Meet the Board of Trustees

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  • Mike Damiani - Chair

    • Trustee since 2018
    • Member of Canterbury’s Executive, Finance, Audit, Advancement, Building and Grounds, and Trusteeship Committees
    • CEO of Radco Industries, Inc.
    • B.S. in Biochemistry from Tufts University
    • Member of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturing Association (ILMA) Executive Committee
    • Member of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturing Association’s (ILMA) Foundation Board Executive Committee  
    • Member of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) 
    • Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
    • Head Coach of Middle School Football Team
    • Current Parent, Parent of Alumni

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  • Dominic Cameratta - Vice-Chair

    • Trustee since 2020
    • Chair of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Member of Canterbury’s Audit and Building and Grounds Committees
    • Chief Financial Officer and Co-owner of Cameratta Companies
    • B.S. in Accounting and Finance Boston College Carrol School of Management
    • Lee Health Foundation Board and Finance Committee Chair
    • Lee County Hurricane Recovery Task Economic Recovery Branch Lead
    • Current Parent, Parent of Alumni

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  • Gloria Caesar - Treasurer

    • Trustee since 2023
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Attorney
    • B.S. in Accounting from the University of Miami
    • Master of Science in Taxation from the University of Miami
    • J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law
    • Current Parent

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  • Wendy Crate - Secretary

    • Trustee since 2021
    • Chair of Canterbury’s Building and Grounds Committee
    • Member of Canterbury’s Executive and Advancement Committees
    • Partner of a Real Estate Investment Firm
    • B.S. in Computer Science from Quinnipiac University
    • M.S. in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
    • M.S. in Accounting & Taxation from the University of Hartford 
    • Current Parent

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  • Ed Bell - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2019
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance and Advancement Committees
    • Financial Planner with Cornerstone Financial Planning
    • B.A. from Hampden Sydney College
    • Immediate Past President of SWFL Children’s Charities, Inc. Board of Directors
    • Current Parent, Parent of Alumni

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  • Kellie Burns-Garvey - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2020
    • Member of Canterbury’s Advancement Committee
    • Award-winning Journalist and News Anchor for NBC2 News
    • B.A. in Communications and Political Science from the State University of New York at Geneseo
    • Community Advocate for Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida
    • Member of Gulfshore Life Magazine’s Advisory Board
    • Current Parent, Parent of Alumni

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  • Tom Burt - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2019
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Senior Vice President-Investments and Financial Advisor at UBS
    • Canterbury Fathers Club Representative
    • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Marketing, and Multi-National Business from Florida State University
    • Current Parent

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  • Sean Campbell - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2022
    • Member of Canterbury’s Advancement Committee
    • CEO at TheHomeMag | America's #1 Home Improvement Magazine ®
    • Parent of Alumni

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  • Michael Dean - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2023
    • Chair of Canterbury’s Advancement Committee
    • Member of Canterbury’s Building and Grounds Committee
    • Owner at Francis L. Dean & Associates, LLC
    • Former Paramedic/Firefighter/Rescue Diver
    • Graduate of the Illinois Fire Service Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Licensed for all insurance lines in every jurisdiction of the U.S. 
    • Treasurer of Signal Inn Beach Resort on Sanibel Island
    • Current Parent

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  • Arie Dosoretz '00 - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2021
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Managing Partner at Advocate Radiation Oncology
    • M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School of Business
    • M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine
    • Residency with Yale University’s New Haven Hospital - Department of Therapeutic Radiology
    • Member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology
    • Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
    • Alumni, Current Parent

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  • Chauncey Goss '84 - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2013, Past Board Chair 2015-2018, Chair Emeritus 2018-2019
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Board Chairman of the South Florida Water Management District
    • Founder and Managing Partner of Goss Practical Solutions
    • B.A. in Area Studies (Political Science, Environmental Studies, English) from Rollins College
    • Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University
    • Treasurer for Captains for Clean Water
    • Member of Collaboratory Governing Team
    • Member of United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades Board of Directors
    • Member of CREW Land & Water Trust Board of Trustees
    • Member of Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership Policy Committee  
    • Alumni, Parent of Alumni

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  • Charles Idelson - Trustee Emeritus

