Board of Directors

The Florida Chamber Board of Directors is comprised of business leaders representing every region and industry in Florida who are working to secure Florida’s future.

Florida Chamber board members invest their time, resources and expertise to further the substantial pro-business legislative, research, political and grassroots activities of the Florida Chamber and our members.

Lars Houmann, FACHE, Chair
Board of Directors
President & CEO - Florida Hospital & the Florida Division Adventist Health System (Orlando)

Eric Silagy, Chair-Elect
Board of Directors
President - Florida Power & Light Company (Juno Beach)

Paul Anderson
Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer - Tampa Port Authority (Tampa)

Allan G. Bense
Board of Directors
Partner - GAC Contractors, Inc. (Panama City)

Kevin D. Bowyer
Board of Directors
Partner - Warren Averett O’Sullivan Creel (Destin)

Charles S. Caulkins
Board of Directors
Managing Partner - Fisher & Phillips, LLP (Fort Lauderdale)

Stan W. Connally, Jr.
Board of Directors
President and Chief Executive Officer - Gulf Power Company

Anthony J. Connelly
Board of Directors
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S. (Orlando)

Lori Costantino-Brown
Board of Directors
President and CEO - Bridges of America (Orlando)

Marshall M. Criser III
Board of Directors, Trustee
President - AT&T Florida (Miami)

Charles Dees
Board of Directors
Vice President, Public Affairs - Waste Management Inc. of Florida (Venice)

Don DeFosset
Board of Directors
Member, Board of Directors - Regions Bank (Tampa)

Tracy Duda Chapman
Board of Directors
Executive VP/General Counsel - A. Duda and Sons, Inc. (Oviedo)

Jonathan P. Ferrando, Esq.
Board of Directors
Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary - AutoNation, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale)

Mike M. Fields
Board of Directors
President – Florida - Bank of America (Tallahassee)

Michael P. Gallagher
Board of Directors, Trustee
President and CEO, Florida - SantaFe HealthCare, Inc. (Gainesville)

Alex Glenn
Board of Directors, Community Development Partners, Trustee
General Counsel and Incoming State President - Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (St. Petersburg)

Timothy M. Goldfarb
Board of Directors, Trustee
Chief Executive Officer - Shands HealthCare (Gainesville)

Robert J. Grammig Esq.
Board of Directors
Partner - Holland & Knight LLP (Tampa)

Craig Grant
Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer - PNC Bank (West Palm Beach)

Paul Grube
Board of Directors
Division Manger for Business Banking of Florida - Wells Fargo (Jacksonville)

Matthew P. Halme Esq.
Board of Directors
Vice President – Government Affairs and Corporate Counsel - Bloomin’ Brands Inc. (Tampa)

Fred Hames
Board of Directors
Executive Vice President/General Manager - Skanska USA Building Inc. (Tampa)

Dave Hammer
Board of Directors
Chief Administrative Officer - SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment (Orlando)

Mike R. Hightower
Advisory Council, Board of Directors
V.P. Gov. & Legislative Relations - Florida Blue (Jacksonville)

Charles O. Hinson III
Board of Directors
VP, State Governmental Affairs - TECO Energy (Tallahassee)

M. Clayton Hollis Jr.
Board of Directors, Community Development Partners, Trustee
Vice President, Public Affairs - Publix Super Markets, Inc. (Lakeland)

Bill Johnson
Board of Directors
Director - PortMiami (Miami)

Quintin C. Kendall
Board of Directors
Vice President for State Government Affairs - CSX Transportation

Anne B. Kerr Ph.D.
Board of Directors
President - Florida Southern College (Lakeland)

Sydney W. Kitson
Board of Directors
Chairman & CEO - Kitson & Partners (Palm Beach Gardens)

Steve M. Knopik
Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer - Beall’s, Inc. (Bradenton)

Fredrick W. Leonhardt Esq.
Board of Directors
Chairman, Policy Board of Directors - GrayRobinson (Orlando)

Jack Lowell Jr.
Board of Directors
Vice President - Flagler Development Group (Miami)

Dan W. Mahurin
Board of Directors
Chairman, President and CEO, Gulf Coast/North Florida - SunTrust Bank (Orlando)

Robert S. McAdam
Board of Directors
Senior Vice President, Government and Community Affairs - Darden

John Medina
Board of Directors
President - Medina Consultants (Tallahassee)

Susan E. Pareigis
Board of Directors
President - Florida Council of 100 (Tampa)

Trey H. Paris III
Board of Directors
U.S. Manager of State Government Relations - General Electric Company (Atlanta)

Todd Powell
Board of Directors, Trustee
Senior Director, Real Estate - Plum Creek (Gainesville)

Brian Reed
Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer - Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.

Bob Rohrlack
Board of Directors
President and CEO - Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (Tampa)

G. Lee Sandler Jr.
Board of Directors
Founding Member - Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg (Miami)

R. J. Scaringe
Board of Directors
CEO - Rivian Automotive (Rockledge)

Mike Sheely
Board of Directors
Field Vice President, Florida Region - Allstate Insurance Company

Jeffrey Shuman
Board of Directors
SVP, Chief Human Resources & Administrative Officer - Harris Corporation (Melbourne)

Al Stimac
Board of Directors
Owner and President - Metal Essence Inc (Altamonte Springs)

Bentina C. Terry, Chair
Board of Directors, Trustee
Gulf Power (Pensacola)

Jim Thompson
Board of Directors
Senior Vice President - State Farm Insurance Company (Tallahassee)

Susan B. Towler
Board of Directors, Trustee
Florida Blue (Jacksonville)

Robert White
Board of Directors
President - The Doctors Group/FPIC (Jacksonville)

Mark Wilson
Board of Directors, Trustee
President and CEO - Florida Chamber of Commerce (Tallahassee)
mwilson@flchamber.com
(850) 521-1209

Roy C. Young, Esq.
Board of Directors
Vice President - Young, van Assenderp, P.A. (Tallahassee)