2025-2026 Board & Staff Members

The Bay Education Foundation Board of Directors meets monthly on the third Wednesday of each month (excluding meetings in December, May & July) at 12:00 pm at the Bay District School Nelson Building, 1311 Balboa Ave, Panama City, FL  32401.

 

Community leaders who may be interested in joining the Bay Education Foundation Board of Directors are asked to complete a BOARD MEMBER INTEREST FORM 

Executive Committee

Tim Prather
Foundation Board Chairman Hancock Whitney Bank

Lara Herter
Foundation Vice Chairman Gulf Coast State College

Aaron White
Foundation Treasurer                          SmartBank

Suzanne Remedies
Foundation Secretary           FSU Panama City

Board Members

Garrett Anderson, Anderson Construction

Holly Durrance, Voltari Marine Electric 

Holly Fleigel

Darren Haiman, Nations Real Estate

Lara Herter, Gulf Coast State College

Colin Higgins, System Service & Engineering

Jason Mullinax, First Federal Bank

Harmony Nagy, Dermatology Solutions Group

Todd Neves, Neves Media

Amy Pfau, CBC Construction

Tim Prather, Hancock Whitney Bank

Suzanne Remedies, FSU Panama City 

Stephen Schmidt, Kerigan Marketing Associates

Robert Thompson, PanCare of Florida

Jennifer Vigil, Destination Panama City

Aaron White, SmartBank

Ex-Officio Members


Foundation Past President

Mark McQueen
Superintendent

 

Heather Hudson
School Board Attorney

Mike Petty
Florida Education Association

Winston Chester
School Board Representative

Staff

Aimee Bright
Executive Director

1311 Balboa Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 767-4110

vershal@bay.k12.fl.us

Rachel Chima
Take Stock in Children Program Coordinator

1311 Balboa Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 767-4280

chimarj@bay.k12.fl.us

Patti Suggs

Grants and Operations Manager

 

1311 Balboa Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 767-4177
SuggsP@Bay.k12.fl.us

Main Office

1311 Balboa Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 767-4111
BayEdFoundation@bay.k12.fl.us