Committee Members

Chair - Melissa Meeker, Florida Operations Manager
Tetra Tech FW, Inc.

Co-Vice Chair - Frank T. Brogan, President
Florida Atlantic University

Co-Vice Chair - Dr. Edwin R. Massey, President
Indian River Community College

Co-Vice Chair/Technical Advisory Sub-Committee Chair – Thaddeus Cohen,
Secretary
Florida Department of Community Affairs

Doug Smith, Commissioner (Chair)
Martin County Administrative Center

Doug Coward, Commissioner
St. Lucie County

Caroline D. Ginn, Commissioner (Chair)
Indian River County

Michael Mortell, Vice Mayor
City of Stuart

Robert E. Minsky, Mayor
City of Port St. Lucie

R. Duke Nelson, City Commissioner
City of Fort Pierce

Sandra L. Bowden, City Council Member
City of Vero Beach

Joseph Barczyk, Vice Mayor
City of Sebastian

Elizabeth A. Whittles
Children’s Services Council of Martin County

Thomas A. Gonzalez, Owner
Sunflower Educare Center

Jean L. Kline, RN, MPH, County Health Dept. Administrator
Central Florida Domestic Security Taskforce Health Co-Chair (Region 5)
Indian River County Health Department

Dr. Sara Wilcox, Superintendent
Schools of Martin County

Michael J. Lannon, Superintendent
School District of St. Lucie County

Thomas B. Maher, Superintendent
School District of Indian River County

Mary Dawson, Director
Friends of Martin County, Inc.

L. Kevin Stinnette, President
Indian RiverKeeper

Richard Baker, President
Pelican Island Audubon Society

Dennis S. Hudson, III
First National Bank and Trust Company, Chairman/CEO
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, President/CEO

Larry Lee, Jr., Agent
State Farm Insurance

Daniel R. Richey, CEO
Riverfront Packing Company, LLC

Patricia Austin, Consultant & Facilitator
Community Health Planning Initiative

Robert L. Crowder, Sheriff
Martin County Sheriff’s Office

Thomas E. Weber, Jr., Publisher
Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers

Stefan K. Matthes, P.E., Senior Vice President
Culpepper & Terpening, Inc.

Robert J. Lowe, CIPS/Broker
Lowes International Realty Plus, Inc.

Darrell J. Drummond, President/CEO
Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc.

Alto “Bud” Adams, Jr., Chairman
Adams Ranch, Inc.

Michael D. Minton, Esq.
Dean, Mead, Minton & Klein

Ted Astolfi, Executive Director
Business Development Board of Martin County

Stacey W. Ranieri, President
Firefly Communications, Inc.

Gwenda Thompson, President/CEO
Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast

Donald Santos, President
Santos Construction Company/Treasure Coast Builders Association

Michael J. Busha, Executive Director
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC)