Two join FAU Board of Trustees; current member named vice chair

BOCA RATON – The Florida Board of Governors has appointed Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold and Robert S. Rubin to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees.

At its most recent board meeting, the board also named current member Robert Stilley as vice chair.

Stilley has been a member since February 2006 and will serve as vice chair until January 2011.  He is the president and chief executive officer of HeartCare Imaging, Inc. and brings more than 20 years experience in the diagnostic imaging and cardiology industries to HCI.

A member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Stilley is also a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and a founding member of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Technology. He also is a past president of the Martin County Council of 100.  Stilley received his degree in business administration from the University of Florida.

Feingold, of Delray Beach, is the founder, president and chief executive officer of MCNA Dental Plans, a Florida-based Dental Managed Care Organization established in 1995.  MCNA Dental is delivers and administers children’s dental health through state dental Medicaid (Title XIX) and CHIP (Title XXI Florida Healthy Kids Corporation) programs.  MCNA also provides dental benefits for Medicare and commercial plans.

Robert Stilley

In addition, Feingold is the founder, president and chief executive officer of The Dentaland Organization, which owns and operates seven comprehensive dental healthcare facilities from Aventura to Melbourne.

“It is a great honor and privilege to serve as a member of the board of trustees,” said Feingold. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members, administration and faculty to help ensure Florida Atlantic University reaches its goals as a renowned research university.”

Feingold is a member several community and civic organizations. He serves on the national board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition and is the Florida chair. He also serves as chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council of the Republican Party of Florida.

Feingold is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is a published author.  He received a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the New York University Dental School, a certification in periodontology and a Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree in periodontology from Fairleigh Dickinson University Dental School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University.

Rubin is president of Rubin Wealth Advisors.  He has counseled high net worth families and their advisors in wealth accumulation, preservation and distribution since 1985.

Jeffrey Feingold

A specialist in the design and implementation of advanced investment and insurance strategies involving estate, charitable and business succession planning, Rubin also serves as a national financial industry speaker and media spokesperson. He is currently the impact chairman for the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, a federal tax policy group based in Washington, D.C.

“I am honored to serve on the board of trustees,” said Rubin.  “The opportunity to work with the other members and the administration in continuing the success of Florida Atlantic University is a great privilege.”

Rubin holds the designations of chartered life underwriter and chartered financial consultant from the American College. He is a FINRA registered principal and holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. His community involvement includes the Leadership Broward XII alumni and FAU’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, as well as board positions with the Florida Atlantic University Foundation and the Autism Project of Palm Beach.

Rubin is active in the special needs community, raising money to help cure autism.