Board Members

Chairman Duane Ottenstroer
Duane Ottenstroer was originally appointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board in 2001 as the designee for Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher. In 2007, Mr. Ottenstroer was reappointed as the designee for Attorney General Bill McCollum and is the current Chairman of the Board. Mr. Ottenstroer serves on numerous, corporate, charitable and community boards and is active in higher education policy as a board member for Flagler College. Mr. Ottenstroer has a Bachelor's degree in business from the University of Minnesota.

Vice Chairman Thomas H. Ruggie
Thomas Ruggie was appointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board by Governor Charlie Crist in 2009 and serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board. An 18-year veteran of the investment and financial planning industries, Mr. Ruggie founded Ruggie Wealth Management in 1991 and serves as President and CEO. Ruggie Wealth specializes in wealth management and financial planning. His industry certifications include designation as a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) as well as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Mr. Ruggie has garnered numerous mentions including the selection by The Robb Report's Worth Magazine as one of the Top Wealth Advisors in the United States for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and Barron's Top 1000 Advisors for 2009. Active in numerous civic and charitable affairs, Mr. Ruggie serves as president of the Cornerstone Hospice Foundation Board and is the former president of the Mid-Florida Estate Planning Council. Mr. Ruggie graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors degree in finance.

Frank T. Brogan
Frank Brogan was named chancellor for the State University System of Florida in July 2009. Previously, Chancellor Brogan served as president of Florida Atlantic University. Prior to joining his alma mater as its fifth president, he was twice elected Florida's lieutenant governor with then-Governor Jeb Bush. His educational career in Florida began more than three decades ago in Martin County where he held several positions before being named Martin's County's superintendent of schools. In 1994, he was named as Florida's Education Commissioner, the youngest person to serve the position. Chancellor Brogan has extensive involvement in public service on the local, state and national levels and has chaired Florida's Dialogue on Cancer as well as the state's Blueprint Commission on juvenile justice issues. He was one of sixteen university presidents serving on the board of directors of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Chancellor Brogan received a bachelor's degree in education magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati and earned a master's degree in education from Florida Atlantic University.

Randy Hanna
Randy Hanna was named chancellor for the Florida College System in November 2011. Most recently, he held the role of Managing Shareholder of Bryant Miller Olive since 1997, where he served as special counsel to numerous governmental units and represented clients before state agencies. With a tremendous higher education background, Mr. Hanna previously served as Chair of the Florida State Board of Community Colleges and the Florida College System Foundation and member of Tallahassee Community College’s governing board. He is a current member of the Board of Trustees for the University of West Florida and has served as a trustee for Florida A & M University. His civic involvement also includes serving as Chairman of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners and is the current Chairman of the Chamber of the Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce. Chancellor Hanna received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and a M.B.A. from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Philip E. Marshall
Philip E. Marshall was appointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board in 2011 as the designee for the Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Jeff Atwater. With more than 30 years experience in the investment banking industry, Mr. Marshall serves as a Principal at Advantage Capital Partners where he is responsible for the investment activities and portfolio management of the firm’s investments in Florida. Prior to this, he was associated with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, the investment banking arm of SunTrust Banks for more than two decades. Mr. Marshall is active in the Central Florida community and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando as well as a member of the Finance Committee. Mr. Marshall earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in Agricultural Economics and a M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Liana R. O'Drobinak
Liana R. O’Drobinak was appointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board by Governor Rick Scott in 2011. Liana is the Managing Director of Bay Consulting Partners LLC. Prior to Bay Consulting Liana served as Vice President for Jefferson Wells, President and CEO of Acclaris, Inc., a business process solutions company that she co-founded in 2001 and partner at Arthur Andersen. With more than 25 years of business consulting and operational experience, she is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. Ms. O’Drobinak graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of South Florida.

John G. O'Rourke
Jerry O’ Rourke was appointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board by Governor Rick Scott in 2012. Mr. O’Rourke is President of J.G. O’Rourke and Associates, a firm providing business management consulting services, since 2009. Prior to this, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The GEO Group Inc. from 1999 to 2009. A 20-year career officer with the United States Air Force, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Boys Town of North Florida, a position he assumed after serving three years on the Board of Boys Town of South Florida. Mr. O’Rourke received a Bachelor’s degree in international relations from St. Joseph’s University, a Master’s degree in political science from the University of North Dakota and is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College in Ft. Belvoir, Washington, D.C.