Board of Directors

The board’s role is to effectively represent and promote the interests of the Diocese of Orlando with a view to adding long-term value to Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF), operating throughout the Diocesan boundaries in Central Florida, though headquartered in Orlando.  Having regard to its role, the board directs and supervises the management of the business and affairs of CCCF including, in particular:

• Ensuring that CCCF’s goals are clearly established, and that strategies are in place for achieving them;
• Establishing policies for strengthening the performance of CCCF including ensuring that management is proactively seeking to build the business through innovation, initiative, technology, new products and the development of its business capital;
• Monitoring the performance of management;
• Voting on the appointment of the chief executive officer, setting the terms of his/her employment agreement and, where necessary, terminating his/her employment.
• Deciding on whatever steps are necessary to protect CCCF’s financial position and the ability to meet its debts and other obligations when they fall due, and ensuring that such steps are taken;
• Ensuring that CCCF’s financial statements are true and fair and otherwise conform with law;
• Ensuring that CCCF adheres to high standards of ethics and corporate behavior; and
• Ensuring that CCCF has appropriate risk management/regulatory compliance policies in     
• place.

All directors are expected to take decisions objectively in the interests of CCCF. The board as a whole is collectively responsible for the success of CCCF. All directors, whether non-executive or executive, have the same general legal responsibilities.  In the normal course of events, day to day management of the company is left to management.  

Chair of the Board

Christopher Gardner, Vice Chair -- Chris is an owner of Condev Homes, a residential homebuilding and development company based in Winter Park.  He has led the company’s development and sales operations and has been responsible for the purchase, development and sale of more than 5,000 residential building lots and homes.

Chris is a graduate of Appalachian State University and is a member of the Florida Association of Home Builders Governmental Affairs Committee.   He currently serves on the CCCF Housing Board and is a parishioner of St. Margaret Mary in Winter Park.

Vice Chair of the Board

Douglas S. Metcalf, Maj. Gen. /USAF(Ret.), Chair - Doug owns and manages Capital Access Partners, LLC and CCI.  He was elected a Winter Park City Commissioner (Seat 2) on  Sept. 12, 2000 and served three terms. He has chaired the city’s Civil Service Rules Re-Write Committee and the Lakes and Waterways Board; served on the city’s Nuisance Abatement Board and the Stormwater Board of Appeals and was Chairman of the Public Issues Task Force for Preview Winter Park.

In January, 2002, President George W. Bush appointed, and the U.S. Senate confirmed, Commissioner Metcalf for promotion to the rank of Major General in the Air Force Reserve - the highest reserve rank achievable. A military representative to a State-Wide Information Technologies Florida Task Force, Commissioner Metcalf is President of Communications Consultants, Inc, a telecommunications-consulting firm, which he founded in 1981. He received a degree in Business Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California.
Doug is long time resident of Winter Park and has served on several boards and committees. He is also a member of St. Margaret Mary Church in Winter Park.

Secretary of the Board

Jim Kuncis – Jim is a management and technology consulting Vice President with The North Highland Company. He specializes in business strategy, technology strategy and execution and business process improvement.  He has a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida.  Jim is a graduate of Leadership Orlando, Class 69, and attends church at Tuskawilla United Methodist Church.

Treasurer of The Board

Joshua Aguilar - Joshua is a graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law having studied comparative constitutional law under Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Venice. Joshua also attended the University of Florida on academic scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Criminology, with a certificate in International Relations. Joshua graduated Magna Cum Laude, having written a thesis on The Nature of Executive Power in the Realm of National Defense, and earned the prestigious Anderson Scholars Award at UF. He currently attends the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College with concentrations in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and International Business. Joshua speaks Spanish fluently and Italian proficiently. He has traveled through Europe, Latin America, and Asia. He currently attends Mass at St. Margaret Mary’s Parish in Winter Park, FL.

Members at Large

Aldo L. Ahlers, Jr. –  Aldo is an Operations and Business Analyst at HealthFair, LLC and an active member of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Winter Park, FL. Aldo serves on the Rollins College Inter-Faith Advisory Council and has been actively involved in Campus Ministry at the College since 2004. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from Rollins and earned his MBA from the Crummer Graduate School of Business.

Bangs, Terry, PhD –  Terry is the President and CEO of DSI Management. LLC., a full service management company for facilities that serve the developmentally disabled and elderly. After receiving his Ph.D. degree, Terry began working for a chain of Healthcare facilities in Wisconsin, first as the Director of Therapy Services, later as Administrator and Vice President of Operations. In 1982, he co-founded DSI Management in Florida.

Bear, Mary, PhD, RN – Dr. Bear is a retired nursing professor from Barry University. She has over twenty publications on topics ranging from program outcome assessments of nursing education programs to measuring client satisfaction of respite care services. She is an expert in health and gerontology, with a focus on the long-term care needs of elderly people.

Carol Anne Frechette – Carol Anne currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the Dr. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, FL. She is a CPA with a BBA in Accounting from Stetson University. With an expertise in finance, Carol has also served on the board for the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida and the Alzheimer's Resource Center.

Mary Ann Fox – Mary Ann is currently employed with the Annunciation Catholic Academy. Mary Ann is a teacher for Annunciation Catholic Academy and an instructor for the Diocese of Orlando Catechist Certification Program and facilitator for the Loyola University Ministry Extension Program.  She has a B.S. in Health & Human Service Administration from the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA and holds a Master’s degree in Religious Education from Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.

Pamela Gilardi – Pam served on Catholic Charities Commission of the Diocese of Orlando Synod.  She is a past board chair of Catholic Charities of Central Florida.  She is co-owner of The Father’s Table, LLC., a dessert company with locations in Lake Mary and Sanford, Florida.  Pam serves as corporate secretary and sits on the board of directors.  She is co-founder and board chair of The Father’s Table Foundation, which helps women and children in need around the world.  She sits on the board of Catholic Relief Services Foundation and travels with CRS to such locations as Africa, India, and South and Central America, as well as various other locations with The Father’s Table Foundation.   She has Certification in Nonprofit Management through the Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center of Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida.

Reverend Christopher A. Hoffmann – Reverend Hoffmann went to St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland where he was ordained a priest on December 5, 1987 at St. James Cathedral by Bishop Thomas J. Grady.  He is a retired reserve chaplain with the US Air Force with the rank of  Lieutenant Colonel in 2009.  

Reverend Christopher Hoffmann was an Associate Pastor at both Holy Redeemer in Kissimmee, FL and Epiphany Catholic Church in Port Orange, FL.  He was also a School Pastor at Fr. Lopez High School in Daytona Beach, FL and Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, FL.  Very Reverend Christopher Hoffmann has been a Pastor at St. Clare in Deltona, FL; Blessed Sacrament in Clermont, FL; St. Ann in Haines City, FL and most currently at Holy Redeemer in Kissimmee, FL.

Very Reverend Christopher Hoffmann’s interests include teaching, reading political fiction, business and investing.

Stefan Rubin, Esq. – An attorney with Shutts & Bowen, LLP.  He concentrates his practice in general corporate representation, securities, mergers, acquisitions, debt and equity financing.  His practice also regularly includes health, employment, intellectual property and real estate law.  He holds a Master of Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Stevens, Brian  – Brian is a financial advisor at Suntrust in Lakeland, FL and has more than five years experience in the financial services industry. With a B.A. in Business Management from the University of South Florida Honors College, he also has eight years in the retail sector, as a store manager with a national drug store chain. Brian also sits as a representative on the Catholic Charities of Central Florida's Western Region Advisory Council. He is a parishioner at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lakeland where he is the Grand Knight at the Knight's of Columbus Council #2505.