Chamber Staff
Jennifer Sugarman
President & CEO
Sandy Owens
Vice President
Darby Miller
Convention & Visitors Bureau Director
Amy Bilder
Financial Administrator
Stephanie Johnson
CVB Information Specialist
Darlene Montano
Director of Communications
Cheryl Clark
Senior Manager Partnership Development
April Adler
Partnership Development Manager
Sandy Pino
Executive Assistant
Joe Gibson
Weekend CVB Information Specialist
Board of Directors
Dina Reider-Hicks
2018 Chair
Waste Management
Linda Dubea
2018 Chair-Elect
Florida Power & Light Company
Jim McKnight
Tresurer & Secretary
City of Cocoa Beach
Rich Hensel
Immediate Past Chair
Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill; Rising Tide Tap & Table
Joe Mayer
2016 Chair & CFSE Chair
Lockheed Martin
Jeanna Merrifield
2015 Chair
Wild Ocean Market
Cindy Dropeski
2013 Chair
Intercoastal Insurance, Inc.
Kelly Guldi
Community Bank of the South
Tom Vani
Community Outreach Committee
Vani & Associates, LLC
Amanda Tynan
Convention & Visitors Bureau Chair
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
Geo Ropert
Government Affairs Chair
Ropert & Partners
Robert E. Salonen, CEcD
Regional Liaison
Florida Institute of Technology
Robyn Greene
Partnership
Development Chair
Blue Sky Insurance Agency of Brevard, Inc.
Tony Sasso
Non-Profit Task Force Chair
Keep Brevard Beautiful, Inc.
Joe Janson
Business Champion of the Year Event Committee Chair
Dale Sorensen Real Estate
Chris Drennon
Military Affairs Council Chair
Gail Kroen
Wuesthoff Medical Center – Rockledge
Susie Parente
Re/Max Absolute Service Team and Uno Pizzeria & Grill
Lori Booker
Orlando Melbourne International Airport
Daisha Pohren
Wal-mart Distribution Center 8851
Miguel Bustos
Florida City Gas
Dr. Dedra Sibley
Eastern Florida State College
Samantha Senger
City of Cocoa
Lauri Duda
The Viera Company
Amanda Smith
Legal Council
Gray Robinson, P.A.
Aymone Emanis
YPG Chair
Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast
Amy Stone
Health First Health Plans
Emmanuel Tormes
The Boeing Company
Carol Craig
Craig Technologies
Scott McCarthy
Pineapple Farms
Tommy Alston
Lifetime Board Member
Leonard Spielvogel
Lifetime Board Member
Executive Committee
Dina Reider-Hicks
2018 Chair
Waste Management
Linda Dubea
2018 Chair-Elect
Florida Power & Light Company
Jim McKnight
Treasurer & Secretary
City of Cocoa Beach
Rich Hensel
Immediate Past Chair
Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill; Rising Tide Tap & Table
Past Presidents
Tommy Alston
1968 & 1975
Wes Houser
1969
George Lewis
1970
Roger Dobson
1971
Jack Korenblit
1972
John T. Cannon, III
1973
T.C. Anderson
1974
Janson Davis
1976
Rodney S. Ketcham
1977
Lang Houston
1978
Fred Gay
1979
Dave Spain
1980
Henry Leininger
1981
Ed Brewer
1982
Larry Shapiro
1983
Joe Smith
Honorary, Executive Vice President
July 1977 – December 1984
Lee Barnhart
1984
Joe Morgan
1985
Rodger Ingram
1986
Tom Hunt
1987
Brian Bussen
1988
Sue Munsey
1989
Robert Carman
1990
Brad Cox
1991
Gene Bjerning
1992
Larry Garrison
1993
Bill Taylor
1994
Larry McIntyre
1995
Steve Houser
1996
Bill Bancroft
1997
Larry Roselle
1998
Tom Wasdin
1999
Bill Ellis
2000
Moses Harvin
2001
Ken Frey
2002
Keith Houston
2003
John Porter
2004
Jane Vester
2005
Dave Copp
2006
Roy Tharpe
2007
Dixie Sansom
2008
Brenda Fettrow
2009
Randy Harris
2010
Christy Galzerano
2011
Tom Vani
2012
Cindy Dropeski
2013
Nancy Brower
2014
Jeanna Merrifield
2015
Joe Mayer
2016
Rich Hensel
2017