Board of Directors

Visit Jacksonville's Board of Directors is a group of industry professionals who serve as a policy board and as the liaison between Visit Jacksonville staff, the TDC and the Visit Jacksonville Partners. All major decisions are approved by the board.

Dan King - Chairman
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
225 East Coastine Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Janice Lowe - Vice Chair
General Manager
Jacksonville Landing Investments
2 Independent Drive, Suite 250
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Danny Berenberg - Marketing Committee Chair
Managing Partner
GiftCounsel.com
3010 South 3rd St., Suite D
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Paul Eckert -  Sales Committee Chair
General Manager
Omni Jacksonville
245 Water Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Michael Hightower - At-Large
Vice President, Governmental & Legislative Relations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
4800 Deerwood Campus Pkwy, DC3-4
Jacksonville, FL 32246

Bill Prescott - Treasurer
CFO/Sr. VP Stadium Operations
Jacksonville Jaguars, LTD
One Stadium Place
Jacksonville, FL 32202  

Donald Harris - Immediate Past Chair
General Manager
Fairfield Inn & Suites Airport
1300 Airport Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218

David Mariotti - NFHLA President
General Manager
The Lodge & Club at Ponte Vedra Beach
607 Ponte Vedra blvd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Fred Cozby, CHA
Director of Lodging
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
200 Ponte Vedra Blvd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Jack Diamond
Principal
Diamond Architectural Group
1650 Prudential Drive, Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32207

J. Randall Evans
Lighthouse Lacrosse
1894 Edgewood Ave South
Jacksonville, FL 32205

Greg Franks
Managing Member
East Coast Transportation
11190 St. Johns Industrial Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32246  

Sarah Marie Johnston
Marketing Director
Bistro AIX
1440 San Marco Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32207  

Kish Kanji
Executive Vice President
Impact Properties, Inc.
4675 Salisbury Road
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Richard Lowe
General Manager
Courtyard Marriott Orange Park
610 Wells Road
Orange Park, FL 32073  

Sileshi Mengiste
Vice President
One Ocean Resport Hotel & Spa
1 Ocean Blvd.
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233  

Michael Stewart
Director, External Affairs
Jacksonville Aviation Authority
14201 Pecan Park Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218

Tony Vecchio
Executive Director
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218 

Holly Wohlfarth
General Manager
Amelia Hotel at the Beach
1997 South Fletcher Avenue
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Mary Grace Assadoghli (Ex-Officio)
President
First Coast African American Chamber of Commerce
9951 Atlantic Blvd. Ste. 469
Jacksonville, FL 32225

Sonny Bhikha - Duval County TDC Representative (Ex-Officio)
General Manager
Quality Suites Oceanfront
11 North First Street
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250    

John Haley (Ex-Officio)
Vice President, Business Recruitment
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
3 Independent Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Vida Vongsay (Ex-Officio)
President
Jacksonville Asian-American Alliance
9802 Baymeadows Road, Ste 12
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Theresa O'Donnell (Ex-Officio)
Director of Special Events
City of Jacksonville
117 West Duval Street, Suite 310
Jacksonville, FL 32202

David W. Reese (Ex-Officio)
President
Florida's First Coast of Golf
415 Pablo Avenue, Ste 102
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Jim Pritchard (Ex-Officio)
Director
Prime Osborn Convention Center
1000 Water Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204

Todd Roobin (Ex-Officio)
Director
Jacksonville Office Film & Television
City of Jacksonville
220 East Bay Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202  

Jeffrey York, General Counsel (Ex-Officio)
McGuire Woods, LLP
Bank of America Tower
50 Laura Street, Ste. 3300
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Mya Surrency (Ex-Officio)
Interim President & CEO/Senior Director of Marketing
Visit Jacksonville
208 N. Laura Street, Suite 102
Jacksonville, FL 32202