Co-Producer Society Co-Producer
Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Mendelson
Lisa and Victor Mendelson have been dedicated
members of the Florida Grand Opera family
for many years. Victor is a past President of FGO’s
Board of Directors and served as Treasurer/Chairman
of the Board’s Finance Committee before that. His
parents, Arlene and Laurans Mendelson, have been
FGO supporters for more than 40 years, and Arlene
(who trained as an opera singer) has served on FGO’s
Board for more since the 1980s, include nearly 20
years as Vice Chairman. Victor credits his mother for
his involvement in FGO.
A lifelong resident of South Florida, he is Co-President
and a director of New York Stock Exchange-traded
HEICO Corporation, the world’s largest independent
manufacturer of FAA-approved, non-OEM aircraft
replacement parts and a leading designer and
manufacturer of niche electronic components for
aerospace, defense, medical, satellite and other
applications. With headquarters in Hollywood, Florida,
and operating facilities in 13 countries and 20 states in
the U.S.A., HEICO is the largest aerospace company
headquartered in this area.
Lisa was raised in Miami and she received her BA degree from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business
Events for Hope Center for the Developmentally Disabled and Director of Marketing for the American Heart
Association of South Florida. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the United
Way of Miami-Dade County, as well as Chair of the United Way’s Center for Excellence in Early Education, as well
as a member of the local Board of Teach for America and the Board of Directors of the IMPAC Fund. A devoted
mother, Lisa was President of the Parent-Teacher Association of her children’s elementary school.
Victor obtained his AB degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York and his JD
degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He is a Trustee of Columbia University and the immediate past
Chair of the Columbia College Board of Visitors, a Trustee of St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, and is a
Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade.
Lisa and Victor are the very proud parents of Alexander, Lindsey, and Nicole.
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