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