Chamber Staff

Dawn Mims

Dawn Mims has been involved with the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce since 2001, first as a member and then joining the staff in 2007. A true Florida native, Dawn relocated to Sarasota in 1999 from Daytona Beach after spending time vacationing on Longboat Key and Lido Key.

Dawn has a background in business marketing and management. She is highly committed to community service, giving back and lending a helping hand wherever needed. She has a son, Tyler, a recent high school graduate. In her spare time Dawn enjoys the outdoors, the beach, bike riding and taking in the all that paradise has to offer.

Victoria Jacobson

Victoria has been a resident of Sarasota since 1984, relocating from Chicago, IL and has cherished her weekend visits to Longboat Key throughout the years. She has a background in event planning, customer service and administration.

Victoria has been involved with fundraising for charity events including "Light the Night" cancer walk-a-thon, Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix, and Sarasota County 4-H clubs.

She has enjoyed volunteering her time with county youth teaching miniature horse care and showmanship for the last eight years. Victoria has been married for 18 years to Chuck Jacobson, Vice President of Aqua Plumbing & Air. Her daughter Savannah, is a Freshman at Sarasota High School. We relish in the fact that Sarasota has so much to offer from riding horseback in the woods in Myakka to swimming at the beach on Longboat Key.