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Leon County
Leon County Office of
Economic Vitality
Benjamin H. Pingree
Director of Planning
315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 450
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-219-1060
ben.pingree@blueprint2000.org cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Home/ Departments/Office-of-Economic- DevelopmentLevy County
Levy County Nature Coast
Business Development Council
David Pieklik, Executive Director
109 NW 3rd Avenue
Chiefland, FL 32626
352-493-6797
director@naturecoast.org www.naturecoast.orgLiberty County
Liberty County Chamber
of Commerce
Johnny Eubanks, Director
P. O. Box 523
Bristol, FL 32321
850-570-0222
jbeubanks@fairpoint.net www.libertycountyflorida.comMadison County
Madison County
Development Council
Allen Cherry
Director MCDC- Chair NFEDP
229 SW Pinckney Street, Suite 219
Madison, FL 32341
850-973-3179
mccoord@madisoncountyfl.com www.madisoncountyfl.comManatee County
Bradenton Area EDC
Sharon Hillstrom
President and CEO
4215 Concept Court
Bradenton, FL 34211
941-713-9360
sharonh@thinkbradentonarea.com www.thinkbradentonarea.comMarion County
Ocala-Marion County Chamber
& Economic Partnership
Kevin Sheilley
President & CEO
310 SE 3rd Street
Ocala, FL 34471
352-629-8051
kevin@ocalacep.com www.cepocala.comMartin County
Business Development Board of
Martin County
Tim Dougher, Executive Director
1002 SE Monterey Commons Blvd.,
Suite 203
Stuart, FL 34996
772-221-1380
tim@bdbmc.org www.bdbmc.orgMiami-Dade County
The Beacon Council
James Kohnstamm, Interim EVP
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2400
Miami, FL 33130
305-579-1343
jkohnstamm@beaconcouncil.com www.beaconcouncil.comMonroe County
Greater Marathon Chamber
of Commerce
Daniel Samess, CEO
12222 Overseas Hwy.
Marathon, FL 33050
305-743-5417
ceo@floridakeysmarathon.com www.floridakeysmarathon.comNassau County
Nassau County EDB
Laura DiBella, Executive Director
76346 William Burgess Blvd.
Yulee, FL 32097
904-497-9354
laura@nassauflorida.com www.expandinnassau.comOkaloosa County
EDC of Okaloosa County
Nathan Sparks, Executive Director
1170 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Bldg 7, Rm. 717
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
850-362-6467
nathan@florida-edc.org www.florida-edc.orgOkeechobee County
BDB of Okeechobee
Robbie Chartier
County Administrator
304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123
Okeechobee, FL 34972
863-763-6441
rchartier@co.okeechobee.fl.us www.OkeechobeeBusiness.comOsceola County
Osceola County Economic
Development Department
William Martin, Executive Director
3 Courthouse Square - 2nd Floor
Kissimmee, FL 34741
407-742-4251
bmartin@go-pep.com www.IDoTeam.comPalm Beach County
Business Development Board of
Palm Beach County
Kelly Smallridge, President & CEO
310 Evernia Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561-835-1008
ksmallridge@bdb.org www.bdb.orgPasco County
Pasco Economic
Development Council
William Cronin, President & CEO
16506 Pointe Village Dr., Suite 101
Lutz, FL 33558
813-926-0827
bcronin@pascoedc.com www.PascoEDC.comSee Our Ad on Page 4
Pinellas County
Pinellas County Economic
Development
Michael Meidel, Director
13805 58th Street N
Clearwater, FL 33760
727-464-8114
mmeidel@pinellascounty.org www.pced.orgSee Our Ad on Page 27
Polk County
Central Florida Development Council
of Polk County
David Petr, President and CEO
2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road
Auburndale, FL 33823
863-956-7474
david@cfdc.org www.cfdc.orgPutnam County
Putnam County Chamber
of Commerce
Dana Jones, President
1100 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177
386-328-1503
dana@chamberpc.com www.putnamcountychamber.orgSanta Rosa County
