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Award Finalist

2023 Apogee Awards Honoree: Maria Hernandez

Meet Maria Hernandez, Chief Program Officer for United Way Broward County

Maria Hernandez is a senior-level nonprofit executive who has successfully designed and administered human service programs and clinical interventions in the areas of health, behavioral health, education, prosperity, homelessness, and emergency services within organizations in New York and Florida. Recognized as an industry thought leader for the background of expertise within the field, Hernandez has consistently executed community initiatives, built community partnerships, and formulated comprehensive programs that demonstrate positive change through evidence-based interventions. Hernandez is well respected among her peers for her expertise in the operation of human services businesses. She has excelled in leading collaborative efforts, developing and executing community initiatives, building community partnerships, and administering millions of dollars in private and public grants. She is known for her visionary leadership, inspiring teams to reach beyond their limits and for her relentless pursuit of innovation. Hernandez joined United Way of Broward County in June 2013 as the Vice President of Program Operations. In 2017, she took on the role of Chief Program Officer with primary accountability for the operations of the Community Impact Department, Commission on Substance Abuse, and Mission United. She also oversees United Way public policy and emergency response efforts for natural disasters. In addition, Hernandez is a Board Member of the Homeless Coordinating Council of Broward, the Funders Together to End Homelessness National Network, the Broward County Early Learning Coalition, Memorial Health System DEI Advisory Council and the vice-chair of Broward Health, Health Point. She is also the co-chair of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Housing Committee and a member of the Florida Philanthropic Network. Previously, she served as a board member for the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, The State of Florida Special Need Coalition, and the Healthy Start Coalition of Broward County. She is a proud resident of Pembroke Pines, where she lives with her two college-age children, and in her free time, she can be found taking a fun family trip in an exotic country and on a shore reading a good book.

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.