2017 Florida Rural Economic Development Summit

*Please call Debby Smallwood (850)487-1870 for credit card payment*

When

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT
-to-
Friday, September 8, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT

Where

Renaissance World Golf Village Resort

500 South Legacy Trail
St. Augustine, FL 32092

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Contact

Debby Smallwood
Florida Rural Economic Development Association
850-487-1870
dsmallwood@iog.fsu.edu
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Look who else is already registered!

Felicity Appel  Dewberry , Staff Engineer
Katrina Austin  Flagler County, Florida , Economic Development Manager
Troy Avera  City of Monticello , Vice Mayor
Gene Bailey  Calhoun County Commission, , Vice Chairman
Anthony Baker  City of gretna , City Commissioner
Roy Baker  Opportunity Florida , Business Development Manager
Parrish Barwick  Jefferson County BOCC , County Coordinator
Jamie Bell  Dewberry , Project Manager
Taylor Benson  Highlands County Office of Economic Development , Economic Development Manager
Brian Bergen  Putnam County Chamber of Commerce , Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Emily Bonilla  Orange County Government , Commissioner
Clif Bradley  Capital City Bank , Community President
Greg Britton  Department of Economic Opportunity , Division Director
Matt Brooks  Levy County Board of County Commission , County Commissioner - District 5
Beth Burnam  Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners , Commissioner
Terry Burroughs  Okeechobee County BOCC , Chairman
Jim Bush  Florida Power and Light , Director, External Affairs
Rick Byars  Gulf Power , General Manager, Community & Economic Development
Bob Campbell  City of DeFuniak Springs , Secretary to the Mayor
Brad Carter  County Manager's Office , County Manager
Cathy Chambers  JAXUSA Partnership , SVP, Business Development
Ross Chandler  Local Government , Commissioner
Allen Cherry  Madison County Development Council , Executive Director
Lowell Chesborough  Gilchrist County , Chair, Economic Development Advisory Committee
Chuck Clemons  Florida State Representative District 21 , State Representative
Jennifer Codo-Salisbury  Central Florida Regional Planning Council , Executive Director
Shereena Coleman  Business Development Board of Palm Beach County , Vice President
Lee Collier  CareerSource Capital Region , Business Solutions Manager
Daniel Collins  Duke Energy , Community and Government Relations Manager
Martha Compton  Florida Panhandle Technical College , Director
Julie Conley  City of Monticello , Vice Mayor
Kasey Cuchens  City of Freeport , City Councilwoman
Steve Cushman  Wakulla County Economic Development Council , Secretary
Brenna Dacks  VISIT FLORIDA , Regional Partnership Manager
Flora Davis  Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida, Inc. , Program Coordinator
Julie Dennis  Florida Department of Economic Opportunity , Director, Division of Community Development
Debbie Deweese  Dixie County Chamber , President
Laura DiBella  Nassau County Economic Development Board , Executive Director
Meghan DiGiacomo  Highlands County Economic Development , Business Development Manager
Jennifer Dillard  USDA-Rural Development , RBS Specialist
Steven Dopp  Senior Planner , North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Christopher Dougherty  Bradford County BOCC , Commissioner
Frank Durrance  Bradford County Local Government , County Commissioner
Dr. Debra Elliott  Heartland Educational Consortium , Executive Director
Susan Emrich  David H. Melvin, Inc. , Chief Operating Officer
Rusty Ennemoser  Florida Department of Transportation , Community Resource Coordinator
Susan Estes  Opportunity Florida , BR&E Specialist
Caroline Evans  USDA Rural Development , Business Specialist/CED Coordinator
Ted Everett  Washington County Chamber of Commerce , Executive Director
Roben Faircloth  CareerSource NEFL , Industry Sector Manager
Richard Fetchick  Apalachee Regional Planning Council , Regional Planner - Economic Development
Fred Fox  Fred Fox Enterprises , President
Terrance Freeman  Ygrene Energy Fund , Ygrene Energy Fund
Stephen Fulford  Jefferson County , Disrict 1 Commissioner
Greg Galpin  Weyerhaeuser , Sr. Manager, Planning
Elmon Garner  CHATTAHOOCHEE , City Manager
Mary Gavin  USDA, Rural Development , Area Director
Darwin Gilmore  Chipola College , Dean of Workforce & Economic Development
Louie Goodin  Chairman , Hamilton County Board of Commissioners
Wayne Graham  City of DeFuniak Springs , Councilman
Todd Gray  Gilchrist County , County Commissioner
Joel Gunter  Enterprise Florida. , Sr Director
John Gurney  Chamber of Commerce of Okeechobee County , Economic Development Director
Lomax Harrelle  City of Belle Glade , City Manager
Ryan Hart  Seminole Electric Cooperative , Seminole Electric Cooperative
Nick Harwell  Jackson County Development Council, Inc. , Economic Development Director
Henry Hawkins  Town of Century , Mayor
John Tray Hawkins  Washington County BOCC , County Administrator
Diane Head  CareerSource North Florida , Executive Director
Cori Henderson  Enterprise Florida , Business Development Director
Joseph Hice  Enterprise Florida , SVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Shelley Hirsch  Nassau County Economic Development Board , Operations & Compliance Manager
Marc Hoenstine  Duke Energy , Managing Director, Business Development
Glenn Hunter  Columbia County Economic Development , Chair
Brad Hurst  CSX , Industrial Development
Alvin Jackson  City of Bunnell , City Manager
Clarence Jackson  City of Gretna , City Commissioner
