Governing Board
2010s
- Richard G. Hamann
- Arlen N. Jumper
- Hans G. Tanzler III
- Michael Ertel
- Hersey (Herky) Huffman
- Susan N. Hughes
2000s
- David G. Graham
- Ann T. Moore
- William W. Kerr
- Duane L. Ottenstroer
- Robert (Clay) Albright
- John Sowinski
- Ometrias Deon Long
- W. Michael Branch
- Catherine Walker
- Jeff K. Jennings
- Reid Hughes
- Otis Mason
- J. Dan Roach
- Bill Segal
1990s
- Kathy Chinoy
- Griffin Greene
- Patricia T. Harden
- Jim Swann
- Jim H. Williams
- Lenore N. McCullagh
- Joe E. Hill
- Jesse J. Parrish III
- Denise M. Prescod
- Joseph D. Collins
- Merritt C. Fore
- Saundra H. Gray
- Ralph E. Simmons
- Thomas L. Durrance
- Alice J. Weinberg
- Val M. Steele
1980s
- Kelley Smith Jr.
- Sam L. Swett
- John L. Minton
- Idwal Owen
- Lynne Capehart
- Frances Pignone
- Michael Braddock
- Frank Friedmann
- Daniel A. Martinez
- Michael Gray
- John V. D’Albora Jr.
- Claude O. Godwin
- George E. Norton
- A. Ray Beville
- John R. Tripson
- R.T. (Tommy) Clay
1970s
Former Board member archive
2010s

Richard G. Hamann
Gainesville
Dates of service: 5/19/2009–5/20/2013
Governing Board responsibilities:
Regulatory Committee, chairman
Projects and Land Committee, alternate
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Attorney (on the staff of the Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida’s Levin College of Law)
Other community service:
Alachua Conservation Trust, member
Bluebelt Commission, member
Everglades Law Center, member
Environmental and Land Use Law Section of The Florida Bar, chairman
Faculty Advisory Committee to UF’s Water Institute
Florida Defenders of the Environment, president
Florida Wildlife Federation, member
Land and Water Planning Task Force, member
Ocklawaha Basin Board, member
Orange Creek Basin Advisory Council, chairman
Three Rivers FNPC, president

Arlen N. Jumper
Fort McCoy
Dates of service: 7/23/2007–8/27/2011
Governing Board responsibilities:
Projects and Land Committee, chairman
Regulatory Committee
Represented the Ocklawaha River and Florida Ridge basins
Occupation: Agriculture (citrus, timber, cattle, real estate and turf grass businesses)
Other community service:
Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame, 2002
Florida Citrus Commission (1972–1981, chairman, 1979–80)
Florida Department of Citrus
Florida Farm Bureau (state director, 1968)
Florida Turf Grass Association (board member, 1998)
Florida Sod Grower Cooperative (director 2002–2006)
U.S. Navy

Hans G. Tanzler III
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 4/2/2008–7/12/2011
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 10/12/2010–7/12/2011
Treasurer, 11/11/2008–10/12/2010
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee, chairman
Projects and Land Committee
Regulatory Committee
Represented the Lower St. Johns River Basin
Occupation: Finance (president of Marion Equities Inc.), and law (former assistant U.S. attorney, former Internal Revenue Service attorney and private attorney)
Other community service:
Jacksonville Transportation Authority board
Jacksonville Zoological Society, former chairman
Gulf States Fisheries Commission
The Conservation Trust of Florida board
The Florida Bar, former chairman, tax section
University of Florida Foundation board

Michael Ertel
Oviedo
Dates of service: 7/23/2007–4/21/2011
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Public relations, banking industry and local government
Other community service:
Department of State Citizen Review Group
Florida National Guard
Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, legislative committee
Public Relations Society of America (Greater Orlando Chapter)
Republicans for Environmental Protection
Seminole County Housing Authority
Seminole County Supervisor of Elections
U.S. Army

