Board of Advisors 2026-2027
Renee Agler ‘96
Executive Director
Baker McKenzie’s Global Service Center
Tampa, FL
Renee is a global people and operations executive with a track record of building and leading teams, shaping people and business strategy, and strengthening organizational and operational performance. Her career spans both Human Resources and Operations, giving her a broad perspective on how people’s decisions, business priorities and operational performance connect.
Renee currently serves as Executive Director of Baker McKenzie’s Global Service Center in Tampa, where she has executive responsibility across HR, finance, IT, and operations supporting services in more than 40 countries. A member of the Center’s founding leadership team, Renee initially served as its inaugural HR Director and helped build the Center from the ground up. Her leadership included establishing the talent strategy, organizational structure, leadership team, workforce plan and culture. Her role later expanded to include multi-functional operations, financial management, service delivery, organizational effectiveness and workforce strategy.
Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Renee held senior HR leadership roles with Raymond James, Charles Schwab, EverBank and Bank of America.
Renee was recognized as a Tampa Titan 100 in both 2024 and 2025. She previously served on the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council Board, including as Chair of its Competitiveness Committee. She also previously served on the Tampa Titan 100 Board.
Renee holds an MBA. She is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and Six Sigma Green Belt and has completed Harvard’s AI for Leaders program.
Dave Ballesteros ‘92
CEO & Founder
Flowstone
DeLand, FL
Dave has over 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry and has worked for several large global organizations, including NEC, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems and NICE. He was early in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space and served as the Head of Partnerships and Alliances at Foundever, the third largest Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) in the world.
Dave now owns and runs Flowstone Group, a technology advisory firm that helps mid- to large-sized enterprises with their strategic direction and assists in the evaluation and procurement of solutions ranging from Contact Center Software, Telephony Systems, AI platforms, Data Centers and CyberSecurity. With over 30 years of experience, Dave has joined Bridgepointe Technologies, the nation’s leading tech advisory firm, as an Equity Partner.
Beyond his career, Dave is deeply involved in the DeLand, Florida, community and Stetson University. In addition to serving on the Stetson School of Business Administration advisory board, he is also on the boards of multiple non-profits, including Making The Difference Outreach and Lighthouse Works.
Known for his networking prowess, Dave connects people across various sectors. Personally, he enjoys golf, music and family time. Dave’s family includes his wife Toni, a nurse practitioner, his daughter Payton and his son Xander. Toni and Payton are also Stetson alumnus and Xander graduated from Elon University.
Rob Chambers ‘04, MAcc ‘05
CEO
Americold Realty Trust
Atlanta, GA
Rob is the CEO of Americold Realty Trust, a publicly traded, global, industrial real estate company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. In his role, Rob has global P&L responsibility and oversees operations, business development, Information Technology and market strategy. He also leads the physical development and automation organization.
Prior to his role as CEO, Rob was Americold’s Global Chief Commercial Officer. Before joining Americold, he was the Chief Financial Officer for Saia, a publicly traded transportation company. Rob began his career with KPMG in their Audit and Advisory practice.
He is also both a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Rob also serves as a member of the CNBC CEO Council.
Rob resides in Atlanta, GA, with his wife, Lauren, and their children, Kate and Will. Rob enjoys golf, travel and great food and wine with friends and family.
Greg Dasher ‘86
Vice President, Small Business Underwriting
UFG Insurance
DeLand, FL
Greg has been a leader in the commercial insurance industry for the last 40 years. Greg joined UFG in June of 2023, when he was hired into his current position, Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Small Business. He spent the first 10 years of his insurance career, starting in claims, then several positions from agent, to marketing and branch manager within the independent agency network. His past 26 years were in all areas of Small Business Underwriting at CNA. He started as a frontline underwriter, built the first service center, designed, launched and managed CNA’s proprietary BOP product and ultimately led the Small Business Underwriting team for the past several years.
Greg holds a BA in Business Administration from Stetson University. Greg holds and maintains his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation. He has been a board member of Verisk’s Business Owners’ Panel since 2005.
Greg enjoys being back in DeLand and spending time with family, friends and fellow Hatters. He also enjoys attending Stetson games, concerts and events, as well as taking daily walks through campus.
Grant Davis ‘93
Founder & President
Davis Executive Consulting and Coaching
St Paul, MN
Grant earned his BBA in General Business from Stetson in 1993 and his MBA from Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University in 2005.
Grant is currently the Chief Retail Office for Great Day Improvements, a national home improvement company. Prior to his time with Great Day, Grant worked in sales, marketing, and general management with some of the biggest brands in the building industry, including Kohler Company and Andersen Windows. Grant has also founded a consulting and coaching business that focuses on sparking growth with leadership teams in various industries, with a focus on building materials and home improvement.
