Honorary Guests

Vice Mayor Rhonda A. Anderson
is Coral Gables' Vice Mayor, having been appointed in May 2023 after first being elected to the City Commission in April 2021 (and reelected in April 2025), where she champions neighborhood-friendly development, public safety, and green spaces. A lawyer and long-time volunteer, she has nearly two decades of service on various city boards and civic organizations.

Teddy Lhoutellier
is the Sustainability Director for the University of Miami, where he received a Silver ranking through the Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System program, and has implemented the university’s first comprehensive Sustainability Action Plan. The sustainabilit team he manages helps initiate, monitor, and advertise sustainability initiatives across divisions and schools.

Councilmember Ariel Meyer
of the Village of Pinecrest is a technology executive and startup entrepreneur with education in Industrial Engineering from universities such as the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as a member of the Pinecrest Zoning Board and is a passionate advocate for creating livable cities supported by a vibrant community and an active lifestyle.

Commissioner Micky Steinberg
of Miami-Dade County has championed initiatives on strengthening ethics ordinances, sustainability and resiliency, human rights, traffic congestion, and education. She serves as a member of the Biscayne Bay Commission, Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board, and Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization Board.