Two members of the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Board of Trustees were reappointed Thursday by the State University System’s Board of Governors.
Alex Martins, chief executive officer of the Orlando Magic, and Marcos R. Marchena, a senior partner of Marchena and Graham law firm, were among the 20 trustees named to university boards around the state.
Martins of Winter Park also is a member of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, and has served on numerous other Central Florida boards, including the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, Coalition for the Homeless, Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Seaside National Bank.
He earned a B.S. in business administration from Villanova University and a masters at Âé¶¹Ô´´, where he serves on the advisory council for the dean of the College of Business Administration.
He has served on the Âé¶¹Ô´´ board since 2013.
Marchena of Orlando is chairman of the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Board of Trustees. He also serves as general counsel for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, and previously was a board member of the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Foundation, Higher Education Funding Council, Valencia College Board of Trustees, and Central Florida YMCA.
He earned a B.A. in political science at Âé¶¹Ô´´, graduated from Stetson University College of Law, and has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1985.
He has served on the Âé¶¹Ô´´ board since 2011.
The 13-member Board of Trustees is responsible for budgeting, implementing programs and maintaining education standards of Âé¶¹Ô´´.