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  Membership

Membership with the GDC is by invitation only. Our bylaws allow us to have a total of 60 members. All members must be civic-minded CEOs/top business executives of a business in the greater Dover area. We define the greater Dover area using the boundaries of the Capital and CR school districts. We have four categories of membership:

1. Active Member

2. Retired Active Member

3. Ex-Officio

4. Honorary


Dues are currently $1250 per fiscal year. The fiscal year begins in July 1st and ends June 30th. Members are billed twice a year, in July and January.

Greater Dover Committee

 Executive Board

July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010
 
President - Gregory V. Moore
1st Vice President - Alan Kovitz
2nd Vice President - Bill Strickland
Secretary - David Clendaniel
Treasurer - Ed Dulin
Past President - Robert MacLeish


 

Active Members

Ralph Adkins, Chairman of the Board, Chesapeake utilities Corp.
J. William Andrew, President, CEO, Delaware Electric Cooperative, www.delaware.coop
E. Bradford Bennett, President, Bennett Security Service

Raymond F. Book III, President, Raymond F. book, Jr. and Associates, www.rfbookcpas.com 
Audrey Ellen Brodie, First Class Properties, www.firstclassproperties.us

Thomas J. Burns, Owner, Burns and Ellis Realtors, www.burnsandellis.com 
Mark B. Carlson, President, Martel, Inc.
David Clendaniel, President and CEO of Dover Federal Credit Union, www.doverfcu.com 
Glenn A. Courntey, President, Vision Center
Valentino P. DeRocili, President, Compliance Environmental Inc., www.compliancecanhelp.com
Judy Diogo, President of the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce, www.cdcc.net   
Ed Dulin, President, Independent Newspapers, www.newszap.com 
Robert Duncan, President, Duncan Petroleum
Mark F. Dunkle, ESQ. Attorney at Law/Director, Parkowski, Guerke, & Swayze, www.pgslegal.com 
Bradley S. Eaby, The Eaby Firm, LLC - www.eabyfirm.com
Robert L. Edgell
, President, Teal Construction, Inc., www.tealconstruction.com 

Gerald L. Esposito, President, Tidewater Utilities, Inc.
Frank Fantini, President, Gaming Investments, www.fantiniresearch.com 
Michael B. Gast, Regional Vice President, Wilmington Trust Co, www.wilmingtontrust.com 

Jennings P. Hastings, Managing Partner, Faw, Casson &Company, LLP, www.fawcasson.com 
Wayne Holden, Merrill Lynch
William F. Holden, President, Holden Dodge, www.holdendodge.com 
William Johnston, President, Wesley College, www.wesley.edu 
Michael S. Koppenhaver. Vice President, Koppenhaver, Hawkins & Associates,
   
http://www.fa.ml.com/Koppenhaver_Hawkins_Associates
Rebecca B. Kidner, Attorney at Law
Dennis E. Klima, President, Bay Health Medical Center, www.bayhealth.org 
Alan Kovitz, Founding Partner, Elevations Unlimited, www.elevationsunlimited.us 
Robert C. MacLeish, President, Lighthouse Construction, www.lhconstruction.com,
      www.lcihomesinc.com 
Michael J. Malkiewicz, Esq., Barros, McNamara, Malkiewicz & Taylor, P.A., mjm@bmmt-law.com 
Constantine F. Malmberg, III, Attorney, Young and Malmberg
Denis McGlynn, President, Dover Downs, Inc., www.doverdowns.com
      www.doverinternationalspeedway.com
David W. McGuigan, VP of Business Development, George & Lynch, www.geolyn.com 

Sean Mercer, Partner, Mercer Dental Associates
Beth Miller, Attorney at Law, Morris James LLP, www.morrisjames.com; Stick It! Gymnastics,
     www.stickitgymnastics.com

Gregory V. Moore, P.E. Becker Morgan Moore Olds and Richter Inc., www.beckermorgan.com 
Kevin Nemith, CNC Insurance Association Incorporated, http://cncinsurance.com/

John W. Paradee, Esq. Prickett Jones & Elliott, www.prickett.com 
George M. Records, Jr. President, G.M. Records, Inc.
Kevin Ripley, Plant Manager, Kraft Foods, www.kraft.com
Charlie Rodriquez, President, R & R Commercial Realty
Eric Schaeffer, President, Advantech, Inc., www.advantechsecurity.net 
Victor N. Schimp, Jr.,The Sheraton Dover Hotel, www.sheratondover.com
LD Shank, III, Chairman, 1251 LTD
Bob Simmons, CLU, State Farm Insurance, www.bobsimmons.biz
Eric Simmons, VP, Playtex Internal Manufacturing
Daniel L. Simpson, Vice President and Campus Director, DTCC, Terry Campus
Charles H. Sterner, Jr., Stockholder, Jefferson, Urian, Davis & Sterner, P.A.
John Still, President, t/a Still Insurance Agency, Dover Financial Group Inc.,
stillinsuranceagency.com
Bill Strickland, President, L & W Insurance, www.lwinsurance.com 
Dr. Michael Thomas, Superintendent, Capital School District
Dr. Steven E. Tooze, President, Tooze & Easter M.D., P.A.
Joshua Twilley, CFO, Incorporating Services LTD, www.incserv.com

Melville F. Warren, Jr., Partner, Pfister Insurance, Inc., www.pfisterinsurance.biz 
Richard Weyandt, President, Delmarva Kenworth
Beverly C. Williams, President, Aid in Dover
Troy W. Windham, President, Windham Travel, www.windhamtravel.com  & www.desubs.com 
R. Thomas Worley, Area Director of Govt. Relations/Public Affairs for Comcast


Ex-Officio Members
Tony DePrima, City Manager, City of Dover, www.cityofdover.com 
Judy Diogo, President of the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce, www.cdcc.net 
Mike Petit de Mange, Kent County Administrator
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, Superintendent, Caesar Rodney School District
William Neaton, President, Downtown Dover Partnership, www.downtowndoverpartnership.com 
Cindy Small, Executive Director, Kent County Tourism, www.visitdover.com 
Dr. Dianne Sole, Superintendent, Polytech School District
Daniel W. Wolfensberger, Director, Kent Economic Partnership, www.cdedc.org 

 
Honorary Members
Hon. Brooks Banta, President, Kent County Levy Court
Col. M. Morris, Wing Commander, 436th AW/CC Active Duty, www.512aw.afrc.af.mil
Col. Randal Bright, Wing Commander, 512 Reserves, www.512aw.afrc.af.mil
Hon. Carleton Carey, Mayor, City of Dover, www.cityofdover.com 
Muriel Schwartz, Founding Member of the GDC
Hon. Ken Hogan, President, City Council, www.cityofdover.com 

Executive Director
Shelly S. Cecchett, Greater Dover Committee, Executive Director, www.greaterdovercommittee.org