Rodney Ketcham, the owner of a Cocoa Beach commercial real estate firm, was elected chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority during the board's first meeting of 2002.
Other officers elected were: Raymond Sharkey as vice chairman, a retired aerospace
manager serving his second term representing District 1; Donald Molitor as secretary/treasurer, the retired
telecommunications business owner represents District 3 and also is serving his second term.
Other board members are: Titusville attorney Joe Matheny, a second-term representative of District 2, and Ralph Kennedy, a construction business owner and Port Commissioner since 1990. He represents District 4.