Board of Directors

Scott Kadlec, Ph.D. has over 20 years management experience in the Information Technology sector. In 1980 he co-founded CMS/Data Corporation, which developed financial management solutions for the professional services market. In 1990, he founded PC DOCS, a global document management software company. Since 2000 he has served on the Board of Directors and Advisory Boards of several high tech companies. Scott holds B.A. degrees in Economics and Political Science from Stetson University and a Ph.D. in Government from Florida State University.

Jan Bozard Latour has over 15 years volunteer experience in university alumni affairs. Jan has been on the Stetson University Alumni Board of Directors since 1989. She has held multiple positions in her alumni work and was a member of the Stetson University Board of Trustees from 1993 to 1995. She received the University’s Distinguished Service Award in 1995. Jan has taught school in St. Petersburg, Florida and is a 1978 graduate of Stetson University with a Bachelor’s degree in Education.

Michael Matthews, Ph.D. has worked in economic development throughout Africa for over fifteen years. This work has taken him to 42 African countries throughout the continent; alongside farmers to foreign ministers. He has worked with the US Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and various foreign governments. Michael currently works on the program management of the President's African Education Initiative.

M. Lee McGraw is a 1979 graduate of Stetson University. She’s currently the Director of Development for Northern Human Services, a mental health and social services agency serving northern New Hampshire. A Vice President for her family’s philanthropy, the Elizabeth B. McGraw Foundation, Lee has served as Chairman of the Lupus Foundation of New England, and works also with Boston Ballet (Trustee Emeritus), WGBH (Boston's PBS affiliate); and is a former member of the board (1985 - 2003) of Stetson University.

Scott McGraw has a professional background in micro-computer applications. He has volunteered with several environmental and social justice organizations including the Sierra Club and Equal Justice. Scott is currently building affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity.

Dr. Claudius Mundoma graduated from the University of Zimbabwe in 2003, with an Honors in Chemistry. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from West Virginia University and is currently a faculty member in the Institute of Molecular Biophysics at Florida State University where he is Director of the Physical Biochemistry Facility. A former UNCF-Pfizer Biomedical Research Fellow, he is a published scientist who has advocated for science education as a member of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus in Washington, DC. He is faculty advisor of the FSU- African Student Association. His interest is in capacity building through advising students on career advancement through civic engagement.

Annie Nagengast graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2003, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Her concentration being photography, she has documented her many journeys abroad through photographs. An advocate for affecting social change, she has volunteered in a variety of efforts. In 2001 she worked with individuals with AIDS and HIV. In 2005, she traveled to Ghana, where she witnessed education efforts in West Africa. She currently lives and works as an artist representative in Chicago.

Beth Potter has over 20 years experience in strategic marketing. She has been instrumental in developing global pricing policies and market and product strategies in the aerospace and defense, telecommunications, training and consulting, and human resource outsourcing industries. Currently, she is Vice President of Professional Development for ISPE, a worldwide, not-for-profit society of pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals. Beth is a 1979 Bachelor of Science graduate of Stetson University and a 1983 MBA graduate of the Crummer School of Business, Rollins College.

Bill Roberts is a veteran of cable TV operations having built and operated numerous cable TV systems over a 30+ year career. He has developed innovations in cable TV including remote cablecasting, live local news & sports, and recently started a new company providing cable, telephone, and broadband from a single fiber-based network. His peers recognized his efforts in 2004 by electing him to the Cable TV Pioneers. This level of operating experience serves him well as a telecom lobbyist at the state and national level. He is a past president of the Stetson Alumni Association, a past president of Rotary, and is active in educational efforts on behalf of the University of Tampa. Roberts received his MA degree in political science and American history in 2007.

General Counsel

Luis Prats is Managing Shareholder of the Tampa office of Carlton Fields, one of the top 200 law firms in the U.S.

Cristin Connley Keane, attorney in the Tampa office of Carlton Fields.

Student Action Council

Paul Michael Commons is a student at Indiana University with a declared major in International Studies, a thematic concentration in Human Rights and Social Movements, and minors in Spanish and African Studies. He is studying Spanish, Swahili and Portuguese in hopes of traveling abroad to aid in humanitarian projects. While in high school, Paul worked to develop a Habitat for Humanity chapter in his school and during college, he has spent his summers and vacations working on similar housing projects in Mexico and Honduras. He has a keen interest in issues affecting third world advancement. Paul is the president of the Indiana University chapter of One Here...One There.

Dustin Daniels is the current president of the OHOT chapter at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Dustin, only nineteen-years-old, is a first year junior, as he graduated with his Associates Degree while still in high school. He is majoring in International Affairs, Political Science, and Social Work, with hopes of pursuing a career in International Development. In addition to being President of FSU-OHOT, he is an FSU Service Scholar, a member of the FSU Honors Council, of the Global Peace Exchange, of the Alternative Break Corps, and of the FSU Debate Team. During the spring of 2008 he will be working with orphans in the Dominican Republic with the Global Peace Exchange to build a technical school in Rwanda, as well as to deliver and administer 20,000 de-worming treatments. Dustin has strong interests in genocide prevention, international aid, and human rights.

Scott Pearson is currently an undergraduate at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Originally from Carterville, Illinois, Scott is majoring in Finance, with minors in Russian and Business Law. Along with being the current president of the OHOT chapter at Stetson, Scott is also an athlete on Stetson’s rowing crew and an active member of the Student Government Association, serving on the Academic Affairs and Policy Reform Committees. During his first year at Stetson, Scott developed a strong interest in issues that are affecting Third World countries in Africa and around the world. He hopes to make a difference within those countries through his active participation in OHOT and other related movements. In December of 2008, Scott plans to go to Africa with the Executive Branch of Stetson University’s OHOT chapter, where he will spend his time working with children.