Advisory Committee

Florida Board of Governors

Since 2016, Darlene Luccio Jordan has served on the Board of Governors of Florida’s State University System, where she serves as chair of Academic and Student Affairs and vice chair of Academic and Research Excellence. Ms. Jordan is a former assistant attorney general in Massachusetts and was an assistant district attorney in the Norfolk District Attorney’s office. She lives in Palm Beach and is the executive director of the Gerald R. Jordan Foundation, a nonprofit organization named for her husband that supports education, health and medical research, youth services and the arts. Ms. Jordan earned her juris doctor from Suffolk University School of Law and remains involved with Fordham University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree. 

Partner, Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A.

Gail Markham is a graduate of the University of Maryland College of Business and Management and has extensive experience in litigation support services, family mediation and forensic accounting. She is the founding partner of Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. Ms. Markham carries certifications in accounting, fraud examination, financial planning, financial forensics, and she is accredited in business valuation. Additionally, she is a certified family mediator for the Florida Supreme Court and founded the Lee County PACE Center for Girls, where she also served as its former chair. Ms. Markham has many other professional and civic affiliations in Lee County and currently serves on the FGCU Foundation Board of Directors and its Finance Committee. 

Of counsel, Gravina, Smith, Matte & Arnold Marketing and Public Relations

Tina McCain Matte joined the marketing and public relations firm Gravina, Smith, Matte & Arnold in 1999, became a partner in 2001 and assumed full ownership of the firm in 2016. In 2022, the University of South Florida graduate transitioned into an “of counsel” role after more than 35 years in professional communications, marketing, public relations, government relations and public policy. One of the firm’s most memorable events was the groundbreaking for “University X,” which became known as Florida Gulf Coast University. Ms. McCain Matte served two terms on the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, taking on the role of chair from 2006-07. Ms. McCain Matte is an alumni of Leadership Florida and Leadership Lee County.

FGCU Board of Trustees

Luis Rivera was appointed to the FGCU Board of Trustees by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March 2022. The North Fort Myers resident is a shareholder in GrayRobinson’s Fort Myers office, where his practice focuses on business litigation, bankruptcy, creditor’s rights and insolvency counseling. He is among 13 attorneys in Florida who earned board certification in business bankruptcy law and consumer bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. For the past 12 years, Mr. Rivera has served as a U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee for the Middle District of Florida, and he currently serves as chair of The Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee. Mr. Rivera earned his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and his juris doctor from Washington and Lee University.

FGCU associate dean of Curriculum & Assessment; English professor

Rebecca Totaro, Ph.D., joined FGCU’s faculty in 1998, one year after the university opened. She is a full professor of English in the College of Arts & Sciences and serves as an associate dean of Curriculum & Assessment. In addition to her work at FGCU, Dr. Totaro is a book series editor for Penn State University Press and has served as an invited speaker on bubonic plague at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the Folger Shakespeare Library, where she has held a fellowship. Her most recent of five books on plague and early modern disaster is Meteorology and Physiology in Early Modern Culture. Dr. Totaro earned her bachelor's degree from Whittier College, her M.A. from Yale University, and her Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

FGCU assistant vice president for Innovation Education and Partnerships

For more than 20 years, Kristen Vanselow has been an advocate for students, faculty and staff through her work in academic affairs, enrollment management, student affairs, program development, accreditation and strategic planning. In her current role, Ms. Vanselow provides leadership for micro-credentialing and digital badge initiatives, FGCU Complete, Return to the Nest, prior learning assessment and professional development programs for regional partners. Before joining FGCU, Ms. Vanselow worked at Michigan State University, the University of Tampa, St. Petersburg College and Florida SouthWestern State College.

FGCU director of the Lucas Institute for Real Estate Development & Finance

Dr. H. Shelton Weeks is a member of the inaugural faculty of Florida Gulf Coast University. He teaches in the areas of corporate finance, investments and real estate. His research focuses on pedagogical issues, corporate governance, and real estate. Dr. Weeks has extensive industry experience in valuation of real property with an emphasis on senior living projects. He is a member of the American Real Estate Society.

President of Estero Bay Chevrolet

Charles D. Winton is a Certified Public Accountant who earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Christian Brothers University in Tennessee. With more than 30 years of experience in the retail automotive industry, Mr. Winton has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cross-Continent Auto Retailers, Inc., the nation’s first publicly traded franchised auto dealer group. For more than a decade, Mr. Winton has served on the FGCU Foundation Board of Directors, where he carries the honor of Foundation Fellow, and he served on the FGCU Financing Corporation. In 2016, he served on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, which led to the hire of President Mike Martin.