FEDC Leadership
Executive Committee
Michelle Bauer, CEcD – Chair
Chief Operating Officer, Tampa Bay EDC
Email: mbauer@tampabayedc.com
Suzanne Christman, CEcD, MEDP – Past Chair
Director of Business Development, Pinellas County Economic Development
Email: schristman@pinellascounty.org
Lucienne Pears – Chair Elect
VP Economic and Business Development, Babcock Ranch and Kitson Partners
Email: lpears@kitsonpartners.com
Casey Barnes, CEcD – Vice Chair of Finance
VP Business Development, Orlando Economic Partnership
Email: Casey.Barnes@orlando.org
David Coddington, LEED AP – VC of Advocacy and Communications
Vice President of Business Development at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Email: dcoddington@gflalliance.org
Sherry Ambrose – Vice Co-Chair of Professional Development
Manager of Economic Development, Florida Power and Light
Email: sherry.ambrose@fpl.com
Heather Shubirg, MEDP – Vice Co-Chair of Professional Development
Chief Growth Officer, Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership
Email: heather@ocalacep.com
Scarlett Phaneuf, CEcD, MEDP – Vice Chair of Membership and Regional Strategies
Economic Development Representative, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Email: scarlett.phaneuf@powersouth.com
Mary Swoope – Conference Chair
Manager, Industry Recruitment, Duke Energy
Email: mary.swoope@duke-energy.com
Jennifer Conoley, CEcD, MEDP – Chair Appointment
President & CEO, Florida’s Great Northwest
Email: jconoley@fgnw.org
Regional Directors
Verdell Hawkins – Northwest Regional Director
Manager, Economic Development, Florida Power & Light
Email: Verdell.Hawkins@fpl.com
Jimmy Norris – North Central Regional Director
Economic Development Director, Suwannee County Economic Development Office
Email: jimmyn@suwcountyfl.gov
Heidi Jameson – Northeast Regional Director
Director Of Business Development at JAXUSA Partnership
Email: hjameson@jaxusa.org
Adam Myers – Tampa Bay Regional Director
Director of Business Development, Tampa Bay EDC
Email: amyers@tampabayedc.com
Melanie Schmees, MBA – Southwest Regional Director
Manager, Sponsored Programs, Florida Gulf Coast University
Email: mschmees@fgcu.edu
James Kohnstamm, CEcD – Southeast Regional Director
Executive Vice President, Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Email: jckohnstamm@beaconcouncil.com
Denise Grimsley – South Central Regional Director
Executive Director, Hardee County EDC
Email: denise.grimsley@thedevelopmentgroup.net
Tracy Garcia, CEcD, MEDP – East Central Regional Director
Senior Director, Economic Development, Orlando Economic Partnership
Email: tracy.garcia@orlando.org
Chair Appointments and Ex Officios
Zach Gilmore – Chair Appointment
Vice President of Business Development, Jackson County EDC
Email: zach@jacksonedc.com
Dr. Byron Clayton – Chair Appointment
Senior Vice President and Chief of Sector Partnerships, CareerSource Tampa Bay
Email: claytonb@careersourcetb.com
Dan Sidler – Chair Appointment
Vice President, CareerEdge & Economic Development, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
Email: dsidler@sarasotachamber.com
Maria Grulich – Ex Officio
Director of Global Business, FloridaRealtors
Email: mariag@floridarealtors.org
Adrienne Johnston – Ex Officio
President & CEO, CareerSource Florida
Email: ajohnston@careersourceflorida.com
Greg Britton – Ex Officio
CEO, Florida SBDC Network
Email: gbritton@uwf.edu
Mark Wilson – Ex Officio
President and CEO, The Florida Chamber of Commerce
Email: mwilson@flchamber.com
