Originally from Toronto, McDonald started his career with Ernst & Young.  In 1987, Mr. McDonald joined Varity Corporation and relocated to Buffalo, NY. From 1993-1998 McDonald held a variety of operational finance positions in the United Kingdom.  In 1998 McDonald was appointed Vice President, Finance, Legal and IT of LucasVarity Automotive in Livonia, MI, which was subsequently acquired by TRW, Inc. in 1999.  He held a variety of financial positions at TRW where he became Vice President, Finance of TRW Automotive.  In 2001, he joined Johnson Controls, Inc. in Milwaukee as Vice President, Corporate Controller and became Assistant CFO in 2004.  He was appointed vice president and CFO in 2005, Executive Vice President in 2006 and Vice Chairman in 2014.

In July 2015, John Controls announced its plan to spin off its global automotive business.  The new company, Adient, was listed on the NYSE in October 2016, with  McDonald serving as Chairman and CEO until his retirement in 2018.

McDonald is on the Board of Directors of Dana Corporation and a director of Galenas Michigan LLC. He also served on the board of a number of nonprofits in the Milwaukee area.

McDonald received a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Ontario Canada in 1983.  He is a Charted Accountant and Certified Public Accountant, Michigan.

Jay Brown is a retired business executive who has lived on Captiva since 1998. Most of his career was spent with Ralston Purina Company in St. Louis, where he served as CEO of several Ralston Purina subsidiaries. He is married, has five grown children and four grandkids. He is active in the Sanibel/Captiva community, having served many years on the Community Panel, as a board director of the Captiva Island Yacht Club and as a board director of the U.S. Power Squadron’s local chapter.

President of the CCA Foundation.

Linda Laird first visited Captiva in the 1970s, bought her home in Sunset Captiva in the late 1990s, and now lives here for 5-6 months a year. Linda has worked on the Sea Level Rise Committee since 2019. Her first career was in software at Bell Labs; she retired from her second career in academia in 2017. She has two grown sons. She’s an active artist and cyclist. When not in Captiva, Linda lives on a lake in North Eastern Pennsylvania, where she races her sailboat every weekend.

Bio TK

Jon Rosen was a partner for 25 years in the professional service firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, having served in the Los Angeles, Cleveland and Chicago offices before he retired in 2007. His practice areas focused on assurance and consultative services to public real estate companies. Jon was a member of the firm’s National Real Estate Group and was involved with SEC regulatory filings including assisting in the structure of equity and debt securities offerings.  Jon was a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Citizens Olympic Organizing Committee, past treasurer of the Cleveland Opera and participated in the United Way of Chicago and Executive Service Corp. He was a member of the 2024 Charitable Foundation of the Islands Leadership class. He is currently a Director of the Island Water Association and a flag officer of the Captiva Island Yacht Club. He and his wife, Pam, have been  Captiva residents since 2020 and have visited Captiva since 2011. 

Ken Suarez is a 4th generation native Floridian and is currently President/Owner of Estate Management LLC, a full service property management company. Ken has over 27 years of experience in property management mainly focusing on Captiva Island. A veteran of the United States Coast Guard, he began his career on Captiva Island in 1988 at South Seas Plantation Resort and Yacht Harbour. He later started Estate Management in 1995 servicing the islands as a full serviced residential property management company. In 2007/2008, he was hired as Vice President of Operations at Ernie Els Design, an international golf course design and real-estate development group. 

Margarethe Thye-Miville’s journey from a tourist to a full-time resident of Captiva Island since 1992 highlights her deep commitment to the community. Together with her husband, Rene Miville, she has built a life centered on family, business, and civic engagement.

The couple raised three children on Captiva while successfully operating several businesses on the island and in Fort Myers. Over more than three decades, Margarethe has been actively involved in key island organizations, including the Children’s Center of the Island, The Sanibel School, San Cap Cares, and Community Housing and Resources. Throughout her involvement, she has witnessed significant changes on Captiva, from shifts in its natural landscape to evolving community needs.

Her participation on the Captiva Community Panel reflects her passion for preserving the island’s unique characteristics and ensuring it remains a cherished place for everyone. 

Founder and hands-on leader of a national fulfillment-services company providing field technical and resource management services to Fortune 500 telecom and broadband companies. While overseeing nearly 900 employees, three divisions, and a board of directors, Wade sold 100% of the company’s ownership to an employee trust (ESOP) plan in 2017. Married for 30 years with four children.