Board of Directors
Mark Billings
Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity
Board Chair
O.E. Burke
SudzUp Car Wash
Immediate Past Chair (2024)
Kaisey Balboa
KaSea Company, LLC
Vice Chair
Mark Billings is a retired Naval Officer who has served as the Executive Director for the Southeast Volusia affiliate for approaching three years. He is a graduate of Rockledge High School in Brevard County, Florida. He holds an undergraduate degree from New Hampshire College, a graduate degree from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and a post graduate certificate in organizational leadership from the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Volusia County Affordable Housing Advisory Council for the County Commission. Other boards he serves as a member include the Guardian Angel Research Network and the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce. Mark lives in New Smyrna Beach where in his spare time he enjoys spending time at the beach and outdoor activities with his youngest son who is now a freshman in college and playing football. Mark enjoys visiting other areas but enjoys living on the coast of Central Florida the most.
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O.E. Burke III is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, but In the spring of 2020, he and his wife Lindsey transitioned their family to New Smyrna Beach (Samsula) feeling called to the area, and seeking the ideal environment to raise their son O.E. IV and daughter Lexie Grace. He was raised to be a Virginia Gentleman, and learned the virtues of discipline and hard work as a hand on a large dairy farm, and a highly competitive three-sport athlete. O.E. attended William Jewell College in Liberty, MO where he served as a Pryor Leadership Fellow and Vice President of the Epsilon Nu chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2004 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Political Science and International Relations. O.E. is an entrepreneur. Upon returning to Virginia Beach after college, he founded Freedom Surf Shop in spring 2005. He later obtained his Virginia Real Estate Salespersons license and began developing an expertise in commercial land brokerage and investment sales at Cushman & Wakefield. In 2009, he answered the call to join the family business and pursued an opportunity with Freedom Automotive. With time and dedication, O.E. would work his way up to become the Vice President of Freedom Automotive and the General Manager of Freedom Volvo in Virginia Beach. After assisting in the sale of the automotive businesses in 2015, O.E. continued his work in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial real estate assets as well underwriting and managing investments in various venture capital funds and operating entities. In the fall of 2019 he acquired SudzUp Carwash on SR-44 in New Smyrna Beach and has poured himself into that team ever since! O.E. is an Outdoorsman. He is passionate about hunting and surfing, and is “tormented by an everlasting itch for things remote” (-H. Melville). Matters concerning wildlife conservation, environmental quality, and habitat preservation are dear to his heart and he is most likely planning his next DIY expedition hunting trip into some remote wilderness right now. O.E. loves this community and is excited to be a part of charting its course for future generations. He attends Thrive Church in Port Orange, and is proud to serve on the SEV Chamber Board of Directors. In Virginia Beach he served as Treasurer on the Corporate Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia, and as a Board Member of Virginia Beach Vision, Christian Surfers Northeast, and the Virginia Beach Ducks Unlimited Dinner Committee.
Kaisey was born and raised in Cape Hatteras (Outer Banks) North Carolina. She graduated in 2009 from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a BA in Applied Geography with a concentration of City Development. After graduation, Kaisey started a construction career in custom boat building in Wanchess, NC. Later, she met New Smyrna Beach area locals Tim & Todd Phillips through the Maritime industry and started working for them at P&S Paving, Inc. in 2011. Once she obtained the green light with state permitting, Kaisey took her career full time as project manager (designing, contracting and building) for New Smyrna Marina / Outriggers Development. Besides being a licensed Realtor with Collado Real Estate since 2015, Kaisey also started and ran a mobile boutique in July 2017- LuSea Boutique, where she traveled up the eastern seaboard attending local fishing tournaments doing popup events. She then moved south to the Stuart / Jupiter area to work for two years doing high-end residential construction and quickly realized New Smyrna Beach was her forever home and couldn't wait to move back- making the move in July 2019. She always dreamed of opening LuSea Boutique again as a brick and mortar and becoming a local business owner. LuSea Boutique opened its doors for the first time on March 1st, 2020. In late 2020, after many successful real estate transactions with Pat Collado over the years, she became a buyer’s agent for Pat. Quality customer service is her #1 goal and making sure her buyers have the best home buying experience possible. She is dedicated to the exhilarating work of community service. She is actively a Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce Board Member and a founding member and active Board Member for the Fun Coast Foundation, Inc.
Mike Lyons
Coronado Law Group
Past President
Susie Dolan
WastePro
Treasurer
Tim Loomis
White Whale Real Estate
Secretary
Immediate Past President
A Southeast Volusia native, Mike attended New Smyrna Beach High School, Daytona State College, and Stetson University. During his time at New Smyrna and Daytona State, he was also a lifeguard for Volusia County Beach Safety and competed in a wide range of swimming and lifesaving competitions up to the national level. At Stetson University in Deland, Mike earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in 2013. Before enrolling at Stetson’s College of Law in St. Petersburg, he traveled extensively through the central and southern Bahamas living on a boat and continued to live on the boat throughout law school. During his time in the Juris Doctorate program, Mike received the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award for exceptional pro bono service. Mike returned home to practice law and is currently an Ambassador and Co-Chair of the Next-Gen Committee for the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, as well as on the Volusia County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors.
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Katrina Guevara
The Running Elements
Executive Committee
Daniel Hargrave
Burns Science & Technology Charter School
Bob Williams
Community & Business Consultant
Katrina Guevara is the proud owner of The Running Elements, a retail store specializing in running shoes, athletic clothing, gear, and nutrition. She is also the co-owner of Expert Event Solutions, providing premier events, rentals, and staffing for events throughout Florida.
Beyond her entrepreneurial achievements, Katrina is deeply involved in her community, actively planning events that bring people together. She is a dedicated wife and mother of two daughters, both of whom attend New Smyrna Beach High School, an alma mater she shares with her husband, Juan.
A passionate beachgoer and event planner, Katrina also enjoys spending time with her family and their chocolate lab, Charlie. Her commitment to both her professional endeavors and community reflects her vibrant and engaged lifestyle.
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Bob holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of South Florida, and an honorary doctorate in community service from Bethune Cookman University. He began his career in the private sector, first with IBM and then on the founding team of the software company Citrix System. During this time Bob published 11 invention disclosures, filed 3 US patents, and wrote several publications including coauthoring a book on computer operating systems that was published worldwide in five languages. Bob retired the first time after Citrix went public in 1997 and he went to serve at Dayton State College as Faculty and Chairman of the Computer Science and Technologies department, and then Vice President for Economic Development. He then went on to serve as Vice President of Population Health Business Development for Halifax Health, our local community hospital. Bob is currently serving as a community and business development consultant.
Bob has served on numerous boards and committees over the years. He currently serves on the board for the SEV Chamber of Commerce, the board for Halifax Urban Ministries, the board for the Volusia Flagler Commission on Homelessness and Housing, and Chair of the Leadership Council for Coronado Community United Methodist church. Bob’s awards include the Daytona Regional Chamber Marvin Samuels award for Leadership, the Lou Fuchs award for community service, and the Halifax Area Civic League Beacon award for community service.
Bob currently lives in New Smyrna Beach and enjoys boating, scuba diving, yoga and walking the beach. He has a son and daughter that live in the area and last year was blessed with a granddaughter.
Khelsea Bauer
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
Jennifer Griffin
Shark City Media
Jarrett Cory
Southeast Volusia YMCA
Khelsea Bauer serves as Chief Operating Officer for AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, a 109-bed acute care facility that is part of the faith-based, non-profit AdventHealth care system. AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach serves the Southeast corner of Volusia County, focusing on the cities of New Smyrna, Edgewater, Oak Hill, and Port Orange. Khelsea thrives on driving exceptional daily hospital operations and providing strategic leadership, growing services and care offerings to the community.
Prior to joining AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, Khelsea led acute care and ancillary support teams as Director of Operations at AdventHealth Fish Memorial. She also served as Director of Strategic Program Management for the AdventHealth Central Florida Division North Region, supporting facilities in Flagler, Lake, and Volusia counties. In that role, she was responsible for organizing and driving leadership strategies forward and ensuring alignment for strategic priorities across the Region.
Khelsea earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish for International Trade from Andrews University in Michigan. She went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from Rollins College. In addition to participating on the SEV Chamber Board, Khelsea serves as a board member for the Economic Development Board for the City of Edgewater and a board member for her church, Spring Meadows Seventh-day Adventist Church.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling, going to the beach, eating great food, and spending time with her husband, two children, and sheepadoodle.
Jennifer Griffin is a born and raised local resident of Southeast Volusia. She is a graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School and holds a bachelor's degree in English and Literature from Florida State University.
Jennifer is very involved in her local church, where she serves on the leadership team and has spent 13 years in their children's and student ministry. In 2020, she partnered with a friend to create Shark City Media, an NSB local media company.
Jennifer lives in Edgewater with her husband and twin teen girls. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time in the Florida sun or visiting her family's home in Highlands, NC. She has a passion for music and feels that if she ever met Jimmy Fallon, they would be best friends.
Jarrett Cory, a fourth-generation New Smyrna Beach native, has deep roots in the community. A proud graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School, Jarrett went on to attend Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC, where he played Division III College Football for four years. He graduated with a degree in Strength & Conditioning, and a minor in Coaching.
Since 2008, Jarrett has been dedicated to the Volusia Flagler Family YMCA, and he has served the Southeast Volusia Family YMCA in Edgewater since 2011. His commitment to the community led him to become the Executive Director of the Southeast Volusia YMCA in 2015. Over the years, Jarrett has coached more than 35 youth sports teams, including Flag Football, Soccer, Volleyball, T-Ball, and Swim League, positively impacting countless young lives.
