American Red Cross of Central Florida 

Chapter Leadership

Mike Ryan

Partner with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., a full-service law firm that has served Florida businesses since 1969.

Practice Areas:
Public Finance
Real Estate Transactions, Development and Finance

Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1976, with honors)
Bowdoin College (B.A., 1972, cum laude)

Admitted:
1976, Florida

Recognition:
-Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
-"Orlando's Top Lawyers", Orlando Magazine, 2006
-Recognized under Real Estate in "America's Leading Lawyers For Business", Chambers USA, 2006
-Recognized for Real Estate Law in Best Lawyers in America, 2006
-Best Lawyers in America 2007
-"Florida Legal Elite" 2004-2006 Florida Trend Magazine
-"The Best Lawyers in Central Florida 2007" Orlando Magazine
-Professional Certification, Memberships And Activities
-American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Business Law Section)
-The Florida Bar (Real Property Section)
-Orange County Bar Association
-RMA, The Risk Management Association

Community Activity:
-American Red Cross of Central Florida, Chairmanship of the Board of Directors
-Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida (Member)
-Leadership Orlando, 1986
-Interlachen Country Club, Board of Directors, Secretary (2005-2006)
-Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors

Publications and Lectures:
-"What's New in UCC Article 9"
-"Easement Enforcement and Interpretation," Wachovia Florida Underwriters
-"How to Protect Yourself in Difficult Times"

Representative Client Experience:
-Representation of real estate lenders since 1976
-Counsel for national REIT in acquisition of hotel, restaurant, golf course, and other portfolios
-Counsel for Orange County Research and Development Authority since 1980 in its development, management and marketing of the 1000 acre Central Florida Research Park
-Issuer's counsel for $30 million bond issue by Orange County Educational Facilities Authority to finance and refinance Rollins College projects
-Issuer's counsel for bond issues exceeding $100 million by Orange County Health Facilities Authority for Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Healthcare System financing of hospital projects
-Counsel for the UCF Foundation in acquisition of Rosen School of Hospitality Management land and other projects in the Central Florida Research Park
-Represent hotel owners in sales of Miami, Tampa and Orlando hotels
-Long term counsel to developer of 200 acre mixed use development in Osceola County, including land acquisition, land use approvals, and infrastructure development; construction contract, franchise agreement and management agreement for 718 room hotel; construction and lease-up of 45,000 square foot retail strip center, 280 unit apartment complex, and sale of subdivided parcels over a 15-year period

Joel W. Hass

Joel W. Hass joined the American Red Cross of Central Florida on February 3, 2003 as Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to this, Joel was Vice President for Regional Development of the Florida Division of Adventist Health System. In this capacity, he coordinated the planning for four Foundations in the State of Florida. Previously, Joel was President of the Florida Hospital Foundation in Orlando, Florida. Under Joel's leadership, the Foundation grew from 10 employees to 25 employees and the net worth of the Foundation increased from $15,000,000 to $45,000,000. Planned Giving also increased from an average of $3,000,000 annually to over $50,000,000.

Joel received a Master's Degree in Business Administration, with emphasis in Marketing, from the University of Maryland in 1977. Joel also received a Master's Degree in Health Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1983. He has previously served as President of Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos, Texas, and has held numerous marketing, public relations and foundation positions throughout his career.

Currently Joel serves as Vice Chair for Community Accountability for myregion.org and is on the Chamber Board of Governors. Joel is also in the inaugural class of the Regional Leadership Academy which is being sponsored by myregion.org, for the purpose of training regional leaders to implement regional initiatives.

His volunteer work in the past has included Vice Chair of Regional Programs for the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and Vice Chair of Regional Performance for myregion.org. He formerly served as Vice Chair of Regional Development for the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and Chair of myregion.org, which is a seven county regional planning initiative. In this position he facilitated raising $2,000,000 from regional business to support the project and chaired a 100 member regional board of advisors and a 26 member executive committee.

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