FEDC Leadership
Executive Committee
Marc Hoenstine, CEcD – Chair
Director, Economic Development, Duke Energy Florida
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Kelly Smallridge – Past Chair
President & CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach
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Jennifer Taylor – Chair-Elect
Vice President of Business Development, Central Florida Development Council
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Suzanne Christman, CEcD – Vice Chair of Finance
Senior Manager of Business Development, Pinellas County Economic Development
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Michelle Bauer, CEcD – Vice Chair of Advocacy & Communications
Chief Operating Officer, Tampa Bay EDC
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Keith Norden, CEcD – Vice Chair of Professional Development
President & CEO, Team Volusia EDC
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Lucienne Pears – Vice Chair of Membership and Regional Strategies
VP Economic and Business Development, Babcock Ranch and Kitson Partners
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Scarlett Phaneuf, CEcD – Conference Chair
Economic Development Representative, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Email: [email protected]
Casey Barnes, CEcD – Chair Appointment
VP Business Development, Orlando Economic Partnership
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Regional Directors
Verdell Hawkins – Northwest Regional Director
Economic Development Manager, Gulf Power
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Glenn Hunter – North Central Regional Director
Executive Director, Columbia County Economic Development
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Heidi Jameson – Northeast Regional Director
Director Of Business Development at JAXUSA Partnership
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Jaksa Petrovic, MA, CEcD, EDFP – Tampa Bay Regional Director
Manager, Corporate Business Development, Hillsborough County Economic Development Dept.
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Warren Baucom – Southwest Regional Director
Director, Partnerships & Entrepreneurial Activities, Lee County Economic Development
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David Coddington, LEED AP – Southeast Regional Director
Vice President of Business Development at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Email: [email protected]
Sarah Pelham – South Central Regional Director
EDC Coordinator, Hardee County Economic Development
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Tracy Garcia, CEcD, EcDMP – East Central Regional Director
Director, Elevate Lake
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Chair Appointments and Ex Officios
Sherry Ambrose – Chair Appointment
Manager Economic Development, Florida Power and Light
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Maritza Martinez – Chair Appointment
Asst. VP, Division of Community Relations, University of Central Florida
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Danielle Ruiz – Chair Appointment
Senior Manager Economic Development, Duke Energy
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Andra S. Cornelius, CEcD – Ex Officio
SVP, Business & Workforce Development, CareerSource Florida
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Cheryl Kirby, PhD – Ex-Officio
Interim CEO, Florida SBDC Network
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Mark Wilson – Ex-Officio
President and CEO, The Florida Chamber of Commerce
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Jeff Hendry – Ex Officio
Vice-Chair, Enterprise Florida Stakeholders Council
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