Hersey (Herky) Huffman
Enterprise
Dates of service: 7/23/2007–8/26/2010
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/11/2008–8/26/2010
Projects and Land Committee
Represented the Middle and Upper St. Johns River basins
Occupation: Agriculture
Other community service:
Friends of the St. Johns River group
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for water quality and exotics issues
Marine Advisory Council in Volusia County
Volusia County Planning and Zoning Board for review of drainage and water plans
Volusia Hospital Authority
U.S. Army

Susan N. Hughes
Ponte Vedra
Dates of service: 10/10/2003–3/31/2010
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairwoman, 11/11/2008–3/31/2010
Regulatory Committee
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Human resources officer, JEA
Other community service:
2004 class of Leadership Jacksonville
Florida Chamber Water Task Force
Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA) Utility Council
Jacksonville Mayor’s Growth Management Task Force
PACE Center for Girls
Winston YMCA Board
2000s

David G. Graham
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 3/1/2001–5/19/2009
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 11/08/2005–11/11/2008
Vice chairman, 11/11/2003–11/08/2005
Treasurer, 11/12/2001–11/11/2003
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
Regulatory Committee
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Finance, InTuition Development Holding, LLC
Other community service:
Foundation Board of Episcopal High School
InRoads, Inc.
Jacksonville University
Mandarin Presbyterian Church
SunTrust Banks of North Florida
University of North Florida Business Advisory Council

Ann T. Moore
Bunnell
Dates of service: 3/1/2001–5/19/2009
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/8/2005–11/11/2008
Projects and Land Committee
Regulatory Committee
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Business, Florida Manufacturing Co.
Other community service:
4th Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
Florida Special Olympics
Hospice, Volusia and Flagler counties
Lake Disston Lake Watch
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach
Trinity United Methodist Church

William W. Kerr
Melbourne Beach
Dates of service: 3/5/1999–3/11/2008
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 11/1999–11/2001
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
Projects and Land Committee
Regulatory Committee
Represented the Northern Coastal and Indian River Lagoon basins
Occupation: Environmental consulting, president and principal ecologist of B.K.I., Inc.
Other community service:
Citizens Advisory Committee for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
East Central Florida and the National Association of Environmental Professionals
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (state appointee)
Florida, National and International Wildlife federations
Marine Resources Council

Duane L. Ottenstroer
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 3/5/1999–3/11/2008
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 11/2001–11/2003
Treasurer, 11/1999–11/2001 and 11/2003–11/2007
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
Represented the Lower St. Johns River Basin
Occupation: Investor
Other community service:
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville Community Foundation
Northeast Florida Environmental Education Council
St. Vincent’s Foundation
State Historical Preservation Board

Robert (Clay) Albright
Ocala
Dates of service: 3/5/1999–7/23/2007
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/2001–11/2005
Projects and Land Committee
Represented the Ocklawaha River and Florida Ridge basins
Occupation: Commercial real estate broker and developer
Other community service:
Marion County Zoning Commission
Office of Greenways and Trails

John Sowinski
Orlando
Dates of service: 3/7/2003–7/23/2007
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice Chairman, 11/2005–7/2007
Regulatory Committee
Represented the Middle and Upper St. Johns River basins
Occupation: Media relations, Consensus Communications Inc.
Other community service:
Coastal Conservation Association of Florida member
Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors

Ometrias Deon Long
Apopka
Dates of service: 3/5/1999–7/23/2007
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 11/2003–11/2005
Vice chairman, 11/2000–11/2003
Finance and Administration Committee
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Attorney, O.D. Long and Associates
Other community service:
American and National Bar associations
Children’s Educational Opportunity Foundation of Central Florida
National Association of Securities Professionals
New Covenant Baptist Church
University Club

W. Michael Branch
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service: 3/1/2001–2/8/2005
Governing Board responsibilities:
Regulatory Committee
Represented the St. Marys River Basin and the Nassau River Basin
Occupation: Forestry, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
Other community service:
American Forest and Paper Association
Florida Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry’s Technical Advisory Committee
Florida Forestry Association

