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Board of Directors

Rick Hahn

Chair

Dr. Linda Faust

Vice Chair

Rene J. Donars

Secretary

Doug Vitunac

Treasurer

Bob Bauchman

Board Member

Martin Bireley

Board Member

Douglas L. Feek

Board Member

Terri Graham

Board Member

Pat Gorman

Board Member

David Johnson

Board Member

Sherri Kolodziejczak

Board Member

Dan Lautenbach

Board Member

Connie Poppell

Board Member

David Sommers

Board Member

Leadership Team

Trevor J. Loomis

President & CEO

Barbara Middleton

Chief Financial Officer

Karyn Bryant

Neighborhood Revitalization Manager

Jeff Francisco

Director of Outreach & Impact

Stephanie Kingsbury

Director of Development

Jay Laudano

ReStore Operations Manager

Charlie Shain

Construction Manager

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Board of Directors
Rick Hahn - Board Member

Rick has served faithfully on Indian River Habitat’s Special Events Committee for many years. He is known for his woodworking talent and creative ability as evidenced by the dozens of projects he has designed and built for Habitat events. In addition, Rick also serves our community as an active member and President of the Exchange Club of Vero Beach for 2021.

Rick is a Portfolio Marketing Senior Manager – ENOVIA for Dassault Systems. Rick is a University of South Florida alumnus and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Naval Architecture.

Rick and his wife, Susan, are longtime residents of Vero Beach.

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Dr. Linda Faust - Board Member

Linda Faust grew up in South Florida and spent weekends and vacations in Vero for about 50 years. As recent empty nesters, Linda and her husband moved to Vero in 2021 from California.

Linda attended the University of Florida for undergrad and then went to Emory for medical school. After her pediatric residency in Los Angeles, Linda returned to Atlanta to work in Pediatrics at Emory, which is where she met her husband, Boyd. Linda and Boyd have been married for 25 years and share two daughters, Carter, and Hallie.

Linda enjoys home projects and renovations, beach walks, hiking, reading, and watching college football.

Linda and her husband and have supported Habitat for many years and believe strongly in its mission and values.

Board of Directors
Rene J. Donars - Secretary

Rene is a native New Yorker and a graduate of NYU. He is retired from a business career of 36 years with Rockwell and Porter-Cable; where he served as Vice-President Sales & Marketing.

A United Way supporter, he has been active as a mentor with Youth Guidance and is a past board member of the Samaritan Center. He has been active with Indian River Habitat since 2000 and serves on the executive committee as past chairman.

Rene and his wife Alice have been Vero Beach residents for last 20 years and attend Holy Cross Church.

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Doug Vitunac - Treasurer

Doug Vitunac, J.D, is an attorney at Collins Brown Barkett, where he practices civil litigation and land use law.

Doug is a graduate of The University of Florida and Florida Coastal School of Law. During law school, Doug gained valuable legal experience as an intern in the offices of the Honorable Linnea R. Johnson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, and U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Being a Vero Beach native, and completing all schooling in the sunshine state, Doug is a proud Floridian and has a great deal of hometown pride.

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Bob Bauchman - Board Member

Bob Bauchman is the former president of Wilmington Trust’s Florida market, overseeing wealth advisory services in the region.

In addition to serving on Indian River Habitat’s board of directors, Bob also serves as co-chair of the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Indian River County.

Bob holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Xavier University and a Master’s Degree in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In total, Bob has more than 40 years of experience in wealth advisory.

Bob and his wife Maureen, who is also actively engaged in serving her community, live in Vero Beach.

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Martin Bireley - Board Member

Martin grew up in Vero Beach. He attended St Helen Catholic School and is a graduate of Vero Beach High School.

Martin graduated with a BS degree in Finance from the University of Alabama. After graduation he went to work for Parisian Stores (A 40 store regional department store chain) in Birmingham Alabama. Martin worked for Parisian for 25 years. He held various positions as an Apparel Buyer and then in management as The Director of Financial Planning.