Santa Rosa Economic
Development Office
Shannon Ogletree, Director
6491 Caroline Street, Suite 4
Milton, FL 32570
850-623-0174
shannon@santarosa.fl.gov www.santarosaedo.comSarasota County
EDC of Sarasota County
Mark Huey, President & CEO
1680 Fruitville Road, Suite 402
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-309-1200
mhuey@edcsarasotacounty.com www.edcsarasotacounty.comSeminole County
Seminole County Government
Pamela Lynch, Program Manager II,
Economic Development Division
1055 AAA Dr., Suite 148
Heathrow, FL 32746
407-665-7134
plynch@seminolecountyfl.gov www.seminolecountyfl.govSt. Johns County
St. Johns County Board
of County Commissioners
Melissa Glasgow
Director of Economic Development
500 San Sebastian View
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904-209-0552
mglasgow@sjcfl.us www.sjcfl.usSee Our Ad on Page 29
St. Lucie County
EDC of St. Lucie County
Pete Tesch, President
500 NW California Blvd #103
Port Street Lucie, FL 34986
772-336-6254
ptesch@youredc.com www.youredc.comSumter County
Sumter County
Economic Development
Bradley Arnold
County Administrator
7375 Powell Road
Wildwood, FL 34785
352-689-4400
bradley.arnold@sumtercountyfl.gov www.sumterbusiness.comSuwannee County
Suwannee County Economic
Development Office
Alvin Jackson
Economic Development Director
13302 80th Terrace, Suwannee
County Airport, Live Oak, FL 32060
386-362-3071
alvinj@suwgov.org www.floridasnewfrontier.comTaylor County
Taylor County
Development Authority
Scott Frederick, Executive Director
103 E. Ellis Street
Perry, FL 32347
850-584-5627
scottfrederick@fairpoint.net www.floridasrisingstar.comUnion County
Union County
John Rimes, Volunteer EDO
P.O. Box 188
Worthington Springs, FL 32697
386-496-8440
jdrimes3@yahoo.comVolusia County
Volusia County Division of
Economic Development
Rob Ehrhardt, Economic Develop-
ment Director
700 Catalina Dr - Suite 200
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-248-8048
rehrhardt@volusia.org www.floridabusiness.orgWakulla County
Wakulla County EDC
Sheree Keeler
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
3093 Crawfordville Hwy
Crawfordville, FL 32327
850-926-7900
skeeler@mywakulla.com www.wakullacountytdc.comWalton County
Walton County Economic
Development Alliance
Steve Jaeger, Executive Director
76 North Sixth Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
850-892-4859
steve@wcedafl.com www.wcedafl.comWashington County
Washington County
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Everett, Executive Director
672 5th Street
Chipley, FL 32428
850-638-4157
ted@washcomall.com www.washcomall.comFlorida Ports
Port Canaveral
445 Challenger Road, Suite 301
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
321-783-7831
info@portcanaveral.com www.portcanaveral.comSee Our Ad on Page 19
Port Everglades
1850 Eller Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-765-4604
PortEverglades@broward.org www.porteverglades.netJacksonville Port Authority
5945 William Mills Street
Jacksonville, FL 32226
904-357-3302
Communications@JAXPORT.com www.jaxport.comPort Manatee
13604 Reeder Road
Palmetto, FL 34221
941-722-6455
info@portmanatee.com www.portmanatee.comPortMiami
1015 North America Way
Miami, FL 33132
305-347-4800
portofmiami@miamidade.gov www.miamidade.govSee Our Ad on Page 21
Port Palm Beach
One E. 11th St,m Suite 600
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
561-383-4100
info@portofpalmbeach.com www.portofpalmbeach.comPort Panama City
5321 US-98
Panama City, FL 32401
850-767-3220
wstubbs@portpanamacityusa.com www.panamacityportauthority.comPort Tampa Bay
1101 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
813-905-7678
info@tampaport.com www.tampaport.comSee Our Ad on Page 17