Catherine Walker
Altamonte Springs
Dates of service: 3/13/2001–8/12/2003
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented the Middle and Upper St. Johns River basins
Occupation: Engineering
Other community service:
American Water Resources Association
American Water Works Association
Florida Engineering Society
Florida Water Environment Association

Jeff K. Jennings
Maitland
Dates of service: 3/5/1999–3/1/2003
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/2000–11/2001
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: General contractor, Jack Jennings and Sons
Other community service:
Associated Builders and Contractors
Florida Engineering Society (president)

Reid Hughes
Ormond Beach
Dates of service: 3/1/1993–3/1/2001
Governing Board responsibilities:
Facilities, Planning and Construction Committee
Land Acquisition and Management Committee
Personnel Committee
Policy Committee
Projects Committee
Recreation Advisory Council (representing Central Region)
Occupation: Real estate developer and past president of Hughes Oil Co.
Other community service:
Audubon Society (national board)
Daytona Symphony Society (board of directors)
Florida State University Foundation (board of directors)
New Smyrna Museum of History Foundation (board of directors)
The Nature Conservancy
YMCA (board of directors)

Otis Mason
St. Augustine
Dates of service: 3/1/1995–3/1/2001
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 3/1995–11/1999
Facilities, Planning and Construction Committee
Finance Committee
Information Technology Committee
Personnel Committee
Represented the Lower St. Johns River Basin and the Upper Coastal Basin
Occupation: Education, teacher, principal and school superintendent (St. Johns County)
Other community service:
Buckingham/Smith Foundation (board of directors)
Drug Education and Prevention Center
Fort Moses Historical Society (board of directors)
Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (middle and elementary school accreditation evaluator)
St. Augustine Historic Kiwanis Club
Venetian Club (board of directors)

J. Dan Roach
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service: 3/1/1993–3/1/2001
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 3/1995–11/1995
Vice Chairman, 12/1995–11/1997
Chairman, 12/1997–11/1999
Finance Committee
Land Acquisition and Management Committee
Personnel Committee
Recreational Advisory Council (represented Northern Region)
Represented the Nassau River and St. Marys River basins
Occupation: Forestry, manager of Business Development and Land Utilization for Rayonier, Inc.
Other community service:
Fernandina Beach High School Foundation (board of directors)
Kairos prison ministry
Mission Committee of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (board of directors)

Bill Segal
Maitland
Dates of service: 3/1/1993–3/1/2001
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/1993–2/1995
Vice chairman, 3/1995–11/1995
Chairman, 11/1995–11/1997
Board Counsel Selection Committee
Facilities, Planning and Construction Committee
Finance Committee
Land Acquisition and Management Committee
Personnel Committee
Projects Committee
Utilities Advisory Board
Represented the Middle and Upper St. Johns River basins
Occupation: Real estate broker and builder
Other community service:
Coalition for the Homeless
Florida Symphony Orchestra, Orlando
Jewish Family Services
1990s

Kathy Chinoy
Ponte Vedra
Dates of service: 3/1/1995–3/1/1999
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 12/1997–02/1999
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Attorney, state representative
Other community service:
Children’s advocate
Florida Ethics Commission
Jacksonville’s Growth Management Task Force

Griffin Greene
Vero Beach
Dates of service: 3/1/1995–3/1/1999
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Agriculture, Greene’s Citrus Management and Greene River Marketing and Greene River Packing
Other community service:
Community Child Care Advisory Committee
Indian River Citrus League
Ocean Spray Advisory Committee
United Way

