Commodores

The Mission of the Commodores Club is to encourage business investment and involvement in the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce and provide leadership and support for special events that benefit the Chamber membership and the community.


2023-2024 Executive Committee

SKIPPER – LAUREL ZAESKE

FIRST MATE – DON YAHN
Cushman and Wakefield

SECOND MATE – CRAIG BATLEY
Burr White Realty

YEOMAN – KIM TAVARES
PacWest Accounting, Inc.

PURSER – JEFF BOYLES
Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Department

SERGEANT AT ARMS – CHRIS DELFS
MR. CARE – First Team Real Estate

IMMEDIATE PAST SKIPPER – LARRY SMITH
Larry Smith / Surterre Properties


Active Commodores

CRAIG BATLEY
Burr White Realty

PAUL BLANK
Clevernate Solutions

JEFF BOYLES
Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Department

ANDRE BROSE
Lido House Hotel

JOE CARTWRIGHT
Newport Beach Police Department

MARIE CASE
Case Communications

CHRIS DELFS
MR. CARE – First Team Real Estate

PERSON GARCIA
The Resort at Pelican Hill

LAWRENCE JONES
The Jones Company

SCOTT JONES
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

KORY KRAMER
Eagle Four Partners

JON LANGFORD
Mesa Centers

DOROTHY LARSON
Larson & Associates, CPA, APC

DON LAWRENZ
Best Life and Health

GEORGE LESLEY
George M. Lesley, Certified Public Accountant

JON LEWIS

PAT MAHONEY
West Coast Arborists

MARIO MAROVIC
Lounge Group

DJ MARTIN
Connell Chevrolet

TYLER PARKER

TONY PETROS
LSA

JOHN POMER
Redwood West

DAVE ROBINS
Theodore Robins Ford

GARY SHERWIN
Newport Beach and Co.

TIM SHIELDS
George & Shields, LLP

SHELDON SINGLETON
Self-Robotic Financial Concepts

LARRY SMITH
Larry Smith / Surterre Properties

DEBBIE SNAVELY
VEA Newport Beach: A Marriott Hotel & Spa

JOE STAPLETON
Spinnaker Investment Group, LLP

JACK SUDDARTH
Equity Wave Lending

KIM TAVARES
PacWest Accounting, Inc.

JIM ULCICKAS
Bluewater Grill Restaurants

GERARD WIDDER
The Resort at Pelican Hill

JOHN WORTMANN
Balboa Bay Resort

DON YAHN
Cushman and Wakefield

LAUREL ZAESKE


Staff Commodores

BOB BLACK
DAVID BEEK
KURT BEIMFOHR
LINDA BEIMFOHR
DAVID BLANKENHORN
HOMER BLUDAU
TIM BROWN
DAVE CARMICHAEL
DOUG CAVANAUGH
JOHN L. CURCI
JIM DALE
RICH FISCHBECK
LULA HALFACRE
RUSH HILL
CHUCK HIRSCH

BILL JACOBY
DAN KILMER
RAY LEWIS
D.J. MARTIN
CAROL MCDERMOTT
BILL RHINESMITH
HENRY SCHIELEIN
BOB SHACKLETON
MICHAEL STEPHENS
JIM WALKER
PAUL WATKINS
MIKE WHITEHEAD


Past Skippers

ROGER ALFORD
RUDY BARON
DAVID BEEK
H. SEYMOUR BEEK
CHANDLER BELL
JOHN BLOM
BOB CALLAHAN
MARIE CASE
KIRK DAWSON
DICK DICKSON
JOE DUBOIS
TOM EVANS
DUNCAN FORGEY
DAN HAMILTON

BRETT HEMPHILL
TOM JOHNSON
DON LAWRENZ
GEORGE LESLEY
BILL PIERPOINT
BILL RHINESMITH
RAY SAPORITA
JERRY SEWELL
TIM SHIELDS
LARRY SMITH
JOE STAPLETON
ANDREW THEODOROU
NORM WITT
CHRIS WYNKOOP


Honorary

KARIN COTE
JEFF PARKER
STEVE ROSANSKY
PAM SMITH
JIM VILLERS