Members
Appointments to the seven member Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., are made by the Governor (1), the Attorney General (1), the Chief Financial Officer (1), the President of the Senate (2), and the Speaker of the House (2). Appointments and terms of office are established pursuant to s. 288.8014, F.S.
Lauren Costin
Ms. Lauren Costin, of Port St. Joe, Florida, is a practicing attorney at Costin and Costin in Port St. Joe, Florida. Lauren is a lifelong resident of Port St. Joe and graduated from Port St. Joe Junior/Senior High School in 2014. Lauren attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama, where she received her B.S.B.A degree with a concentration in Financial Economics in 2018. Following graduation from Troy University, Lauren attended law school at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and received her J.D. in 2021. Since her admission to the Florida Bar, Lauren has practiced law alongside her father in Port St. Joe, Florida, and has focused her practice primarily on real estate law. Outside of her legal practice, Lauren enjoys traveling and spending time on the water fishing and boating with family and friends.
Appointed by Speaker of the House
Term Beginning July 1, 2026 – Ending June 30, 2030
Chris Cramer
Chris Cramer, of Panama City, is a Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Bill Cramer Automotive, Inc. He is a proud graduate of Bay High School and the University of Florida.
Mr. Cramer has served in his current positions since 2005. He is also Partner, President and Dealer at Cramer Marine and Outdoor. He has been instrumental in the revitalization of Downtown Panama City and his childhood neighborhood The Cove. In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael he re-developed both residential and commercial properties in an effort to not only to restore but improve the vibrancy of the area. He also serves as the President of the Southern Chevy Dealers LMA since 2015, and the North Florida-Southern Georgia Buick GMC Autogroup, Inc. LMA since 2019.
Mr. Cramer volunteers as a member of the Midsouth Bank Advisory Board, Bay County Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Panama City Rotary Club. His past service includes the Board Chair of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, as Commodore of the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, FSU PC Nurse Anesthesia Advisory Board, and the Bay County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
Mr. Cramer and his wife, Pam, have three boys and the family enjoys fishing, hunting, golfing and traveling.
Appointed by Senate President
Term Beginning July 1, 2026 – Ending June 30, 2030
Matt Gaetz
Appointed by House Speaker
Term Beginning July 1, 2026 - Ending June 30, 2030
Charles W. Rigdon, Chair
Mr. Charles W. Rigdon of Destin, Florida is the principal of Harbor Capital, a real estate investment company. In his early career, Mr. Rigdon worked in the accounting and banking sectors. For the past 40 years Mr. Rigdon’s primary business ventures have been real estate and private equity related. He was a founding partner in Kelly Plantation, a masterplan community in Destin.
Harbor Capital has been responsible for multiple major real estate developments in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Most recently Harbor Capital developed Forest View, located in south Walton County. The development includes Dunes Lake Elementary School, the South Walton Sports Complex, a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, office complexes and Ariza Apartments. Harbor Capital is currently developing 331 Commercial, on US Hwy 331 south of Freeport.
Mr. Rigdon is the managing partner for The Enclave at Deer Moss Creek located in Niceville, a Class A apartment complex which opened in 2024. Harbor Capital’s latest project is in Crestview, a seventy-six acre commercial and mixed-use development.
Mr. Rigdon is a graduate of Troy University with a B.S. in Accounting. He is a licensed Florida Real Estate Broker. He resides in Destin, Florida with his wife and two children.
Appointed by Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis
Term Beginning March 31, 2025 – Ending March 30, 2029
Former Members
Leslie Weiss
David L. Humphreys
Bryan A. Corr, Sr.
Jay Trumbull, Sr. (Chair 2025- June 2026)
Reynolds Henderson
David Bear (Chair 2023-2024)
Collier Merrill
Lewis Bear, Jr. (replaced Stan Connally, Jr.)
Allan Bense (original chair)
Robert Bonezzi (original member)
Stan Connally, Jr. (original member)
Pam Dana, Ph. D (original member)
Benjamin Lee (replaced Robert Bonezzi)
Stephen Riggs, IV (original member)
Jason Shoaf (original member)
Don Gaetz (original member, Chair 2018-2022)
Matt Terry (replaced Jason Shoaf)