Patricia T. Harden
Sanford
Dates of service: 3/7/1991–3/1/1999
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 3/1993–10/1993
Chairman, 11/1993–11/1995
Occupation: Biologist, environmental affairs projects manager for Walt Disney World
Other community service:
Environmental Leaders panel of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (now the Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Friends of Lake Jesup
Friends of the Wekiva River
Orange County Audubon
Saltwater Fisheries Advisory Board
The Nature Conservancy, Florida Chapter

Jim Swann
Cocoa
Dates of service: 9/26/1983–7/1/1987 and 3/1/1995–3/1/1999
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 10/1985–12/1987
Treasurer, 12/1995–2/1999
Finance Committee
Policy Committee
Represented the Middle and Lower Coastal basins
Occupation: Independent land developer
Other community service:
Brevard County 201–208 Planning Commission
Brevard County Housing Finance Authority
Brevard County Tourist Development Council
Brevard Zoo (board)
Canaveral National Seashore Planning and Advisory Commission
Eckerd College (board)
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. (board chairman)
Environmental Regulation Commission (board)
Governor’s Commission on the Future of Florida’s Environment
Indian River Lagoon Field Committee
Kiwanis Club of Cocoa
Marine Resources Council (board)
North Brevard Development Commission
Prime Bank and board member of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (board chairman)
Speaker’s Advisory Committee on the Future
The Nature Conservancy (board)
Theodore Roosevelt Society, Inc. (board)
Titusville Chamber of Commerce

Jim H. Williams
Ocala
Dates of service: 3/7/1991–3/1/1999
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented the Ocklawaha River Basin
Occupation: Real estate, investor, citrus grower; also served as a Florida lieutenant governor, state senator, Secretary of the Florida Department of Administration, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Other community service:
Golden Gem Growers citrus cooperative, Umatilla
Salvation Army (director)

Lenore N. McCullagh
Orange Park
Dates of service: 6/7/1991–3/1/1995
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/1991–10/1993
Vice Chairman, 11/1993–3/1995
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Environmental and organic chemist
Other community service:
1,000 Friends of Florida
Florida Audubon Society
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Jacksonville Zoological Society
The Nature Conservancy (board of directors)

Joe E. Hill
Leesburg
Dates of service: 7/14/1987–3/1/1995
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice Chairman, 11/198–10/1991
Chairman, 11/1991–10/1993
Represented the Ocklawaha River Basin
Occupation: Road construction, owned J.E. Hill Contractors, Inc.
Other community service:
Florida Transportation Builders Association (director)
Governing Board, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Lake County Pollution Control Board (chairman)

Jesse J. Parrish III
Titusville
Dates of service: 4/7/1991–3/1/1995
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 11/1991–2/1995
Represented the Middle and Lower Coastal basins
Occupation: Agriculture/accounting, president of Jesse J. Parrish, Inc. and vice president of Nevins Fruit Co., Inc.
Other community service:
Barnett Bank of Central Florida (director)
Citrus Administrative Committee
Florida Citrus Mutual (director)
Florida Citrus Packers (director)
Florida House Board of Trustees
Indian River Citrus League (director)
Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital Foundation (vice president)

Denise M. Prescod
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 3/1/1993–12/13/1994
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented the Lower St. Johns River and Upper Coastal basins
Occupation: Attorney, assistant public defender for the Fourth Judicial Circuit
Other community service:
Jacksonville Electric Authority (now called JEA)
Jacksonville Mayor’s African-American Advisory Board
Jacksonville Urban League

Joseph D. (J.D.) Collins
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 3/2/1989–3/1/1993
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 4/1991–10/1991
Vice chairman, 11/1991–2/1993
Represented the Lower St. Johns River Basin and the Upper Coastal Basin
Occupation: Real estate development, Stokes-Collins and Co., Inc.
Other community service:
Brierwood Athletic Association
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville Committee of 100
Jacksonville Economic Development Council
Northeast Florida Builders Association

Merritt C. Fore
Ocala
Dates of service: 3/2/1989–3/1/1993
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 4/1991–10/1991
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Commercial real estate developer, investor and attorney
Other community service:
Advisory Committee for Ocala’s Appleton Cultural Center
Elks Club
Kiwanis Club
The Florida Bar Association

