Middle School Junior Varsity Boys
Mrs. Zeinab Ramos was born in Lagos, Nigeria and is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience across education, banking, law, mining and non-profits. Her expertise includes mentoring, leadership, conflict resolution, financial management, and strategic planning, with a deep understanding of the Nigerian, British, and American education systems.
She has successfully managed teams and fostered executive talent, demonstrating exceptional judgment and problem-solving skills. Mrs. Ramos has held roles in diverse sectors and served on numerous boards, including companies in construction and finance.
A strong advocate for philanthropy, she is a great cook, an avid traveler and reader. Her communication and interpersonal skills make her an effective leader and collaborator.
Mrs. Ramos holds a master’s degree in Law and has participated in several executive management development programs. She lives in Miami with her husband and family.
Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz is an attorney in Holland & Knight’s Miami office and serves as the firmwide deputy section leader of the Real Estate Section, assisting in managing the firm’s nationwide real estate practice.
Ms. de las Cuevas-Diaz’s practice is supplemented by her bilingual and multicultural team that facilitates her U.S.-based and international clients’ needs in their U.S.-bound projects.
Ms. de las Cuevas-Diaz is called to assist in developing solutions for various complex real estate transactions for her U.S.-based and international clients.
Her clients include those with business focused in the areas of multifamily housing, industrial projects, hospitality, retail, residential development and office buildings. Within her residential practice, Ms. de las Cuevas-Diaz has also represented clients in high-end homes. Her experience with this wide range of real estate clients includes acquisitions and dispositions, development and construction, acquisition and construction financing, corporate structuring and joint venture negotiations.
Ms. de las Cuevas-Diaz earned her Juris Doctor at Tulane University Law School.
Jocelyn Frank Woolworth rejoins Gulliver’s Board of Trustees as a successor trustee. A Miami native, Jocelyn practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Miami, after earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University. Now retired, Jocelyn has dedicated her time to many non-profit organizations in South Florida, including significant time as a trustee of Gulliver Preparatory School, serving previously as Secretary and Chair. In addition to Gulliver, Jocelyn currently serves on the board of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, and along with her family, are benefactors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and Temple Judea.
Jocelyn lives in Coral Gables with her husband, Eric, President of business operations for the Miami Heat and Kaseya Center. They have two grown children, Jackson and Cassidy. Jackson, after graduating from Georgetown University, returned to Miami to teach school for several years, and now attends the University of Miami Law School. Cassidy (G‘19) graduated from Tulane University’s School of Architecture, and is currently working as an interior designer in New York City.
Guilherme Ribeiro do Valle, has been an investor since the mid-nineties. In 1997 he relocated from his native São Paulo, Brazil to New York to work for Garantia, a Brazilian investment bank later acquired by Credit Suisse. In 2003 Guilherme founded ABS Global Investments, a Greenwich CT headquartered investment firm that manages assets on behalf of Pension Funds, Endowments & Foundations. He is currently a managing partner and portfolio manager at the firm.
Guilherme met his wife Benjamine in New York, and their two sons were born in the city. In 2019, the family decided to relocate to Miami.
The Valle family is actively supporting philanthropic organizations in the US, Brazil, and France.
Guilherme has a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo and is a CFA charter holder. Besides work and family, Guilherme enjoys practicing endurance and water sports.
Mr. Millstein is the President of Cerberus Global Investments and Global Head of Real Assets for Cerberus. He leads the Firm’s global real estate franchise, which invests across the capital structure in commercial and residential properties and portfolios, as well as directly into real estate operating companies and servicing platforms.
Prior to joining Cerberus in 2007, Mr. Millstein was Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Aozora Bank, where he was responsible for the bank’s corporate lending, real estate, leveraged lending, structured credit, and principal investing businesses. From 1994 to 2004, he was at Morgan Stanley, most recently as Managing Director and Head of High-Yield and Distressed Principal Investing in Japan and non-Japan Asia.
