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 – PAUL BLANK
CleverNate Solutions / City of NB Harbormaster

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

Paul Blank

Clever Nate Solutions / City of NB Harbormaster

Paul Blank

Chief Jeff Boyles

City of Newport Beach Fire Department

Jeff Boyles

Andre Brose

Lido House Hotel

Andre Brose

Joe Cartwright

Chief, Newport Beach Police Department

Joe Cartwright

Marie Case

Case Communications

Marie Case

Chris Delfs

Mr. CARE – First Team Real Estate

Chris Delfs

Person Garcia

The Resort at Pelican Hill

Person Garcia

Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Jones

Scott Jones

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

Scott Jones

Cory Kramer

Eagle Four Partners

Kory Kramer

Scott LaFleur

Sherman Library and Gardens

Scott LaFleur

Jon Langford

Mesa Centers

Jon Langford

Dorothy Larson

Dorothy C. Larson, CPA, APC

Dorothy Larson

Don Lawrenz

Best Lift and Health

Don Lawrenz

George Lesley

George N. Lesley, Certified Public Accountant

George Lesley

Jon Lewis

Jon Lewis

Pat Mahoney

West Coast Arborists

Pat Mahoney

Mario Marovic

Lounge Group

Mario Marovic

Tyler Parker

Tyler Parker

Tony Petros

LSA

Tony Petros

John Pomer

Redwood West

John Pomer

Dave Robins

Theodore Robins Ford

Dave Robins

Gary Sherwin

Newport Beach and Co.

Gary Sherwin

Sheldon Singleton

Self-Robotic Financial Concepts

Sheldon Singleton

Larry Smith

Larry Smith / Surterre Properties

Larry Smith

Debbie Snavely

VEA Newport Beach
A Marriott Resort & Spa

Debbie Snavely

Joe Stapleton

Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC

Joe Stapleton

Jack Suddarth

Equity Wave Lending

Jack Suddarth

Kim Taveres

PacWest Accounting, Inc.

Kim Tavares

Jim Ulcickas

Bluewater Grill Restaurants

Jim Ulcickas

Gerard Widder

The Resort at Pelican Hill

Gerard Widder

John Wortmann

Balboa Bay Resort

John Wortmann

Don Yahn

Cushman and Wakefield

Don Yahn

Laurel Zaeske

Commodore

Laurel Zaeske


Staff Commodores

CRAIG BATLEY
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
TIM SHIELDS
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

ANNETTE MALINOWSKI
JEFF PARKER
STEVE ROSANSKY
PAM SMITH
JIM VILLERS