Saundra H. Gray
DeBary
Dates of service: 9/26/1985–3/1/1993
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 12/1987–4/1989
Vice Chairman, 5/1989–10/1989
Chairman, 11/1989–10/1991
Personnel Committee
Represented the Middle and Upper St. Johns River basins
Occupation: Owner and operator of Gemini Springs Ranch
Other community service:
All Saints Episcopal Church
Epilepsy Association of Central Florida (past president)
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (past board member)
Federal Reserve Bank of Jacksonville (past board member)
Florida Santa Gertrudis Association (past secretary, vice president and president)
Gateway Center for the Arts (board member)
Gemini Springs Writer’s Group
International Women’s Writers Guild
Santa Gertrudis Breeders International
Seeds of Peace, Central Florida Chapter (advisory board member)
Seven Seas Cruising Association (rear commodore and circumnavigator)
Town and Gown, University of Central Florida

Ralph E. Simmons
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service: 3/1/1982–3/1/1993
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 9/1983–9/1985 and 1/1988–10/1989
Chairman, 10/198–12/1987
Finance Committee
Land Management Committee
Occupation: Business, vice president of Amelia Plantation Co.
Other community service:
Amelia Chapel (director)
Amelia Island Chamber of Commerce (board member and vice president)
Amelia Island Mosquito Control District (board)
Amelia Island Plantation Club
Committee of 100 (advisory member)
Fernandina Beach Kiwanis Club (president)

Thomas L. Durrance
Ormond Beach
Dates of service: 7/14/1987–7/1/1991
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 12/1989–2/1991
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Construction, president of Halifax Paving, Inc.

Alice J. Weinberg
Longwood
Dates of service: 7/14/1987–7/1/1991
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 5/1989–2/1991
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Real estate, mortgage broker at Wall St. Company Realtors, Longwood
Other community service:
Central Florida Zoological Park (development director)
Florida Symphony Orchestra (board of directors)
Leukemia Society of Central Florida
Seminole County Republican Executive Committee

Val M. Steele
Melbourne
Dates of service: 9/13/1988–3/1/1991
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented the Middle and Lower Coastal basins
Occupation: Real estate developer, Steele/Gilliland Realty and Insurance, Brevard County; also served as a city commissioner and mayor of the city Melbourne Beach
Other community service:
Brevard Area Transportation Committee (chairman)
Brevard County Commission
Brevard Metropolitan Planning Organization (chairman)
District Board of Mental Health
District Three Recreation and Parks Committee (chairman)
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Florida League of Municipalities
1980s

Kelley Smith Jr.
Palatka
Dates of service: 2/4/1985–7/1/1989
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 1/1988–2/1989
Represented an at-large seat
Occupation: Forestry, general manager of Gator Logging Co., Putnam County; Florida House of Representatives (1990–2000)
Other community service:
Florida Forestry Association (district vice president)
Florida Senate Agricultural Advisory Board
Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council (chairman)
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce (director)

Sam L. Swett
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 9/26/1985–7/1/1989
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented the Lower St. Johns River Basin and the Upper Coastal Basin
Occupation: Agriculture, general manager of the Upper Florida Milk Producer’s Association
Other community service:
American Institute of Cooperation (board of trustees)
Florida Dairy Hall of Fame
Florida Farm Bureau
Lions Club

John L. Minton
Vero Beach
Dates of service: 9/26/1983–7/1/1987
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 1/1988–10/1989
Finance Committee
Personnel Committee
Occupation: Citrus grower, realtor and accountant for several businesses
Other community service:
Ad Valorem Tax Committee (chairman)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Florida Citrus Health and Accident Trust and for the Citrus Self Insurers Fund (trustee)
Florida Citrus Packers (treasurer)
Kiwanis of Vero Treasure Coast (president)
Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (president)

