Officers & Board of Governors 2025
Officers
President
Josh Hester
Financial Advisor
Morgan Stanley
1st VP
Bruce Cameron
Director Cruise Operations
Canaveral Port Authority
2nd VP
Rick Ely
C-suite Charters
Secretary
Bob Sielski
Naval Architect
Treasurer
Richard Grimison
Canaveral Pilots Association
Governors
Bill Crowe
VP Engineering & Construction
Canaveral Port Authority
Kevin Jobes
Brevard Office Lead
Insight Group
Gary Ledford
Project Director
Jacobs Engineering
Nathan Meloon
Attorney
Widerman Malek, PL
Debbie Paule
Area Sales Manager
LBA Properties
Dean Schaaf
President
Brevard Veterans Memorial Center
Past President
Theresa Clifton
Executive Director
Brevard Humane Society
List of Past Presidents
2024 Theresa Clifton
2023 Kevin Jobes
2022 Liz Alward
2021 Steve Hovan
2020 Lori Robinson
2019 Bryan Bobbitt
2018 Rick Clark
2017 Rocky Johnson
2016 John Rice
2015 Jim Dubea
2014 Richard Grimison
2013 Jim Underwood
2012 Brendan McMillin
2011 Brendan McMillin
2010 Jack Crockett
2009 Dennis Thompson
2008 Mac McLouth
2007 Siegrid Dixon
2006 Siegrid Dixon
2005 Kurt Ronstrom
2004 Larry Mullin
2003 Larry Mullin
2002 Justin Russell
2001 Barbara Rudolph Smith
2000 Barbara Rudolph Smith
1999 Patty Spivey-Wilson
Standing Committees
Education Committee
Rocky Johnson, Chair
Amanda Brailsford-Urbina
Jack Crockett
Frank Flake
Richard Grimison
Mike Hoffman, Jr
Larry Lallo
Gary Ledford
Emily Dyer
Tomas Montemayor
Lori Robinson
Dean Schaaf
Bob Sielski
Membership
Lori Robinson, Chair
Samantha Cornelius
Bev Merrilees
Program
RADM Wayne Justice USCG (Ret.), Chair
Samantha Cornelius
Bonnie King
Tara Ruch
Dennis Thompson
Public Affairs
Rick Ely, Chair
Bonnie King
Samantha Cornelius
Richard Grimison
Nominating Committee
Jack Crockett, Chair
Theresa Clifton, Past President
Tara Ruch
Dennis Thompson
By-Laws Committee
Bruce Cameron, Chair
Dennis Thompson
Other Committees
KBB Clean Up
Mike Bracic, Chair
Cliff Berry Inc. (Ret.)
ShrimpFeast Committee
Bruce Cameron
Richard Grimison
Lori Robinson
Tara Ruch
Maritime Person of the Year
2024 Diane Luensmann
2023 RADM Wayne Justice, USCG (Ret)
2022 Kurt & Norma Ronstrom
2021 Bev & Bob Merrilees
2020 Malcolm “Mac” McLouth
2019 Gary Ledford
2018 Rocky Johnson
2017 Capt. John Murray
2016 Capt. Peter Richards
Member of the Year
2024 Bob Sielski
2023 Dennis Thompson
2022 Jack Crockett
2021 Earl McMillin
2020 Tara Ruch
2019 Lori Robinson
2017 Richard Grimison
2016 Mike Bracic
Lifetime Achievement Award
2022 Siegrid Dixon
2017 Capt. Ed Lanni