
The St. Johns River Water Management District held its first Governing Board meeting on Feb. 21, 1974. At that time, the Governing Board members were Tommy Clay, a Putnam County cattle rancher; Bobby White, a St. Johns County farmer; Francis (Jim) Knapp, chairman of the Department of Biology at Stetson University; Jim Terrell, a Duval County attorney; John Krider of Seminole County; John Dicks, of Feed and Seed Company in Duval County; Tommy Shave of Nassau County; Suzanne Bayley, professor of engineering sciences at the University of Florida; and Art Marshall, a Putnam County environmentalist and the district’s first Governing Board chairman.
Board members archive since 2020

Susan Dolan
Sanford
Dates of service:
3/31/2017–8/27/2021
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented an at-large seat
Secretary, 11/10/2020-8/27/2021
Occupation: Director of Community Affairs and Government Relations for Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., central Florida
Other community service:
- 2017 President Deland Area Chamber of Commerce
- Boys and Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler (Board Member 2013–2016)
- Lake Mary Rotary Club
- Leadership Seminole Class 20
- Leadership Winter Park Class 24
- Leadership West Volusia Graduate 2014
- Leadership Ormond Beach Graduate Class XII
- PARCs Foundation (Seminole County), Board Member
- Seminole County Boy Scout Golden Eagle Dinner Sponsorship Committee
- Seminole County Republican State Committeewoman
- Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
- Seminole County Parks and Preservation Advisory Committee
- Seminole County Value Adjustment Board
- South Seminole Hospital Women’s Advisory Council

Douglas C. Bournique
Vero Beach
Dates of service:
4/2/2008–8/27/2020
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/8/2011–11/12/2013
Represented Area 5, the coastal area between Ponce de Leon Inlet and Sebastian Inlet, the coastal area of Sebastian Inlet to St. Lucie River hydrologic units
Occupation: Executive vice president of the Indian River Citrus League
Other community service:
- Florida Agriculture Water Policy Group
- Indian River Area Citrus Best Management Practices Implementation Committee
- South Florida Water Management District Water Resource Advisory Committee
- Lucie River Issues Team
- USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Fruits and Vegetables

Daniel Davis
Jacksonville
Dates of service:
8/26/2019–5/3/2020
Governing Board responsibilities:
Represented Area 2, the area of the St. Johns River below the Ocklawaha River and the coastal area between the St. Johns River and Ponce Inlet.
Occupation: President and CEO of the JAX Chamber (appointed in 2013)
Other community service:
- Florida House of Representatives, District 15
- Jacksonville City Council (President in 2007)
- Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA), executive director
- Numerous nonprofit organization boards throughout Jacksonville
Board members archive since 2010

Fred N. Roberts Jr.
Ocala
Dates of service:
3/2/2012–8/30/2019
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 3/12/2019–8/30/2019
Vice chairman, 11/12/2014–11/13/2018
Secretary, 11/12/2013–11/12/2014
Represented the Ocklawaha River Basin (Area 3)
Occupation: An attorney with the law firm of Klein and Klein in Ocala.
Other community service:
- Boys and Girls Club of Marion County, board of directors
- College of Central Florida Foundation, board of directors
- Florida Agriculture Center
- Horse Park Authority
- Metropolitan Ocala Rotary Club
- Ocala 2035 Leadership Counsel
- United Way 2009 Campaign Cabinet, division chair

Charles “Chuck” Drake
Orlando
Dates of service:
4/21/2011–8/30/2019
Governing Board responsibilities:
Secretary, 11/12/2014–8/30/2019
Represented Area 4, a region that extends from southern Putnam County to southern Indian River County
Occupation: Licensed professional geologist in Florida, Alabama and North Carolina; a vice president at Tetra Tech, Inc.
Other community service:
- American Institute of Professional Geologists, advisory board
- Florida Association of Professional Geologists, founding member, president

John A. Miklos
Orlando
Dates of service:
3/31/2010–5/3/2019
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 11/12/2013–3/12/2019
Vice chairman, 11/8/2011–11/12/2011
Secretary, 10/12/2010–11/8/2011
Represented an at-large seat.
Occupation: President and senior project manager of Bio-Tech Consulting Inc., an Orlando-based environmental consulting firm
Other community service:
- Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge, Board of Directors
- Environmental Conservation Organization Representative to the Orange County Development Advisory Board
- Environmental Conservation Organization Representative to the Orange County Environmental Protection Commission
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Regulation Commission
- Florida Association of Environmental Professionals
- Florida Lake Management Society
- Society of Wetland Scientists

Janet Price
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service:
6/6/2017–5/3/2019
Governing Board responsibilities:
Water Supply committee
Lands and Natural Systems committee
Represented Area 1, covering the St. Marys River Basin and the adjacent coastal area
Occupation: Environmental Affairs Manager for Rayonier, Inc.
Other community service:
Active in state and national organizations supporting private forest landowners in meeting their economic, environmental and sustainability goals.

