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Trustee type: Government appointee Trustee since: 2011 Age: 44 Race: White* Political party: Republican Hometown: Iran* Occupation: President and CEO of GA
ThomasWorkman-Jr Trustee type: Government appointee Trustee since: 2008 Age: 68
Race: White
Telesis, LLC, a commercial aerospace company Highest degree: Bachelor’s in international business management, Florida Atlantic University Why he thinks he’s qualified: “I have significant management experience derived from the experience gained in the United States Navy as well as over a career in management, including serving as President & CEO of GA Telesis over the past nine years where the company achieved an average growth rate of 26%.”
Political party: Republican Hometown: Camden, N.J.
Occupation: President of Thomas Workman
& Associates, an accounting firm Highest degree: Bachelor’s in accounting, Florida Atlantic University Why he thinks he’s qualified: “Having lived in Boca Raton before FAU was started, I know its history and have been able to see the University develop into the fine institution it is today. I am currently Treasurer of the FAU Foundation and Past President of the FAU National Alumni Association. I’ve been very involved in FAU activities and believe my knowledge and experience at FAU will be a great asset to the FAU Board of Trustees.”
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Workman is a past president and vice president of the American Heart Association’s Boca Raton chapter.
Sources: Workman’s most recent Questionnaire for Senate Confirmation, FAU.edu, PoliticalStrategies.com, WorkmanCPA.com,
AbdolMoabery
*Moabery, who moved to the U.S. at age 1, considers himself an American of Middle Eastern descent.
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Moabery was looking for a loan to start his current business, GA Telesis, around the time of Sept. 11, 2001. Once 9/11 happened, he struggled to find a loan. “I started to talk to banks, to hedge funds, to investors, and just about every one of them threw it in the garbage,” he said of his business plan. So to pursue the plan, Moabery sold everything he owned except his home.
Sources: Abdol Moabery, Abdol Moabery’s Questionnaire for Senate Confirmation, FAU.edu, GATelesis.com, Moabery’s Executive Forum speech on Oct. 20, 2011, at FAU’s College of Business
Robert Stilley Trustee type: Government appointee Trustee since: 2006 Age: 55
Race: White
Political party: Republican
Hometown: Natrona Heights, Penn.
President of HeartCare Imaging Inc., a medical testing and equipment company Highest degree: Bachelor’s in business, University of Florida Why he thinks he’s qualified: “20+ years of executive mgt, service on numerous local boards, local volunteer work in Palm Beach, Martin counties. I am a long term Floridian and understand the need to provide an environment that will meet the needs of our students and industry and state.” Occupation:
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Stilley coaches his daughter’s softball team, the Jupiter Seahawks. In 2008 and 2010, the Seahawks made it to the U.S. Specialty Sports Association’s Fast Pitch Softball World Series.
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Sources: Stilley’s most recent Questionnaire for Senate Confirmation, FAU.edu, HeartCareImaging.com, JTAA.org, TCPalm.com
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