13- ILENE BERLINER — Chairman of the Board, Pride Center at Equality Park
Ilene Berliner is a passionate advocate for LGBT causes in South Florida. Serving as Board Chair for The Pride Center at Equality Park since 2013, Ilene is an active leader in the progressive and expanding organization. She was fundamental to the transition of the Pride Center from a community meeting place in a rundown building on Andrews Avenue to a sprawling 5-acre campus on Dixie Highway hosting 60 organizations weekly. A graduate of the University of Miami, Ilene was president of Prudential Prime Realty in New Jersey, and managing recruiter at Datalink Inc. in Manhattan and Dax Technologies in New Jersey. She lives in Fort Lauderdale with her wife Maura Lane, and their three children—a trio of pups named Garland, Minnelli and Happy.