Winterfest, Inc. announced its Chairman of the Board, Board, and Advisory Members.  “The 2023-2024 Winterfest Board is excited to begin a new era as we celebrate our 52nd Anniversary,” said Lisa Scott-Founds, Winterfest President & CEO. “We are always striving to be bigger and better year after year, and our board is committed now more than ever to bring the community the ‘Best Show on H2O’.”

The Winterfest board of directors and advisors are composed of community leaders who are ambassadors for this South Florida signature event. Look in our Gallery for photos of the Board Installation at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and annual retreats at various locations.

Executive Board of Directors

Officers

Robyn Vines
Chair

GrayRobinson, P.A.

Attorney

Britt Lanier
Chair Elect

Two Men and a Truck

Owner

Bill Walker
Immediate Past Chair

Water Taxi

Owner

Alyssa Lovitt
Secretary

ILOVITT Consulting

President

Karla Nelson-Thatcher
Asst. Secretary

Hotwire Communications

Director of Public Relations, Events, Media

Lisa Duke
Treasurer

Walter Duke + Partners

Chief Financial Officer

Julio Ramirez
Asst. Treasurer

Fifth Third Bank

Senior Vice President,
Senior Commercial Banker for South Florida

Burnadette Norris-Weeks
Legal Counsel

Burnadette Norris-Weeks, P.A.

Attorney

Lisa Scott-Founds
President

Winterfest, Inc.

At Large

Georgie Brown
At Large

SoFlo Collective

CEO & Founder

Dan Lindblade
At Large

Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

President & CEO

Ken Ortner
At Large

Kenneth A Ortner, P.A.

Owner

Susan Renneisen
Title Sponsor

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Vice President of Community Affairs and Special Events

Stacy Ritter
At Large

Visit Lauderdale

President & CEO

Board of Directors

Bill Beckman

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

Care Continuum/SE

Sally Bergeron

Bergeron Emergency Services

Client Relations

Cliff Berry

Cliff Berry

CEO

David Bond

US Brick and Block

President / Owner

David Boothe

Republic National Distributing Company

Division Manager On Premise

Ron Brandenburg

Las Olas Company

CFO

Doug Campbell

Brandstar

CEO

Nancy Daly

Community Liaison

Arminda “Mindy” Figueroa

Latin2Latin Marketing + Communications

Founder & CEO

Barry Flanigan

SYS Yachts

Yacht Broker

Shari Gonzalez

iHeart Media

Market President Miami / Fort Lauderdale

David Greenberger
Grandstand Chair

SCG & Associates

Owner/President

James "Jimmie" Harrison

Frank and Jimmie's Propeller

Owner

DeAnn Hazey

Nicklaus Children's Health System

Government Relations & Community Affairs

Bryce Hollweg

Florida Panthers Hockey Club

Chief Operating Officer

Brian Huseman

Amazon

Vice President, Public Policy

Doug Jones

Sixth Star Entertainment & Marketing, Inc.

President

Michael Kelly

Bradford Marine

President & CEO

Chris Krzemien

Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors

Past President

Kristene Lundblad

Lank Oil Company

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Lisa Morley

Maritime Professional Training

Executive Vice President

Brian Olson

The BPM Group

CEO

Lily Pardo

WSVN Channel 7

Director of Public Relations & Community Affairs

Steve Savor

Savior-Faire

Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Simon

Lifestyle Media Group

Publisher

Debbie Banks Snyder

Lago Mar Resort

Owner

Shane Strum

Broward Health

Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Stukel

Suntex Marina

General Manager

Mark Swenson

UBS Financial Services
The Garvin Financial Team

Senior VP - Wealth Mgmt

Bob Swindell

Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance

President and CEO

JP Villanueva

GTB (representing South Florida Ford)

Account Director

Chaz Warrington

DEX Imaging

General Manager

Johnny Williams

Brown Forman

Field Marketing Manager

Carl Williams

City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation Director

Liaisons, Honorary & Emeritus

Paul Castronovo
Honorary

iHeart Radio

Radio Personality

Tammy Gail
Honorary

Floridata Market Research

President

Roxana Garciga

Republic National Distributing Co.

