Meet the Team
Tom Vatter
Co-Owner
Tom has been a co-owner since its inception in 1985, with over 48+ years of experience in the HVAC field. Tom is a State Certified Mechanical Contractor Licensee, EPA certified. As the P.R representative for Kool Breeze, Tom is active in local Chambers and various other community organizations. Tom not only runs the daily operations of Kool Breeze, but is the face for Kool Breeze and keeps a pulse on the how, when, where and the why's of issues that impact Navarre as a whole.
Randy Bencivenga
Co-Owner
Randy has been a co-owner since its inception in 1985, with over 48+ years of experience in the HVAC field. Randy is a State Certified Mechanical Contractor Licensee, EPA certified, IQ Drive Certified and the business organization qualifier for Kool Breeze. He is the contractor of record on the city, town, and county building licenses and the DBPR. Randy is also a member of our local chapter of the Building Industry Association.
Sabrena Kelchak
Sales/Estimator
Sabrena has been with Kool Breeze since 2014. Sabrena is a State of Florida Certified Air Conditioning Contractor, earned an ACCA Manual D Duct Design Certification, ACCA Manual J for Residential Load Certification, and Right Suite Certification. In addition, Sabrena has over 19 years of experience in business and information technology.
Jay Kelchak
Sales/Estimator
Jay has been with Kool Breeze since 2019. He has earned a BS degree in both microbiology and molecular biology. Jay previously worked with FDLE for 15 years. In his spare time, he spends time with his family and loves to fish.
Philip Evans
Service Manager
Philip has returned to Kool Breeze, where he did service, installation, and ductwork 20 years ago. He has his EPA certification. Philip has lived in Navarre all of his life and he enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family.
Doug Simpson
Lead Installer
Doug has been with Kool Breeze since 2016, and has over 20 years of experience in the HVAC industry. Doug is EPA certified, OSHA certified and Mitsubishi M & P Series certified technician.
Chris Shultz
Lead Installer
Chris has been with Kool Breeze since 2017. He has over 15 years of experience in the HVAC industry. Chris is EPA certified.
Steve McGuire
Lead Installer
Kyle Spivey
Installer
Kyle likes to hunt, fish, and spend time with his family. He graduated high school in 2018. Then went into the HVAC program at PSC, and graduated a year later.
Jorel Fountain
Duct Installer
Jorel has been with Kool Breeze since 2016. He is a great asset to our team and is a very hard worker.
Sylvester Joiner
Duct Installer
Sylvester has been with Kool Breeze since 2016. He has experience as a sheet metal fabricator. He's currently enrolled in the "Northwest Florida HVAC Contractors Apprenticeship" program, which allows him to grow expertise in the HVAC industry. Sylvester also has years of experience in commercial HVAC applications.
Jeff Kimball
Service Technician
Jeff has been with Kool Breeze since 2019. He has been in the HVAC industry for over 11 years. He previously worked in Maine with oil heating then moved to Louisiana to work with heat pumps. Jeff is EPA certified.
Greg Gellinger
Service Technician
Greg has been with Kool Breeze since 2019. He has been in the air conditioning field for over 2 years and is EPA certified. Mitsubishi M & P Series certified technician Greg enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor activities.
Damien Reynolds
Service Technician
Service Technician with over 20 years’ experience in HVAC industry.  Damien is EPA Certified, certified in Rheem’s converter driven equipment, Mitsubishi M & P Series certified technician, Trane Variable Speed certified and up to date on all continuing education classes and a Gulf Power Check Me Program certified technician. Graduated OATC vocational school.
Cash Ellerbe
Rough-In Crew
 He was born in Alabama. He’s moved a lot in his life and found a slice of home everywhere. He enjoys reading, gaming and has something of crystal collection. With a growing education in HVAC, he hopes to do good work and make homes comfortable.
Aaron Davis
Rough-In Crew
 Recently found a new passion for cooking/grilling as well as tapping into his creative side doing resin pours and making pens. Desire to always learn new things.
Hunter Hall
Trim-Out Crew
Andrew McComas
Trim-Out Crew
Originally from West Virginia. Moved to Florida in 2009. He has been in the HVAC trade for around 8 years. He is an outdoorsman at heart. If the outdoors is involved, count him in.
Joseph Winslow
Trim-Out Crew
He studied HVAC at Locklin Technical and has been in the field for about seven years. When he separated from the Army, he move back to Florida. His hobbies involve anything outside.
Eli Monfils
Install Helper
He enjoys learning new things, reading and fishing. He received an HVAC Technician certificate from Delaware Technical Community College.
Vivian Fick
Office Manager Extraordinaire
Vivian has been with Kool Breeze for over 20 years. She has a diploma in Office Business and holds a "Notary of the Public" license. Vivian keeps the business end of the office filed and straight. She is a kind and caring person, who strives to help anyone she can.
Alex Fick
Receptionist/Service Dispatcher
She has a son and a genuine love for animals. Her pets consist of a golden retriever, three furry felines, a red-footed tortoise, and a leopard gecko.
Marie Gagnon
Receptionist
Marie is new to the area from the state of Maine. She enjoys going to the beach and fishing with her husband from the boat. They enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends. They have two fur kids that they love to spoil.