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Board of Directorsspacecoastedc2023-01-17T14:48:44-05:00

Board Of Directors

Thriving Together On Florida’s Space Coast

Officers

Chair
Mr. Kirk Hall

Sentry View Systems

Treasurer
Ms. Linda Stout

Market President – East Central Florida

Truist

Immediate Past Chair
Mr. Bart Gaetjens

Chair-Elect
Mr. Travis Proctor

CEO

Artemis IT

Secretary
Mr. Todd Pokrywa

President

The Viera Company

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.

Board Of Directors

CHAIRMAN: Mr. Kirk Hall*
Sentry View Systems

Mr. Greg Akers
The Haskell Company

Mr. Jason Alford*
Health First, Inc.

Mr. Luther Andal
Streamline Technologies

Mr. Tim Antonition*
Space Coast Credit Union

Mr. Raul Aviles
BRPH

Ms. Kristin Bakke
LEAD Brevard

Mr. Brian Baluta*
Lockheed Martin Space

Mr. Jim Barfield*
Luke & Associates

Ms. Courtney Barker
City of Satellite Beach

Mr. Kevin Barry
Rossway Swan

Ms. Nancy Bartlett
Space Coast Association of REALTORS

Ms. Kim Belardinelli
TD Bank

Mr. Charles Berry, II
TotalCareIT

Ms. Leah Blackmore
Courtyard By Marriott- West Melbourne

Ms. Bonny Block
Turner Construction Group

Ms. Julie Braga
Residence Inn by Marriott Melbourne

Mr. Thomas Brandon
Brandon Development Enterprises, Inc.

Ms. Linda Brandt
Brandt Ronat + Company

Mr. Matt Brandt*
Clear Channel Outdoors

Ms. Colleen Browne*
Keiser University & Gov. / Fin. Cncl Chair

Mr. Mark Buongiorno
Tsunami Tsolutions

Mr. Mark Busalacchi
Melbourne Orlando International Airport

Ms. Kat Butler*
North American Properties

Ms. Holly Carver
Brevard County Commissioner,
Rita Pritchett

Ms. Virginia Cearra
Regions Bank

Mr. Michael Cerow
At-Large Representative of All Investors

Ms. Laura Chiesman, CFP
FirstWave Financial

Mr. Daniel Ciuro
Edward Jones Investments

Ms. Roz Clark
Space Foundation

Mr. Justyn Cole
Sorensen Moving and Storage

Mr. Erik Costin
W + J Construction

Ms. Carol Craig*
Sidus Space & Craig Technologies

Mr. Brian Curtin, P.E.*
BRPH

Mr. Kevin Daugherty
At-Large Representative of All Investors

Mr. Craig Day
DRB Packaging

Mr. Doug Dombroski*
City of Melbourne

Mr. Joseph L. Dousi, Jr.
Valley National Bank

Mr. Brett Esrock*
Health First, Inc.

Mr. Daniel Evans
At-Large Representative of All Investors

Mr. Sean Farrell
City of Rockledge

Mr. Scott Fennell
Superior Skilled Trades

Hon. Peter Filiberto*
City of Palm Bay

Mr. James Flint
Sperry CGA – Flint Brokers & Associates

Mr. Al Forbes
RUSH Construction Inc.

Mr. Chuck Fortier
First Horizon Bank

Mr. Bart Gaetjens
Immediate Past Chairman

Mr. Josiah Gattle
Brevard County Commissioner, Tom Goodson

Ms. Jennifer Glass
Coastal Mechanical Services, LLC

Ms. Deborah Goode*
Carr, Riggs and Ingram CPAs and Advisors

Ms. Michele Goodwin*
Ron Jon Surf Shop

Mr. Ken Gregg*
Orion180

Mr. Lloyd Gregg
ASRC Federal

Mr. Rich Grey
DNC Parks & Resorts at KSC, Inc.

Mr. Bill Guyan*
Leonardo DRS

Ms. Cheryl Hardy
Generis Collective

Ms. Gail Hart*
Acuity International, LLC

Mr. Benjamin Hayes*USN (Reserves)
The Haskell Company

Mr. Charles Heinen
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Mr. Tom Hermansen
Ocean Partners Associates, LTD

Mr. Gordy Houser*
Lockheed Martin Space

Ms. Elizabeth Huy
Alluvionic, Inc.

Mr. Ryan Jesenik
Orion180

Mr. Eric Jimenez
Ardmore Roderick

Mr. Neal Johnson*
U.S. Bank & Chair, AVT Council

Mr. Edgar Jones*
Space Coast Town Center

Ms. Teri Jones
Brevard County Commissioner, Rob Feltner

Mr. Dan Kelley
Community Credit Union of Florida

Mr. Andrew Kennelly
Hedrick Brothers Construction, Inc.

Ms. Dana Kilborne*
Cypress Trust Company

Mr. Richard Kolleda, FACHE
Spherion Staffing, Inc.

