Executive Board of Directors

Chairman 
Ben Wesley
FPL
External Affairs Manager

Chairman Elect
Susan Renneisen
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Vice President of Community Affairs and Special Events

Treasurer
Ken Ortner
Kenneth A. Ortner, P.A.
President

Counsel
Robyn Vines
Gray Robinson Attorneys at Law
Attorney

Secretary
Lisa Duke
Walter Duke + Partners
Chief Financial Officer

Asst. Treasurer/Parade Chair 
Mark Swenson
UBS Financial Services – The Garvin Financial Team
Vice President – Wealth Management

Immediate Past Chair
Jim Dunn
JM Lexus
Vice President / General Manager

Executive Members

 

David Boothe
Republic National Distributing Company
Division Manager on Premise 

Past Chairman
Nancy Daly
Habitat for Humanity
Community Liason

Doug Jones
Sixth Star Entertainment & Marketing, Inc.
President

Past Chairman
Robert Kornahrens
Advanced Roofing / Advanced Green Technologies
President

Past Chairman
Robert Leider                  
WSVN Channel 7
Executive Vice President / General Manager

Dan Lindblade
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO

Past Chairman
Ginny Miller
Miller Construction Company
Director, Community Relations

Karla Nelson-Thatcher
Hotwire Communications
Director of Public Relation, Events, Media

Bob Swindell
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
President and CEO

Johnny Williams
ProMotion Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Managing Partner

Board of Directors

Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson
Nova Southeastern University
Vice President, Division of Advancement and Community Relations

Ron Brandenburg
Holy Cross Hospital
CFO

Nicole Covar
iHeart Media
Director of Marketing & Events/Online Director

 

Tim Davey
Global Marine Travel (GMT)
President

Heiko Dobrikow
Riverside Hotel
Executive Vice-President at the Las Olas Company

Classic Boat Chair
Barry Flanigan
Bradford Marine Yacht Sale
Broker

Andrew France
Total Wine & More
General Manager

Luke Freeman
Wizard Creations
President

Heather Geronemus
Ultimate Software
Public Relations

Grandstand Chair
David Greenberger
SCG & Associates
Owner/President

 

Harold Gubnitsky
ProcessMAP
CEO

Gregory Haile
Broward College
General Counsel & Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs

Tim Ivy
Fox Sports Florida
Vice President, Marketing & Programming

Tommy Knapp
eSports Club

Britt Lanier
Two Men and a Truck
Owner

Ron Lennen
REALTOR of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale
President

Silent Auction Chair
Wendy Liebowitz
Fidelity Investments
VP, Branch Manager

 

Alyssa Lovitt
ILOVITT Events
President

Sean McCaffrey
Florida Panthers
Chief of Staff

 

Luke Moorman
Carroll’s Jewelers
Vice President

Lily Pardo
WSVN Channel 7
Director of Public Relations & Community Affairs

 

Renée K. Quinn
QuinnProQuo Consulting
President

James Ray
Fifth Third Bank, Official Bank of Winterfest
Senior Vice President

Rocki Rockingham
Newell Brand
Senior Vice President, Human Relations

Captain Lee Rosbach
Below Deck – Bravo TV
Captain

Matt Sacco
The Rubin Group
Governmental Consultant

 

Gregg Snowden
South Florida Ford
VP, Account Supervisor

 

Shane Strum
Memorial Healthcare
Senior Vice President

Kim Sweers
FB Marine Group
Managing Partner

Phil Thornburg
City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Director

Larry Van Dusseldorp
VanDee Fulfillment
Owner

 

Bill Walker
Water Taxi
Owner

 

Liaisons, Honorary and Emeritus

Honorary
Paul T. Castronovo
iHeart Radio, Radio Personality

Honorary
Tammy Gail
Floridata Market Research, President

Chairman Emeritus
Ina Lee
Travelhost Magazine of Greater Fort Lauderdale, President

 

