Board of Directors
O.E. Burke
SudzUp Car Wash
Board Chair
Mike Lyons
Coronado Law Group
Immediate Past Chair (2023)
Mark Billings
Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity
Vice Chair
SEV Chamber Board Member
O.E. Burke III is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, but In the spring of 2020, he and his wife Lindsey transitioned their family to New Smyrna Beach (Samsula) feeling called to the area, and seeking the ideal environment to raise their son O.E. IV and daughter Lexie Grace. He was raised to be a Virginia Gentleman, and learned the virtues of discipline and hard work as a hand on a large dairy farm, and a highly competitive three-sport athlete. O.E. attended William Jewell College in Liberty, MO where he served as a Pryor Leadership Fellow and Vice President of the Epsilon Nu chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2004 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Political Science and International Relations. O.E. is an entrepreneur. Upon returning to Virginia Beach after college, he founded Freedom Surf Shop in spring 2005. He later obtained his Virginia Real Estate Salespersons license and began developing an expertise in commercial land brokerage and investment sales at Cushman & Wakefield. In 2009, he answered the call to join the family business and pursued an opportunity with Freedom Automotive. With time and dedication, O.E. would work his way up to become the Vice President of Freedom Automotive and the General Manager of Freedom Volvo in Virginia Beach. After assisting in the sale of the automotive businesses in 2015, O.E. continued his work in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial real estate assets as well underwriting and managing investments in various venture capital funds and operating entities. In the fall of 2019 he acquired SudzUp Carwash on SR-44 in New Smyrna Beach and has poured himself into that team ever since! O.E. is an Outdoorsman. He is passionate about hunting and surfing, and is “tormented by an everlasting itch for things remote” (-H. Melville). Matters concerning wildlife conservation, environmental quality, and habitat preservation are dear to his heart and he is most likely planning his next DIY expedition hunting trip into some remote wilderness right now. O.E. loves this community and is excited to be a part of charting its course for future generations. He attends Thrive Church in Port Orange, and is proud to serve on the SEV Chamber Board of Directors. In Virginia Beach he served as Treasurer on the Corporate Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia, and as a Board Member of Virginia Beach Vision, Christian Surfers Northeast, and the Virginia Beach Ducks Unlimited Dinner Committee.
Immediate Past President
A Southeast Volusia native, Mike attended New Smyrna Beach High School, Daytona State College, and Stetson University. During his time at New Smyrna and Daytona State, he was also a lifeguard for Volusia County Beach Safety and competed in a wide range of swimming and lifesaving competitions up to the national level. At Stetson University in Deland, Mike earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in 2013. Before enrolling at Stetson’s College of Law in St. Petersburg, he traveled extensively through the central and southern Bahamas living on a boat and continued to live on the boat throughout law school. During his time in the Juris Doctorate program, Mike received the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award for exceptional pro bono service. Mike returned home to practice law and is currently an Ambassador and Co-Chair of the Next-Gen Committee for the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, as well as on the Volusia County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors.
Mark Billings is a retired Naval Officer who has served as the Executive Director for the Southeast Volusia affiliate for approaching three years. He is a graduate of Rockledge High School in Brevard County, Florida. He holds an undergraduate degree from New Hampshire College, a graduate degree from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and a post graduate certificate in organizational leadership from the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Volusia County Affordable Housing Advisory Council for the County Commission. Other boards he serves as a member include the Guardian Angel Research Network and the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce. Mark lives in New Smyrna Beach where in his spare time he enjoys spending time at the beach and outdoor activities with his youngest son who is now a freshman in college and playing football. Mark enjoys visiting other areas but enjoys living on the coast of Central Florida the most.
Renee Andrus
AdventHealth
Secretary
Renato Cappuccitti
Bajio Sunglasses
Treasurer
Susie Dolan
WastePro
SEV Chamber Board Member
O.E. Burke III is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, but In the spring of 2020, he and his wife Lindsey transitioned their family to New Smyrna Beach (Samsula) feeling called to the area, and seeking the ideal environment to raise their son O.E. IV and daughter Lexie Grace. He was raised to be a Virginia Gentleman, and learned the virtues of discipline and hard work as a hand on a large dairy farm, and a highly competitive three-sport athlete. O.E. attended William Jewell College in Liberty, MO where he served as a Pryor Leadership Fellow and Vice President of the Epsilon Nu chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2004 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Political Science and International Relations. O.E. is an entrepreneur. Upon returning to Virginia Beach after college, he founded Freedom Surf Shop in spring 2005. He later obtained his Virginia Real Estate Salespersons license and began developing an expertise in commercial land brokerage and investment sales at Cushman & Wakefield. In 2009, he answered the call to join the family business and pursued an opportunity with Freedom Automotive. With time and dedication, O.E. would work his way up to become the Vice President of Freedom Automotive and the General Manager of Freedom Volvo in Virginia Beach. After assisting in the sale of the automotive businesses in 2015, O.E. continued his work in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial real estate assets as well underwriting and managing investments in various venture capital funds and operating entities. In the fall of 2019 he acquired SudzUp Carwash on SR-44 in New Smyrna Beach and has poured himself into that team ever since! O.E. is an Outdoorsman. He is passionate about hunting and surfing, and is “tormented by an everlasting itch for things remote” (-H. Melville). Matters concerning wildlife conservation, environmental quality, and habitat preservation are dear to his heart and he is most likely planning his next DIY expedition hunting trip into some remote wilderness right now. O.E. loves this community and is excited to be a part of charting its course for future generations. He attends Thrive Church in Port Orange, and is proud to serve on the SEV Chamber Board of Directors. In Virginia Beach he served as Treasurer on the Corporate Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia, and as a Board Member of Virginia Beach Vision, Christian Surfers Northeast, and the Virginia Beach Ducks Unlimited Dinner Committee.
