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Board and Staff

Officers

Maria Jones– Chair
Member Services Representative, Florida Keys Electric Cooperative

Trich Worthington – Vice Chair
SVP-Retail Manager, Florida Keys Market, Iberiabank

Denise Pruess - Treasurer
Director of Finance, Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority

Mindy McKenzie – Community Impact Liaison / Secretary
Sales Manager, Marriott Key West Beachside

Leah Maki – Past Chair
Marketing Director, Ocean Sotheby's International Realty

Directors

Nikki Dunn Cullen
Marketing Consultant

William Doxey
Vice President, Community Bank of Florida

Marilyn Fraelich
Owner, South Florida Bay Builders

Patrick Garvey
President, Grimal Grove

Diana Halenz
CPA, Keys ABC's LLC

Rebecca Horan
Agent, Atlantic Pacific Insurance

Meri-de Mercado
Administrator, Board of County Commissioners

Yesenia Ramirez
Director Business Office, Fishermen's Hospital

Cheryl Sargent
Benefits and Risk Manager, FKAA

Richard Tamborrino
Publisher, Keynoter / Reporter

Whitney Trentine
Realtor, Freewheeler Real Estate

Dianne Weitz
RN / Infection Control, Fishermen's Hospital

Advisory Board

Candy Fincke-Chair
Vice President, Mariners Hospital

Dale Bittner
Senior Vice President, Area Executive, BB&T

Heather Carruthers
Commisioner, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners

Mary Chase
Vice President, Branch Manager, Iberiabank

Jessica Cranney
Director of Sales, Key TV

Andy Grifffiths
Owner, Andy Griffiths Charters

Pam Kutchey
Owner, Kutchey Flowers

Wayne Markham
Retired Publisher, Keynoter/Reporter

Richard McChesney
Attorney, Spotswood Law Firm

Erin O'Hara
Assistant Store Manager, Publix Marathon

Mike Puto
City Manager, Marathon

Rick Ramsay
Monroe County Sheriff

Ron Smith
Payroll Manager, Hawks Cay Resort

Staff

Kate Bauer-Jones
President / CEO

Susan Kent
Administrative Manager

Ann Sandlin
Upper Keys Director of Resource Development

Chelsea Wait
Americorps VISTA