Martin met his wife Renee in college. They were married in 1988 and have 3 Children Ryan, Sydney and Ali.

In 2008 Martin came home to Vero Beach to join the family business, The Beach Shop.

He is active on the board of directors of the Oceanside Business Association and has served as Vice President for several years.

Martin and Renee are active members at St. Helen Catholic Church.

Martin is on the Board of Directors at The Food Pantry of Indian River County.

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Douglas L. Feek - Board Member

Doug has been a long-time supporter of Indian River Habitat’s mission; his first term on Indian River Habitat’s Board was in 2013, and has returned to serve another term.

Doug is President of DLF International and DLF Packing, a family-owned Florida citrus business where Doug works alongside his wife, Melanie. Doug is an alumnus of Florida Southern College where he specialized in studying business and the citrus industry.

Doug and Melanie have two children, and are members of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church.

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Terri Graham - Board Member

Dr. Terri A. Graham is a seasoned educator with over 28 years of instructional and administrative experience in all sectors of public and higher education. She has an extensive background connecting workforce education certificates and degrees to the economic development of the community as well as building articulation partnerships with universities and school districts. Dr. Graham earned both Bachelor and Master degrees in Elementary Education from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. 

Dr. Graham has a Master of Business Administration with a double concentration in Management and Marketing from Rollins College. She also has a Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida. 

Dr. Graham has taught across all genres, including elementary, middle, and college level students. She also worked as a market development specialist in the business sector. She has extensive experience in various higher education administrative roles, which include Director of Workforce Program Development at Florida State College at Jacksonville for over ten years, Dean of Academic Foundations at Seminole State College for five years, Executive Dean of Valencia’s Winter Park Campus for four years and two years as the Interim Campus President for Valencia’s West and Downtown Campuses. 

She is currently the Campus President for the Mueller Campus in Vero Beach at Indian River State College. 

Dr. Graham serves on numerous boards in Indian River County. She has a passion for serving others by focusing on improving the education, health, and economic development of the community.

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Pat Gorman - Board Member

Pat Gorman recently retired as the Head Golf Professional at the Bent Pine Golf Club in Vero Beach. During his 38 seasons at Bent Pine he has mentored numerous assistant golf professionals of which 25 are now Head Professionals or Directors of Instruction around the country.

Pat was named the PGA Golf Professional of the Year for the Southeast Chapter of the South Florida Section in 2005 and was also the recipient of the PGA South Florida Section’s Bill Strausbaugh Award in 2012.

 Pat and his wife Holly have three children: Patrick (29), Jackson (28), and Megan (25). Pat is originally from Marshfield, Wisconsin and is University of Alabama graduate.

Board of Directors
David Johnson - Chair

Dave has been in the banking and investment business for the last 24 years. He is currently Vice President and Financial Advisor at Northern Trust.

He graduated with a B.S in Finance from Indiana University and holds several industry designations including the CFP®.

Dave is an active member at First Baptist Church where he serves on the personnel and stewardship committees.

Starting in 2018, teaching his 5-year-old son’s Sunday school class will become a regular event. With a passion for music, he also serves on the executive committee for the Indian River Symphonic Association as treasurer.

He has two children and when time permits you can find him coaching his son’s soccer team, sitting in an auditorium watching his daughter dance, fishing in the river and very occasionally on the golf course.

Dave has lived in Vero Beach for 6 years and moved to Florida in 1997.

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Sherri Kolodziejczak - Board Member

Sherri Kolodziejczak is an audit partner with Dean & Kolodziejczak, PLLC, specializing in audit and consulting for not-for-profits. She has 30 years of experience in the accounting profession.

Sherri is a CPA and CGMA and holds both Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Accounting degrees from Florida International University. She is a member of the AICPA and FICPA.

