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(Photo L-R) Commissioner Fritz Van Volkenburgh, Secretary/Treasurer; Commissioner Micah Loyd; Chairman, Admiral Wayne Justice (USCG- Ret.); Vice Chairman, Commissioner Jerry W. Allender; Commissioner Kevin Markey

 


Wayne Justice  Wayne Justice

Chairman

Rear Admiral Wayne Justice (USCG-Ret.) was re-elected to the Port Canaveral Commission for another four-year term that began December 2022. Currently the Chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners, Admiral Justice had previously served as Chairman in 2018 and 2021.
 
Port Canaveral is now the 2nd busiest cruise port in the world with nearly 8 million cruise passenger movements in Fiscal Year 2024.
 
A U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Naval War College graduate, Chairman Justice served for 37 years in the Coast Guard, with 15 of those years on duty assignments in Florida.  His 12 years of service in the Coast Guard included on cutters, eight of which were in command, specializing in counter drug, illegal migrant, and search and rescue patrols. He also served for three years as a Military Aide to Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton, with responsibility for the potential execution of the nuclear codes.  He retired as a Rear (2 star) Admiral. 
 
Chairman Justice currently is a maritime consultant and community volunteer.


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Jerry W. AllenderJerry Allender

Vice Chairman

Jerry Allender was elected to the Port Authority Board in August 2010 to represent District 1 for a term beginning January 2011. He is a resident of Titusville, where he practices law. Allender previously served as a Port Commissioner from 1983 to 1994.

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Fritz VanVolkenburgh  Fritz VanVolkenburgh

Secretary/Treasurer

Fritz VanVolkenburgh was elected to the Commission representing District 3 for a term beginning December 2022.  His experience includes management positions in both the private and public sectors, and he recently served as Chief of Staff for the Brevard County District 2 Commission office.  He has a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA (MSIA) from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a member of the Florida Bar.  Mr. VanVolkenburgh was a ferryboat captain and harbormaster in the early part of his career.


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Micah Loyd  Micah Loyd

Commissioner

Micah Loyd, a resident of Titusville, Florida, was elected from District 2 for a term beginning November 2016.  Mr. Loyd is a Certified General Contractor and second- generation business owner of Loyd Contracting, Inc, who also serves on the North Brevard Economic Development Zone Board.  Mr. Loyd attended the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

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Kevin Markey  Kevin Markey

Commissioner

Kevin P. Markey was elected to the Commission representing District 4 for a term beginning November 2020. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1988 and is licensed to practice in all Florida State Courts. Mr. Markey is also a member of the (1) Business Law, (2) Real Property, Probate, and Trust law and (3) Administrative law sections of the Florida Bar. 
 
In addition to previously serving as Assistant City Attorney for Cape Canaveral and general counsel to the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, he has provided legal services for the municipalities of Cocoa, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach and Indialantic, and currently serves as general counsel to Eastern Florida State College.  He has also served as lead real estate counsel to local financial institutions, having primary responsibility for closing their commercial and residential loans, and currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Community Bank of the South with locations in Merritt Island, Rockledge, and Cocoa, Florida.
 
Mr. Markey has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Florida, a law degree with honors from Florida State University, and has lived in Brevard County for over 50 years. He and his wife Julie graduated from Merritt Island High School, and they have two children who also grew up in Merritt Island.


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Melanie Bradford

Special Assistant/Liaison, Board of Commissioners,
Executive Office

(321) 394-3201
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