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JAXPORT has an unpaid, appointed seven-member Board of Directors which provides policy guidance for the Authority. Four Board members are appointed by the Mayor of Jacksonville and three members are appointed by the Governor of Florida. Board members serve four-year terms and may be appointed to one additional term.
Board members meet once per month, and meetings are open to the public.
Read a synopsis of key actions taken at the most recent Board Meeting.
JAXPORT's Board of Directors will hold a general committee meeting on July 27 at 9 a.m. at JAXPORT headquarters, followed by the monthly Board meeting.
Note: Meeting dates and times are subject to change, so please call (904) 357-3036 for the latest information.
JAXPORT's current Board is as follows:
William C. Mason, Ed.D. - Chairman
David G. Kulik - Vice Chairman
L. Buck Fowler - Treasurer
Reginald Gaffney - Secretary
Stephen D. Busey - Member
Ricardo Morales, Jr. - Member
Herschel Vinyard, Jr. - Member
To contact Jacksonville Port Authority Board Members, please email info@jaxport.com or call (904) 357-3036.
 William C. Mason, Ed.D.
Chairman
President Emeritus, Baptist Medical Center
Dr. Mason served for thirty years as CEO of hospitals and health systems at home and around the world, including service as an officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Philippines and in Vietnam. Dr. Mason has served as Vice President of Community and Economic Development and Foundation President at the Florida Community College at Jacksonville. Dr. Mason was appointed to JAXPORT's Board of Directors in 2001 and was reappointed to a four-year term in 2005.
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 David G. Kulik,
Vice Chairman
Chairman, ANJI-TNT
Mr. Kulik serves as the chairman of ANJI-TNT, a joint venture between CEVA and Shanghai Automotive Industries Corporation. From 2003 until 2006, Mr. Kulik was Global Chief Executive Officer of TNT Logistics and served on the board of management of its parent company, TNT NV. (TNT Logistics was acquired by Apollo Management in Nov. 2006 and renamed CEVA.) He has also held senior management positions with CTI Logistx, IU International, and the LandStar Group (formerly Ranger Transportation). Mr. Kulik was appointed to JAXPORT's Board of Directors in 2007 to a four-year term.
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 L. Buck Fowler,
Treasurer
Entrepreneur
For more than 20 years, Mr. Fowler owned and managed a Jacksonville business involved with the manufacture and distribution of industrial products to the chemical and paper industries in the Southeast. He is also a retired corporate tax attorney admitted to practice law in Florida and the District of Columbia. Mr. Fowler currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Jacksonville University and the Board of Trustees for the Florida House, a non-profit organization providing cultural, social, educational and economic resources in Washington, D.C. Mr. Fowler was appointed to JAXPORT's Board of Directors in 2007 to a four-year term.
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 Reginald Gaffney,
Secretary
President / CEO, Community Rehabilitation Center
A graduate of Florida A&M University, Mr. Gaffney has spent most of his career in the mental-health services field. In 1993, he helped to establish the Community Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville’s Northside. Since that time, the Center has assisted thousands of consumers in Duval, Nassau and Clay counties by providing comprehensive, multicultural mental health, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS services and programs. Mr. Gaffney was appointed to JAXPORT's Board in 2008 to a four-year term.
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 Stephen D. Busey,
Member
Chairman, Smith Hulsey and Busey
Mr. Busey is Chairman of Smith Hulsey & Busey and past chair of the business law section of The Florida Bar. Mr. Busey garnered international recognition for his work on two major Jacksonville bankruptcy cases - Winn-Dixie and The Charter Company. Busey also chairs Smith Hulsey & Busey's litigation department, which was ranked number one in Jacksonville in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America. He serves on the boards of several educational institutions, and also as a commissioner for the Jacksonville Waterways Commission. Mr. Busey was appointed to JAXPORT's Board of Directors in 2009.
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 Ricardo Morales, Jr.,
Member
General Contractor
Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Morales is a Florida state Certified General Contractor, mechanical engineer and Jacksonville entrepreneur, having founded Morgran Mini Warehouses, a pioneer in the Mini Storage business, Morales Construction Co., Inc. and Morgar Realty, Inc. In 1987, he became one of the organizers of the Enterprise National Bank, since sold to Compass Bank, where he currently serves on its local board. Mr. Morales was appointed to JAXPORT's Board of Directors in 2001 and was reappointed to a four-year term in 2005.
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 Herschel Vinyard, Jr.,
Member
Vice President, Atlantic Marine Holding Company
Mr. Vinyard has served as the vice president of Atlantic Marine Holding Company since 1999. An active leader in a number of legal, business and maritime-related professional organizations, Vinyard has served on the Shipbuilders Council of America, Maritime Transportation National Advisory Council, First Coast Manufacturer's Association, Leadership Florida Class of 2005-2006, Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2007-2008, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Association of Florida. Mr. Vinyard was appointed to JAXPORT's Board of Directors in 2008.
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