Mr. Millstein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s The Wharton School. He is on the Board of Directors for GO Project, a non-profit supporting educational equity in New York City, and the PREA Foundation, an organization advancing diversity and inclusion in the real estate industry. He also sits on several Cerberus committees and is the Chairman of the CSR Advisory Committee.
Benjamin Gettler is a graduate of Yale University and holds a JD with an emphasis in tax and business planning from the University of Cincinnati. He has served on various public and private boards and has actively advised publicly traded companies, charitable organizations and law firms.
Commencing in 2004, Mr. Gettler oversaw the rollout of an investment fund targeting value-added real estate opportunities, leading to his becoming a founding partner of Dolphin Properties & Investments. Prior to its sale, the partnership owned and managed multi-family assets across the United States.
Mr. Gettler is also a director and business development manager for a real estate and manufacturing concern based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company manufactured rubber and foam components and operated real estate projects in northern Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida. Prior to going private, the company was listed on a major stock exchange.
Mr. Gettler enjoys travelling, tennis, and spending time with his wife and his three children, all of whom attend Gulliver (Reed ‘25, Benjamin ‘27, and Sloane ‘34). He is an active member of his community as a philanthropist and volunteer and currently serves on the board of the Gettler Family Foundation.
A veteran of South Florida’s real estate industry, John Sumberg has practiced law in the area of commercial real estate for over 45 years, during which he helped shape deals that have transformed South Florida’s landscape. John founded commercial law firm Bilzin Sumberg in 1998 in Miami and served as its Managing Partner for over 20 years.
During that tenure, and alongside the firm’s other leadership, he grew Bilzin Sumberg into a nationally recognized regional powerhouse, active across Florida. John has also been actively engaged in local community initiatives, most notably those that serve vulnerable individuals and families, in addition to advising local educational institutions.
John graduated from Yale University and received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
Jennifer Stearns Buttrick is Of Counsel to Stearns Weaver Miller and serves as Director of Pro Bono and Community Services and serves as outside general counsel for not-for-profit organizations.
Jennifer is very active in the community, currently serving on the boards of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, The Honors College at Florida International University, and The Education Fund.
Jennifer received her undergraduate degree in Spanish and history from Florida State University. While in college, she spent a semester at the University of Salamanca in Spain, where she developed a proficiency in Spanish. She continued at Florida State for law school, serving as Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review and graduating with honors.
Gavin Beekman is a Founding Partner of Pensam and CEO of Pensam Management. Pensam is a multifamily private real estate investor and capital provider which has invested in over 50,000 apartment units spanning across 28 states in the United States.
Prior to founding Pensam, Gavin was a partner in an International Bank and Trust company based in Canada. Originally from South Africa, Gavin has degrees in accounting and worked at Arthur Andersen in Cape Town. Gavin serves as board member of HIP (Health Information Project) and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a post graduate degree in accounting from Rhodes University in South Africa.
Brad Meltzer is Partner and President of Two Roads Development. In this role, he oversees real estate development activities from design through construction and supports the team in identifying new real estate opportunities as well as facilitating overall company growth. Specializing in delivering high-end developments. Meltzer has led award-winning projects from inception to completion across various asset classes, including Biscayne Beach, The One Thousand Museum Tower, the 4 Tower Paraiso Complex, the Ritz Carlton Residences Miami Beach, The Marquis, Millicento, W Hotel South Beach, One Hotel and Homes, Icon Bay, Carillon Miami Beach (Canyon Ranch), Town Center One at Dadeland, the Aventura Mall Expansion, and Mandarin Oriental Miami. Meltzer has managed the construction of 15 buildings in excess of 35 stories and two in excess of 60 stories. He holds a Master’s in Architecture from Tulane University School of Architecture and has more than 35 years of construction experience, having led a top national construction firm as its CEO. Meltzer also sits on the Advisory Board of the University of Miami MRED+U and Construction Management programs, Tulane University School of Architecture Advisory Board, Voices for Children Board of Directors, and La Gorce Country Club Board of Governors.
