Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Michelle Bauer, CEcD – Past Chair

Chief Operating Officer

Tampa Bay EDC

Lucienne Pears – Chair

VP Economic and Business Development

Babcock Ranch and Kitson Partners

Casey Barnes, CEcD – Chair Elect

Client Service Leader, A&D and Economic Development

BRPH

David Coddington, LEED AP – VC of Finance

Senior Vice President of Business Development

Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance

Scarlett Phaneuf, CEcD, MEDP – Vice Chair of Membership and Regional Strategies

External Affairs Representative

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Jeff Hendry, MEDP, Vice Chair of Advocacy

Executive Director

North Florida Economic Development Partnership

Sherry Ambrose – Vice Co-Chair of Professional Development

Manager of Economic Development

Florida Power and Light

Heather Shubirg, MEDP – Vice Co-Chair of Professional Development

Chief Growth Officer

Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership

Vacant – Conference Chair

Tim Dougher – Chair Appointment

Vice President

Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

Regional Directors

Nathan Sparks, CEcD – Northwest Regional Director

Executive Director

One Okaloosa EDC

Jimmy Norris – North Central Regional Director

Economic Development Director

Suwannee County Economic Development Office

Laura Pavlus – Northeast Regional Director

President

Putnam County Chamber of Commerce

Keith Norden, CEcD – East Central Regional Director

President and CEO

Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation

Denise Grimsley – South Central Regional Director

Executive Director

The Development Group

James Kohnstamm, CEcD – Southeast Regional Director

Economic Development Director

Miami-Dade County

Melanie Schmees, MBA – Southwest Regional Director

Manager, Sponsored Programs

Florida Gulf Coast University

Vacant – Tampa Bay Regional Director

Chair Appointments

Rick Richmond - Chair Appointment

Manager, Economic Development

Tampa Electric

Antonio Jefferson, MEDP - Chair Appointment

City Manager

City of Gretna

Heidi Jameson – Chair Appointment

Senior Director Of Business Development

JAXUSA Partnership

Ex Officios

Rob Long – Ex Officio

President and CEO

Space Florida

Mark Wilson – Ex Officio

President and CEO

The Florida Chamber of Commerce

Greg Britton – Ex Officio

CEO

Florida SBDC Network

Adrienne Johnston – Ex Officio

President & CEO

CareerSource Florida

Maria Grulich – Ex Officio

Director of Global Business

FloridaRealtors

Griff Salmon - Ex Officio

Principal

VisionFirst Advisors