Chair Travis Proctor
CEO
Treasurer & Secretary Todd Pokrywa
President
The Viera Company
Immediate Past Chair Kirk Hall
CEO / CFO
Sentry View Systems
Chair-Elect Linda Stout, CFP®
Senior Vice President – East Central Florida
Truist
The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast is led by a Board of Directors who guide the organization toward established strategic goals and work on behalf of the community to create opportunities for local businesses and citizens of Brevard County. The Board of Directors is composed of highly-regarded private- and public-sector leaders who represent and provide valuable expertise in a wide range of industries, and work collaboratively to shape Florida’s Space Coast’s economy for vitality and growth.
To learn more about the EDC and how to get involved contact Sheila Poland at SPoland@SpaceCoastEDC.org.
CHAIRMAN: Travis Proctor* Artemis IT
Tassos Abadiotakis ASRC Federal
Jason Alford* Health First, Inc.
Hon. Thad Altman* Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
David Baggett, P.E. EDC Haley Ward, Inc.
Kristin Bakke LEAD Brevard
Brian Baluta* Lockheed Martin Space
Hon. Pat Bentley City of West Melbourne
Charles Berry, II TotalCareIT
Leah Blackmore Courtyard By Marriott- West Melbourne
Bonny Block Barton Malow
Julie Braga Residence Inn by Marriott Melbourne
Thomas Brandon Brandon Development Enterprises, Inc.
Linda Brandt Brandt Ronat + Company
Matt Brandt* Clear Channel Outdoors
Colleen Browne* Keiser University & Governance / Finance Council
Steve Bruch Space Coast Habitat for Humanity
Mark Buongiorno Tsunami Tsolutions
Kat Butler* North American Properties
Virginia Cearra Regions Bank
Michael Cerow* Carr, Riggs and Ingram CPAs and Advisors
Laura Chiesman, CFP®, CDFA™ Savant Wealth Management
William Chivers RUSH Construction Inc.
Daniel Ciuro Edward Jones
Roz Clark Space Foundation
Jay Cochran The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Paul Collins TD Bank
Anne Conroy-Baiter Brevard County Commissioner, Thad Altman, D5
Carol Craig* Sidus Space & Craig Technologies
Brian Curtin, P.E.* BRPH
Henry Cyr* Northrop Grumman Corporation
Kevin Daugherty At-Large Representative of All Investors
Craig Day DRB Packaging
Shawn Demers GrayRobinson, P.A.
Doug Dombroski* City of Melbourne
Cindy Dropeski At-Large Representative of All Investors
Scott Eller MORSECOM
Daniel Evans At-Large Representative of All Investors
Andrea Farmer DNC Parks & Resorts at Kennedy Space Center, Inc.
Michael Ferro The Boeing Company
Dr. Brenda Fettrow City of Rockledge
Connor Ford City of Cape Canaveral
Chuck Fortier Synovus Bank
Pamela Furr Puzzle Box Academy
Marcia Gaedcke Brevard County Commissioner, Katie Delaney, D1
Josiah Gattle Brevard County Commissioner, Tom Goodson, D2
Michele Goodwin* Ron Jon Surf Shop
Matthew Graybill, MSHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR Parrish Healthcare
Bill Guyan* Leonardo DRS
Kirk Hall* Immediate Past Chairman & Sentry View Systems
Deb Harmon* Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce
Amer Hatoum* Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce
Ben Hayes USN (Reserves) The Haskell Company
Charles Heinen JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Tom Hermansen Ocean Partners Associates, LTD
Daniel J. Hickey* Embraer Executive Aircraft, Inc.
Gordy Houser* Lockheed Martin Space
Elizabeth Huy Alluvionic, Inc.
Eric Jimenez, PE, PMP, CCM Ardmore Roderick
Bill Johnson Melbourne Orlando International Airport
Neal Johnson* Cadence Bank & Chair, AVT Council
Cooper Jones* Space Coast Town Center
Teri Jones Brevard County Commissioner, Rob Feltner, D4
Joan Junkala-Brown* City of Palm Bay
Jeff Justen* Turner Construction Group
Dan Kelley Community Credit Union of Florida
Lorna Kenna Amentum
Dana Kilborne* Cypress Bank & Trust Company
Robert Kodsi, CCIM Tricon Development of Brevard
Richard Kolleda, FACHE Spherion Staffing, Inc.