In addition to his work with the YMCA, Jarrett is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Southeast Volusia and serves on School Advisory Committees at Indian River and Edgewater Public Schools. In 2022, he further demonstrated his leadership by graduating from the Southeast Volusia Leadership program.
Jarrett is also a devoted family man, with a wife, a daughter, and two dogs. His commitment to the community and his passion for youth development make him a valued member of the SEV Chamber Board.
Enaris Inman
Daytona State College
Robbie Lee
Miami Corporation Management
Hannah Rossler
Bajio Sunglasses
Enaris Inman serves as the Campus Director for Daytona State College – New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater campus. In this role, his mission is to build community partnerships and promote access to academic programs and services that address the local community’s needs. Daytona State College, a member of the Florida College System, is a comprehensive public college that provides programs ranging from community enrichment to baccalaureate degrees. The College emphasizes student success, embracing excellence and diversity, and fostering innovation to enhance teaching and learning.
Prior to this role as Campus Director, Enaris oversaw the retention of special student populations and served as the Associate Director of the Records and Registration Department. Enaris has worked in the educational field for over 10 years, beginning as a K-12 educator teaching French.
Enaris’s civic engagement includes serving as a board member for the City of Edgewater Economic Development Board, a committee member of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce Workforce & Education Committee and the Advocacy & Economic Development Committee, and the United Way of Volusia and Flagler Counties Community Impact Cabinet and Generation IMPACT. Additionally, he holds the position of Chief of Staff and Deputy District Chief Dean for the Florida Federation Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.
Enaris is a native of Jacksonville, FL, and a graduate of the University of Central Florida, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in French Language. Since matriculating from UCF, Enaris earned a master’s degree Educational Psychology and a master’s degree Educational Leadership, both from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Leadership PhD program at FAU
Robbie serves as Farmton Land Manager and Tree Farm Director for Miami Alternatives. He oversees all day-to-day operations for the diverse set of natural resource tasks that occur on Farmton and other Miami Alternative ownerships, including Deering Park.
He has nearly three decades of experience in the forest industry and was a mayor of a small Georgia town for ten years. In his native Screven County, Georgia, Robbie’s family farmed for generations, so he comes to this ownership of 70,000 acres with both a depth and breadth of relevant knowledge.
Robbie is a 1995 graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College with a degree in Forestry and resides in Edgewater, Florida with his wife and two daughters.
Hannah is the Art Director with Bajío Sunglasses in New Smyrna Beach, overseeing the visual storytelling of the brand in marketing and creative efforts.. I hail from Louisiana (Geaux Cajuns) and have slowly been fishing and moving my way further and further along the Gulf until my partner and I jumped coasts and landed in NSB in 2022. In addition to my full time job with Bajío, my partner and I are both small business owners— myself a branding & design specialist and he an oyster farmer in the Indian River Lagoon. Community and commerce have played a huge role in our lives and serving on the board of the SEV Chamber of Commerce is a natural progression for me. I’m looking forward to way-paving with the Chamber, serving as an advocate for fellow small business owners, and encouraging growth and prosperity in what I consider to be one of the last great beach towns in Florida.
Ryan Sebastyen
Boston Whaler
Lindsay Strausbaugh
Upward Trend Academy
Ryan has a professional background in engineering and manufacturing, with experience at Boston Whaler and the Brunswick Tech Center. He earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Central Florida in 2015 and has spent years designing processes and driving results in the recreational marine industry.
Currently, Ryan serves as a board member for the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce and is an active member of the Advocacy and Economic Development Committee. As a graduate of the SEV Chamber Leadership Class, Ryan is passionate about supporting local government, businesses and contributing to initiatives that strengthen the Southeast Volusia region.
In his free time, Ryan enjoys spending time outdoors, especially fishing and running.
Lindsay Strausbaugh is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and co-owner of Upward Trend Academy in New Smyrna Beach, a K-12 private school and pediatric therapy clinic dedicated to serving students with varying exceptionalities. She is also a Certified Special Education Teacher in Florida, with over 12 years of experience teaching and supporting children with diverse needs.
In addition to her role at Upward Trend Academy, Lindsay is the founder of the Upward Trend Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps families cover out-of-pocket expenses related to a child’s disability. Her passion lies in sharing the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) with caregivers, families, educators, and first responders to better serve individuals with special needs.
Lindsay has served on the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce’s Ambassador Committee for three years prior to joining the Board of Directors. She has partnered with local organizations to bring critical resources to families of children with special needs. She has also worked closely with the Early Learning Coalition as a public presenter, providing training for educators in Volusia and Flagler counties.
Her expertise includes education, advocacy, applied behavior analysis, and specialized training, all driven by her deep commitment to her community and advancing support for individuals with special needs.