Meet the Board
Manatee Chamber of Commerce Officers and Directors
Officers
Janelle (Esposito) VanHoose
Chairman of the Board
Esposito Law Group, P.A.
Jeff Podobnik
Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club
Stu Henderson
Chair-Elect of the Board
Fawley Bryant Architecture
Jason Bartz
Vice Chair, Public Policy
NDC Construction Company
Justin Phillips
Vice Chair, Workforce & Community Development
Minuteman Press of Bradenton
Eleni Sokos
Vice Chair, Membership & Communications
Oysters Rock Hospitality
Dr. Bill Colgate
Treasurer
MCR Health
Jacki Dezelski
President & CEO
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Directors
Mark Barnebey
Blalock Walters, P.A.
Mike Bear
Dex Imaging, Inc.
Richard Bedford
REAL Consulting, LLC
Charlie Bishop
Manatee County Government
Mayor Gene Brown
City of Bradenton
Mayor Shirley Bryant
City of Palmetto
Carlos Buqueras
SeaPort Manatee
Nathan Carr
Willis Smith Construction, Inc.
Nick Choat
Sport Clips Haircuts of Bradenton
Chad Choate
School Board of Manatee County
Annie Clark
Clark Financial Partners
Bernitha Copeland
Copeland Full Line Insurance, Inc.
Mark Dunlop
Florida Sleep Specialists
Joseph Dunn
ABC 7 – WWSB
Chris Edwards
Kona Ice of Manatee County
Christie Fitzpatrick
New College of Florida
Donn Githens
Goodwill Manasota
Tami Goudy
Veritas! Pest Management, LLC
Sherod Halliburton
Financial Access Federal Credit Union
Sharon Hillstrom
Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation
Dr. Karen Holbrook
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
Bruno Kapacinskas
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Karen LaPensee
LaPensee Plumbing, Pools & Air
Rachel Layton
Manatee County Government
Jonathan Marsh
Home Helpers Home Care of Bradenton
Joshua Matlock
CareerSource Suncoast
Brittany Nielsen
State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota
Tom Norton
IMG Academy
Bruce Patneaude
Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy, Inc.
Chris Perkins
SouthState Bank
Jeff Phillips
Gallagher & Hagopian, PL
Rick Piccolo
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Commissioner Mike Rahn
Manatee County Government
Cassie White
Terry Mortgage Team Powered by: Edge
Michael Willats
Shankman Leone, P.A.
Derek Williams
Drift-In AMI | Williams Wealth Management Group, Inc. | FiduciaryShield, LLC
Dr. Jason Wysong
School District of Manatee County