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Board of Directors
2009-2010

CJ Fishman
Fishman & Associates
Chair

Margaret Callihan
SunTrust
Past Chair


David Sessions
President
Willis A. Smith Construction
Vice-Chair

Anne Merrill
AMDS
Vice-Chair, Partners Council

Allan Barberio
Kerkering, Barberio & Co., P.A., CPAs
Treasurer


Laura Spencer
Tervis Tumbler
Secretary




Directors


Joe Barbetta

Commissioner
Sarasota County

 Gregorio Concha-Toro
Star Leadership Youth



Benjamin R. Hanan
Managing Partner
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP



Rod Hershberger
President
PGT Industries


Dr. Robert Hueter

Senior Scientist & Director Center for Shark Research
Mote Marine Laboratory


David Brenner
Commissioner
Town of Longboat Key
 


Kelly Kirschner 
Mayor
City of Sarasota

Gene Matthews

Gwen MacKenzie
President and CEO
Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Kit McKeon
Councilman
City of Venice


Katie Klauber Moulton

General Manager
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort


Dr. Sarah Pappas
Immediate Past Chair


Tom Quale
President
LandMark Bank



Stan Rutstein
Realtor
RE/MAX 


Jean Trammell
President
The Venice Company 

Michael Treubert
Commissioner
City of North Port