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About Our Board J. Hyatt Brown Chairman Brown & Brown, Inc.    Founded in 1939, Brown & Brown is one of the largest most respected independent insurance intermediaries in the nation.  In July 2014, Business Insurance magazine identified Brown & Brown as the sixth largest independent insurance intermediary organizations in the US and the seventh largest such organization in the world.  Brown & Brown is one of the select companies that comprise the Standard & Poor’s Mid-Cap 400 Index and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRO.
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Glenn S. Ritchey, President/CEO Jon Hall Automotive Group/Ritchey Autos Southeast Automotive Management    The Jon Hall Chevrolet, Inc. family has been proud to serve the automotive needs of the Daytona Beach area for over 20 years.  Jon Hall is proud to be recognized by GM as the #1 Volume Chevrolet dealer in the Southeast.
Mike Read President Teledyne Marine    Teledyne Marine is an alliance of Teledyne Technologies companies that deliver high-reliability engineered interconnect solutions for power transmission, data transmission and monitoring application to operators in the oil and gas exploration and production industry.  The World Headquarters in Daytona Beach employs more than 500 workers locally.  In 2013, Teledyne opened its Technology Development Center.  This 52,000 square foot R&D facility works to bring forward engineered solutions to complex technical challenges.
About Our President
Mike Panaggio Chief Executive Officer DME Holdings    DME was founded in 1982.  The company, whose main office is located in Daytona Beach, focuses on personalized cross-media communication strategies.   DME serves fast-paced vertically integrated marketing environments with a focus on data-driven and results-oriented targeted communications.
Dr. D. Kent Sharples Dr. D. Kent Sharples was born and raised in northwest Ohio. He attended Bowling Green State University where he earned a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree. Upon graduation he moved to Athens, Ohio where he taught in the College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University for seven years. Following his passion for Community Colleges he earned a PhD in Education Administration with an emphasis on Community Colleges. Following 30 years as a community college President, D. Kent Sharples was appointed as the first President of the CEO Business Alliance, a private sector initiative in economic development. The CEO Business Alliance is dedicated to improving the quality of life through the economic growth of Volusia County.
Jim France Chairman and CEO NASCAR Lesa France Kennedy Executive Vice Chair NASCAR
Tim Phillips President P & S Paving Inc.    P & S Paving, Inc. a paving company serving central Florida, was incorporated in 1993.  P & S Paving has successfully completed numerous road projects, including but not limited to I-95, SR 400, SR 442 and US Highway 1.  Other major projects within our community include Daytona International Speedway and One Daytona, Daytona Beach area’s premier retail, dining and entertainment destination scheduled to open in 2017.
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. celebrated its 100th year in Florida in 2002. In the early decades of the century, “Consolidated” was reputedly the largest land owner in Florida holding almost two million acres of land. It remains today the largest land owner in the Daytona Beach area with approximately 11,500 acres of undeveloped land. Consolidated-Tomoka is headquartered in Daytona Beach and its common stock is traded in the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CTO.
John P. Albright President and Chief Executive Officer CTO Realty Growth Inc.
Lowell Lohman CEO Lohman Property Management    Lohman Property Management and Lowell Apartments owns 24 apartment complexes in Daytona Beach, Orlando and Jacksonville.  The properties have a total of 4,000 units and employ approximately 30 associates. Bruce Heugel Senior Vice President and CFO B. Braun Medical, Inc.    Since 1839, B. Braun has delivered innovative healthcare products, services and educational programs that enhance the care and safety of patients and healthcare professionals in the fields of drug delivery, IV therapy, pain control, clinical nutrition, dialysis and vascular intervention. AdventHealth Daytona Beach has 359-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region.   Formerly known as Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states.   With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth Daytona Beach provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth Daytona Beach, visit AdventHealthDaytonaBeach.com.   Ed Noseworthy Chief Executive Officer AdventHealth Daytona Beach NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Racing) was founded in 1948 by Bill France, Sr., to  establish a common set of rules that would govern stock car racing from track to track.  Today,  NASCAR is the most prominent sanctioning body in stock car racing based on geographic  presence, membership and sanctioned events.  NASCAR and Grand Am races are arguably the  highest viewed spectator sporting events in the world.
Randy Dye President and CEO Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM Maserati Alfa Romeo of Daytona
Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM was founded in 1997 and has grown to become one of the largest FIAT Chrysler Automobile dealerships in the Southeast Region. In 2015 Maserati Alfa Romeo of Daytona was added to the stable of brands which now boasts a combined workforce of over 120. Additionally, the dealership has been a Customer First Award Winner as Certified by J.D. Power for the last three years in a row, FCA’s highest designation.