Officers

Dawn Raney
President, year 1 of 2-year term

​President Dawn Raney has been a member of Jax Bama Club for several years and has served as events coordinator for the past three. She has attended two Chapter Leadership Workshops and is a proud Bama grad with a degree in Communications. She is a Realtor with Florida Welcome Home Real Estate.

Kevin Hogencamp
Co-Vice President, East Side

Co-Vice President Kevin Hogencamp will continue in his role of leading the watch parties at Hurricane Grill and Wings in Neptune Beach. Kevin is a proud Bama grad with a degree in Journalism and is Deputy City Manager of Atlantic Beach.

Jennifer Stevenson,
Co-Vice President, West Side

Co-Vice President Jennifer Stevenson joins the board this year and will lead the watch parties at Hurricane Grill and Wings in Fleming Island. Jennifer has been a loyal member of Jax Bama Club for several years and is a proud parent of a recent Bama grad. She woks at Jack Hanania Chevrolet.

Steve Beaton
Secretary/Treasurer

Secretary/Treasurer Steve Beaton continues in this trusted and vital role. Steve has been a Beaches regular for many years and is a proud Bama grad with a degree in Engineering. He is the senior principal engineer at Vistakon/Johnson & Johnson. One of the original Beach Bums, Steve assists at watch parties too.

Dan and Cynthia Leporati
New Student/Parent Recruitment Liaisons

Raygan Knopp
Events/Young Alumni Coordinator

New Student/Parent Recruitment Liaisons Dan and Cynthia Leporati are in their third year of introducing First Coast families to Bama. Proud UA grads, Dan is a risk control manager for Engage PEO and Cynthia is a teacher in the Clay County Schools.

Events/Young Alumni Coordinator Raygan Knopp brings her hospitality management and event planning skills to Jax Bama Club as a new board member this year. A recent Bama grad with bachelor's and master's in hospitality management, she is the Coordinator of Board Relations at the University of North Florida.

Madeline Sims
Tech Coordinator

Tech/Website Director Madeline Sims has served on the Jax Bama Board in various capacities since 2009, including past president. Madeline keeps all the tech running smoothly and assists with social media and fund-raising. She holds a master's degree in Library Science from UA and is the Library Technical Services Program Coordinator at Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Ray Winston Sr., Lori Caudle, and Denise Manderfield
Past Presidents

Ray Winston, Sr., Lori Caudle and Denise Manderfield serve on the board as past presidents and advisors. Ray works in Tech Support at School Specialty. Lori is the laboratory operations manager at Baptist Medical Center Beaches. Denise is a Realtor with Keller Williams Atlantic Partners and serves as the Region 6 Vice President for the National Alumni Association.