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Marny Needle, President

A native of Baltimore, MD, Marny is the Director of Development at WSRE TV. Prior to moving to the Pensacola area, Marny was in business in the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia marketplace for over 25 years in banking and in consulting. Marny holds a Master's Degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's Degree from Towson State University. She also holds an advanced degree in banking. She was active in many Baltimore community activities, serving on the Board of Visitors of The University of Maryland Shock Trauma, the Columbia Foundation, the Howard Hospital Foundation and Leadership Howard County. She is a Past President of The International Alliance of Women, an international professional women's network, with over 10,000 members worldwide. She is a mentor with Take Stock in Children. She and her husband Don live in Gulf Breeze, and have 3 children and 7 grandchildren in MD, PA, and WI.

Holly Jurnovoy, Vice President & President Elect

Holly was raised in Gulf Breeze. She is a graduate of Gulf Breeze High School, Emory University and Villanova Law School. After 10 years in the Philadelphia area, she returned to Gulf Breeze in 1998. Holly works part time at Emmanuel, Sheppard and Condon doing residential real estate closings. Her past and present community involvement includes chair of the Young Women's Division of the Philadelphia Federation of Jewish Agencies, member and president of the Board of Directors of Children's Home Society, member and chair of the School Advisory Committees of Gulf Breeze Middle School and Gulf Breeze High School and past board member of Temple Beth-El. She is married to Steven and mother to Joshua (age 20) and Andrew (age 17).

Cyndi Dawson, Treasurer

Cyndi is a CPA and partner in charge of the Pensacola Tax Services division in the accounting and consulting firm, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP. She received her B.S. in Accounting and Master of Tax Accounting from the University of Alabama and is a certified public accountant in both Florida and Alabama. Cyndi specializes in serving clients in the construction industry and construction-related fields and focuses on tax planning and consulting for all types of businesses and individuals. Cyndi’s civic activities include serving as board member and treasurer of PACE Center for Girls, board member of Sacred Heart Foundation Development Board, and Alumni Leadership Pensacola. Cyndi has one son, Jarod, who is 17 and attends Aletheia Christian Academy.

Judy Gund, Assistant Treasurer

Judy was born in Massachusetts but was raised in Pensacola. She is a graduate of the University of West Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting. She started her accounting career in 1987 with Saltmarsh, Cleaveland and Gund and is currently a CPA and senior manager with the firm. Judy has been active in the Pensacola community previously serving on the boards of East Hill Christian School, Pensacola Lions Club and the West Florida Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Judy is a graduate of the Leadership Pensacola class of 2004 and is currently serving on the boards of the Home Builders Association of West Florida, and the Leadership Pensacola Alumni Association. She was named the 2003 Associate of the Year by the Home Builders Association and the 2008 Alumna of the Year by Leadership Pensacola. She is married to Ted and has a son, Jason, two step sons, David and Michael, and one granddaughter, Elouise. She enjoys golf, tennis and yoga.

Cecilia Nanni, Secretary

Cecilia is a Pensacola native and Vice President/Private Banker for Regions Bank. She began her career in banking in 1976, joining Regions (formerly AmSouth) in 1978. She is a graduate of the Florida School of Banking. Cecilia has been involved in many civic and community activities over the years including Kiwanis, Sertoma, and United Way. She currently serves on the board of Pensacola Women’s Alliance (past president), Autism Pensacola, and St. Anne’s Catholic Church Finance Council. She is mother to three grown children (Heather, Jason and Rachel) and grandmother to two beautiful grandchildren (Taylor and Lucas).

Debbie Ritchie, Founding President and President Emeritus

Debbie Ritchie is a native Floridian and earned a B.S. in Finance from Florida State University. She moved to Pensacola in 1999 from Monroe County (Florida Keys) where she served two terms as an elected member of the Florida House of Representatives, serving as Minority Floor Leader her last two years in office. Debbie currently works as the COO for the Studer Group, a national healthcare consulting company located in Gulf Breeze, FL. Debbie has long been active in community service. Among her involvements, she was Founding President of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area; serves on the board of the Autism Society of the Panhandle and on the University of West Florida Foundation Board. Debbie is honored to have been recognized for her service with several state and local activities. She was named “Quality Floridian” by the Florida League of Cities, Woman Business Leader of the Year, Community Leader of the Year and most recently “Civic Leader” by the Kiwanis Club of Pensacola. Debbie is married to local community leader and bank CEO Buzz Ritchie and has two daughters, Lindsey and Kelsey.

