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JAX CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (January 13, 2025) — JAX Chamber is proud to announce the 2025 Board of Directors and Executive Committee. 

The committee and board are comprised of business and community leaders who represent the Chamber’s 3,000 members. The board members engage in executive conversations that play a vital role for the community in implementing the Chamber’s initiatives. They are responsible for ensuring that the Chamber stays mission driven, financially responsible, and takes formal policy positions on behalf of the Chamber.  

Members of the Executive Committee are: 

• Ari Jolly, Chair; General Counsel, Florida Blue 

• Mark Bennett, Immediate Past Chair; President, Bank of America Jacksonville; Southeast Region Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch? 

• Misty Skipper, Chair-Elect; Chief Strategy Officer, GATE Petroleum Company? 

• Chris Kalin, Treasurer; Regional President, PNC Bank 

• Wyman Duggan, General Counsel; Shareholder, Rogers Towers P.A. 

• Abel Harding, JAXUSA Partnership Chair, Executive Vice President; North Florida Market President, First Horizon Bank? 

• Paul Jones, JAXUSA Partnership Chair-Elect; CEO, W. W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Inc. 

• Tina Meskel, Foundation Chair; President/ Principal Engineer, Meskel & Associates Engineering PLLC 

The Board of Directors for 2025 is: 

• Andy Allen, Corner Lot Development Group 

• Charlotte Anderson, Paysafe  

• John Avendano, Florida State College at Jacksonville 

• Kenneth Babby, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 

• Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens 

• Vickie Behan, Citi 

• Jacob Benton, Champion Brands Inc. 

• Robert Billock, WFO Construction, Inc. 

• Jen Boyett, Comcast 

• Nelson Bradshaw, Farther 

• Matt Brockelman, VyStar Credit Union 

• Jenny Castro, Wahby Financial Group LLC 

• Christina Clohecy, Newfold Digital 

• Michael Corrigan, Visit Jacksonville 

• Tim Cost, Jacksonville University 

• Kevin Craig, AT&T 

• Daniel Davis, JAX Chamber 

• G. Ray Driver, Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow PLLC 

• Brian Evans, Fifth Third Bank 

• Carlo Fassi, TECO Peoples Gas  

• Sharon Fletcher, Birdsong Hearing Benefits 

• Nathaniel Ford, Jacksonville Transportation Authority 

• Drew Frick, Jacksonville Jaguars LLC 

• Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick, CSI Companies 

• Soo Gilvarry, Lotus Commercial USA LLC 

• Eric Green, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) 

• Patrick Green, UF Health at Jacksonville 

• Dane Grey, Elite Parking Services of America 

• Reed Hammond, HCA Florida Memorial Hospital 

• Tangee Huger, Celero Commerce 

• Graham Hawkins, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 

• Stella Johnson, Hope Haven 

• Cantrece Jones, Acuity Design Group, Inc. 

• Hon. Charlotte Joyce, Duval County Public School Board 

• Scott Kashman, Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside 

• Charlie Kauffman, Wells Fargo 

• Andy Kaufmann, IceMen - Jacksonville 

• Mari Kuraishi, Jessie Ball duPont Fund 

• Will Landreth, Truist Bank 

• Trevor Lee, Hoefer Welker 

• Kara Leonard, Johnson & Johnson Vision 

• Moez Limayem, University of North Florida 

• Richard Lovelace, Stellar 

• Matthew Marcin, JP Morgan Chase  

• Lonnie Marts, Level The Playing Field Leadership Academy 

• Nathan Marty, Auld & White Constructors LLC 

• Tyler Mathews, England-Thims & Miller, Inc. 

• Michael Mayo, Baptist Health 

• Jamaal Medley, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida 

• Steve Moore, The Vestcor Companies 

• Nicholas Mousa, GAI Consultants Inc. 

• Joseph Nackashi, ICE Mortgage Technology 

• Donna Orender, Orender Unlimited/ Generation W 

• Sean Pelkey, CSX Corporation 

• Susan Ponder-Stansel, Alivia Care Inc. 

• John-Paul Saenz, Haskell 

• Madelen Salter, Office Images 

• Erik Sharpe, Brasfield & Gorrie LLC 

• Linda Sherrer, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Florida Network Realty 

• Alexander Sifakis, JWB Real Estate Capital 

• Lee Smith, THE PLAYERS Championship 

• Kerri Stewart, Miller Electric Company 

• Kent Thielen, Mayo Clinic 

• Lisa Thoele Dugan, RS&H 

• Summer Vyne, AnuVision Technologies, Inc 

• Aundra Wallace, JAXUSA Partnership 

• Nathan Walter, Jacksonville Armada FC 

• Hon. Randy White, Jacksonville City Council 

• Danielle Whitley, Foley & Lardner LLP 

• Kurtis Wilson, JEA 

• Alan Worley, Money Pages 

• Mike Zaffaroni, Liberty Landscape Supply 

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About JAX Chamber 

The JAX Chamber is the business membership organization dedicated to driving quality economic growth in Northeast Florida to make this region the best place to live, work and play. Membership provides the opportunity to connect with and buy from other Chamber members. The connections result in business growth and a more prosperous economy.