Immediate Past President
A Southeast Volusia native, Mike attended New Smyrna Beach High School, Daytona State College, and Stetson University. During his time at New Smyrna and Daytona State, he was also a lifeguard for Volusia County Beach Safety and competed in a wide range of swimming and lifesaving competitions up to the national level. At Stetson University in Deland, Mike earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in 2013. Before enrolling at Stetson’s College of Law in St. Petersburg, he traveled extensively through the central and southern Bahamas living on a boat and continued to live on the boat throughout law school. During his time in the Juris Doctorate program, Mike received the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award for exceptional pro bono service. Mike returned home to practice law and is currently an Ambassador and Co-Chair of the Next-Gen Committee for the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, as well as on the Volusia County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors.
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Katrina Guevara
Running Elements
Daniel Hargrave
Burns Science & Technology Charter School
Jackie Emma
Fairwinds Credit Union
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Jacqueline is the Vice President Branch Manager if FAIRWINDS Credit Union in Edgewater. She is a native of update New York where she worked as a Branch Manager for a Credit Union for 31 years. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Management in 2011 and is a graduate of Leadership of Mohawk Valley. She served on the board for United Way and a member of the Rome Chamber in New York. She enjoys planning events and was a big event advocate for the local Humane Society because of her love for animals. Jacqueline and her husband purchased a house in Volusia County six years ago and fell in love with the sunshine state. They made the final move here in 2019.. She has a son and two grandchildren that live in New York. She is a avid golfer and loves sitting and walking on the beach.
Tim Loomis
White Whale Real Estate
Jenn Griffin
Shark City Media
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Jennifer Griffin is a born and raised local resident of southeast Volusia. She is a graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School and holds a bachelor degree in English and Literature from Florida State University. She is very involved in her local church were she serves on the leadership team and has spent 13 years in their children's and student ministry. In 2020 she partnered with a friend to create Shark City Media, an NSB local media company. Jennifer lives in Edgewater with her husband and twin teen girls. In her spare time she enjoys spending time enjoying the Florida sun or visiting her family's home in Highlands, NC. She has a passion for music and feels that is she ever met Jimmy Fallon they would be best friends.
Kaisey Balboa
LuSea Boutique
Jarrett Cory
Southeast Volusia YMCA
Bob Williams
Community & Business Consultant
Kaisey was born and raised in Cape Hatteras (Outer Banks) North Carolina. She graduated in 2009 from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a BA in Applied Geography with a concentration of City Development. After graduation, Kaisey started a construction career in custom boat building in Wanchess, NC. Later, she met New Smyrna Beach area locals Tim & Todd Phillips through the Maritime industry and started working for them at P&S Paving, Inc. in 2011. Once she obtained the green light with state permitting, Kaisey took her career full time as project manager (designing, contracting and building) for New Smyrna Marina / Outriggers Development. Besides being a licensed Realtor with Collado Real Estate since 2015, Kaisey also started and ran a mobile boutique in July 2017- LuSea Boutique, where she traveled up the eastern seaboard attending local fishing tournaments doing popup events. She then moved south to the Stuart / Jupiter area to work for two years doing high-end residential construction and quickly realized New Smyrna Beach was her forever home and couldn't wait to move back- making the move in July 2019. She always dreamed of opening LuSea Boutique again as a brick and mortar and becoming a local business owner. LuSea Boutique opened its doors for the first time on March 1st, 2020. In late 2020, after many successful real estate transactions with Pat Collado over the years, she became a buyer’s agent for Pat. Quality customer service is her #1 goal and making sure her buyers have the best home buying experience possible. She is dedicated to the exhilarating work of community service. She is actively a Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce Board Member and a founding member and active Board Member for the Fun Coast Foundation, Inc.
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