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Board of Directors

Robert Messick, Esq.
Chair of the Board

Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A.
Shareholder/Partner

John M. Cranor, III
Immediate Past Chair

AFC Enterprises
Chairman

Kathy Collums
Treasurer

Sabal Palm Bank
Vice President Retail Banking

Thomas Luzier
Legal Counsel

Dunlap & Moran, P.A.
Attorney

Steve M. Queior, CCE
GSCC President/CEO

Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
GSCC President/CEO

Jeff Maultsby
Division Chair - Sarasota Tomorrow

Sarasota County Government
Manager, Business & Economic Development

Fredrick (Rick) J. Piccolo/AAE
Division Chair - Economic & Community Development

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
President/CEO

Lisl Liang
Division Chair - Membership Services & Benefits

SRQ Media Group
President

Laura Harto
Division Chair - Professional & Volunteer Devel.

Think Bigger Consulting Group
President

Vanessa Baugh

Vanessa Fine Jewelry
President

Mark Becker

Hyatt Regency Sarasota
General Manager

Margaret Callihan

SunTrust Bank
Chair/CEO

Michael Carlson
Chair - Green Business Leadership Council

Carlson Studio Architecture
Principal

Richard Clapp

City of Sarasota
Mayor

Jennifer Compton

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
Attorney at Law

Larry Face
Chair - Leadership Sarasota County (Council)

Next Level Achievement
Owner

Stephania Feltz

Girls Inc. of Sarasota Co.
Executive Director

Larry Fineberg

Benderson Development Co., Inc.
Sr. VP Leasing of SE Region

Nicholas Gladding
Chair - Government Issues Council

Ruden McClosky
Attorney

Dr. Arthur Guilford

USF Sarasota Manatee
Regional Chancellor

Dr. Lars Hafner

State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota
President

Teri Hansen

Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
President/CEO

Joe Hembree

Hembree & Associates, Inc.
President

Bob Hite
Chair - Communications Council

Eric Mower and Associates
Partner

Amy Hunt
Chair - Young Professionals Group

The Bank of Commerce
Chair

Roxanne Joffe
Chair - Downtown Sarasota Council

CAP Creative

Ben Jones
Chair - Small Business Council

Kerkering, Barberio & Co.
Portfolio Manager

Gwen MacKenzie

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
President/CEO

Dr. Kumar Mahadevan

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
President

Eric Massey

Michael Saunders & Company
Realtor

George H. Mazzarantani, Esq.

Law Offices of George H. Mazzarantani, P.A.
President

Jim McManemon

The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
General Manager

Robert Meade

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
President

Shaun Merriman

Gateway Bank of SW Florida
President & CEO

Gordon Michalson

New College of Florida
President

Steve Mixson

Verizon
External Affairs

Pete Norden

Clear Channel Radio of Sarasota

Rich Odato
Chair - Workforce Innovation & Talent Dev. Council

Odato Marketing Group, Inc.
President

Dan Perka

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc.
Senior Vice President-General Counsel

Thomas Quale

LandMark Bank
President/CEO

Henry Rodriguez

Rodriguez Investment Management
President

Drayton Saunders

Michael Saunders & Company
Vice President

William Seider

Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & Getzen
Attorney

David Sessions

Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc.
President

Timothy Shaw

Kirk Pinkerton, PA
Attorney

Vann Smith

ABC 7 - WWSB
General Sales Manager

Pam Truitt, AICP
Past Chair

Truitt Consulting, Inc.
President

Mike Walley
Chair - International Business Council

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Dir. Development & Community Relations

Tom Waters

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Vice President of Charitable Planning

Lori White

School Board of Sarasota County
Superintendent