Belle Bear

Belle Bear has been a lifelong community volunteer and philanthropist. She has actively served on several community boards and contributed countless service hours to her favorite charities. She was a founding board member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. She was a board member for Catholic Social Services, now known as Catholic Charities, and remains an honorary member of their board. She is President of the ARC Foundation Board. She is a Sustainer with the Junior League of Pensacola and was recently awarded the Joan Gonzalez Award for her outstanding contribution to the League and the community. She has also served as a board member for FavorHouse, Girl Scouts and the Women’s Board of Sacred Heart Hospital. She continues to support each of these agencies by hosting events, recruiting volunteers, and contributing her time and resources to the various projects and activities of each.

Tammy Davies

Tammy Davies was born and raised in Pensacola. She is a graduate of Pine Forest High School, Pensacola Junior College and the University of West Florida. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from UWF in 1989, she has worked in the banking industry for 20 years. Tammy is presently a Commercial Relationship Manager with Wells Fargo Bank, where she manages banking relationships of business clients with the purpose of being a consultant to aid clients in reaching their goals. Tammy and her husband Robert live in Gulf Breeze. They have two sons - Colin, a student at Mississippi State University and Cameron, a student at Gulf Breeze High. The family is active at St. Ann Catholic Church where she teaches Confirmation class and has served as the Chair of the Faith Formation Commission and on the Parish Council. She was previously a Loaned Executive with United Way of Santa Rosa County and a Reading First volunteer at C.A. Weis Elementary School. She has spent countless hours volunteering at her children's schools and in support of their extracurricular activities.

Rhonda Dollas

Rhonda Dollas, a native of Pekin, Illinois, moved to Pensacola after living in Greece for 12 years. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she majored in French language and literature. Rhonda also completed her Master’s Degree in international management at the American Graduate School of International Management and holds a PhD in sociology from Duke University. She is a long-time employee of Navy Federal Credit Union and is currently manager of Contact Center Operations at the Heritage Oaks campus. A certified trainer in financial literacy, Rhonda has been active in the community through United Way and is a member of the planning committee of Bay Area Works. She is the proud mother of two teens: her daughter, Niovi and her son, Evan.

Jeanne Ford

Jeanne Ford is a Senior Registered Client Associate with Merrill Lynch in Pensacola, Florida. Jeanne has been with Merrill Lynch since 2000. She is a graduate of Troy State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She is currently the President of Child Guardians, Inc. and has served on the School Advisory Council at Woodlawn Beach Middle School and West Navarre Intermediate School. Jeanne Ford has lived in Navarre since 1993. She lives with her husband Rob, and two teenage boys, Ben and Cameron.

Mary Hoxeng

Mary and her husband Dave are the owners of Cat Country 98.7 and NewsRadio 1620. Mary is the General Manger of both stations. She has been a member of IMPACT 100 since its beginning. Her past and present community involvement includes Board positions with Make a Wish, Rebuild Northwest Florida, Chain Reaction, Pensacola Police Department Citizens Advisory Board, Five Flags Rotary, Pensacola Opera and Secretary for Appetite for Life. She is the Secretary of the ARC Gateway Foundation Board where she has chaired the Crab Cake Cook-off for the past four years. She is a graduate of the 2007 Leadership Pensacola class and continues to serve on the Curriculum Committee and is on the Advisory Board of the Junior League. Mary is a member of the Rotary’s A Team and cooks breakfast on Thursday mornings at Loaves and Fishes for the homeless. In 2009 Mary and Dave were named the P.A.C.E. Business Leaders of the Year from the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. She was honored to be named the 2007 Outstanding Woman in Business by the Pensacola News Journal.