Idwal Owen
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 11/10/1980–7/1/1987
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 10/1981–7/1983
Chairman, 8/1983–9/1985
Finance Committee
Policy Committee
Personnel Committee
Land Management Committee
Occupation: Agriculture, owner and operator of Owen Dairy
Other community service:
Duval County regional forestry and farm associations
Duval Soil and Water Conservation District
Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair
Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council

Lynne Capehart
Gainesville
Dates of service: 10/5/1979–7/1/1987
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 10/1981–7/1983
Legislative Committee
Land Management Committee
Policy Committee
Personnel Committee
Occupation: Attorney, environmental law and energy law research
Other community service:
Advisory committee to the Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Utility Board
Alachua County Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Green Swamp Resources Planning and Management Committee
Sierra Club

Frances Pignone
Orlando
Dates of service: 10/5/1979–7/1/1987
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 10/1979–7/1982
Vice chairman, 8/1980–9/1981
Chairman, 10/1981–7/1983
Personnel Committee
Policy Committee
Occupation: Social worker and an environmentalist
Other community service:
Children and Youth Network
East-Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Human Services Planning Council
League of Women Voters
National Association of Social Workers
Michael Braddock
Pierson
Dates of service: 8/25/1975–7/1/1985
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 7/1977–9/1979
Vice chairman, 8/1983–8/1985
Aquatic Weed Studies Committee
Policy Committee
Finance Committee
Upper St. Johns River Basin Committee
Land Management Committee
Occupation: Agriculture, fern grower at Olan Braddock Fernery, Pierson
Other community service:
County Agricultural Assessment Board
Environmental Control Board of Volusia County (advisory board)
Florida Farm Bureau (State Natural Resources Committee)
Volusia County Farm Bureau (board of directors)
Frank Friedmann
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 10/25/1975–7/1/1985
Governing Board responsibilities:
Personnel Committee
Legislative Committee
Policy Committee
Special committee on the Melbourne-Tillman Drainage District’s Revised Plan of Reclamation
Occupation: Attorney, member of the firm of Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones and Gay of Jacksonville
Other community service:
Florida Bar Association
Florida Yacht Club Jacksonville Area Planning Board (chairman, 1996–97)
Jacksonville Art Museum (advisory board)
Judicial Nominating Committee for the Fourth Circuit
River Club
University Club

Daniel A. Martinez
Palatka
Dates of service: 4/30/1984–2/2/1985
Occupation: Industry, senior vice president of the Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Other community service:
Association for Retarded Citizens, Putnam County (director)
Capital City Bank (advisory board)
Florida Chamber of Commerce (executive committee)
North Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America (executive board)
Palatka Housing Authority (chairman)
Putnam Community Medical Center Board of Trustees (chairman)
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce (president)
Putnam County Nursing Home Authority (chairman)
Rodeheaver Boys Ranch (president, board of directors)
Rotary Club of Palatka (president)
St. Augustine Technical Center (executive board member)
U.S. Army
Michael Gray
Sanford
Dates of service: 10/5/1981–1/1/1984
Occupation: Cattle rancher and agriculturalist

John V. D’Albora Jr.
Cocoa
Dates of service: 9/24/197–7/22/1983
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 10/1980–7/1983
Occupation: Agriculture, president of J.V. D’Albora Co.
Other community service:
Canaveral Port Authority
Citrus Hall of Fame Selection Board
Cocoa Rotary Club
Farm Bureau Board
First Sun Bank of Brevard (board of directors)
Florida Citrus Commission
Florida Citrus Mutual Board
Indian River Citrus League
Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital Board

