TDC Members

The Council meets at 1:30 p.m., the third Monday of every month, in the County Auditorium. The Tourist Development Council is comprised of nine members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Three (3) are elected officials including the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, or their designee, and two elected municipal officials, one of which must be from the County’s most populous municipality. Up to four (4) members (but not less than 3 members) are owner/operators of tourist accommodations which are subject to bed tax. The remaining members are persons involved in tourist related businesses other than accommodations. All members must be electors of St. Johns County.
Meeting Schedule

Staff Support

Tera Meeks, Director of Tourism and Cultural Development
Dena Masters, Office Manager
(904) 209-4420

Council Members
Sarah Arnold
500 San Sebastian
St. Augustine, FL 32084
District: 2
Term: 1
Position: County Commissioner
Requirement: BOCC Representative
Appt: 11/8/22
Exp: 11/7/23
Nancy Sikes-Kline
15 Mireula Ave.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
District: 5
Term: 2
Position: City Commissioner
Requirement: City of St. Augustine Representative
Appt: 5/3/22
Exp: 5/3/26
Donald Samora
213 N Forest Dune Dr.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
District: 5
Term: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: City of St. Augustine Beach Representative
Appt: 2/2/21
Exp: 2/2/25
Michael Gordon
200 Ponte Vedra Blvd.
Ponte Vedra Bch, FL 32082
District: 4
Term: 2
Position: Chair
Requirement: Owner/Operator
Appt: 5/3/22
Exp: 5/3/26
Joe Finnegan
34 St. Francis St
St. Augustine, FL 32082
District: 5
Term: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Owner/Operator
Appt: 2/2/21
Exp: 2/2/25

Samuel Troy Blevins
14 Riberia St
St. Augustine, FL 32084
District: 5
Term : 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Owner/Operator
Appt: 2/2/21
Exp: 2/2/25
Regina Gale Phillips
259 Pintoresco Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32082
District: 2
Term: 1
Position: Vice-Chair
Requirement: Non-Accommodations Tourism Representative
Appt: 7/19/22
Exp: 7/19/26
Irving Kass
887 Garrison Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32080
District: 2
Term: Partial
Position: Member
Requirement: Owner/Operator
Appt: 2/21/23
Exp: 8/3/25

Michael Wicks
442 Big Tree Rd.
Ponte Vedra Bch., FL 32082
District: 4
Term: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Non-Accommodations Tourism Representative
Appt: 2/2/21
Exp: 2/2/25