I have always believed that the best way to build a sense of community is to roll up my sleeves and get to work. Toward that end, I have done my share of heavy lifting -- figuratively and literally – for many years. My motivation for involvement is simple: an intrinsic concept of community and a genuine appreciation of people. Community Service/Volunteer Activities - ARC of the Nature Coast (board member)
- Baby Rhea Foundation (fundraiser)
- Blanket of Love (founder of program that provides blankets to the elderly)
- Community Drug and Alcohol Council (volunteer)
- Crescent Clinic (volunteer at medical clinic for indigent and uninsured)
- Eckerd Youth Challenge
- Elder Affairs Council (chairman)First Baptist Church of Hernando Beach (created a puppet ministry program)
- Florida 4 Paws (volunteer)
- Florida and National Association of Counties (member)
- Habitat for Humanity (board member)
- Hernando-Pasco Hospice (patient advocate)
- Hernando County Utilities (Groundwater Guardian)
- Hernando County Teen Court (volunteer)
- Hernando County Safety Committee (legislative liaison for government employees)
- Homeowners Associations (liaison for several as a Hernando BOCC member)
- Humane Society of the Nature Coast (board member)
- Love Your Neighbor (collecting food and feeding the homeless)
- Master Gardener
- Rotary International (member, Spring Hill, FL chapter)
- Salvation Army (volunteer)
- Southwest Florida Water Management District (liaison for Hernando BOCC)
- Stewy's Skate Park (spearheaded a hugely successful private fund-raising campaign)
- VFW Post 10209 (volunteer with Ladies Auxiliary)
- Wings of Angels (volunteer with Delta Airlines)
- Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority (committee member)
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- Current - Nurse on Call. Home Health Coordinator and Community Liaison.
- Current - Smart Energy Evaluations. Owner of a company that uses infrared technology to detect energy loss in homes and businesses, and provide energy- efficient solutions.
- 2000 - 2008 – Hernando County Commissioner
- 1990 – 1993 – Hernando County School Board member
- 1969 – 2002 – Delta Airlines. Senior international flight attendant and chairman of an Orlando-based advisory council for 800 flight attendants, coordinating labor concerns with 20,000 other flight attendants in negotiations with management.
Education
- 1967-1969 St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
- 1964-1967 St. Petersburg High School, St. Petersburg, FL
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