Brand Ambassador

Ina Lee
Chairman Emeritus

Travelhost Magazine of Greater Fort Lauderdale

President

Advisory Board

James Allen

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Chairman Hard Rock International
CEO Seminole Gaming

Paul Anderson

Tampa Port Authority

Chief Executive Officer

Gerry Angeli

DTG Group

CEO & President

Michael Assunto

ComSys

Vice President

Ryan Beckman

AECOM

Airport Engineer

Carl M. Berkelhammer

Brighton Bank

Loan Sale Advisory

Julie Berry

CBRE Marinas & Shipyards

Senior Vice President

Gary Bitner

Bitner Group

CEO

David K. Blattner

Greenberg Traurig

Attorney

Kim Butler

Norwegian Cruise Line

Senior Manager / Onboard Marketing

Ryan Campbell

LaGasse' Pools

Real Estate Advisor

Amy Carpenter

Premier Properties

General Manager

Connie Chaney

Community Liaison

Gary Correll
Past Chair

Community Liaison

Nicole Covar

Covar Global Marketing & Entertainment

President

Joseph P. Cox

Museum of Discovery and Science

President & CEO

Lt. Justin Dadlani

United States Coast Guard

Lieutenant / Commanding Officer

Pia Dahlquist

Mai-Kai Restaurant

Director of Public Relations

Sondra Dane

Supreme Lending

Mortgage Specialist

Brad Daniel

America's ATM

President

Patrick Daoud

Daoud's Fine Jewelry

CEO

Steve Day

Blue Martini

Owner

Kenneth deBritto

KL Media

CEO

Melissa Osceola DeMayo

Melanie Dickinson

South Florida Business Journal

President & Publisher

Andrew Doole

Informa

President

Tim Drushella

Stephen’s Distributing/Budweiser

Director of Marketing and Sales

Jim Dunn

James Dunn Consulting, LLC

President and CEO

Howard Elfman

The Agency Real Estate

Managing Partner

Genia Duncan Ellis

Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc.

Go Riverwalk Magazine

President/CEO

Candice Ericks

TSE Consulting

VP Governmental Relations

Bill Feinberg

Allied Kitchen & Bath

President

Regina Foltz

Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgery

Practice Manager

Jessi Fundora

Landmark Travel

Director of Sales

David Greenberg

Greenberg Capital LLC

Founder

Frank Gutta

Frank Gutta & Co CPA's

Managing Partner

Sandy Handrahan

Yacht Mate

Alice Harry

Mundial SmartKnives

Sales Director

Kellie Hensley

Cleveland Clinic

Regional Director of Events & Community Partnerships

Paul Kahn

Community Liasion

Jonathan Keith

Compass Realty

Real Estate Advisor

Robert Kornahrens
Past Chair

Advanced Roofing / Advanced Green Technologies

President

Frank Krauser

NFL Alumni 

Community Liason

Alexa Lanier

Two Men and a Truck

Director of Marketing

Ashton Lauritzen

Aqua Flight

Owner

Terry Lee

PLA Sports Bar

Owner

Wendy Liebowitz

JP Morgan Securities, LLC

Market Director of Wealth

Michael Linder

Silver Lining Inflight Catering / SFL Hospitality Group

Owner

Traci LoMonaco

New You

Executive Director, Marketing

Kimberly Maroe

Broward County Board of County Commissioners

Public Information Manager

Kathleen (Kitty) McGowan

NautiCom Communications, Inc.

President

Ginny Miller
Past Chair

Miller Construction Company

Director, Community Relations

Thomas Miller

DXC Technology

Sr. Solution Architect

John Moorman

Carroll’s Jewelers

Vice President

Terry J. Mularkey, MAS, CFRE

Nova Southeastern University

Vice President, University Advancement & Chief of Staff

Jack Namer

EyeOnSouthFlorida

President

Wendy Osty

Osty Skincare

President & Founder

Susan Tompkins Payne

One Sotheby's

Realtor

Dionne Polite

AARP Florida

Director of State Operations

Rocki Rockingham

General Electric Appliances

Chief Human Resource Officer

Ben Rogers

City of Fort Lauderdale

Director of Transportation and Mobility

Tracy Roloff

Las Olas & Isles Magazine

Publisher

Dr. Steve Ronik

Henderson Health

CEO

Juliet Roulhac

FPL

Director, Broward-Southwest External Affairs & Corporate Philanthropy

Paul Sallarulo

Nexera Medical Inc.

President

Jack Seiler

Law Offices of Seiler, Sautter, Zaden & Rimes

Partner

Todd Stone

The Stone Law Group

Senior Partner

Carlos Suarez

Venice Magazine

Publisher

Lauren Talchik

Charter One Yachts

President

Carol Tracz

Riverside Hotel

Director of Sales & Marketing

Bob Venero

Future Tech Enterprise

President & CEO

Rear Adm. Larry Watkins

United States Navy

Admiral / Commanding Officer

Ben Wesley
PAST CHAIR

Wesley Effective Strageties

Consultant

Mike Weymouth

The Las Olas Company

President

Leo Zieman

Retired Florida Power & Light

Community Liason

Steve Ziff

Click Sports

CEO

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