David Jahosky  Government Services Group , Senior Vice President
Antonio Jefferson  City of Gretna , City Manager
Larry Jones  Walton County Board of County Commissioners , Deputy County Administrator
Robert Jones  CareerSource Florida Crown , Executive Director
Brian Kauffman  Executive Director , Interim County Manager
Charles Kent  Washington County BOCC , Commissioner
Jace Kentner  Collier County Business & Economic Development , Director
Kellie Jo Kilberg  Kilberg & Associates , President
Beth Kirkland  Florida Economic Development Council , Executive Director
Bill Lambert  Hardee County EDC/IDA , Director
Jennifer Laurent  WFRPC , Planning Manager
Sean Lewis  Department of Economic Opportunity , Rural Supervisor
Sherri Martin  FloridaCommerce , Asst. Deputy Secretary, Community Development
Jeff Massey  Washington County BOCC , County Administrator
Brooke McKnight  Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services , Cabinet Affairs Director
Whitney McQueen  Communications Specialist , Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
James McShane  CareerSource Capital Region , CEO
Dave Mecusker  Lake Butler , CITY MANAGER
Allison Megrath  Megrath Consulting , President
David H. Melvin  Melvin Engineering , President
Drinda Merritt  Mayor of Inglis , Town of Inglis
Helen Miller  UF Center for Hydro-generated Urbanism , Government & Urban Affairs Consultant
Lisa Miller  LISA MILLER & ASSOCIATES , CEO
Bob Milner  City of Starke , City Manager
Doris Mink  Gulf Power , Community Development Representative
Steve Minnis  Suwannee River Water Management District , Director of Governmental Affairs
Carmen Monroy  FL Dept of Transportation , Director, Office of Policy Planning
Vicki Montford  Opportunity Florida , Director
Mark Morton  Rural Ready , President
Austin Mount  WFRPC , Executive Director
Carla Mroz  GrowFL , Manager, Business Growth Programs
Jimmy Norris  Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce , Executive Director
Robert O'Leary  Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida , Inter-Agency Coordinator
Kara Palmer Smith  CareerSource Capital Region , Senior Director
William Parsons  EFI , Manager
Lynn Patterson  Three Points Planning , Principal
Bobby Payne  Florida House of Representatives , State Representative District 19
James Peacock  Jackson County BOCC , County Commissioner
Sarah Pelham  Hardee County EDC/IDA , Coordinator
Jordan Perez  Lake City, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce , Administrative Assistant
Gabe Peters  Florida Department of Economic Opportunity , Legislative Affairs Director
Joseph Petrich  Genesis , Vice President
Scarlett Phaneuf  PowerSouth , Economic Development Representative
Kevin Phillips  Genesee & Wyoming Railroads , AVP Industrial Development
David Pieklik  Nature Coast Business Development Council , Executive Director
Crawford Powell  Clay County Economic Development Corporation , President
Theresa Purnell  USDA Rural Development , State Energy Coordinator
Darryl Register  Baker County Chamber of Commerce , Executive Director
Kenda Robison  Area Specialist , USDA Rural Development
David Rodriguez  Enterprise Florida , Manager, Financial Programs
Kristi Schierling  Hardee County EDC , Assistant Director
Kathy Scott  Okeechobee County , Airport & Industrial park manager
Will Sexton  Bradford County , County Attorney
Robert Sheets  Government Services Group, Inc. , Government Services Group, Inc.
Ramiro Sicre  Florida Public Utilities , Manager, Government Affairs
Jeff Simmons  FPL , Governmental Accounts
Thomas Skinner  CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion , CEO
Katie Smith  Florida Department of Economic Opportunity , Director
Steve St Clair  Florida Capital Bank , Marketing coordinator
Gail Stafford  Florida Department of Agric & Con Serv Office of E , Compliance Administrator
Bill Stanton  Jackson County Development Council, Inc. , Executive Director
Terry Stark  Ygrene Energy Fund , Government Relations
Shay Starling  North East Florida Educational Consortium , Associate Executive Director
Cyndi Stevenson  State of Florida House of Representatives , State Representative
Jason Stoltzfus  Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council , Promise Zone Coordinator
Michael Taber  DeSoto County BOCC , Economic and Tourism Development Manager
Kristy Terry  Calhoun County BOCC , Executive Director
Derick Thomas  Clay Electric Cooperatve , Chief Public Relations Officer
Raymon Thomas  Holmes County Development Commission , Executive Director
Mark Thompson  Florida Public Utilities , Manager Business Development
Tim Vanderhoof  Enterprise Florida, Inc. , Senior Vice President, Business Development
Zoraida Velasco  FloridaMakes, Inc. , EVP
Darrin Wall  Gulf Power Company , Local Manager
Betty Webb  Explore Northwest Florida , Project Manager
Kevin Webber  Florida Public Utilities Company , Vice President
Carol West  Dixie Education Foundation , President
Tracy Whirls  Glades County Economic Development Council, Inc. , Glades County IDA/EDC, Exec. Dir.
Charles Williams  City of Jasper , City Clerk
Renee Williams  CareerSource NEFL , District Director
Richard Williams  Opportunity Florida , Executive Director
Rob Williamson  Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners , Chairman
Mike Willingham  Sebring Airport Authority , Sebring Airport Authority
Kim Wilmes  Florida's Great Northwest , President & CEO
Patrick Wnek  NEFEC , NEFEC
Kathleen Woodring  CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion , Executive Vice President
Donna Wright  Florida Department of Economic Opportunity , External Affairs Manager
Warren Yeager  Gulf County BOCC , Executive Director of Gulf County EDC