Our Trustee Program

Dale Hedrick

Hedrick Brothers Construction

Dale R. Hedrick is the CEO of Hedrick Brothers Construction, a privately owned company he founded in 1979. Headquartered in West Palm Beach, with offices in Melbourne and Pompano Beach, team members provide professional project management, quality craftsmanship and uncompromising service with a range of expertise and experience in preconstruction, construction management, design-build, general contracting, virtual design & construction, safety, and sustainable construction. The company serves the public and private sectors in Florida encompassing commercial, industrial, aerospace, municipal, and educational markets, with a dedicated division for luxury residential and equestrian estates. Hedrick is also the President of Pembroke Student Housing and co-founder and president of Hedrick Kirco Properties, a Florida-based vertically integrated commercial real estate organization. He was born and raised in West Palm Beach and graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Building and Construction from the M. E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction. For more information, please visit www.hedrickbrothers.com.

Clifford I. Hertz

Nelson Mullins

Clifford I. Hertz is a partner in the West Palm Beach office of Nelson Mullins. As a member of the firm’s Land Use and Environmental Law, Real Estate and Government Relations practice groups, he represents entrepreneurial and institutional clients in a variety of highly significant real estate, land use and government matters. Hertz has extensive knowledge of Palm Beach County as a result of his practice and background. His experience with developers includes working on every aspect of property acquisition, development and disposition. Hertz works on land use matters and zoning changes for some of the firm’s largest clients and also participates on affordable housing projects that include bonds, tax credits, real estate issues and corporate agreements. Hertz has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers and Chambers USA. He is AV Preeminent-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Hertz received his undergraduate degree from New York University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.

Christopher B. Hopkins McDonald Hopkins LLC

Christopher Hopkins is a lawyer with McDonald Hopkins in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. He has more than 20 years of trial and appellate experience representing businesses and families in the areas of commercial, construction, legal/medical malpractice, nursing home and probate litigation. In addition to his work in the courtroom, Hopkins’s practice involves emerging technologies such as cybersecurity, data breach, e-discovery, internet crimes, policy/terms-of-service drafting, privacy and social media discovery. His work in these areas permits him to protect client data as well as effectively target discovery and investigation of other parties. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond (BA), Wesley Theological Seminary (Master’s), and Tulane University (JD). Hopkins is a frequent speaker, has written more than 100 articles, and developed a legal ethics iPhone app. His is a member of the Leadership West Palm Beach Class of 2018. He is a circuit civil mediator and qualified arbitrator, and is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, and Washington, D.C.

James Hutchison EisnerAmper LLP

James Hutchison is an Audit Managing Director with a combined total of 30 years as an audit professional with two of the largest accounting firms. He has more than 50 years of public accounting experience in the areas of auditing, tax and financial consulting. Prior to joining the Eisner Advisory Group LLC, Jim was a shareholder at Caler, Donten, Levine, Cohen, Porter and Veil, P.A. (CDL), a leading full-service accounting firm in Florida. As an active member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Jim served as a past President. He also served as an Executive Committee member and treasurer of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County.