Board of Directors

CHAIRS

Dan Lavender, Chair
CEO, Moorings Park

Bill R. Barker, Chair-Elect
President and Publisher, Naples Daily News
​
Dudley Goodlette, Immediate Past Chair
Attorney

VICE CHAIRS

Garrett Richter, Co-Chair,
​Public Policy Committee
President & CEO, First Florida Integrity Bank

Pablo Veintimilla, Chair,
​Finance & Audit Committee
Executive Vice President, Centennial Bank 

Derrick Ayers,  Vice-Chair,
​Finance & Audit Committee
Chief Financial Officer, The Lutgert Companies

Julie A. Schmelzle, Chair,
Opportunity Naples
Sr. VP/Sr. Client Mgr., Bank of America

Michael A. Wynn, Chair,
Leadership Collier Foundation
President, Sunshine Ace Hardware, Inc.

Jason Hunter Korn, Esq.,
Chair, Nominating Committee
Managing Director, Florida,
Cohen and Grigsby, P.C.

Jeanne L. Seewald, Chair,
​By-Laws and Documents Committee
Managing Partner, Southwest Florida Office, Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Russell A. Budd
Founding Partner, PBS Contractors, Inc.

Jeffrey D. Fridkin
Partner, Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A.

CJ Hueston
President & CEO, Corporate Dimensions, Inc.

Edward A. Morton
Manager Director, Wasmer Schroeder & Company

Katherine "Katie" Sproul
CEO, Halstatt, LLC

David Weston
COO, Naples Lumber and Supply Company

Ex-Officio

Murray Hendel
Co-President, Gulf Shore Association of Condominiums

Bill Moss
City Manager, City of Naples​

Leo Ochs
County Manager, Collier County Government

Kamela Patton
Superintendent​, Collier County Public Schools

Kevin Rambosk
Sheriff, Collier County Sheriff's Office

Kingman Schuldt
Fire Chief, Greater Naples Fire Rescue District

Lou Vlasho
Ex-Officio, Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District, Inc.​

DIRECTORS

​Libby Anderson, M.S., SPHR
President, TalentForce Solutions

Scott Burgess
CEO, David Lawrence Center

Dave Cato
Chief Administrative Officer, Outpatient Services,
​Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Eileen Connolly-Keesler
President & CEO, Community Foundation of Collier County

Tom Donahue
President & CEO, Shula's - Hilton Naples

Marvin Easton
IBM - Consultant

Bill Gaston
Principal, Build, LLC

Todd E. Gates
Principal, GATES

Kerry Geroy
Compliance Officer, Naples Global Advisors

David Gordley
Market President, Collier County, IBERIABANK

Tom Graney
Vice President, Branch Manager, Fidelity Investments

Errol Howard
Senior Vice President, Business Banking Manager, Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

​Cee Cee Marinelli
Co-founder & CEO, Barron Collier Companies

Eddie Metzger III
Regional Manager, TECO People's Gas

Stefan Muehlbauer
Co-founder & CEO, Arma Communications

John Passidomo
Principal, Cheffy Passidomo

​Danny Pate
Vice President, Operations,
South Florida Market, Centurylink

George Powell
Office Managing Partner, Akerman LLP

Timothy Reiter
Senior Vice President​, Fifth Third Bank

John W. Schmieding
General Counsel, Arthrex, Inc.

Randy Smith
General Manager/ Owner​, Naples Transportation and Tours

Brian Stock
CEO, Stock Development

​Vicki Tracy
Executive Sales and Marketing Director, 
​The Arlington of Naples

Allen Weiss, M.D.
President & CEO, NCH Healthcare System

Steve Wheeler
Vice President of Development,
Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida

Ryan Williams
Vice President, Kevin Williams Construction, Inc.