Advisory Board

Dr. Mariana Abate
Luxury PR Group
Owner/Founder

James Allen
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
CEO

Paul Anderson
Tampa Port Authority
Chief Executive Officer

Gerry Angeli
ACR/ARTEX – ACR Electronics, Inc.
President & General Manager

Jon Aughey
BB&T Bank
Vice President

Michael Baer
Edrington Americas
Regional Sales Director

Ross Bielejeski
Rock With U Entertainment
President & Founder

Gary Bitner
Bitner  Group
CEO

David K. Blattner
Assouline & Berlowe
Attorney

Kim Bokamper
Bokampers
Owner

Ryan Campbell
Hotwire Communications
Home Automation Manager

Connie Chaney
Space Plus Self Storage
Owner

Gary Correll

Sondra Dane
Supreme Lending
Mortgage Specialist

Cathy Danielle
4-D’s Realty
President

Danielle Dattile

Onze by Maison Belle Claire

Onze Importers LLC

Steve Day
Print Basics
Owner

Andrew Doole
Show Management/Yachting Promotions
Vice President

Tim Drushella
Stephen’s Distributing/Budweiser
Director of Marketing and Sales

Genia Duncan Ellis
Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc.
Go Riverwalk Magazine
President/CEO

Bill Feinberg
Allied Kitchen & Bath
President

Tom Giordano
Community Liason

Philip Goldfarb
Fontainbleau Miami Beach
President & Chief Operating Office

Frank Gutta
Gutta, Sharfi & Co. CPA’s, Inc.
CPA, PFS

Alice Harry
Timpano
Sales Manager

Paul Kahn

Jonathan Keith
Jonathan Keith, P.A. & Associates
President

Jen Klaassens
Jen Klaassens Consulting
President

Frank Krauser
NFL Alumni – Retired

Rosy Lopez
Rosy Strategies
Chief Executive Officer

 

Connie Doyle Loewenthal
iHeart Media
Senior Account Executive

 

Kimberly Maroe
Broward County Board of County Commissioners
Public Information Manager

Didi Martz
Florida Panthers
Director, Event Marketing 

Kitty McGowan
NautiCom Communications, Inc.
President

David Meadors
Broward Impact Window & Door Inc.
Owner

Ginny Miller
Miller Construction Company
Director, Event Marketing

 

Jenna Mollard
JLB Florida
Director of Business Development

Dave Mundy
Broward Computers NTS, Inc.
President

Jon Murakami
PSAV® Presentation Services
Director, Sales and Operations

Jack Namer
EyeOnSouthFlorida
President

Kristin Pelletier
Blue Truck Productions
President/Executive Producer

Dionne Polite
AARP Florida
Director of State Operations

Edie Rodriguez
Ponant Cruises 
Corporate Special Advisor 

Jessica Savage
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Vice President Marketing Communications

Steve Savor
Anderson Group
Chief Executive Officer

Paul Sallarulo
Nexera Medical Inc.
President

Paul Schuler
Oil Spill Response USA, Inc.
Regional External Affairs

Mayor Jack Seiler
Law Offices of Seiler, Sautter, Zaden & Rimes

Sarah Spurlock
City of Fort Lauderdale
Nighttime Economy Manager

Lauren Talchik
Charter One Yachts
President

Mole Telfer
MHG Insurance
Director, Cruise Division 

Shawn Thornton
Florida Panthers
Vice President, Buisness Operations

George Tokesky
PearlCare Search Group
Senior Vice President – Southeast

Kelly Tortoriello
Great Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors
V.P. Strategic Client Services

Lt. Derek Wallin
United States Coast Guard
Lieutenant/Commanding Officer

Capt. Larry Watkins
United States Navy
Commanding Officer European Command J3

Mike Weymouth
The Las Olas Company
President

Rosalie Wheatley
T&T Realty, Inc.
President

Leo Zieman
FPL
FPL – Customer Service Technology Support