Circle of Gold

Lou Taormina

Lou Taormina is a managing director at Frederic W. Cook & Company, where he has spent close to 25 years providing executive compensation consulting services to corporate boards of directors and senior management.

Wayne Edwards

Wayne Edwards spent 35 years providing financial planning services to clients and the public through his newspaper column and television appearances. He founded Professional Financial Planning Inc., which later merged with MMHP Investment Advisors, a registered investment advisor firm.

Inez Cohen

Liz Cohen has had a 40-year career of transforming education, first in classrooms nationwide and ascending to leadership roles in school districts from California to Virginia. Her journey spans various positions, including department chair, principal and central office administrator.

Jeff Boykins

Jeff Boykins is a certified public accountant with over 30 years of public accounting experience, with the last 24 years as a dedicated transaction services professional.

Barbara Coen

Barbara Coen was born in the 1950s in Jacksonville, Florida. Her mother was a high school/college math teacher, and her father was a chief petty officer in the Navy. When it came time for college, Coen was undecided between social work and nursing.

Javier Borges

Javi Borges is a global client service partner with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) dedicated to serving large, complex, global organizations.