Thomas served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart and worked in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC for seven years.

Thomas holds a B.S. in Journalism from University of Florida and an M.A. in Religion from Trinity International University. Thomas lives in Palm Beach Gardens with his wife, Ramona, and two sons, Tommy and Demetrios.

Thomas Bean
External Affairs Area Manager
Florida Power & Light Company
Office: 561-694-3519
Email: thomas.bean@fpl.com

Mark Bellissimo



Wellington Equestrian Partners
Managing Partner

Mark J. Bellissimo is Managing Partner and the largest Shareholder of Wellington Equestrian Partners LLC (WEP). As such, he is responsible for all operations of the partnership, including Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC that owns and manages the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. The Partnership has invested over $200 million dollars acquiring 500 acres of real estate in and around the Wellington Equestrian Preserve.

In that past four years the partnership has invested over $30 million dollars upgrading the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and it now considered one of the finest Equestrian Facilities in the World. ESP operates the world famous Winter Equestrian Festival, the largest and longest running horse show in the world which attracts more than 5,000 horses from 49 states and 30 countries and gives away over $6 million dollars in prize money.

Bellissimo received his bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and his MBA from the Harvard Business School. Bellissimo along with his daughter Paige are the co-founders of the FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge which is run by ESP and supported by the WEP partners. The event has raised over $1.5 million in the last two years for 50 Palm Beach County charities and it is expected to raise an additional $1.5 million dollars in 2012. Bellissimo is active in a variety of local, national and international charities and is a Board of Trustee for St Andrews School in Boca as a board member of Palm Beach County's Business Development Board (BDB) He and his wife Katherine have four children, Matthew (21), Paige (20), Nicole (18) and Michael (16).

Diane Brockway



At the urging of one of her children, Ms. Brockway came to Lake Wellington Professional Centre more than ten years ago as a part-time receptionist. Moving up the ladder to full time, then assistant and finally as Managing Director has been an exciting adventure. Having worked in offices, retail, and answering services has created a work history that carries through to the position she now holds. Working with Mr. Adams, owner of Lake Wellington, has provided opportunities to work with varied professionals in a capacity that benefits both Lake Wellington Professional Centre as well as the diversity of their clients.

A warm, friendly atmosphere has evolved at Lake Wellington Professional Centre because of the extra mile taken by Diane and her professional staff. A key ingredient to the continued success at Lake Wellington is the concept put in place by Ms. Brockway that the staff of Lake Wellington Professional Centre does indeed work for each individual client. The open door policy and personal one on one approach is a unique concept in today's busy non-personal world and has proven to be an integral part of the positive upbeat attitude at Lake Wellington Professional Centre.

Please call 561-792-6525.

Alexander L. Domb



Alexander L. Domb is presently a shareholder in The Law Office of Alexander L. Domb, P.A., a law firm specializing in Estate Planning Law, including the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney, Health Care Surrogate Designations, and Living Wills, and specializing in Real Property Law, including single family and commercial real estate transactions for over 23 years. He is also the owner of Quality Title Company, a licensed title insurance agency in Florida.

In addition to practicing law, Alec is a member of the Palm Beach County Consumer Affairs Hearing Panel and a member of the Wellington Construction Board. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee and is a member of the President’s Circle. He currently serves as Secretary of the Palm Beach Executive Network, a network of business executives who promote each other’s businesses and engage in local charity work.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Alec attended the University of Miami undergraduate school of Business Administration and graduated with a degree in Finance. He also attended the Nova Southeastern School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor. He is presently a member of The Florida Bar, and the Palm Beach County Bar Association. He also maintains a Florida real estate license; mortgage brokers license and a life, health and variable annuity insurance license.

Alec has been married to the former Melody Shernoff for almost 24 years. Melody is a registered nurse and owner of jewelry design firm, Melody Creates. They reside in Wellington, Florida.


Susan Gulash




Susan Gulash is the Founder, Publisher, Marketing & Creative Director of Florida Creative Living Online Magazine. She created Florida Creative Living Online Magazine to provide FREE ADVERTISING for a low ad design fee for businesses in Florida. Susan is the CEO of Gulash Graphics. For the last five years, she has created top quality marketing material to name a few for WellSpring Pharmaceutical, Sea Byte Inc, Real Estate Showcase Magazine, Dream House Charity, Parent Pages Magazine, Kids Activity Center. She is currently is under contract with The Intertainment Network for graphic design, web development, and printing. Susan brings an excellent work ethic, along with abundant experience in Marketing and Design.

