Meet the Board

Manatee Chamber of Commerce Officers and Directors

Officers

Janelle (Esposito) VanHoose

Janelle (Esposito) VanHoose

Chairman of the Board

Esposito Law Group, P.A.

Jeff Podobnik

Jeff Podobnik

Immediate Past Chairman of the Board

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club

Stu Henderson

Stu Henderson

Chair-Elect of the Board

Fawley Bryant Architecture

Jason Bartz

Jason Bartz

Vice Chair, Public Policy

NDC Construction Company

Justin Phillips

Justin Phillips

Vice Chair, Workforce & Community Development

Minuteman Press of Bradenton

Eleni Sokos

Eleni Sokos

Vice Chair, Membership & Communications

Oysters Rock Hospitality

Dr. Bill Colgate

Dr. Bill Colgate

Treasurer

MCR Health

Jacki Dezelski

Jacki Dezelski

President & CEO

Manatee Chamber of Commerce

Directors

Mark Barnebey

Mark Barnebey

Blalock Walters, P.A.

Mike Bear

Mike Bear

Dex Imaging, Inc.

Richard Bedford

Richard Bedford

REAL Consulting, LLC

Charlie Bishop

Charlie Bishop

Manatee County Government

Mayor Gene Brown

Mayor Gene Brown

City of Bradenton

Mayor Shirley Bryant

Mayor Shirley Bryant

City of Palmetto

Carlos Buqueras

Carlos Buqueras

SeaPort Manatee

Nathan Carr

Nathan Carr

Willis Smith Construction, Inc.

Nick Choat

Nick Choat

Sport Clips Haircuts of Bradenton

Chad Choate

Chad Choate

School Board of Manatee County

Annie Clark

Annie Clark

Clark Financial Partners

Bernitha Copeland

Bernitha Copeland

Copeland Full Line Insurance, Inc.

Mark Dunlop

Mark Dunlop

Florida Sleep Specialists

Joseph Dunn

Joseph Dunn

ABC 7 – WWSB

Chris Edwards

Chris Edwards

Kona Ice of Manatee County

Christie Fitzpatrick

Christie Fitzpatrick

New College of Florida

Donn Githens

Donn Githens

Goodwill Manasota

Tami Goudy

Tami Goudy

Veritas! Pest Management, LLC

Sherod Halliburton

Sherod Halliburton

Financial Access Federal Credit Union

Sharon Hillstrom

Sharon Hillstrom

Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation

Dr. Karen Holbrook

Dr. Karen Holbrook

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee

Bruno Kapacinskas

Bruno Kapacinskas

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Karen LaPensee

Karen LaPensee

LaPensee Plumbing, Pools & Air

Rachel Layton

Rachel Layton

Manatee County Government

Jonathan Marsh

Jonathan Marsh

Home Helpers Home Care of Bradenton

Joshua Matlock

Joshua Matlock

CareerSource Suncoast

Brittany Nielsen

Brittany Nielsen

State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota

Tom Norton

Tom Norton

IMG Academy

Bruce Patneaude

Bruce Patneaude

Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy, Inc.

Chris Perkins

Chris Perkins

SouthState Bank

Jeff Phillips

Jeff Phillips

Gallagher & Hagopian, PL

Rick Piccolo

Rick Piccolo

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

Commissioner Mike Rahn

Commissioner Mike Rahn

Manatee County Government

Cassie White

Cassie White

Terry Mortgage Team Powered by: Edge

Michael Willats

Michael Willats

Shankman Leone, P.A.

Derek Williams

Derek Williams

Drift-In AMI | Williams Wealth Management Group, Inc. | FiduciaryShield, LLC

Dr. Jason Wysong

Dr. Jason Wysong

School District of Manatee County

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