Allan Roberts
St. Augustine
Dates of service:
2/19/2018–5/3/2019
Governing Board responsibilities:
Lands and Natural Systems committee
Water Quality committee
Represented Area 2, the area of the St. Johns River below the Ocklawaha River and the coastal area between the St. Johns River and Ponce Inlet.
Occupation: Owner and operator of First Coast Cattle LLC, cattleman
Other community service:
- Florida Cattlemen’s Association
- National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners

Carla Yetter
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service:
3/28/2014-5/19/2017
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 11/12/2014–11/15/2016
Audit and Administration Committee
Represented Area 1 (Nassau and Baker counties and portions of northern Duval County)
Occupation: Vice president of environmental affairs for Rayonier Advanced Materials in Jacksonville

John P. Browning Jr.
East Palatka
Dates of service:
3/14/2016-5/2/2017
Governing Board responsibilities:
Water Quality Committee chair
Finance Committee alternate
Audit Committee alternate
Represented Area 2 (the St. Johns River basin below the Ocklawaha River and coastal area between the St. Johns River and Ponce de Leon Inlet; Duval, Clay, St. Johns and Flagler counties and portions of Volusia and Putnam)
Occupation: President of Browning Consulting, vice-president of new projects for The Goodman Company.
Other community service:
- Associated Industries of Florida
- Ducks Unlimited
- Floridians for Better Transportation
- Florida Farm Bureau
- Florida High Speed Rail Commission
- Florida Transportation Commission
- Florida Statewide Passenger Rail Commission
- Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Council
- Florida Wildlife Federation
- First Coast Technical College
- Keep Putnam Beautiful
- Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Council on Surface Transportation Research
- N.E. Florida Humane Society
- Norfolk Southern Railroad
- Palatka Airport Advisory Board
- Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
- Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
- The Nature Conservancy

Maryam H. Ghyabi
Ormond Beach
Dates of service:
5/19/2009-3/31/2017
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 10/12/2010–11/12/2013
Vice chairman, 11/12/2013–11/12/2014
Represented an at-large seat.
Occupation: CEO and President of Ghyabi & Associates, Inc.,
Other community service:
- Central Florida Transportation Commission Task Force
- Floridians for Better Transportation
- ISB Coalition
- I-4 St. Johns River Bridge Coalition
- Technical Coordinating Committee
- Transportation Outreach Program (TOP) Advisory Board
- Volusia County Area Responsible Development (VCARD)
- Women’s Center at Daytona State College

George W. Robbins
Jacksonville
Dates of service:
10/12/2011–3/14/2016
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer on 11/12/2013–11/12/2014
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
Represented Area 2, the lower St. Johns River
Occupation: Chair of Vistage Florida, an international organization that provides professional and personal development to business and industry leaders.
Other community service:
- Better Jacksonville Plan review board
- First Coast Manufacturers Association
- Former mayoral fellow for the city of Jacksonville
- Jacksonville Economic Development Council
- Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board
- Jacksonville Library System trustee
- Mandarin Rotary Club member
- U.S. Army

Lad Daniels
Jacksonville
Dates of service: 4/22/2011–4/7/2015
Governing Board responsibilities:
Chairman, 11/8/2011–11/12/2013
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
Regulatory Committee
Projects and Land Committee
Represented an at-large seat.
Occupation: President of Daniels and Associates, Inc. in Jacksonville, commercial real estate developer and manufacturing executive.
Other community service:
- Children’s International Summer Villages (international vice president and past USA vice president)
- Jacksonville City Council (past president), 1999 through 2007
- Manufacturers Association of Florida (past president)
- Mandarin Rotary Club (past president)
- The Players Championship (past chairman)
- University of North Florida School of Engineering and Computer Science Dean’s Council
- World Affairs Council of Jacksonville (past president)
- WorkSource (past chairman)

W. Leonard Wood
Fernandina Beach
Dates of service: 4/18/2005–3/28/2014
Governing Board responsibilities:
Treasurer, 11/11/2007–11/11/2008
Vice chairman, 11/11/2008–3/31/2010
Chairman, 3/31/2010–11/8/2011
Projects and Land Committee, chairman
Regulatory Committee, member
Represented the St. Marys River Basin (coastal area between the St. Marys and St. Johns rivers hydrologic unit)
Occupation: President of Jowett and Wood, Inc., a forestry consulting firm; Society of American Foresters Certified Forester; certified general real estate appraiser in Florida and Georgia
Other community service:
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Association of Consulting Foresters of America
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Florida Forestry Association
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U.S. Army

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
Board members through the years of 2000-2009

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
Board members through the years of 1990-1999

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: 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 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)

Joe E. Hill
Leesburg
Dates of service: 7/14/1987–3/1/1995
Governing Board responsibilities:
Vice Chairman, 11/1989–10/1991
Chairman, 10/1991–10/1993
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: 3/7/1991–3/1/1995
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

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, 10/1985–12/1987
Served on: Finance Committee and Land Management Committee
Occupation: He was vice president of Amelia Plantation Company
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, member
- Committee of 100, advisory member
- Fernandina Beach Kiwanis Club, president

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

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
Board members through the years of 1980-1989

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: 9/24/1979–7/22/1983
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
Board members through the years of 1970-1979

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