    • Trustee Emeritus, Past Board Chair 2013-2014
    • Member of Canterbury’s Advancement Committee
    • Executive Vice President, Regional President for Busey Bank
    • B.A. in Business and Finance from the University of Georgia
    • LSU Graduate School of Banking
    • Member of Children’s Advocacy Center Board of Directors
    • Emeritus Member of the Collaboratory Governing Team
    • Current Grandparent, Parent of Alumni, Grandparent of Alumni

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  • Lynn Kirby - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2020
    • Member of Canterbury’s Building and Grounds Committee
    • Developer/Contractor - Kirby Properties
    • B.S. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Colorado
    • Current Grandparent, Parent of Alumni

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  • Judy Langley - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2021
    • Member of Canterbury’s Advancement Committee
    • Owner of Direct Audience Impact
    • B.A. in English Language and Literature from Loyola University

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  • Lee Levison - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2023
    • Member of Canterbury’s Advancement Committee
    • Retired Headmaster from Collegiate School (NYC) 2006-2020
    • Former Head of School at Kingswood Oxford School 1992-2006
    • Doctor of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education
    • B.A. in History from Amherst College

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  • Brian Lucas '92 - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2024
    • Principal of Peninsula Investments
    • B.A. in Entrepreneurial Management, Stetson University
    • Former IT Management Consultant, Accenture (Healthcare and Utility Industries)
    • Supporter of Habitat for Humanity and United Way
    • Alumni, Current Parent, Parent of Alumni

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  • David Lucas - Trustee Emeritus

    • Trustee Emeritus, Past Board President 1988-1997
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Former Chairman of Bonita Bay Group
    • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University
    • MBA from Harvard University
    • Founding Trustee of Florida Gulf Coast University
    • Honorary Lifetime Member of United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades Board of Directors
    • Founder, Alexis de Toqueville Society
    • Member of Reformed Theological Seminary Executive Committee and Board
    • Member of Covenant College Board of Trustees and Foundation Board
    • Current Grandparent, Parent of Alumni, Grandparent of Alumni

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  • Aditi Maheshwari - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2020
    • Chair of Canterbury’s Audit Committee
    • Member of Canterbury’s Finance Committee
    • Owner, Infinite LLC - Commercial Real Estate
    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennslyvania
    • M.A. in Human Resource Management & Conflict Resolution from Columbia University
    • Chair of BelieveNBooks Board of Directors
    • Current Parent

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  • Lori May - Chair Emeritus

    • Trustee since 2014, Past Board Chair 2020-2023
    • Past President of Canterbury’s Parent Association 2014-2015
    • Marketing Associate
    • B.A. from Iowa State University
    • President of Reflection Lakes Homeowner’s Association
    • Parent of Alumni

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  • Robert Moro - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2024
    • President of Pinnacle Strategies, Inc.
    • Co-founder of LI Net, Inc. (Long Island’s Largest Internet Provider Before Sale)
    • ChFC, CLU, AEP Designations from the American College
    • Life Member, Million Dollar Round Table
    • Past President, Estate Planning Council of Nassau County
    • Former Treasurer and Board Member, FDNY Firefighter John F. McNamara Foundation
    • Former Chairman, Long Island Chapter Golf Outing Committee for the American Heart Association
    • Current Parent

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  • Sarah Owen - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2024
    • Vice President of Business Development, Shell Point
    • Former CEO of Southwest Florida Community Foundation (now the Collaboratory)
    • Parent of Alumni

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  • Rishi Patel - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2024
    • Doctor of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University
    • M.B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University
    • B.S. in Microbiology, University of Florida
    • Founder of a Multi-Million-Dollar Pharmacy Startup
    • Former Executive at One of the Nation’s Largest Not-for-Profit Healthcare Organizations
    • Inducted into the Florida Council 100 in 2022
    • Current Parent

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  • Stephen Pezzi - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2024
    • Senior Trial Counsel, United States Department of Justice
    • B.A., University of Pennsylvania
    • J.D., Harvard Law School
    • Former Litigation Associate, International Law Firm in Washington, D.C.
    • Former Law Clerk to Two Federal Judges
    • Nationwide Civil Litigation Practice Defending the Federal Government
    • Current Parent

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  • Trey Ward '91 - Trustee

    • Trustee since 2024
    • President, Val Ward Cadillac (Since 2008)
    • B.A. in English, Ursinus College
    • Eight-time recipient of General Motors’ Dealer of the Year Award
    • Former Board Member, Fiddlesticks Country Club
    • Alumni, Current Parent, Parent of Alumni

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