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.

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

Lars Houmann, Chair-Elect
Board of Directors
President & CEO - Florida Hospital (Orlando)

Jane A. Adams
Board of Directors, Trustee
Vice President, University Relations - University of Florida (Gainesville)

John R. Alexander
Board of Directors
Chairman - Alico, Inc. (Frostproof)

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

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

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

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

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

Mark Crosswhite
Board of Directors
President and CEO - Gulf Power (Pensacola)

Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz
Board of Directors
Partner - Broad and Cassel (Miami)

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

Vincent M. Dolan
Board of Directors, Community Development Partners, Trustee
President and CEO, Florida - Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (St. Petersburg)

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)

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

Joaquin Gonzalez Varela
Board of Directors
Vice President & Regional General Manager - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Miami)

Dennis Grady
Board of Directors
CEO - Chamber of Commerce of The Palm Beaches (West Palm Beach)

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 - OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (Tampa)

Steven T. Halverson
Board of Directors
President and CEO - The Haskell Company (Jacksonville)

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 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (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)

Lila A. Jaber Esq.
Board of Directors
Shareholder - Gunster, P.A. (Tallahassee)

Leerie T. Jenkins Jr.
Board of Directors
Chairman and CEO - Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc. (Jacksonville)

Bill Johnson
Board of Directors
Director - Port of Miami (Miami)

Belinda Keiser
Board of Directors, Trustee
Vice Chancellor Community Relations - Keiser University (Fort Lauderdale)

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)

Eugene I. Lee, Jr.
Board of Directors
President, Specialty Restaurant Group - Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Orlando)

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

Timothy Love
Board of Directors, Trustee
Market President – Florida - Humana Inc. (Tampa)

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)

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

Mike O’Malley
Board of Directors
VP, State Government & Community Affairs - CSX Transportation (Jacksonville)

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
Director, Real Estate - Plum Creek (Gainesville)

Michelle A. Robinson
Board of Directors, Community Development Partners, Trustee
President – Southeast Region - Verizon (Temple Terrace)

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

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

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

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

Rob Stewart
Board of Directors
AVP – Mid-America Zone - State Farm Insurance Companies (Tampa)

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

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)