Our Leadership

Strength in NumbersThe Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce is not-for-profit organization led by a Board of Directors, the members of which represent a wide spectrum of businesses in our community. Each board member volunteers their time and leadership skills to the chamber and to its members for the betterment of the business community and the community-at-large.
 
The daily operations of the chamber are managed by a professional staff, which is responsible for executing the overall vision, and annual business plan, established by the Board of Directors.

2009-2010 Officers
Chairman of the Board
Brian Farrar – BCF Management Group
 
First Vice Chairman
Sabra Smith – Veritas Employer Services
Second Vice Chairman
James Dati – Bond, Schoeneck & King, P.A.
Treasurer
Joe Murgalo – Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
 
Immediate Past Chairman
Owen Feeney,D.M.D. – Bonita Estero Dental Group
 
Vice Chairmen
Jon Davis, CPA, CFP, Partner - McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Jose R. Lopez – TINSA USA, Inc.
Wendi Fowler – The Client Server, Inc.
Michael Kennedy – MKA Marketing
Vince Modarelli – Naples News Media Group
Sheila Seacat – Individual Member
 
 
2009-2010 Directors
Jeanne Burmiester, Bank of Florida
Phyllis Ershowsky, PKE Creative & PR Solutions
Henry C. Cohen, Cohen and Grisby, P.C.
Scott W. Duval, Brennan, Manna, & Diamond, P.L.
George Ghanem, Taylor Rental/ Creative Events
Len Eckert, iconDo, Inc.
Kim M. Hastings, Kim M Hastings, P.A.
Diane Ivey, Coconut Point
Ed O’Neill, Bonita Chiropractic Center
Tom Maiale, Key Bank
Jon McLeod, Mobile Exposure
William B. Shikany, Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home
G. Donald Thomson, Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
 
Administrative Staff
President & CEO – Christine A. Ross
Executive Vice President – Stephanie Kissinger
Events Director – Gabrielle O’Boyle
Communications Manager – Tiffany Esposito
Business Assistant – Rosemary Stevens