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Officers & Executives

J. Rutherford Seydel II
Chairman

R. Michael Leonard
Vice Chairman

David N. Weidman
Treasurer

Lawrence A. Selzer
President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard L. Erdmann
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Sydney S. Macy
Senior Vice President, Western Regional Office

David K. Phillips, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Rex R. Boner
Vice President, Georgia Director

Kathryn S. Brown
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Elizabeth B. Dowdle
Vice President, Florida Director

Mark W. Elsbree
Vice President, Northwest Director

Joseph A. Hankins
Vice President, Director of Freshwater Institute

Erik J. Meyers
Vice President, Sustainable Programs

Mary M. O'Connor
Vice President, Development

Jodi R. O’Day
Vice President, Regional Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Blaine T. Phillips
Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

Daniel G. Sakura
Vice President, Government Relations and Director of Real Estate

Matthew S. Sexton
Vice President, Director, Florida Real Estate

Margaret A. McCants
Secretary

Beth Ann Burns
Assistant Secretary

Elizabeth G. Engle
Assistant Secretary

Paul F. Hurt
Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel

G. Jean Pompa
Assistant Secretary

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