Leadership

Officers & Board of Governors 2024

Officers

President
Theresa Clifton
Executive Director
Central Brevard Humane Society

1st VP 
Josh Hester
Financial Advisor 
Morgan Stanley

2nd VP
Bruce Cameron
Director Cruise Operations
Canaveral Port Authority

Secretary
Bob Sielski
Naval Architect

Treasurer 
Richard Grimison
Harbor Pilot
Canaveral Pilots Association

Governors
Kristina Fannin
Event & Volunteer Coordinator
Keep Brevard Beautiful

Gary Ledford
Project Director
Jacobs Engineering Group

Lori Robinson
Business Liaison
CareerSource Brevard

Tara Ruch
Sales & Events Manager
LBA Hospitality

Dean Schaaf
President
Brevard Veterans Memorial Center

Dennis Thompson
Partner
Thompson, Bostrom & Associates 

Past President
Kevin Jobes
Brevard Group Manager
ECS Limited

List of Past Presidents

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
Jack Crockett
Frank Flake
Richard Grimison
Larry Lallo
Gary Ledford
Lori Robinson
Dave Sargeant
Dean Schaaf
Bob Sielski 

Membership
Jim Dubea, Chair
Samantha Cornelius
Richard Grimison

Program 
RADM Wayne Justice USCG (Ret.), Chair
Samantha Cornelius

Jim Dubea
John Rice
Dennis Thompson

Public Affairs
Bruce Cameron, Chair
Bonnie King
Samantha Cornelius
Richard Grimison

Nominating Committee 
Jack Crockett, Chair
Kevin Jobes, Past President
Brendan McMillin
Bev Merilees


By-Laws Committee
Josh Hester, Chair 

Dennis Thompson

Other Committees

Luncheon/Event Coordinator
Samantha Cornelius

KBB Clean Up
Mike Bracic, Chair
Cliff Berry Inc. (Ret.)

ShrimpFeast Committee
Richard Grimison
Lori Robinson
Tara Ruch

Maritime Person of the Year

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

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

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