In addition to serving on Indian River Habitat’s board of directors, Sherri also serves on the Grant Review and Program Subcommittee of the Children’s Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) of Indian River County. Sherri is completing her second term as board member for Impact 100 of Indian River County, Inc. which included serving as Treasurer for five of those years. Sherri has served as financial analyst for many local funding organizations over the years.

Sherri and her husband Paul moved to Vero Beach in 1993 and have raised their three children here.

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Dan Lautenbach - Board Member

In 2001, Dan retired from IBM, following a 30-year career with the company. At IBM, Dan held the position of Vice President of Sales in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and was promoted to Vice President of Worldwide Software Sales in 1999.

Having previously served on the Indian River Habitat Board, Dan has returned to serve another term. In addition, Dan has served our community as a member of Children’s Home Society’s board, at both local and state levels. Dan is a University of Cincinnati alumnus, where he earned a degree in economics.

Dan and his wife, Vicki, have lived in Vero Beach since 2005. In his free time, Dan enjoys golfing, reading and spending time with his family. Their daughter, Emilie, and granddaughter Evelyn, also live in Vero Beach.

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Connie Poppell - Board Member

Connie has been married to her husband Ralph, (former State Representative for the 29th District), for 41 years. They have four children and seven grandsons.

She has an AA degree in Business Administration from IRCC. She retired from SunTrust Bank after 40 years of service after working in every area of banking with the last position being VP of Community Development for South Florida, a territory that stretched from Miami to Indian River County.

Connie enjoys tennis, gardening, sewing and volunteering in the Indian River County Community.

Connie also serves on the Board of Trustees for The Republicans for Life as well as serving as Treasurer of that organization.

Connie and Ralph attend Genesis Church of Vero Beach where she serves as Secretary.

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David Sommers - Board Member

David Sommers retired as CFO of NetScout Systems in Massachusetts after a career in the information technology industry, including 23 years at IBM in sales and finance.  His first involvement with Habitat was as a sponsor of NetScout’s company support of Habitat in Lowell, Massachusetts, participating in company build days.  A graduate of Harvard and NYU’s Stern School of Business, David served four years in the US Navy.  He and wife, Heidi Hild, have two daughters, who live and work in the Boston area, and one very special grand-daughter.

David and Heidi moved to Rhode Island and Vero Beach in 2015 and joined The Moorings Club and the Moorings members’ Habitat Weekend Committee.  They have been involved with Moorings fund raising for Indian River Habitat since.

David is a vegetable gardener, an amateur historian, a radio boat sailor, and enjoys golf, pickleball and daily walks.  He has been leading an effort in Rhode Island to restore Gould Island in Narragansett Bay for public recreation.

Leadership Team
Trevor J. Loomis
President & CEO

Prior to joining Indian River Habitat, Trevor Loomis served as Director of Homebuyer Services at Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to his previous Habitat for Humanity experience, Loomis also brings with him his experience as Housing Manager over home repair at Louisville, KY Metro Government, as well as experience gained while on staff with the Louisville Coalition for the Homeless. Areas of knowledge and expertise include land acquisition, construction, and mortgage lending experience. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Louisville and an MBA from Bellarmine University.

Loomis, a US veteran, served 9 years with the US Army, deployed three times to Iraq and Afghanistan. Serving his country and community have strongly influenced his life.

About relocating to Vero Beach with his wife, Martha, and their 3 sons, ages 6, 8 and eleven, Loomis says, “the mission of Habitat allows me to serve the community in which my family now lives, and to put God’s love into action by using the power of home to change lives.”

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Leadership Team
Barbara Middleton
Chief Financial Officer

Barbara joined Indian River Habitat for Humanity in March 2017.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the State University of New York, has over 20 years of experience in accounting and administration, and has worked in industries that include commercial and industrial real estate, economic development, and the nonprofit sector.

Barbara is originally from upstate New York and moved to Sebastian, FL with her husband and two children in 1997.