Mr. David Kornick*
L3Harris Technologies

Hon. Lorraine Koss
City of Cocoa

Mr. Gary Krueger
TLC Engineering Solutions

Mr. Daniel LaMorte*
Turner Construction Group

Mr. Michael Lapidus
SpaceX

Ms. Mica Layne*
Bank of America

Ms. Christie Lee
United Launch Alliance

Mr. Brian Lightle*
At-Large Representative of All Investors

Ms. Angelina Lorenzini
Regal Custom Painting, Inc.

Hon. Micah Loyd
Canaveral Port Authority

Mr. Jordan Luhn
LifeStyle Homes

Mr. Thomas Mahle
Palm Point Behavioral Health

Mr. Frank Margiotta
Eastern Florida State College

Ms. Maritza Martinez-Guerrero
University of Central Florida

Ms. Dawn Mays*
Call One, Inc. & Hello Direct, Inc.

Ms. Melissa McGuire
LSQ

Mr. Shawn McIntyre*
North American Properties

Ms. Carla McRae*, CPA, CGMA
Berman Hopkins CPAs & Associates, LLP

Mr. Mark Merz
Booz Allen Hamilton

Mr. Brett Miller
DSK Law

Mr. Brian Mills
Maynard Cooper Gale

Ms. Lory Milton
Marine Bank & Trust

Ms. Jessica Moore*
Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Todd Morley
City of Cape Canaveral

Ms. Marci Murphy
CareerSource Brevard

Ms. Michele Murrell*
Florida Power & Light Co.

Hon. Jo Lynn Nelson
City of Titusville

Mr. Dean O’Neill
3N Development, Inc.

Mr. Matt Passarella
Wharton-Smith, Inc.

Mr. Christopher Pavey
SouthState Bank

Mr. Scott Pfeiler
Collins Aerospace

Mr. Daniel Pierron
Widerman Malek, PL

Mr. Todd Pokrywa*
EDC Officer & The Viera Company

Mr. Dan Pollock
AT&T Florida

Mr. Travis Proctor*
EDC Officer & Artemis IT

Mr. Richard P. Pruss, P.E.*
Burns & McDonnell

Ms. Dina Reider-Hicks*
Waste Management, Inc. & Cocoa Beach Chamber

Ms. Kimberly Rezanka
Lacey Lyons Rezanka

Mr. Jim Rhinehart*
KAST Construction

Mr. Hector Rivera
Aireko Energy Solutions US, LLC

Ms. Brienne Robertson,*
Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Jeffery T. Robison, CCIM *
Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Anthony Romero
The LUXE Team at Dale Sorensen Real Estate

Hon. Hal Rose
City of West Melbourne

Mr. Joe Rowlette
Florida Health Care Plans 

Mr. Corey Runte
Certified General Contractors, Inc.

Ms. Lindsey Ruschak*
Space Coast Association of REALTORS

Mr. Gilbert Russell*
At-Large Representative of All Investors

Mr. Jack Ryals*
Melbourne Orlando International Airport

Mr. Robert Salonen, MPA, CEcD
Florida Institute of Technology

Mr. Summit Shah*
Southeast Petro Distributors, Inc.

Ms. Sara Shell
Griffin Communications Group

Mr. Forrest Smalley
Florida City Gas

Mr. David Smith
Seaport Canaveral Corporation

Mr. Paul Sohl,* RADM, USN Ret.
Florida High Tech Corridor

Mr. Rob Solito
JM Real Estate

Ms. Natasha Spencer*
Shelter Mortgage – Florida

Ms. Linda Stout*
EDC Officer & Truist

Ms. Tracy Stroderd, MA
EverythingBrevard.com

Ms. Jennifer Sugarman
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Mr. Rich Sutter, CPA
Brevard County Commissioner, Kristine Zonka

Ms. Lindsey Swindle
Christian Care Ministry

Ms. Debbie Thomas*
WELBRO Building Corporation

Mr. Stephen Thomas
Lowndes

Mr. John Timmermann*
Airbus OneWeb Satellites

Mr. Emmanuel Tormes*
The Boeing Company

Mr. David Volk
Volk Law Office, P.A.

Ms. Kate Wallace
Charter Communications

Mr. Bradley White*
WhiteBird

Mr. Michael Williams, Jr.*
M.H. Williams Construction Group, Inc.

Ms. Ellen Winter, Ph.D.
Brevard Zoo

Mr. Peter Woods
Meridian Property Group, LLC

Ms. Laura Young*
Dean Mead

Hon. Kristine Zonka*
Brevard County Board of County Commissioner

Ex-Officio Members

Mr. Drew Breznitsky
Lead Brevard 4 Under 40

Ms. Anne Conroy-Baiter
Junior Achievement of the Space Coast

Mr. Peter Cranis
Space Coast Office of Tourism

Mr. Frank DiBello
Space Florida

Mr. Robin Fisher
North Brevard Economic Devel. Zone

Ms. Shalarie Highsmith
Lead Brevard 4 Under 40

Ms. Claudia Jones*
Ex-officio Legal Counsel

Mark W. Mullins, Ed.D.
Brevard Public Schools

Ms. Christine Noll-Rhan
Lead Brevard 4 Under 40

Ms. Chelsea Partridge
Lead Brevard 4 Under 4

Ms. Janet Petro
NASA

(*) Denotes an Executive Board Member

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