Advisory Board

From the beginning, Tom has spearheaded Melillo ▪ Bauer ▪ Carman’s continued growth to become one of the most active and esteemed firms in the northeast. Passion and personality, coupled with his vision, creative design skills, and leadership ability, have earned him the reputation as one of the most respected and prominent professionals in the field of Landscape Architecture.  Tom embraces every challenge with vigor believing that there is an innovative design solution to every problem, no matter the degree of difficulty. In an active family of swimmers, baseball players, surfers and cyclists there is no time to rest in the Bauer family. Life is good…..WE ARE!

Professional background of Vincent Mancini :
1991-present day : founder/ CEO/owner Chicago Flameproof & Wood Specialties Corp.
-acquired small wood treating division of Gee Lumber Company (Chicago IL) in 1991 with small location on the south side of Chicago and have grown into one of the largest producers of fire retardant wood products in the USA.
-production plants in Montgomery IL, Fort Worth TX, and Kinsale, VA and additional distribution facilities in Milwaukee WI, Long Island NY, and soon in Eagle Lake FL.

2021-present day : founder/partner-owner : GEMM Technologies LLC, an R&D/development company providing proprietary alternative (non Portland cement) intellectual property and products to a broad array of companies producing or using traditional Portland cement in their current products. Proprietary technologies that allowing 50-60% lower carbon emissions compared to traditional Portland cements, as well as superior performance.

2015-2020 : founder/CEO/owner of Fire Retardant Chemical Technologies, LLC, an R&D/development company for specialty wood treatment chemicals, including fire retardants and other related products. Successfully built from a start up to a profitable entity supplying wood treatment and fire retardant chemicals to the wood treating industry. Sold to a NYSE listed company in 2020.

2008-2011 : founder/CFO/owner of Directors Live, a digital medial company based out of Scottsdale AZ and North Hollywood CA that created various websites, along with both content creation and content aggregation. Early adaptor of monetizing large amounts of referral traffic through third party digital advertising networks. Built from start up to very substantial revenues/profits. Wound down the business after industry wide changes in monetization of lower grade referral traffic.

Personal :

Married 46 years, 2 children, 5 grand children

Reside in Bonita Springs FL and Winnetka IL

Charitable affiliations : Tunnel to Towers, Navy Seal foundation, United Negro College fund, The Salvation Army, World Vision, St. Judes Childrens Hospital, Winnetka Community Nursery School, United Jewish Appeal, Habitat for Humanity

John A Wilander is the Managing Partner of Trade Winds Luxury Homes of SWFL, LLC and No Finish Line, LLC, operating in the residential and investment real estate markets in Southwest FL since 2013.

Prior to his current business, Mr. Wilander had an extensive thirty-year background in the aerospace industry.  He began his career as a machinist, moving up from the shop floor through sales and every facet of management, going on to become the Founder, President and CEO of the B&E Group.  Under his leadership, the business grew to encompass a complex group of aerospace machining, tooling, assemblies and testing companies, spanning the east coast, including B&E Precision Aircraft Components, Accel Aviation Accessories LLC, B&E Aircraft Component Repair Inc., New England Heat Treat Services LLC and D&S MFG.

Mr. Wilander has an established history of coaching and developing employees and management teams, ensuring successful execution of operational and marketing strategies and guiding his team through acquisitions and management integrations.  He resides in Southwest FL where he remains an active board member for several private companies, continuing his history of helping develop, advise and consult for management teams.

Previously Mr. Wilander was a member of the Aerospace Industries Association, the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association and the local Small Business Association

Timothy A. Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D. is the CEO of Capital Radiosurgery Centers, LLC, a radiation oncology provider that partners with healthcare groups to deliver state-of-the-art radiation services, specializing in stereotactic radiosurgery.  He is also medical director of the Cancer Care Center at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, GA, one of the busiest CyberKnife radiosurgery centers in the country. He received both his MD and PhD from the University of Virginia. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Duke University.

He resides in St. Simons Island, GA with his wife Michele. They have 4 children, Turner, Henry, George, and Isabella. Their two oldest sons are college baseball players – Turner is an outfielder at Merrimack College and Henry a third baseman at Bates College.

Geoff Brown is an Associate Vice President at the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He is the Team Business Lead for the G League, working with all 29 G League teams to help them increase revenue, including ticket sales and sponsorship sales, as well as focusing on other components of their business.

Prior to his work at the NBA, Geoff was a Senior Associate Athletic Director & Chief Marketing Officer for Rutgers University Athletics. Before coming to Rutgers, Brown was General Manager of the Lakewood BlueClaws, the Minor League Baseball Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakewood, NJ, from the team’s inception in 1999 until 2013. 

Brown lives in Manasquan, NJ with his wife Suzanne, his son Jake, and his daughter Emma. 

For the past 30 years Mike Jensen has been building high performance organizations in corporate America with his unique ability to understand and articulate winning principles with tremendous clarity and practical application providing the foundational cornerstone for organizations to thrive and become dominate leaders in their industry.  

The former University of Rhode Island football player and Hall of Fame Inductee is the President & Founder of US HomeMed providing medical equipment for the home care industry across the New York metropolitan region for the past 20 years.

Mike also serves as Vice President of Richel Commercial Brokerage, one of the leading brokerage and property management firms on the east coast.  

Mike’s tremendous passion to empower and impact charities and non-profit organizations has had a tremendous impact on organizations across the region like the Make A Wish Foundation and the Visiting Nurses Association Health Group where he serves as the Co-Chairman for their Charity Golf Committee.