Board of Directors
Executive Committee
David Coddington, LEED AP – Chair
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance
Casey Barnes, CEcD, MEDP – Past Chair / Foundation Chair
Regional Market & Economic Development Leader
BRPH
Heather Shubirg, MEDP – Chair-Elect
VP Business Development
FloridaCommerce
Scarlett Phaneuf, CEcD, MEDP – Vice Chair of Finance
External Affairs Representative
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
Tim Dougher – Vice Chair of Marketing
Vice President
Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
Jeff Hendry, MEDP, Vice Chair of Advocacy
Executive Director
North Florida Economic Development Partnership
John Krug, CEcD – Vice Chair of Advocacy
Niagara Bottling, LLC
Sherry Ambrose – Conference Chair
Director of Economic Development
Florida Power and Light
Edgar Campa-Palafox, CEcD, MEDP – Conference Chair
Vice President, Business Development
EDC of Florida's Space Coast
Peveeta Samuel - Vice Chair of Professional Development
Senior Economic Development Manager
Duke Energy
Melanie Schmees, MBA – Vice Chair of Professional Development
Southwest Florida, Inc.
Nathan Sparks, CEcD – Vice Chair of Membership
Executive Director
One Okaloosa EDC
Rick Richmond - Vice Chair of Membership
Manager, Economic Development
TECO Energy
Sam Blatt, CEcD - Chair Appointment to Executive Committee
Amazon
Regional Directors
Roy Baker, MEDP - Northwest Regional Director
Opportunity Florida
Sean McLendon, CPM – North Central Regional Director
Alachua County
Laura Pavlus – Northeast Regional Director
President
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Esteban Saldarriaga – East Central Regional Director
Seminole County
Derek Shavor – Tampa Bay Regional Director
Manager of Industry Strategic Initiatives
Hillsborough County Economic Development
Michael Meerman – Southwest Regional Director
City of Northport
Sarah Evers - South Central Regional Director
CEO
The Development Group
Kristi J. Bartlett, CEcD, FRA-RP - Southeast Regional Director
Director of Economic Development
City of Coral Springs
Chair Appointments
Dennis Holste
Orange County
Anna Lebesch, Ph. D.
JAXUSA Partnership
Ilona Vega Jaramillo
Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Ex Officios
Matt Swanson, DBA - Ex Officio
President and CEO
SelectFlorida
Jennifer Conoley, CEcD, MEDP – Ex Officio
Florida's Great Northwest
Adrienne Johnston – Ex Officio
President & CEO
CareerSource Florida
Rob Long – Ex Officio
President and CEO
Space Florida
Greg Britton – Ex Officio
CEO
Florida SBDC Network
Mark Wilson – Ex Officio
President and CEO
The Florida Chamber of Commerce
Maria C. Grulich, CIPS, AHWD, C2EX – Ex Officio
Vice President of Commercial Real Estate and Global Busine
FloridaRealtors
Kevin Carr – Ex Officio
FloridaMakes
Griff Salmon - Ex Officio
Principal
VisionFirst Advisors
