Maria E. Henderson to begin term as Foundation second vice president

by Gabrielle Davis
June 2009

Tallahassee resident Maria E. Henderson, an insurance consultant for Akerman Senterfitt, will become an officer of The Florida Bar Foundation in serving as the Foundation’s second vice president. Henderson will take office on July 1. She first began serving on the Foundation’s board in 2004 as one the board’s public members.

Henderson received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, and her master’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C., where she graduated with distinction and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi. In Henderson’s first term on the board, she chaired the Foundation’s Sub-Committee on Planned Giving, and served on the Development and the Administration of Justice Grants committees. Most recently she served as chair of the Administration of Justice Grants committee. She also served on the Capital Campaign Committee of Florida Legal Services.

“Having served over the past five years and learned more about The Florida Bar Foundation has made me aware of the wide scope of legal challenges facing those least able to afford representation. The fact that we can’t serve all the people of Florida who are in need of our services is troubling, but it motivates me to work harder to increase awareness and funding of our efforts,” Henderson said. “The Foundation conducts very valuable work on behalf of the neediest citizens of Florida and I’m very humbled to a part of such a wonderful organization.”

Henderson previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Tampa Museum of Art, and is currently serving on the Second Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee of The Florida Bar.