Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body made up of business leaders that uphold the fiduciary integrity of the organization, set policy and advance the strategic purpose and vision.

Executive Committee

Pam Thomas

2026 Chair of the Board – Pammie’s Sammies

Kari Vargas

Chair Elect – AdventHealth Winter Garden

Chris Sapp

First Vice Chair – Revel Realty

Anna Reinhardt

Treasurer – SBM Certified Public Accountants, P.A.

Lynn Walker Wright

Chamber Attorney – Lynn Walker Wright, P.A.

Betsy VanderLey

Immediate Past Chair – The Continuum Collaborative

Board

Sonya Alvarez

Westgate Resorts

Tajiana Ancora-Brown

Walt Disney World Resort

Shelley Bradford

Matthew’s Hope Ministries, Inc.

Loreta Delgado

Ameris Bank

Lisa Curran

Duke Energy

Heather Easterling

Boyd Development

Lou Forges

Valiant Realty Group

Jim Forrester

SeaWorld Orlando

Will Hawthorne, P.E.

Central Florida Expressway Authority

Philip Koovakada

Orlando Health

Adam Markowitz

Luminary Tax Advisors

Paul McNamara

Reed Nissan

J.T. McWalters

Orlando Magic

Craig Shadrix

City of Ocoee

Robert Smith

Town of Windermere

Shane Taylor

Town of Oakland Mayor

Jim Zeitschel Jr.

Vystar Credit Union

Lifetime Directors

Kurt Ardaman

Fishback Dominick

Kay Behrens

Retired

Neal Harris

Retired

Richard Irwin

Retired

Julie Kleffel

Seacoast Bank

Jim Neumayer

Russ Salerno

Diane Trees