Executive Advisory Board

Adrienne Arsht
Totalbank – Chairman of the Board

Experience

• TOTALBANK, Miami, Florida
• Chairman of the Board.  (October 1986 - Present)
• Has overseen the growth of TotalBank from 5 locations and $119 million in assets to its current size of 16 locations in excess of  $600 million in total assets.
• EVE STILLMAN, New York, New York
• Chairman of the Board.  (April 1989 - 1999)
• Manufacturer of designer lingerie and daywear distributed throughout the United States.
• LAND TITLE AND ESCROW, INC., Washington, DC
• Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer.  (July 1980 - August 1986)
• Founded Land Title and Escrow, Inc. in July 1980.  LTE was a full service title agency serving Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, New York.  Sold in August 1986.
• BREGMAN, ABELL, KAY, & SIMON, Washington, DC
• Attorney.  (May 1979 - December 1986)
• TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, New York, New York
• (April 1969 - May 1979)
• Attorney; Director, Properties - negotiated airport fees and leases.  Director, Cargo - negotiated tariffs and practices for global cargo operations.  Director, Civic Affairs - directed activities of the airline in its relationship to state, city, and local legislative affairs.
• MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT, & TUNNELL, Wilmington, Delaware
• Attorney.  (December 1966 - March 1969)
• DISTRICT COURT OF DELAWARE, Wilmington, Delaware
• Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Chief Judge Caleb M. Wright. (1965 - 1966)

Education

• VILLANOVA LAW SCHOOL
• J.D., June 1966
•  MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
• B.A., June 1963
• MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE BAR

Memberships

Current

• Council on Foreign Relations
• Dare to Dream Foundation
• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce  (Board of Governors & Trustee Member)
• Kennedy Center Productions, Inc.  (Chairman, 1982 - Present)
• Miami Business Forum
• Performing Arts Center Foundation (Treasure Executive Commitee)
• New York University, Center for Law and Business  (Board of Advisors)
• Vive Magazine (Board of Advisors)
• Vizcayan Foundation  (Lifetime Trustee)
• Women's Chamber of Commerce  (Trustee Member)
• Women of Tomorrow  (Mentor)
• Cuban American CPA Association

Previous

• Volvo Ocean Race - Miami
• International Women's Forum
• Committee of 200  (Founding Member)
• American Ballet Theatre  (Member - Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board; 1985 - 1990)
• Beacon Council  (Treasurer-1997, Secretary-1998 - 2000)
• Florida Grand Opera Ball  (Chair 2000)
• Florida International University School of Business  (Executive Advisory Board; 1999 - 2001)
• Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation (Board)
• Co-Chaired Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation Children’s Hospital Campaign  (1997 - 1999)
• NS&T Bank  (Member - Executive Committee, Chairman - Financial Service Committee; 1980 - 1986)
• Manhattan School of Music  (International Advisory Board)
• Mom's Apple Pie Company  (Member - Board of Directors, Secretary, Treasurer; 1983 - 1989)
• Suited for Success  (Board of Advisors; 1996 - 1998)

Projects

Current

• Breakfast, Etc.:  Breakfast series that are held at home 3/4 times a week.  These Breakfasts consist of eight to ten people who significantly contribute to the community.  1999 - Present
• FABulous Group:  Founder.  FAB = Females are Bankers.   An organization of female senior-management bankers designed to guide, counsel and network with each other.  1996 - Present.
• Special Advisor for Consular Affairs:  Assist the County Mayor on Consular Affairs to develop closer personal, programmatic, and social ties with the members of the accredited Consular Corps in Miami-Dade County.  2001 - Present.
• TotalBank Rana Society:  Founder.  Promotes career opportunities and advancement for business and professional women.  1996 - Present.

Previous

• International Women’s Leadership Forum:  Special Advisor, U.S. Advisory Board.  The IWLF encourages and prepares women around the world to strive for positions of leadership on the community, national, and international levels.  1995 - Present.
• “Character and Courage” Breakfast Series:  Created through the Beacon Council.  Breakfast series focusing on the Character and Courage in careers and hobbies of prominent community leaders.  1998.
• Fit and Fabulous Program:  Founder.  Promotes nutrition and exercise for post-mastectomy women who are undergoing chemotherapy.  1991 - 1994.
• VanGuard Foundation:  Founder.  Creates mobile mammography programs for major metropolitan areas.  1989 - 1994.

Awards

• 2002 Athena Award Finalist - Coral Gables Community Foundation.
• 2002 In the Company of Women - Miami-Dade Park & Recreation Department.
• 2001 International Businesswomen of the Year - Women in International Trade.
• 2001 SHERO - Miami Sol, WNBA
• 2001 SHERO - Women's Fund of Miami-Dade County.
• 2000 Golden Hanger Award - Suited for Success.
• 2000 Jeanne Bellamy Award - Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
• 2000 Thelma Gibson Award - Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
• 1999 Deloitte & Touche Entrepreneurial Award - American Red Cross Spectrum Award.
• 1998 Women of Vision - American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, South Florida.
• 1997 Community Unsung Hero - Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).
• 1997 New Women - The New Women Entrepreneur Center.
• 1997 Women of Influence - Paine Webber.
• Listed in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest.