Fisher House Emerald Coast Eglin AFB

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FISHER HOUSE OF THE EMERALD COAST

President,  Tony Hughes

Vice President,  Joe Oder

Board Members:

  Myra G. Arnold
  Angela Campbell
  Robert H. Lynn
  Bruce E. Marshall
  Joel M. Oxley
  Thomas S. Rice
  Paul Siciliano
  Ken Walsh

 

Board of Directors bios:

A. Anthony (Tony) Hughes is the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Beach Community Bank in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. The bank opened on April 27, 2001 and today has twelve offices in Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola, Mary Esther, Destin, Niceville, South Walton County, and Gulf Breeze, Florida. Two additional offices are expected to open soon in Navarre and Crestview. The bank holds over $675 million in total assets, $60 million in capital and employs 145.

In 2006 he was appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush to serve on the Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast, which was charged with strategically planning for Northwest Florida’s growth and quality of life issues over the next 20 years. The Committee finished their work and submitted their report to Governor Charlie Crist in January 2008.

Active in his church, he is the past Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church and has served on the Church’s Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. He also occasionally fills in as a guitarist and bass guitarist for the Church’s praise band.


 

Joseph E. Oder brings to the industry over 32-years of government service. Having served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he retired as a Brigadier General. Since his retirement in 1997, he has worked in private industry. He has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Energy Dynamics Inc. located in Destin Florida. Prior to joining the Gorlin Companies Joe was the President of the Enterprise Engineering Group, Titan Corporation. Before joining Titan he was the Vice President of Federal operations for Nortel Networks.General Oder has a Bachelor of Science in Geology and a Master of Science in Economics.


 
 

Fisher House Email:  fisherhouse@eglin.af.mil

Fisher House of the Emerald Coast, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

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