Summer joined the NAVC Team in 2012 and has led NAVC Marketing since 2017. She has a B.A. in Public Relations with a Concentration in Business Management from the College of Journalism & Communications at the University of Florida. Before joining the NAVC in 2012, she worked at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island and in full-service marketing and public relations agencies including Frankel Media Group in Gainesville, Florida, and The Zimmerman Agency in Tallahassee, Florida. Summer has served clients such as TPC Sawgrass, Cape Eleuthera Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, South Seas Island Resort, Bertram Yachts and the University of Florida.
Summer is a Florida native, born in Central Florida. She and her husband Matt now live in Jacksonville with their three children, Camden, Carlee and Cadence and their cavapoo, Oliver. Summer enjoys tennis, music, art and traveling and is passionate about animals of all kinds and their wellbeing.