Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Team
- Genia Duncan Ellis, President and CEO
- Kimberley Spellacy, CFO
- Jeremy Collette, Vice President
- JoyEl Duff, Administrative Manager
- Jared Nelson Illa, Project Manager
Executive Committee
- CHAIR: Richard Rodriguez, Centuric LLC
- VICE CHAIR: Howard Elfman, The Agency
- TREASURER: James Ferriero, UrHealth Benefits
- ASSISTANT TREASURER: Jacqui Hartnett, Starmark
- SECRETARY: Alexa Lanier, Two Men and A Truck
- IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: *John Ropes, Ropes Associates, Inc.
- AT LARGE: Andrew Britton, Wells Fargo Advisors
- AT LARGE: Ann Fox, Richard J. Fox Foundation
- AT LARGE: Jim Farrick, Kunin Associates
- AT LARGE: Jack Seiler, Seiler, Sautter, Zaden, Rimes & Wahlbrink
- AT LARGE: Tyler Smillie, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Directors
- Mary Adams, The Employee Relations Group
- Cheryl Balaban, Edward Jones
- Lacey Brisson, Truist
- Nectaria Chakas, Lochrie & Chakas, P.A.
- Nicole Covar, Covar Global Entertainment & Marketing
- *Courtney Crush, Crush Law, P.A.
- Bob Dugan, EDSA
- Lisa Duke, Walter Duke + Partners
- Candice Ericks, TSC Consulting
- Jeff Falkanger, Falkanger & Snyder, Asbestos Consultants
- Melissa Fitzgerald, War Memorial – Florida Panthers
- Kelly Frye, Hotwire Communications
- Derrick Gruner, RealWorld Asset Group
- Tom Jennings, Payrolls Plus
- Michael Johnston, FitFactor Training
- Nadia Locke, Resource Environmental Solutions
- Damon Ricks, Scheffer Motes & Ricks
- Micki Scavone, Carr Workplaces
- Karla Nelson-Thatcher, Hotwire Communications
- Bill Walker, Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale, LLC
Advisory Board
- David Beckey, Consultant
- *Mark Budwig, S. MARK Graphics
- Jason Edelmann, Merrill Lynch/Bank of America
- *Jim Ellis, Ellis Diversified, Inc.
- David Greenberg, Greenberg Capital
- Alice Harry, Mundial Smart Knives
- Tim Heiser, City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Steve Hudson, Hudson Capital Group
- Britt Lanier, Two Men And A Truck
- Blaise McGinley, Consultant
- Melissa Milroy, The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
- Ed Murphy, RCC Associates
- Coleman Prewitt, Attorney At Law
- Frank Rodriguez, Chimney House/Casa Playa
- Enrique Sanchez, City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & Rec.
- Lisa Siegel, Beer Famous Group
- Margarethe Sorensen, Make-up Artist
- *Barbra Stern, Law Office of Barbra Stern, P.A.
- Ed Strobel, Island Solar Inc
- Carol Tracz, Riverside Hotel
- Derek Ullian, AIMCO
- Ed Verret, DHL Global
- Jerome W. Vogel Jr, Vogel Law
- Paul Weinberg, Keith and Associates
- 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