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.

In addition to supporting the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, The Commodores Club also provide support for two designated charities.

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen

Commodores Cruising in Cars Getting Coffee

Episode Two

Featuring Commodore Skipper Marie Case and Former Commodore Skipper Tom Johnson as they share more history of the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce

Commodores Cruising in Cars Getting Coffee

Episode One

Featuring Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis with Wing Lam, owner of Wahoo Fish Tacos and Wing’s father


2021-2022 Executive Committee

SKIPPER -JOE STAPLETON
Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC

FIRST MATE -LARRY SMITH
Larry Smith / Surterre Properties

SECOND MATE – LAUREL ZAESKE

YEOMAN -DON YAHN
Cushman and Wakefield

PURSER -CRAIG BATLEY
Burr White Realty

SERGEANT AT ARMS – KIM TAVARES
PacWest Accounting, Inc.

IMMEDIATE PAST SKIPPER -MARIE CASE
Case Communications


Active Commodores

CRAIG BATLEY
Burr White Realty

DAVID BEEK
Island Marine Fuel

KURT BEIMFOHR
Buffalo Capital Corporation

CHANDLER BELL
Hornblower Cruises & Events

PAUL BLANK
St. John Knits

JEFF BOYLES
Newport Beach Fire Department

TIM BROWN
Tim Brown & Associates

MARIE CASE
Case Communications

JOHN CURCI
DBAC, Inc.

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

DOROTHY LARSON
Larson & Associates, CPAs

DON LAWRENZ
Pension Administrators, Inc.

GEORGE LESLEY
George M. Lesley, Certified Public Accountant

JON LEWIS
Newport Beach Police Department

PAT MAHONEY
West Coast Arborists

MARIO MAROVIC
Lounge Group

DJ Martin
Connell Chevrolet

Tony Petros
LSA

JOHN POMER
Redwood West

DAVE ROBINS
Theodore Robins Ford

RON SCHWARTZ

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
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa

JOE STAPLETON
Spinnaker Investment Group, LLP

KIM TAVARES
PacWest Accounting

GERARD WIDDER
The Resort at Pelican Hill

JOHN WORTMANN
Balboa Bay Resort / Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival

DON YAHN
Cushman and Wakefield

LAUREL ZAESKE


Staff Commodores

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

LLOYD IKERD
BILL JACOBY
DAN KILMER
RAY LEWIS
CAROL MCDERMOTT
HENRY SCHIELEIN
BOB SHACKLETON
MICHAEL STEPHENS
JIM WALKER
PAUL WATKINS
MIKE WHITEHEAD


Past Skippers

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

BRETT HEMPHILL
TOM JOHNSON
DON LAWRENZ
GEORGE LESLEY
BILL PIERPOINT
BILL RHINESMITH
BILL RING
PAUL SALATA
RAY SAPORITA
JERRY SEWELL
LES STARNES, D.D.S.
ANDREW THEODOROU
NORM WITT
CHRIS WYNKOOP


Honorary

KARIN COTE
RICHARD R. LUEHRS
JEFF PARKER
STEVE ROSANSKY
PAM SMITH
JIM VILLERS