2023 Board & Committee Members
- Immediate Past-Chair: Morgan Bentley, Esq., Bentley Law
- 2023 Chair: Jon Thaxton, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
- Vice-Chair: Peter Abbott, Edward Jones Investments
- Secretary: Jay Berman, Consultant
- Treasurer: Jason Toale, Robert Toale & Sons Funeral Home
- President: Kim Noyes, KAN Connect LLC
Board Members
- Charla Burchett, Esq., Shutts & Bowen
- Lisa Carlton, Former State Senator
- Kevin Cooper, Mote Marine
- Patrick Duggan, Esq., Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
- Debra Flynt Garrett, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
- Kelly Gilliland, Integrity Mortgage Capital
- Virginia Haley, Visit Sarasota
- Craig Schaeffer, State Attorneys Office
Emeritus Members
- Marj Baldwin (Board Member/President 1987-2009) (dec.)
- Rick DeFuria, Senior Circuit Judge (dec.)
- Art Ginsburg, Esq. (dec.)
- Eddie Morton, Morton’s Gourmet Market
- Dr. Hal Lenobel (Board Member 2002-2013) (dec.)
- Dr. Bob Windom (Founding Board member Served 1984-2013) (dec.)
Program Committee Members
- Co-Chairs: Morgan Bentley and Kevin Cooper
- Kevin Cooper
- Dan Bailey, Esq.
- Larry Eger, Esq.
- Debra Flynt-Garrett
- Virginia Haley
- Linda Long
- Kim Noyes
- Jon Thaxton
- Jennifer Vigne