JAX Chamber travels to Cleveland, Ohio, from April 26-28 for its 5th annual Destination Downtown Trip. The chamber said the annual trip is an opportunity for stakeholders to build relationships while visiting a new city and hearing from leaders there about what worked and what didn’t.
Sessions will include Downtown development, waterfront activation, homelessness and housing, and place-making, Activities will include visiting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, touring Cleveland’s waterfront and an Indians baseball game.
Trip fees do not include the cost of the flight. Attendees must book their own travel.
The fees for members are $1,195 per person for double and $1,295 for single occupancy. Non-members pay $1,450 or $1,550.
Fees include hotel accommodations for two nights, some meals, some ground transportation and several tours and excursions.
The first four Downtown Destination trips were to Charleston, S.C.; Greenville, S.C.; Detroit; and Kansas City, Mo.
For information, visit myjaxchamber.com.
Scott names area executives to state boards
Gov. Rick Scott has appointed and reappointed several Northeast Florida executives. The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
Two men from St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach were reappointed to the Florida Inland Navigation District for terms that end Jan. 9, 2021. Carl Blow, 63, of St. Augustine, is the owner of Great Oaks Properties. His term began March 24. Lynn Williams, 77, of Fernandina Beach, is the former vice president and general manager of Ingersoll Machine. His term began March 23.
Douglas Burnett, 72, of St. Augustine was reappointed to the governing board of the St. Johns River Water Management District for a term that began March 31 and ends March 1, 2021. Burnett is president of Doug Burnett and Associates LLC.
Two men from Jacksonville were named to the 4th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission for terms that began March 31 and end July 1, 2020. Patrick Kilbane Jr., 37, was reappointed. Kilbane is general counsel and a wealth adviser for Ullman Brown Wealth Advisers. Robert Harris, 65, was appointed to succeed Courtney Grimm. He is managing partner with Harris Guidi Rosner.
Cox promoted at IberiaBank
IberiaBank promoted Felicia Cox to vice president and retail group manager for North Florida. She will oversee growth strategies for retail banking, branch management and client services for the branch offices in Duval and St. Johns counties and will continue to serve as the branch manager for the Ponte Vedra office.
endocrinologists’ group CEO JONES TO RETIRE IN MAY
Jacksonville native Donald “Don” C. Jones will retire May 7 as CEO of the Jacksonville-based American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists after leading the organization since 1997. Jones has dedicated his almost 50-year career to medical association management. He also is former executive director and CEO of the Florida Medical Association, where he spent the first 29 years of his career.
Community Suppers coming
Hungry for supper — and community conversation? JAX Chamber and OneJax at the University of North Florida are urging reservations to join four city leaders for its Community Suppers event April 19. Diners pay their way. The suppers, from 6-8 p.m., are designed to encourage conversation and space is limited.
Hosts and locations are WJCT President and CEO Michael Boylan at HobNob; OneJax Executive Director Nancy Broner at Blue Bamboo; former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, the 2018 JAX Chamber chair and president of Gate Petroleum Co., at Metro Diner in San Marco; and OneJax board member Kyle Reese, senior pastor at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, at Hightide Burrito.
For more information, email [email protected]
Discussing ‘fun’ in fundraising
How do you survive your nonprofit board experience? Nonprofit executives and board members will discuss that – and more – at a fundraising seminar April 12 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Topics include “The Accidental Fundraiser” for those who serve on nonprofit boards, from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; “Fundraising Health Check: Conducting a Development Audit” from 1-4 p.m.; and “How to Survive Your Board,” from 10:30 a.m.-noon.
The “Survive” session focuses on the “difficult children” who serve on boards, such as “The Know It All,” “The Social Butterfly,” “The Eternal Pessimist” and others.
Attendees can choose from a half-day or full-day program at the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida Neviaser Conference Center at 4266 Sunbeam Road.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Florida First Coast Chapter will hold the seminar, which will be led by GoalBusters Consulting of Arizona.
For members, the seminar costs $40 for the morning, including breakfast; $65 for the afternoon session, including lunch; and $75 for the entire seminar.
Nonmembers pay $55, $80 and $100. For information, visit afpflfirstcoast.afpnet.org.