PRESIDENT 

  Melissa Moss: A native Hoosier and “1st gen” college grad, Melissa has a B.S. in Mass Communications from Butler University. After 14 years in advertising & public relations, she started law school at 39, and received her J.D. from Georgia State College of Law. Now retired, she spent three decades in the nonprofit arena: primarily in legal aid, domestic violence/human trafficking and HIV/AIDS–focused organizations that provided direct services to low-income individuals and marginalized communities. She moved to Florida in 2013 to become Deputy Director of the Florida Bar Foundation. Melissa and husband Cameron, have lived in Fernandina for 8 years and are owned by their three French Bulldogs. 

VICE PRESIDENT

  Jeff Hirshberg: a New Jersey native, Jeff graduated from Bucknell University, and holds a PhD in Medieval Literature and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin. He has been a full-time resident of Amelia Island since 2020, having retired from his 36 years as a CPA in Buffalo. NY. He has served on and held leadership positions on numerous non-profit boards, and has acted as Treasurer for Congressional, mayoral, and school board campaigns (all for Democrats, of course). Locally, he and his wife Shelley take joy as active mentors in the Take Stock in Children programs. 

TREASURER

  Kevin Catlin: Kevin moved here from New Jersey in 2021 with his wife Leigh Ann. Both joined DCAI soon after their move in order to meet like-minded people. Kevin is a Duke University graduate with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. he worked for 30 years in the IT field as a consultant and for a global specialty chemicals company. He really enjoys helping the Club become more efficient and effective through implementation of new technologies.  Kevin volunteers for the Medical Reserve Corps in NJ and FL and the Amelia Island History Museum,enjoys playing sports and is an avid golfer. He and Leigh Ann have two grown children and a yellow lab (Murphy).  Both are retired and spend the summer months at the Jersey Shore. 

SECRETARY 

  Loretta Ernst: A New Jersey native, Loretta is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck NJ, with a BA in Communications. Before retiring in 2021, Loretta spent 30 years as an IT business analyst & technical writer for various corporations including UPS, IBM and Florida Blue. She has also served as a legislative director for a NJ state senator and spent five years as public information officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern NJ. She and her husband Ken moved to Amelia Island in 2013 and immediately signed up as volunteer dog walkers for the Nassau Humane Society and weekly beach patrol volunteers for Amelia Island Sea Turtle watch. She and Ken love traveling and are the proud parents of son Michael in Denver, as well as a rescue English Cream golden retriever named Cooper, and two ten-year-old rescue cats, Jax and Beau.

AT-LARGE/Membership Committee Chair

  Leigh Ann Catlin: Leigh Ann and husband Kevin happily traded the cold winters of Madison, NJ in 2021 for the weather here. Leigh Ann has a BA from Bucknell University in International Relations and Spanish.  She spent 25+ years in international business, most recently serving as VP of International Business Development for a division of Johnson & Johnson. In her work she developed new international markets and managed the company’s international sales network for therapeutic skin care products in more than 85 countries. She’s excited to be able to use the experience gained in her career as well as in a variety of charitable and professional organizations in her role as Membership Chair for DCAI.

AT LARGE/Diversity Committee Chair

  Crishelle Bailey Soles: Crishelle has lived in Fernandina Beach for over 14 years and is a graduate of Fernandina Beach High School. While attending Florida A&M University, she served as a student leader, spearheading campaigns on reproductive justice issues such as mandatory sexual assault education, menstrual product accessibility, domestic violence awareness, and abortion access. Now working as a community organizer, Crishelle continues to educate others on reproductive justice and empowers individuals to advocate for their own health. Recently married, she and her husband, Stone, enjoy exploring local restaurants and sharing laughs together.