Grant has also served on several non-profit boards, including most recently completing a nine year run on the Executive Council of the Minnesota Historical Society, where he remains a Emeritus Member.
Grant lives in Minnesota with his wife, Kim, and their three children.
John R. Ellerman ‘68, MBA ‘69
Founding Principal
Pay Governance, LLC
Dallas, TX
Partner Emeritus, Pay Governance LLC (2022)
Founding Partner, Pay Governance LLC (2010-2022)
Managing Principal, Towers Watson (1978-2010)
John is a highly experienced management consultant, specializing in executive compensation, with a career spanning over 50 years. He retired in 2022 from Pay Governance LLC where he served as a consultant and advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to this, he worked at Towers Watson, ultimately becoming the Managing Principal of Towers Perrin after 32 years of service. His consulting journey began in 1972 as a General Strategy Consultant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (now KPMG).
In his role as an Executive Compensation Consultant, John designed annual and long-term incentive compensation plans, provided guidance to compensation committees, conducted comprehensive compensation analyses, and aided companies in revising executive compensation plans following mergers and acquisitions. He is also a recognized author in the executive compensation field, frequently contributing to Harvard Law School’s Corporate Governance Forum.
John holds both BBA and MBA degrees from Stetson University. John held an appointment to the Division of Sponsored Research at MIT in 1969-1970.
Frank “Lex” Ford III ‘07
President
Climate First Bank
DeLand, FL
After Stetson, Lex joined Mainstreet Community Bank as a management trainee and later credit analyst. In 2013, he moved to First Green Bank, advancing to Senior Credit Officer and then Wingman to Executive Chairman Ken LaRoe. There, he helped launch cannabis banking, making First Green the only Florida bank in the industry and quickly capturing the full market. The bank sold to Seacoast in 2018, where Lex stayed as a senior commercial banker until 2021.
That October, Lex became President of Climate First Bank—the world’s first FDIC-insured bank founded to combat the climate crisis—and joined its Board. The bank launched with $44 million in capital and, in 2022, transitioned to a holding company structure founding Climate First Bancorp naming Lex as President. That year, it also launched OneEthos, Inc., a fintech where Lex serves on the founding Board. Since then, OneEthos has acquired two companies and supported Climate First Bank in originating 9,400+ consumer solar loans worth $500 million.
In January 2025, Lex was named CEO of Climate First Bank while continuing as President, as Mr. LaRoe moved to Executive Chairman. Today, the bank holds $1.96 billion in assets and $222 million in capitalization, making it the fastest-growing bank in the nation.
Vincent Fries ’98, MBA ‘00 | RGIP
Partner
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
Washington, DC
Vince is a PwC Partner with extensive experience advising Fortune 500 clients in banking and capital markets. His expertise covers corporate/M&A strategies, product development, operations, technology transformations, and regulatory compliance. Vince started his consulting career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in 1998 and has helped global banks optimize various portfolios, including deposit, investment, mortgage, credit card, and more. He also spent 4 years at HSBC Bank as Director of Operations Improvement for its North American businesses.
Vince holds a BBA and MBA in Finance from Stetson University and is a Roland George Investments Program graduate. He resides in Northern Virginia with his wife, Lola, and enjoys travel and cooking with family and friends.
Corrine Heck
CEO & Founder
Details Flowers Software
Ormond Beach, FL
Corrine is the Founder and CEO of Details Flowers Software, the industry’s leading platform powering how florists plan, price and profit. What began as her solution to the challenges she faced as an award-winning event designer has grown into a global SaaS company serving more than 1,000 floral businesses across 12 countries and supporting over $150 million in annual event value.
Drawing on more than 26 years across floral, events and technology, Corrine built a data-driven platform that transforms profitability and operations for designers worldwide. Under her leadership, Details Flowers Software was named a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Top 100 Small Business (2025), Daytona Beach Small Business of the Year (2023), and one of GrowFL’s Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies, and her all-women team was recognized as a Culture Champion by the U.S. Chamber’s CO-100.
Her personal honors include Inc. Magazine’s Top 200 Female Founders, induction into Professional Floral Communicators International, and Volusia County’s Most Charitable Woman.
A builder at heart, Corrine champions small businesses and elevates the craft through technology and education as a speaker at SAF, AIFD and Wedding MBA. She serves on the boards of That Flower Feeling and Seed Your Future, is a longtime member of the Stetson University Board of Advisors, and mentors entrepreneurship students at Stetson and the University of Florida.
She and her husband of 26 years live in Ormond Beach. They have two daughters, both Stetson University graduates, and a son serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.