Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Team
- Genia Duncan Ellis – PRESIDENT/CEO
- Kimberley Spellacy – CFO
- Jeremy Collette – VICE PRESIDENT
- JoyEl Duff – PROJECT MANAGER
- Matthew Norse – EVENT MANAGER
Executive Committee
- CHAIR: Howard Elfman, The Agency
- VICE CHAIR: Jack Seiler, Seiler, Sautter, Zaden, Rimes & Wahlbrink
- TREASURER: Jacqui Hartnett, Starmark
- ASSISTANT TREASURER: Lacey Brisson, Truist
- SECRETARY: Alexa Lanier, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
- IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: *Richard Rodriguez, Centuric LLC
- AT LARGE: Jim Farrick, Kunin Associates
- AT LARGE: Melissa Fitzgerald, War Memorial – Florida Panthers
- AT LARGE: Ann Fox, Richard J. Fox Foundation
- AT LARGE: Nadia Locke, Resource Environmental Solutions
- AT LARGE: Bill Walker, Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale, LLC
Directors
- Cheryl Balaban, Edward Jones
- Andrew Britton, Wells Fargo Advisors
- Nectaria Chakas, Lochrie & Chakas, P.A.
- Nicole Covar, Covar Global Entertainment & Marketing
- *Courtney Crush, Crush Law, P.A.
- Lisa Duke, Walter Duke + Partners
- Candice Ericks, TSC Consulting
- Jeff Falkanger, Falkanger & Snyder, Asbestos Consultants
- Kelly Frye, Hotwire Communications
- Derrick Gruner, RealWorld Asset Group
- Tom Jennings, Payrolls Plus
- Michael Johnston, FitFactor Training
- Karla Nelson-Thatcher, Hotwire Communications
- Damon Ricks, Scheffer Mote & Ricks
- *John Ropes, Ropes Associates, Inc.
- Micki Scavone, Carr Workplaces
- Tyler Smillie, JP Morgan Private Bank
- Carol Tracz, Riverside Hotel
- Ed Verret, DHL Global
Advisory Board
- Mary Adams, The Employee Relations Group
- David Beckey, Locality Bank
- *Mark Budwig, S. MARK Graphics
- Richard Corbet, The Corbet Group at Morgan Stanley
- Bob Dugan, EDSA
- Jason Edelmann, Merrill Lynch/Bank of America
- *Jim Ellis, Ellis Diversified, Inc.
- Stephen Gollan, City of Fort Lauderdale Fire & Rescue
- David Greenberg, Greenberg Capital
- Alice Harry, Mundial Smart Knives
- Tim Heiser, City of Fort Lauderdale Fire & Rescue
- Steve Hudson, Hudson Capital Group
- David Huffman, The Yacht Brokers
- Britt Lanier, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
- Alyssa Lovitt, I LOV-ITT Consulting
- Blaise McGinley, Consultant
- Melissa Milroy, Centennial Rec
- Ed Murphy, RCC Associates
- Coleman Prewitt, Attorney At Law
- Frank Rodriguez, Chimney House/Casa Playa
- Kathy Salerno, Broward Health
- Enrique Sanchez, City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & Recreation
- Lisa Scott-Founds, Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade
- Timothy Solberg, Nouveau Florida
- Margarethe Sorensen, Make-up Artist
- *Barbra Stern, Law Office of Barbra Stern, P.A.
- Jodi Tanner, Las Olas Capital Advisors and Las Olas Capital Arts
- Derek Ullian, AIMCO
- Jerome W Vogel, Jr., Vogel Law
- Paul Weinberg, Keith
- Michael Weymouth, The Las Olas Company
*Former Board Chair
Past Board Chairs
- 1989 – 1992 • Cynthia Lubin
- 1992 – 1994 • Welcom Henry Watson Jr.
- 1994 – 1996 • Virginia ‘Ginny’ Miller
- 1996 – 1997 • Bob Brantmeyer
- 1997 – 1999 • Randy Dunlap
- 1999 – 2000 • Brenda Sigurdson
- 2000 – 2002 • Kenneth Ortner
- 2002 – 2004 • Stephen K. Tilbrook
- 2004 – 2006 • Renée Korbel Quinn
- 2006 – 2008 • Kelley Shanley
- 2008 – 2010 • Tom Vogel
- 2010 – 2012 • Mark Budwig
- 2012 – 2014 • Courtney Crush
- 2014 – 2015 • Gregory Oram
- 2015 – 2016 • Barbra Stern
- 2016 – 2019 • Jim Ellis
- 2019 – 2022 • John Ropes
- 2022 – 2025 • Richard Rodriguez