Board of Directors

Karen LaPensee graduated from State College of Florida with a nursing degree.  She spent 14 years working in emergency care, intensive care, surgery and as an Air Force Reserve Flight Nurse, prior to starting LaPensee Plumbing with her husband Michael LaPensee in 1985. Karen became the President of LaPensee Plumbing & Pools, after Michael’s retirement in 2009. She continues to run and expand the business with her son, Greg LaPensee and daughter, Shawn LaPensee.  Karen has been a long term active member of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, serving as Treasurer, Secretary, Chair-elect and upcoming Chairman. With the help of a very capable staff LaPensee Plumbing & Pools has been honored to receive the 2011 Manatee Chamber Small Business of The Year Award.

Barbara is partner/owner of Travel Now, LLC a full service cruise and tour travel agency in Bradenton. She has been in the travel and airline industry for over 40 years, having begun her career as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines. Barbara was a member of the Manatee Chamber for 20 years and served on the Better Business Council and other committees. Her involvement with the AMI chamber spans 8 years, serving on the executive board for 5 years. Barbara is married to husband Dan for 45 years and has 4 children and 7 grandchildren. She has been a permanent resident of the island for over 20 years and is very involved with both the community and her church. Barbara is a graduate of both The State College of Florida and attended the University of South Florida. 

I specialize in listing properties in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. I have an extensive marketing plan that has been time tested and has produced a very successful track record. I am an aggressive agent and firmly believe that hard work and communication will get the job done. I am always looking to add properties to my portfolio. I specialize in residential, commercial and land listings. With over 12 years of sales experience in both commercial and residential real estate, I have developed negotiating skills that ensure a win-win outcome in all transactions. I am highly aware of local, state and federal issues that affect private property rights and have vowed to do all I can as a practitioner to protect those rights. I have been a key legislative contact for District 13 State Representative Congress, and Senate seats. I am the 2009 President of the Manatee Association of Realtors and a director for the Florida Association of Realtors.

Lori is a certified public accountant at Walter & Associates, LLC.  She is a member of the AICPA and FICPA.  She grew up in the Traverse City area in Michigan and has been a resident of Anna Maria since 2002 except for one year when she lived on Lido Key.  She and her husband, Kirk, whom she has been married to since 1978, own a home in Anna Maria.  Her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren also live here on the island.  She’s been in public accounting as a CPA since 1996, and recently began working with CPA firm Walter & Associates LLC here on Anna Maria across from Publix.  She is thrilled to be building her business in the same community where she lives.  In addition to income tax return preparation, she is most interested in helping local businesses to be successful.  She enjoys helping them with their accounting, payroll, and tax needs.  As a member of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors she hopes to support our business community by promoting tourism and helping to build good relationships between local residents and area businesses.

David Teitelbaum lives & works in Bradenton Beach, is a very active board member of the AMI Chamber of Commerce & received the 2009-10 AMI “Business Person of the Year” award. He is president of Anna Maria Island Resorts - functioning as an owner, developer, manager, marketer & realtor in the AMI real estate, hospitality & tourism marketplace. David developed & manages Old Bridge Village, Tortuga Inn Beach Resort, TradeWinds Resort & SeaSide Inn Beach Resort. David serves as Vice-Chairman of the Manatee County Tourist Development Council & serves as a board member for Manatee County Economic Development Council, Bradenton Beach Waterfront Florida Partnership (WAVES) & AMI Preservation Trust.

Scott Rudacille is a shareholder with Kirk P Pinkerton, a law firm serving the greater Manatee-Sarasota area since 1926.  Scott concentrates his practice in the areas of land use and local government law, and has worked extensively in all three cities on Anna Maria Island.   He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar, AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named Reader’s Choice for Attorney by the readership of the Anna Maria Island Sun newspaper five times. Scott is active in the community, currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Anna Maria Island Community Center, the Manatee County Bar Association, and the Florida Planning and Zoning Association, Gulf Coast Chapter.  Scott and his wife, Janae, are both natives of Anna Maria Island, and they currently reside in Holmes Beach with their son, Cale. Janae owns and operates the Pink & Navy Boutique on Pine Avenue.

Owner: CG&B Publishing, LLC of Bradenton

David moved to Bradenton with his wife, Cindy & son, Matthew in 1990 from Westbrook, Maine, where he worked in the printing, paper and publishing industries. In Florida, he continued in the printing industry, in sales, for Coastal Printing of Sarasota. He also owned his own company, Book Binders of Florida, Inc., a hard cover book binding firm. In 1996, he opened Book Binders Printing & Publishing, Inc. and in 2008 he opened CG&B Publishing, LLC of Bradenton. CG&P is the official Publisher of the Visitor’s Guidebook for the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerc, the 2011 Bayfest Booklet and the Manatee County Chamber’s monthly “Current” Magazine. David is very active in AMI Chamber events and volunteers at the AMI Chamber office.