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Personal:
Married Charles 1978; son,
Matthew - married Lara; grandchildren - Vanessa (6) and Gavin (4); Member
St. Mary Catholic Church - ministries: choirs (vocal and handbell), USF
mission project – Santa Maria Mission.
Employment:
Sumter Correctional Institution – Drug Abuse
Sec./firearms training
1974-75
Westbar Homes –
VP Sales (RE License), Marketing and Design
1976-69
McClain & Associates –
Paralegal/Office Administrator 1982-89 Paralegal Associates – Current
Owner/President 1989-presentCoalition 4 Responsible Growth, Inc. –
Executive Director/Pres. 2005-present
Service:
President, Lutz Civic Association 1996-2005
Land Use Liaison, Lutz Civic Assoc. 2005-present
Moderator/Facilitator for the Lutz Transportation Task
Force 2004-present
Board member, Friends of the Lutz Library 2003 -
present
Past President, The Sertoma Club of Tampa/Current
member since 1986
Bio-Tech Review Committee, Appointment by Comm. Sharpe
2005
Past President, Deaf Services Center 1990-1
Environmental Committee, Appointed by Speaker Johnnie
Byrd 1999
Environmental Committee, Appointed by Past Tampa Mayor
Dick Greco 98-2000
Steering Committees: (1996-present)
Sustainable Communities Demonstration Project
Lutz/Keystone/Northwest Community Plans
Hillsborough County and Lutz Land Development Code
Comp. Economic Development Strategy (Regional)
Wellhead Protection Ordinance
Streamlining the Rezoning Process
Rural and Neighborhood Code Revision
Water Conservation
2012 Olympics Bid (Environmental Committee)
St. Mary Catholic Church, Santa Maria Mission
Historical Preservation Land Development Code
Lutz Library Public Art Advisory Committee
Planned Development Ordinance Review Committee
Founder, Hillsborough County Conference of Communities
(HC3) 1999-present
Co-Founder,
Tomorrow Matters!
2000-present
Past Chair, Growth Management Committee, Florida
Chapter Sierra Club 2001-04
Past Growth Management Lobbyist, Florida Chapter Sierra
Club 2003
Sustainable Communities Demonstration Project
Memberships:
CABA
North Tampa Chamber
Hillsborough County Bar
SERVE
Upper Tampa Bay Alliance
The Millennium Sertoma Club
League of Women Voters of Hillsborough County
Candidate for County Commission, Dist. 2 in 2002
Candidate for County-wide County Commission, Dist. 7 in 2004
Lectures/Panels/Discussion Groups Participation:
"Organizing Neighborhood
Associations", Florida Neighborhood Conference 2000 (Lecture)
Citizen Representative on Panel with Governor’s Growth
Mgmt. Study Commission 2000 (Panel)
Citizen Representative for the State of Florida in the
Future of Florida initiative (FAPA) 2000 (Discussion Group)
Member of the Regional Visioning Assembly, Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council 2001 (Discussion Group)
"Unintended Consequences of Sprawl", American Planning
Association’s Annual Convention 2001 (Lecture)
"Growth Management in the Everglades...Will There be
Anything left to Restore?" 2002 Annual Everglades Coalition Convention
(Panel)
Stirring the Community Pot,
"What’s Out There – Structure and Function" 2003 USF/Tomorrow Matters!
Seniors Course (Lecture)
"Effective Media Relations" and "Growth & Development"
educational workshops, Florida Public Interest Foundation 2003 (Lectures)
Florida Chamber Foundation’s New Cornerstone
Chapter 6, "Creative Communities" 2003 (Discussion Group)
Panel Discussion of the movie "Sunshine State" for the
local chapter of FAPA 2003 (Panel)
Creative Tampabay
member Sept. 2003
(Discussion Group of 200)
Business and Professional Women/Tampa’s WOMENomics
FORUM,
"Women in Politics"
Roundtable 2003 (Discussion Group)
Hillsborough County Neighborhood Conference 2004, "How
to Organize a Neighborhood Association" 2004 (Presenter)
Presenter as a community leader and local candidate on
"Campaign and Elections" to 15 Haitian Delegates, U.S. Department of
State’s Visiting International Professionals Program (VIPP), Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of International Visitors, 2004
(Lecture/Discussion Group)
Hillsborough County Neighborhood Conference 2005,
"Revitalizing a Mature Association" 2005 (Presenter)
Kathy Fountain Show, News Channel 13, "New Growth
Management Bill" panel discussion (Expert Panelist)
Teleseminar: "Growth In Florida: A Virtual
Conference," sponsored by Florida Public Interest Foundation, "Impacts on
Communities, Quality of Life" and "Media Skills & Strategies" virtual
discussions - 2 different day (Expert Panelist)
Recognitions:
1989 "Sertoman of the
Year" - The Sertoma Club of Tampa
1988-1993 SERVE (School Enrichment Resource Volunteers in Education)
"Certificates of Gratitude"
1996 "The Star of Loyalty" - Paralyzed Veterans of America
1996 "Certificate of Appreciation" - United Handicap Assembled Products
1998 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
1999 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Girl Scout Troop 1165
1999 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Sierra Club of Tampa Bay
2000 Nominated for "Moral Courage Award" for Hillsborough County
2000 "Gala 2000 Special Community Award" - Sierra Club of Tampa Bay
2000 "Oak Leaf Award" - Florida Chapter Sierra Club
2000 "Certificate of Gratitude" - Tampa/Hillsborough Census Count
2001 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Hillsborough County League of Women
Voters
2001 "Community Design Award of Excellence" - Planning Commission (Lutz
Train Depot)
2001 "Lutz Elementary Business Partner of the Year" - Lutz Elementary
School (Lutz Civic Assoc.)
2001 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Florida Chapter of American Planning
Association
2001 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Crestwood Elementary School
2001 "Certificate of Appreciation" - Lutz Nature Park
2003 Nominated for "Women of Distinction" Award – BPW/Tampa
2003 Certificate of Recognition from Hillsborough County BOCC for service
on the Water Conservation Committee
2004 American Delegate to the 11th International Handbell
Ringing Symposium, Toronto, Canada, Bells of St. Mary’s, St. Mary
Catholic Church
2005 Certificate of Service
from University of Florida, Public Policy Education Program of the
Cooperative Extension Service
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