David Kornick* L3Harris Technologies
Hon. Lorraine Koss City of Cocoa
Mica Layne* Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Christie Lee United Launch Alliance
Brian Leslie* The Austin Company
Jennifer Lewis L3Harris Technologies
Brian Lightle* At-Large Representative of All Investors
Steve Lloyd BRPH
Anna Long Dean Mead
Hon. Micah Loyd Canaveral Port Authority
Jordan Luhn LifeStyle Homes
David Maloney* Amazon Project Kuiper
Frank Margiotta* Eastern Florida State College
Misty Marot Medical Resource Solutions
Laura Maxwell* Eastern Florida State College
Dawn Mays* Call One, Inc. & Hello Direct, Inc.
Shawn McIntyre* North American Properties
Rusty Melle Space Coast Association of REALTORS
Brian Mills Maynard Nexsen
Lory Milton Marine Bank & Trust
Steve Moga Guardian Manufacturing, Inc.
Marci Murphy* CareerSource Brevard Flagler Volusia
Michele Murrell* Florida Power & Light Co.
Hon. Jo Lynn Nelson City of Titusville
J. Cole Oliver Rossway Swan
Cory Olson Hensel Phelps Construction
Matt Passarella* Wharton-Smith, Inc.
Brent Peoples Peoples Financial Planning of Raymond James
Daniel Pierron Widerman Malek, PL
Todd Pokrywa* EDC Officer & The Viera Company
Dan Pollock AT&T Florida
Richard P. Pruss, P.E.* Burns & McDonnell
Helmut Przychodny Booz Allen Hamilton
Alex Redkin Charter Communications
Dina Reider-Hicks* Waste Management, Inc. & Cocoa Beach Chamber
Brittany Retherford City of Satellite Beach
Emma Reynolds Brevard Zoo
Kimberly Rezanka, Esq. Lacey Rezanka
Valia Rich Valley National Bank
Michelle Riegner DAG Architects, Inc.
Chari Rigby* Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
Hector Rivera Aireko Energy Solutions US, LLC
Kristin Ross Turner Construction Group
John Rothell Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Joe Rowlette* Florida Health Care Plans
Corey Runte Certified General Contractors, Inc.
Lindsey Ruschak* Space Coast Association of REALTORS
Gil Russell* At-Large Representative of All Investors
Jack Ryals* Melbourne Orlando International Airport
Robert Salonen, MPA, CEcD* Florida Tech
Sue Schmitt W + J Construction
Summit Shah* Southeast Petro Distributors, Inc.
Sara Shell Griffin Communications Group
Tubby Shwedo* University of Central Florida
Tyler Sirois Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Forrest Smalley* Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Paul Sohl, * RADM, USN Ret. Florida High Tech Corridor
Chris Sorensen Sorensen Moving & Storage, a company of The Advance Group
Michael Spencer KAST Construction
Natasha Spencer* Shelter Mortgage – Florida
Kelli Stargel* Florida Polytechnic University
Linda Stout, CFP®* EDC Officer & Truist
Tracy Stroderd, MA EverythingBrevard.com
Bobbi Sullivan Cirrus Apartments
Matt Susin McGriff Insurance Services, Inc.
Lindsey Swindle Christian Care Ministry
John Taft CCDI
David Taylor, PE HARRIS Civil Engineers, Inc.
Debbie Thomas* WELBRO Building Corporation
Mel Thomas Hedrick Brothers Construction, Inc
Stephen Thomas Lowndes
Mick Thornton DeAngelis Diamond Construction
Molly Townsend* Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc.
Zoraida Velasco FloridaMakes
David Volk Volk Law Office, P.A.
Abram Walton, Ph.D.* At-Large Representative of All Investors
Bradley White* WhiteBird
Michael Williams, Jr.* M.H. Williams Construction Group, Inc.
Sean Williams Brevard County Commissioner, Kim Adkinson, D3
Brian Woltz, RCDD, PSP BCER Engineering
Peter Woods Meridian Property Group, LLC
Kathleen Yonce Space Coast Innovation Park, LLC
Ex-Officio Members
Peter Cranis Space Coast Office of Tourism
Robin Fisher North Brevard Economic Devel. Zone
Caron Partridge United Way of Brevard
Janet Petro NASA
Jack Pladdys Junior Achievement of the Space Coast
Dr. Mark Rendell Brevard Public Schools
Laura Young* Ex-officio Legal Counsel
(*) Denotes an Executive Board Member
