Executive Committee
Barry Dockswell
Past Pompano Commissioner
Barry Dockswell
Barry Dockswell has lived in the City of Pompano Beach for the past 21 years. He has served the city as a commissioner (2008-2016) and as chair of the East CRA Advisory Committee (2003-2007). Barry has been an enthusiastic leader and supporter of the renaissance our city has enjoyed over the past decade. He was motivated to help form Citizens for a Better Pompano Beach to help keep our city on track.
Thomas “Tommy” DiGiorgio
Pompano Beach Economic Development Council, Chair
Thomas “Tommy” DiGiorgio
Tommy is a longtime Pompano Beach business owner, property owner, and volunteer who has enjoyed watching our great city’s renaissance in the past decade. Tommy has played a direct role in the redevelopment of the city as Chair of the Pompano Beach Economic Council, as well as Vice Chair of the Broward Planning Council. Additionally, Tommy was Past Chair of the Pompano Beach Historical Society and the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.
As a business and property owner in Pompano Beach for over 25 years, Tommy could not be more proud of how far the city has come in the past 10 years and wants to see that progress continue!
Elaine Fitzgerald
Beach Vacation Rentals
Elaine Fitzgerald
Elaine Fitzgerald is the owner-operator of Beach Vacation Rentals, a group of multi-unit boutique inns by the beach, designated as Superior Small Lodgings in a program administered by Broward County. Previously, she was a TV news reporter/anchor in major markets across the country, and then ran a PR firm for several years.
“I saw the tremendous potential of Pompano Beach to become the beautiful city it is today, and chose to invest here when the city was still suffering from many years of neglect. I tried to improve neighborhoods as I bought distressed vintage and historic properties and restored them for tourists, business travelers and visiting friends and families of local residents,” said Fitzgerald.
Elaine has been a member of the City’s Economic Development Council since 2008. She was awarded 2009 Small Business Person of the Year by the Pompano Chamber. She served for many years on the Chamber board and serves now as Tourism Chair.
Jack Rogerson
East CRA Advisory Committee, Chair
Jack Rogerson
Jack moved to Pompano Beach from Boston in 2000, when he retired from a 30 year career with the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., where he spent the last 12 years as VP of Distribution. He managed 1100 employees, 2 million sq ft of distribution centers and a transportation fleet of 250 trucks.
Jack chose to retire in Florida because of the fantastic weather and specifically picked Pompano Beach because it had reasonable property values and many urban amenities while it maintained a “small town feel”. Jack has served on the ECRA Advisory Committee since 2004 and has been its Chairman for the past 11 years. He is also a member of the Economic Development Council.
Jack and his wife, Paula, have been married for 26 years and have 4 adult children and 9 grandchildren.
Dawne Richards
Founder of East Pompano Civic Association
Dawne Richards
Dawne is a senior executive, writer and dedicated community servant. She founded and published Pompano Today, our city’s first lifestyle magazine, for six years. Currently, she writes a monthly column for Pompano! magazine. Dawne founded the East Pompano Civic Association in 2009 for which she was awarded a Shining Star for Community Service by the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce in 2010. As noted in the Pelican Newspaper, “Dawne has led hundreds of residents to the understanding that joining together as a neighborhood brings neighbors together and builds community.” Dawne also serves on the board of the Florida Education Fishing Foundation and is the Vice President of Advocacy for the South Florida Chapter of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women. She is a past board member of the Pompano Beach Historical Society.
“My family and I have loved Pompano Beach since we began coming here in the 1960s”, said Richards. “We feel so lucky to be part of the city’s renaissance and can’t wait to see it continue to flourish; we’re excited to think that Pompano Beach will once again be the thriving place that it was in our youth.
Woodrow “Woody” Poitier
Past Pompano Commissioner
Woodrow “Woody” Poitier
Woody is a former Pompano Beach City Commissioner for District 4 and long-standing resident and business owner of Pompano Beach who has seen tremendous amounts of progress over the past 10-12 years in our great city. As a concerned citizen wanting to see that progress continued, Woody joined Citizens for a Better Pompano Beach.
In addition to being a former City Commissioner, Woody is a member/owner of the following:
- C. Poitier Funeral Home, Owner
- Pompano Beach Firefighter/Paramedic, Retired
- Mount Calvary Baptist Church Trustee Board, Member
- Kiwanis Club of Pompano Beach-Westside, Member
- Housing Authority of Pompano Beach, Chair