Terryjean (T.J.) Jenkins

T.J. is a native of Lebanon, Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. degree in Consumer Related Studies. Within a varied marketing/sales career as a territory manager for DuPont Stainmaster, she did extensive travel. As long time volunteer for Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity, she supported numerous collegiate and alumnae chapters. After relocating from upstate New York nearly ten years ago she quickly adjusted to the southern charm of Pensacola. She became actively involved in numerous organizations including Pensacola Newcomers Club, Cypress Lakes Ladies Golf Association, and LeGals Mardi Gras Krewe. She has been a regular volunteer and store committee member of the Habitat ReStore almost since its inception (thanks to one of the first IMPACT 100 grants) in 2004, is a member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, and Emerald Coast Chapter of Penn State Alumni. She and her husband Tom have three sons, three grandchildren and enjoy travelling, golf and retirement.

Lisa Kirkman

Lisa is the President of The Kirkman Company, Inc., an advertising specialty, promotional products company which she founded in 1988. She has worked in marketing since moving to Pensacola in 1982. Often putting in 15 hour days for her company, she still finds time to work as a professional musician as well as a professional glass artist and uses these skills to help numerous organizations with their fund raising activities through donations of her time, talent and product. She's been married to Phil Kittell for 21 years and has a daughter, Alea, who will soon become a student at UWF.

Cary H. Koontz

A native of Silver Spring, Md., Cary Koontz graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC with a BS degree in Business and Public Relations. She and her husband, Ed, moved to Pensacola in 1981, when he went to work for The Lewis Bear Co. Cary has been a substitute teacher with the Escambia County School Dist. for 15 years, and has been a “professional volunteer” with the PTA for over 20 years, holding various board positions, including President. She was also the Director of Christian Education at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church from 1998-2005. Recently, she served on the boards of Chain Reaction and the Escambia County Council of PTA’s. She is incoming President of the Cordova Park Neighborhood Assoc. The Koontz’s and their three grown children, Ashley, Laura and Brian consider Pensacola home.

Faye Merritt

Faye is Vice President of Merritt Glass Company, Inc. She and her husband, Chip, started their business in 1994. A former New Yorker, Faye attended Baruch College of C.U.N.Y. and transferred to Florida State University. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Sociology. Faye has previously worked with C & S Bank, Atlanta, Ga., Prudential Insurance, Pensacola, and Temple Beth El Congregation. She is an active member of Temple Beth El Congregation and has served on its board. Her most rewarding role was caring for her mother for over 18 years. She has been an IMPACT 100 member since its inception. She is the mother of two daughters, Laura and Charlotte.

Dale Schneider

Dale is a native of Pensacola. She received her B.A in Social Work from Florida State University and Masters Degree in Psychology and Counseling from the University of Alabama. After 10 years in medical and mental health social work, she moved into the pharmaceutical industry, from which she retired after 25 years. She has worked for the past three years with her husband, Tom in establishing the first wellness and preventive health practice in Pensacola. She has served on numerous not for profit Boards of Directors including Council on Aging, The Visiting Nurse Association, The Y.W.C.A. and most recently, The Global Corner. Dale is a Yoga instructor and the mother of two: a son, Robert, 23 and her adopted Chinese daughter, Ellie, 7.

Dechay Watts

Dechay is a partner with SPROUT Content, a content marketing agency in Pensacola. She received her MBA from the University of West Florida and her BA in Public Relations from the University of Florida. When not soaking up every nugget important to the world of content marketing, she is involved in community groups such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ballet Pensacola, and the American Advertising Association. She moved back to Pensacola in 2000 after launching her career in the boardrooms of NYC. Dechay lives in Downtown Pensacola with her husband and a few furry friends who decided to live with them.

Ann Woll

A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ann holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and has over 30 years experience producing ADDY award-winning graphic design for local, national and international clients. She is owner of Icon Graphic Design in Gulf Breeze. Ann married Herb Woll in Houston, Texas where their two children were born. While in Houston, Ann served as St. Francis Episcopal Day School board chair, and chaired St. Francis Day, their annual fundraiser. After moving to St. Louis, she served on the board of St. Michael’s Houses, awarding grants for projects housing disadvantaged people. Ann also worked on Habitat for Humanity housing. After moving to the Pensacola area, Ann chaired the 2007 and 2008 "Midsummer Night Party" charity fundraiser for St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Gulf Breeze. She is an active volunteer for Pensacola State College Foundation; and Pensacola Pyramid, Inc. Ann has been a proud member of IMPACT 100 for five years.