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Leadership Team
Karyn Bryant
Neighborhood Revitalization Manager

Karyn Bryant, Neighborhood Revitalization  Manager at Habitat for Humanity, is a passionate advocate for transforming communities. Karyn spearheads initiatives that revitalize underprivileged neighborhoods. She engages residents, fosters collaboration, and empowers communities to create vibrant and inclusive spaces. Karyn’s leadership and dedication make a profound impact on the lives of individuals and families, bringing hope and revitalization to those in need.

With her remarkable leadership skills, tireless dedication, and a vision for inclusive communities, Karyn Bryant is making a profound impact on the lives of individuals and families, bringing hope and revitalization to neighborhoods in need. Her unwavering commitment to the mission of Habitat for Humanity is an inspiration to all those who believe in the power of community-driven change.

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Jeff Francisco
Director of Outreach & Impact

For Jeff, joining Indian River Habitat gives him the opportunity to help people; to love and care for them; to not only contribute to their lives, but to also know and learn from them.

As Director of Outreach and Impact, Jeff leads the Family Services Team, which recruits home buying families and oversees all aspects of the program for prospective homeowners, beginning with application through home ownership.

A sixth generation Kentucky native, Jeff grew up in Louisville and was the first in his family to graduate from college. He attended Asbury College and graduated from the University of Indiana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. During the first 20 years of his career, Jeff worked with his father, building Frisco Food Service, a wholesale restaurant brokerage. Later, Jeff joined the University of Kentucky as a major gift officer.

Jeff has been married to Dana Medlock for 34 years. They have one daughter, Katie, who is completing her Master’s degree at the University of Nebraska. Jeff and Dana moved to Vero Beach to be closer to Dana’s parents in Titusville, where Dana grew up.

Jeff’s love for Jesus and his desire to make a difference drew him to Indian River Habitat.

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Leadership Team
Stephanie Kingsbury
Director of Development

Stephanie joined Indian River Habitat for Humanity in 2022.

She brings over 20-years of experience in fundraising to Habitat from a variety of non-profit environments including organizations focused on conservation, education, and behavioral health.

Stephanie has returned to her birth state of Florida after departing in 1972. Intervening years were spent in Texas, Michigan and New Hampshire. She enjoys traveling, entertaining, and fishing.

Working with Indian River Habitat for Humanity offers Stephanie the opportunity to connect community members for the purpose of meeting the most basic of needs – affordable housing. Through these connections, individuals and communities can be strengthened.

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Leadership Team
Jay Laudano
ReStore Operations Manager

Jay Laudano is the ReStore Operations Manager, overseeing the operations and success of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. With a strong background in retail management, Jay brings expertise and a passion for social impact to his role. He is dedicated to harnessing the power of donated goods to fund Habitat’s mission of affordable housing. Through his leadership, the ReStore thrives as a hub for sustainable shopping and community support. Jay’s commitment to Habitat’s vision is evident in his drive to create positive change, one donation and purchase at a time.

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Charlie Shain
Construction Manager

Charlie Shain’s journey at Indian River Habitat began 9 years ago at the ReStore. After a year as ReStore Warehouse Assistant, Charlie transitioned to a role on the Construction Team as Field Supervisor.

Having always enjoyed “tinkering,” as he puts it, working in construction aligned well with Charlie’s background and interests. He’d always enjoyed woodworking, recalling his time as a carpenter’s apprentice early on in his career.

For Charlie, Habitat’s mission is more than just a job. “Working with our families is so meaningful; I can’t think of any other job in the field of construction that runs parallel to this.”

In 2017, Charlie became Construction Supervisor of Habitat’s affordable home repairs program. In 2020, he was named Construction Manager, joining Indian River Habitat’s leadership team. As Construction Manager, Charlie coordinates and supervises all aspects of new construction, home repair, and home rehabilitation program operations.

“I feel as though I’ve loved my job for so long, that it truly loves me back.”

The outdoors is not just Charlie’s office at Habitat, but also the venue where many of his favorite hobbies take place. When he is not working, Charlie enjoys softball, baseball, golf, and running marathons.

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