Chairman Rhonda Rebman Lopez resides at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. She currently serves on the board of directors of her family’s business, PECO International Electric. 

After graduating from the University of Alabama and working in Washington D.C. for 5 years, Rhonda moved to South Florida over 30 years ago where she met and married her husband, Jorge. Together they have raised two sons, Ben and Noah and have lived in South Florida for over 30 years. 

Rhonda has served as a Precinct Committeewoman for the Republican Party for many years in Miami-Dade as well as Monroe County. Rhonda has been involved in the Republican Party nearly her entire life. 

Rhonda currently serves on numerous boards and councils in South Florida. Civic virtue has always been important to her and she is honored to currently serve as the leader of the Monroe County, Florida Republican Executive Committee.  

Vice Chairman Tim Urbanski, a lifelong Republican, comes from a small rural town in S.E. Pennsylvania and has lived in Big Pine Key since 2014.

After graduating high school, he attended PA Military College followed by US Army service in Vietnam 1968 and1969.  After leaving the military, he worked 38 years in Civil Service for the US Navy/DoD retiring in 2007.  

He is a former YMCA & PADI SCUBA diving instructor, USCG Licensed Charter Captain, and underwater shipwreck & cave diving explorer.  

Tim has been a Monroe County Precinct Committeeman for several years; a former Trustee and now Vice President of Big Pine Key Moose Lodge #1585; Vice Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Executive Committee; and a member of the Upper Keys,Middle Keys, and Southernmost Republican Clubs. 

Secretary Bettye Chaplin, historian, is a 76-year resident of Marathon, Florida Keys USA!  She started her early life on Pigeon Key in 1949 when her father became manager of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. Bettye’s family moved to Marathon in 1954 when the Bridge Toll was discontinued by the state. 

Bettye and husband, Jim, have two sons, two grandsons, and will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary this year.  

Influenced by her parents and her admiration for Bernie Papy, she’s been active in politics her whole life, encouraging good citizens to get involved and help with “get out and vote” efforts. Once a Harry Truman Democrat, Bettye boasts her whole family became Ronald Reagan Republicans in 1996. 

She is currently a member of Upper Keys Republican Club, Southernmost Republican Club, and is Past President of Middle Keys Republican Club.  These clubs are vital for candidate search and providing accurate information.

In addition to her active participation in politics, Bettye is the Past President of the Marathon Chamber of Commerce, holds a certificate for completion of HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) training, is a major supporter of Marathon Community Theatre, and actively contributes to Baptist Founders Society and the new Fisherman’s Community Hospital.