Keynote Speaker

Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez

SPECIAL GUESTS

Doral Mayor JC Bermudez

Erika Donalds,  CEO of the Optima Foundation

Dynamic Speaker, Former School Board Member,

Wife of Congressman Byron Donalds

Erika Donalds  is the Chief Executive officer of Optima Ed. An education experience company dedicated to expanding high quality School Choice.  A mother of three boys and Former Finance Executive with a passion for Education, she has offered her expertise in business to help further the expansion of parental choice and to improve accountability and governance in Florida's public schools. 

Erika is a former elected member of the Collier County School Board.   During her tenure, she co-founded the Florida Coalition of School Board Members and served as the group's President.  She was appointed to Florida's 2017-2018 Constitution Revision Commission by then-Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran, and recently served on Governor DeSantis' Advisory Committee on Education and Workforce Development.  Erika now serves on  The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees, and on advisory boards for Classical Learning Test, Moms for Liberty and the independent Women's Forum Education Freedom Center. 

Incumbents Attending:

Florida State Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez, Rep. Tom Fabricio, Rep. Alex Rizo, Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera, Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin

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