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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

 

Terry Burroughs
Chair, FHERO Board

Executive Committee Member
Okeechobee County

 

Russell Melendy
Vice Chair, FHERO Board

Executive Committee Member
Hardee County

Jeff King
Secretary/Treasurer, FHERO Board

Executive Committee Member
Highlands County

Tim Stanley

Executive Committee Member
Glades County

 

J C Deriso

Executive Committee Member
Desoto County

Vacant

Executive Committee Member
Highlands County

 

Ramon Iglesias

Executive Committee Member
Hendry County

 

Board Members

Keitha Daniels

(863) 843-0603

keitha@hendryedc.com

Hendry County IDA/EDC, Executive Director

Sara Evers

(863) 773-3030

sarah.evers@hardeemail.com

Hardee County, EDC Executive Director

 

Sondra Guffey

(863) 993-4800 ext 208

s.guffey@desotobocc.com

DeSoto County, EDO Executive Director

 

Vacant

(561) 992-1623

Vacant

City of Belle Glade Economic Development Manager

 

Jeff King

(863) 402-6906

jking@hcbcc.org

Highlands County, Executive Manager of Business & Economic Development

 

Rosemary Fllori

(863) 946-0300

rfllori@gladescountyedc.com

Glades County IDA/EDC, Executive Director

 

Rodney Lucas

(561) 924-5534 

rlucas@cityofpahokee.com

Pahokee City Manager

 

Christie Betancourt/Debrah Forestor

(239) 331-3266 or (239) 867-0028

debrah.forester@colliercountyfl.gov or christiebetancourt@colliercountyfl.gov

Immokalee CRA, Operations Manager

 

Kaylee King

(863) 357-2314

kaylee@ocedcorp.com

Okeechobee County Economic Development Corporation

 

Margaret Wuerstle

(239) 281-6978

mwuerstle@swfrpc.org

Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, Executive Director

 


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