Claude O. Godwin
Titusville
Dates of service: 1/28/1977–5/1/1983
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 7/1977–9/1981
Legislative Committee
Policy Committee
Upper St. Johns River Basin Committee
Occupation: Dentist
Other community service:
American Dental and the Florida State Dental associations
Brevard County Dental Society (president)
Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District (governing board)
Central District Dental Society
George E. Norton
Callahan
Dates of service: 10/9/1981–12/15/1981
Occupation: Social services, president of the Baptist Home for Children in Jacksonville, retired
A. Ray Beville
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service: 7/1/1977–7/1/1981
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 10/1979–7/1982
Chairman, 8/1980–9/1981
Occupation: Certified public accountant; chairman of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

John R. Tripson
Vero Beach
Dates of service: 10/14/1977–2/1/1981
Occupation: Dairyman

R.T. (Tommy) Clay
Palatka
Dates of service: 11/8/1973–7/22/1980
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 5/1976–7/1980
Facilities Committee
Executive Committee
Occupation: Rancher, Putnam County agricultural agent
Other community service:
Agriculture First Farm Credit Bank (Columbia, S.C.)
Boy Scouts
Chamber of Commerce
Florida Association of County Agents
Florida State Fair
Kiwanis Club
Putnam Community Medical Center
Putnam County Cattlemen’s Association
Putnam County Farm Bureau
Putnam County Planning Commission
Rodeheaver Boys’ Ranch
Rodeheaver’s Trust
1970s

Jack R. Christmas
Apopka
Dates of service: 6/29/1976–7/1/1979
Occupation: Agriculture, Oakdell Inc.
Other community service:
Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association (president)
Growers Council of the Society of American Florists, Washington, D.C.
Marine Corps
Orange County Farm Bureau (president)
John P. Dicks
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 12/4/1973–7/1/1979
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 5/1976
Personnel Committee
Occupation: Business, Feed and Seed Co. in Duval County
Jasper Joiner
Gainesville
Dates of service: 7/31/1975–7/1/1979
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice chairman, 5/1976–9/1979
Occupation: Education, professor of ornamental horticulture at the University of Florida
Other community service:
Alachua County Board of Public Instruction (chairman)
Florida State Horticultural Society (vice-president)
Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi, Phi Epsilon Phi and Pi Alpha Xi, national science societies
Horticultural Sciences (chairman)
Ornamental and Landscape Horticulture Section of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences
Joseph Wilson
Ocala
Dates of service: 9/16/1977–7/1/1979
Occupation: President of Golden Drumstick, Inc.
Clifton Townsend
St. Augustine
Dates of service: 9/7/1976–7/1/1979
Occupation: Marineland manager
Suzanne Bayley
Gainesville
Dates of service: 2/5/1974–8/1/1977
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 5/1976–6/1977
Personnel Committee
Occupation: Educator, the University of Florida and the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Francis (Jim) Knapp
DeLand
Dates of service: 11/14/1973–7/1/1977
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 7/1976–7/1977
Executive Committee
Occupation: Education, chairman of the Department of Biology at Stetson University
J.R. Graw
Ocala
Dates of service: 12/31/1976–4/14/1977
Occupation: Banking, vice president of Midstate Federal Savings and Loan
Eugene Shaw
Orange Park
Dates of service: 9/8/1975–9/1/1976
Occupation: County attorney, Clay County
George Brown
Lake Mary
Dates of service: 10/10/1974–4/13/1976
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 8/1975–4/1976
Occupation: Business, Southern Line Cleaning Corp.
Tommy Shave
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service: 11/1973–7/3/1975

Arthur (Art) R. Marshall Jr.
Interlachen
Dates of service: 11/1973–7/1/1975
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 12/1973–7/1975 (the Board’s first)
Occupation: Environmental consultant and activist
Other community service:
Central and South Florida Flood Control District (governing board)
Florida National Guard
U.S. Army

Bobby White
Hastings
Dates of service: 11/14/1973–7/1/1975
Occupation: Agriculture, executive director for St. Johns and Flagler counties of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jim Terrell
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 11/20/1973–12/4/1974
Occupation: Attorney
John Krider
Sanford
Dates of service: 11/28/1973–8/12/1974

