Board

Tricia Carlisle-Northcutt – Founder/President

Tricia Carlisle-Northcutt relocated from Memphis, Tn, with her husband, Mark and dog Maggie. After raising four children, her intention was semi-retirement with a focus on her artwork and her real estate company. That quickly changed when she became aware of the needs of area children who were without insurance and did not have immediate healthcare services available to them.

Tricia’s business acumen was put into play. A former hotel and fast food franchise owner, she applied the same drive to this new endeavor, Children’s Volunteer Health Network, Inc. Being a faith-based organization, the risks were low and the rewards incredible. She has been involved in numerous civic and community events for the past several years but by far, finds this to be the most rewarding and challenging one to date.

Tricia received the 2006 Emerald Coast Association of Realtor’s Humanitarian Award, the 2006 South Walton Realtor of the Year award, the 2006 Good Neighbor Certificate of Merit Award, the 2007 Florida Association of Realtor’s Humanitarian Award, the 2007 Good Neighbor Honorable Mention and she was a 2008 Jefferson Award recipient. In 2008, Tricia opened a business consulting and marketing firm, Right Brain Strategies, L.L. C. She is currently working on her third book which is about CVHN.

Susannah Rice – Vice President

Susannah grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she graduated with a B.A. in English from Centenary College. She is a residential contractor in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. She has been involved with the Millard Fuller Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and acted as designer and contractor for a Make-A-Wish project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Susannah became involved with CVHN while serving as Builder Liaison for Cottages for Kids in 2007. Susannah recognized the wonderful and necessary role CVHN plays in providing immediate care for children in Okaloosa and Walton Counties and wanted to play a bigger part in the organization.

Reynolds Henderson – Secretary

Reynolds Henderson was born and raised in Troy Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a BS in Political Science, Reynolds began his career with Continental Pacific in Hawaii where he managed several land development projects. Reynolds is now a partner of Continental Pacific, LLC, a real estate investment company which focuses primarily on buying and selling large tracts of land. In June of 2008, he became manger of SRB Servicing, LLC, a subsidiary of Continental Pacific which purchases and manages distressed real estate loans. Reynolds finds it very rewarding to help those in need and is very excited about the opportunity to serve CVHN. He hopes to accomplish great things for CVHN while serving as a board member.

He and wife Stacey live in the Rosemary Beach area where they enjoy their toddler son Fox and their pug dog Foo.

Zachary Billingsley – Treasurer

Zach Billingsley, a native of Valley, Alabama graduated from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama in 1999 with a B.A. in Business Management. After graduating from Huntingdon, Zach was employed by D&T Fitness in Montgomery, as a Sales Manager for three years.

Zach relocated to Santa Rosa Beach in 2002 to work for Vanguard Bank as a Management Associate. Zach was hired as the Assistant Branch Manager of Vanguard’s Fort Walton Beach Branch in 2003, promoted to Branch Manager of Vanguard’s Destin Main Street Branch in 2004, and promoted to his current position as Branch Manager of Vanguard’s larger Destin Mid Bay Branch in 2005. In 2008 Zach was promoted to Commercial Lender at Vanguard.

Zach joined CVHN as a volunteer and mentor in March of 2007. Zach and his new wife Hannah, who is also a CVHN volunteer, reside in Santa Rosa Beach.

Kelli Arnold – Board Member

Kelli Arnold, a native of Simi Valley, California, is a graduate of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Commerce and Business Administration in 2000 and was lucky enough to travel and study in Europe.

In 2002, after working in Birmingham, she opted to join the laid back lifestyle of the Emerald Coast. Kelli has been with Alys Beach for four years and is currently the property’s Event Coordinator.

Kelli started as a volunteer with CVHN in August of 2007 and has continued to be active with the organization. After co-chairing the Cottages for Kids event in 2008, Kelli will be chairing the event in May of 2010. For more information, please visit www.cottagesforkids.org

Jane Bahr – Board Member

Jane Bahr is a representative of Employment Screening Services and a native of Birmingham, AL where she was involved with Cystic Fibrosis as President, Treasurer, Secretary and board member. She also served on the board of Girl’s Inc. for ten years. Her primary focus for Girl’s Inc. was fund raising and making the community aware of the need to raise the self-esteem of young women.

Jane and her husband Greg know how important it is to give back to the community. She and Greg moved to Seagrove Beach in 2003 and are happy to be a part of such a giving and spiritual community.

Jon Kazek – Board Member

In 1997, Jon moved to Florida from Minnesota along with his wife Anne. As a University of Minnesota graduate with a Bachelor of Arts, Jon pursued a career in law enforcement and went to work for the Minneapolis Park Police before opting for a life closer to the beach. At that time he joined his father, a local developer, and began a new journey in life in construction and development. A few short years later Jon met his current business partner Steve Dixon and the two never looked back. Dixon-Kazek Construction was formed and the team is currently one of the leading builders in custom residential homes.

Jon resides in Miramar Beach where he has since the day he landed here with wife Anne Hurrle-Kazek, along with their two beautiful Boxers Chloe & Maisy. While Jon is an avid golfer, he also enjoys helping out in the community whenever possible. It’s through his construction company that Jon joins the CVHN team in which he and his partner have participated in Cottages for Kids in 2007 & 2008. Jon’s personal involvement, attention to detail and compassion for perfection are all qualities that make him a valuable asset to the board.

Cindy McBrayer – Board Member

Cindy McBrayer was born in Houston, Texas and is a graduate of Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration. She spent many years in the employ of Mohawk Carpets, and also owned a paint-your-own-pottery studio specializing in children’s projects. After she relocated with her family to the Emerald Coast, she began operating an in-home daycare and also now serves as support staff at Van R. Bulter Elementary School. McBrayer has three young children, Blayze, Bryce, and Braden, and is married to Ronnie, pastor of A Simple Faith church in Seagrove Beach.

Dennis J Peters – Board Member

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Dennis Peters decided he was making Florida his state of residency after completing his Masters Degree in Bio-Environmental Oceanography in 1984 at the Florida Institute of Technology. That very same year, Dennis met and married his wife of 25 years, Lisa Peters (owner of Destin Jewelers). Traveling about the state of Florida, Hawaii, and the Caribbean, Dennis’ pursuit of marine and oceanographic sciences has brought him full circle to the panhandle of Florida, where he and Lisa now reside in the Destin area since 1992.

Earlier in 2009, Dennis recently joined an environmental and coastal sciences firm out of Baton Rouge, LA; Gulf South Research Corporation. As their eastern regional operations manager, Dennis will oversee their business expansion into the southeastern region of the US and Caribbean, and will be opening an office in Shalimar, FL.

Dennis is very familiar with community service, as a founding member of the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, and board member since 1996. Wanting to give more back to the community, particularly it’s less fortunate children, Dennis saw a real opportunity with CVHN, not realized from his former and current vocations nor church affiliation.

Melissa Wheeler – Board Member

Melissa Wheeler. Wheeler relocated to the beautiful beaches of Walton County in 2003 after vacationing here all of her life. She is a Marketing and Communications professional who brings with her over twelve years of public and community relations experience spanning both the public and private sector. Melissa received her bachelor’s degree in Marketing along with her Master’s in Public Administration from Valdosta State University. She is a graduate of Leadership Walton and a founding member of the BUILD Council, a group working to create a community-wide mentoring program for young professionals in Northwest Florida. Melissa became involved with CVHN in 2008 as a volunteer and is now honored to further her service as a Board member. She is currently chairing the Public Relations task force for this year’s Cottages for Kids event to be held in Rosemary Beach during the month of May.