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NSU President Ray Ferrero Named Chairman of the Board for Broward Alliance
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. , president of Nova Southeastern University, was named Chairman of the Board for The Broward Alliance for the fiscal year 2009. The announcement was made at The Broward Alliance’s Annual Meeting on Nov. 13, 2008.
The Broward Alliance is Broward County’s official public/private partnership for economic development. Its mission is to lead Broward County in building a stronger and more diverse economy by stimulating the creation of new jobs and capital investment while facilitating the growth and retention of businesses in Broward County. Services offered by The Broward Alliance include assistance with business relocation or expansion and site selection; incentive programs and information; market research; small, minority- and women-owned business assistance; film permitting, government liaison and community resource referrals for film and television; and serving as a liaison for workforce development between educational institutions and the business community.
Under Ferrero’s leadership, NSU has grown to become the largest independent not-for-profit university in the Southeast and the sixth largest in the United States.
Ferrero is a graduate of the College of Law at the University of Florida and was a partner in the firm of Ferrero & Middlebrooks, P.A. He is a former president of the Florida Bar, the Broward County Bar Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association. He also served as a state delegate to the American Bar Association.
He is past chairman of the Broward County Educational Consortium Policy Council, past president of the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, and past chair of the President’s Council of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.
For more information about The Broward Alliance, visit www.browardalliance.org or call (954) 524-3113.