She has her AA degree in Art, from Indian River State College, and also studied Graphic Design at University of South Florida.
She enjoys traveling, reading, music, art and video production.   She lives in Lutz, Florida with her husband,and their two kids.

Peter Holzapfel



Mr. Peter Holzapfel currently serves as the General Manager of Florida Power & Light Company’s West County Energy Center, located in Loxahatchee, Florida. Prior his current assignment, which became effective in June 2011, Pete served as the General Manager of over 2,800 Megawatts of generating assets in the non-regulated ERCOT market region in Texas. A Nextera Energy / FPL employee for over 30 years, Pete began his career in 1980 having served in various engineering and leadership capacities of increasing responsibility, all within the Power Generation Division. Pete holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Master of Business Administration focus in Finance. Pete is married with three children and loves football, baseball, history and art. He is also very active in the local community and in Christian Ministry outreach functions.

Mike Nelson



Effective Solutions, Inc. was formed in 1999 and is active in the representation of private owners and corporate entities in political and governmental representation, land use, land development, real estate valuations and acquisitions, management of litigation, real estate management, construction, property and liability insurance and other management concerns and needs.

Born in Brooklyn New York and raised in Miami, Mike attended North Miami High School, Miami Dade Community College and Florida Atlantic University. Mike is married to Kathy Foster (Wellington’s Very First Mayor!) and together they have 4 children and 7 grandchildren. Having always lived and worked in Florida after college, Mike moved to Wellington in 1984 from Clearwater and was involved in the incorporation of Wellington as well as on the Board and an officer of First Wellington, Inc., one of two-pre incorporation governing entities. Mike and Kathy also are very involved and support numerous local charities as well as national and international charities.
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Cheri Pavlik



Chéri Pavlik, LEED AP, has more than 23 years of multifaceted real estate development, project planning and interior design experience. She is the Director of Business Development for Hedrick Brother Construction, a West Palm Beach based general contractor providing the highest level of craftsmanship and professional project management for general contracting, construction management and pre-construction services for Commercial, Luxury Residential, Historic Restoration, Education, Hospitality, Worship, and Sustainable construction projects in South Florida. Cheri’s dedication to continued professional development and support of the community is demonstrated by serving as a Board and President’s Circle Member of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center in Belle Glade, Member of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, Member of the ABC Florida East Coast Chapter Legislative and Member of the Rotary Club of West Palm Beach. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design from Michigan State University and resides with her two sons in Palm Beach County.

Dean K. Piper, CST



Dean K. Piper, CST, Published Author, Motivational Speaker and Trainer, is the owner of The Intertainment Network, Wellington’s own full service global multimedia and marketing firm. The Intertainment Network is home of the #1, #2, and #3 Internet Radio Stations in the West Palm Beach Area with listeners in all 195 countries and all US states. The Intertainment Network has over 80 unique shows with a wide variety of topics, music, and entertainment on its 3 Radio Stations including W4CY Radio, W4WN Radio ranked as the #1 all women’s Internet Radio Station in the world, and The UEC Military Freedom Network. Besides Radio, The Intertainment Network will be launching the NEW Intertainment Television and also offers marketing packages for any budget including Internet, Email, Social Media, and Event Marketing along with Web Development. All of this plus The Intertainment Network’s strategic partnerships with Icons such as AT&T and Live Nation along with Dean’s over 30 years of marketing experience will provide your business with the road map for your journey to Success, Freedom, and Happiness.

Michael Stone
President 2011



Born and raised in Ireland Michael is now President of Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) the management company that runs the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington Florida, the largest longest running horse show in the world. He was an International Jumping rider for Ireland and has been Manager of the Irish Olympic Team in Atlanta as well as the World Equestrian Games in The Hague. On a national level as well as Jumping he has ridden Eventing and Dressage and was Secretary General of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland for 10 years. He was Managing Director of his family’s horse feed business for 5 years before joining the Federation Equestre Internationale) FEI in 1997 as their Development officer. In 1998 he became FEI Assistant Secretary General and in 2003 he was appointed to the new position of FEI Sports Director .In 2006 he became FEI Secretary General and resigned in 2007 and joined ESP.

He is a keen tennis player and golfer and plays off a handicap of 16. He has also played soccer and rugby. Other interests include the cinema, cooking and travel.