Leadership

FEDC Leadership

Executive Committee

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Suzanne Christman, CEcD, MEDP – Chair

Director of Business Development, Pinellas County Economic Development
Email: [email protected]

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Jennifer Taylor – Past Chair

President & CEO, GrowFL
Email: [email protected]

Michelle Bauer, CEcD – Chair Elect

Chief Operating Officer, Tampa Bay EDC
Email: [email protected]

Lucienne Pears

Lucienne Pears – Vice Chair of Finance

VP Economic and Business Development, Babcock Ranch and Kitson Partners
Email: [email protected]

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David Coddington, LEED AP – VC of Advocacy and Communications

Vice President of Business Development at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Email: [email protected]

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Keith Norden, CEcD – Vice Chair of Professional Development

President & CEO, Team Volusia EDC
Email: [email protected]

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Casey Barnes, CEcD – Vice Chair of Membership and Regional Strategies

VP Business Development, Orlando Economic Partnership
Email: [email protected]

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Scarlett Phaneuf, CEcD – Conference Chair

Economic Development Representative, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Email: [email protected]

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Mary Swoope – Chair Appointment

Manager, Industry Recruitment, Duke Energy
Email: [email protected]

Regional Directors

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Verdell Hawkins – Northwest Regional Director

Manager, Economic Development, Florida Power & Light
Email: [email protected]

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Glenn Hunter – North Central Regional Director

Executive Director, Columbia County Economic Development
Email: [email protected]

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Heidi Jameson – Northeast Regional Director

Director Of Business Development at JAXUSA Partnership
Email: [email protected]

Adam Myers – Tampa Bay Regional Director

Director of Business Development, Tampa Bay EDC
Email: [email protected]

Warren Baucom

Warren Baucom – Southwest Regional Director

Director, Partnerships & Entrepreneurial Activities, Lee County Economic Development
Email: [email protected]

David Coddington

ELECTION TO BE HELD
David Coddington, LEED AP – Southeast Regional Director

Vice President of Business Development at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Email: [email protected]

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Denise Grimsley – South Central Regional Director

Executive Director, Hardee County EDC
Email: [email protected]

Tracy Garcia, CEcD, MEDP – East Central Regional Director

Senior Director, Economic Development, Orlando Economic Partnership
Email: [email protected]

Chair Appointments and Ex Officios

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Zach Gilmore – Chair Appointment

Vice President of Business Development, Jackson County EDC
Email: [email protected]

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Valerie Pianta, MEDP – Chair Appointment

Economic Development Director, Hernando County EDC
Email: [email protected]

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Sherry Ambrose – Chair Appointment

Manager of Economic Development, Florida Power and Light
Email: [email protected]

Maria Grulich

Maria Grulich – Ex Officio

Director of Global Business, FloridaRealtors
Email: [email protected]

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Laura DiBella – Ex Officio

Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Enterprise Florida
Email: [email protected]

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Michelle Dennard – Ex Officio

President and CEO, CareerSource Florida
Email: [email protected]

Greg Britton – Ex Officio

CEO, Florida SBDC Network
Email: [email protected]

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Mark Wilson – Ex Officio

President and CEO, The Florida Chamber of Commerce
Email: [email protected]

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Jeff Hendry – Ex Officio

Vice Chair, Enterprise Florida Stakeholders Council
Email: [email protected]

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Frank DiBello – Ex Officio

President, Space Florida
Email: [email protected]

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