Juvenile Welfare Board Appoints Michael Mikurak as Interim CEO

The JWB Board has named Michael Mikurak as Interim CEO, effective June 9, 2025. Mikurak is a staunch advocate for Pinellas County children and families and of the JWB-funded programs, initiatives, and campaigns by which they are served. Appointed to the JWB Board in 2013, he held the positions of Board Chair, Vice Chair, and Finance Committee Chair, and represented JWB on several child-serving boards until his term expired in April 2025.

Mikurak has more than 30 years of experience in business strategy and supply chain management and is well known in the international business community. He was an international consulting partner at Accenture, PLC, where he focused on consulting with Fortune 100 companies. He retired from Accenture in 2003 with Founder Partner status, as one of the original company partners who helped take the company public.

Since retiring, he has continued to utilize his knowledge and experience, including intellectual property from the nine global patents he holds in Business Collaboration; one in e-learning; one pending patent in e-learning with Raytheon Corporation; and seven International Patents pertaining to Path03gen Solutions’ Foot Sanitizing and Handheld Pathogen Eliminating Devices. Mikurak has authored articles for and been quoted in numerous business periodicals and management books.

Mikurak currently serves on the St. Anthony’s Hospital Foundation Board, and has served on the boards of BayCare Health Systems, St. Anthony’s Hospital (St. Petersburg), Pinellas County License Board, and Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County.

“We are excited for Mike’s appointment as Interim CEO given his rich business acumen and depth of knowledge,” stated JWB Board Chair Judge Moore. “He has always held JWB to the highest standards of accountability while promoting innovation, strategic thinking, and process optimization, and I look forward to working alongside him in his new role.”

The appointment was made given the recent announcement that current JWB CEO Beth Houghton will be retiring, effective July 11, 2025.