May 08, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Guanche, M.S., 954-201-7514 | cguanche@broward.edu

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed Zachariah “Reggie” Zachariah Jr. and Mario Zanotti-Cavazzoni to the Broward College District Board of Trustees.

DeSantis first appointed Zachariah and Zanotti-Cavazzoni to the Board in 2020 and 2023, respectively.

“The District Board of Trustees is an integral part of Broward College,” said President and CEO Torey Alston. “I applaud Governor DeSantis for reappointing Vice Chair Zachariah and Trustee Zanotti, which ensures that we have the most effective team in place to guide the College to continued success.”

Zachariah is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s corporate practice in Fort Lauderdale and focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and counseling boards and senior management on strategic business, corporate formation, and governance, and financial and transactional matters, He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his juris doctor from the University of Florida. 

Zanotti-Cavazzoni is the Senior Advisor of Organizational Transformation for CONMEBOL, the continental governing body for professional soccer in South America. He is the former Senior Vice President of Latin America for Millicom International. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and his master’s degree in business administration from Universidad Católica de Asunción in Paraguay.

The reappointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.

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