70 EDITORS IN CHIEF Harry K. Moon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd President and CEO Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, Provost, Chief Academic Officer, and Interim Dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law Chad Perlyn, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Executive Medical Director for NSU Health, and Interim Dean of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine EDITOR Bernadette Bruce, M.B.A. Executive Director, NSU Printing and Publications MANAGING EDITOR Scott Colton, B.A., APR ART DIRECTOR Susan Hayward COVER ILLUSTRATOR Randy McCafferty GRAPHIC DESIGN Bryan Barrett EDITORIAL Sheryl Koral Alejandro E. Hernandez PRODUCTION Ann-Marie Parish BOARD OF TRUSTEES Charles L. Palmer Chair; President and CEO, North American Company LLC Barry J. Silverman, M.D. Vice Chair; Orthopedic Surgeon Samuel F. Morrison Board Secretary; Former Director, Broward County Library System Harry K. Moon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd President and CEO, Nova Southeastern University Kathy Assaf Retired, Senior Auditor Walter L. Banks, Sr. President, Lago Mar Resort and Club Mitchell W. Berger, Esq. Founder and Co-Chair, Berger Singerman Law Firm Rita Case President and CEO, Rick Case Automotive Group R. Douglas Donn Chairman, Community Bank of Broward James Donnelly Founder and CEO, Castle Group Arthur J. Falcone CEO and Co-Chairman, Falcone Group Steven J. Halmos President, Halmos Holdings Carol Harrison Kalagher President, Harrison Industries Milton L. Jones, Jr. CEO, Regal Trace, Ltd. Barbara Trebbi Landry President, BXT Corporation Alan B. Levan Chairman and CEO, BBX Capital Albert J. Miniaci President and CEO, Paramount Refreshment Solutions Anthony N. Ottaviani, D.O., M.P.H., MACOI, FCCP Chief Academic Officer, Largo Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Kiran C. Patel, M.D. Chairman, Visionary Medical Systems Martin R. Press, Esq. Shareholder and Member, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. Paul M. Sallarulo President, NSU Alumni Association; President, Nexera Medical Michelle Howland Sussman Global Real Estate Advisor, Broker Associate J. Kenneth Tate Chief Executive Officer, TKO Apparel, Inc. Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D. Cardiologist, Fort Lauderdale Heart Institute Michael J. Zager Partner, Z Wealth Solutions MAKO MAGAZINE THE FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION OF NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MAKO Magazine is produced by the Nova Southeastern University Office of Printing and Publications TRUSTEE EMERITI Ronald G. Assaf H. Wayne Huizenga* Mike Jackson Nell McMillan Lewis, Ed.D. George I. Platt, Esq. *in memoriam AS OF JANUARY 3, 2025 ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS EXECUTIVE TEAM Terry Mularkey, M.A.S., CFRE Vice President for Advancement and Community Relations (954) 262-2114 Alissa Hechter, M.I.A. Assistant Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement (954) 262-2408 Efraim A. Hernandez, M.B.A. Assistant Vice President for Advancement Services and Operations (954) 262-2113 Rhonda Ritchie, M.S. Executive Director of Donor Community Engagement (954) 262-2174 Andria Cunningham, M.S.W., CFRE Executive Director of Transformational Gifts (954) 262-2110 NSU LOCATIONS Dania Beach/Hollywood, Florida Denver, Colorado Fort Lauderdale/Davie, Florida Fort Myers, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Miami, Florida Miramar, Florida Orlando, Florida Palm Beach, Florida San Juan, Puerto Rico Tampa Bay, Florida Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctoral, and pro- fessional degrees. Nova Southeastern University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 300334097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org). Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, military service, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Any such acts are unacceptable and strictly prohibited by the university. 23-07-088SAT
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