Sanctuary Advisory Council Members
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council members represent boating, conservation and environment, diving, education and outreach, South Florida ecosystem restoration, fishing (commercial and recreational), elected county government, submerged cultural resources, research and monitoring, tourism and the community at large.
The Council is one way for members of the community to get involved with the sanctuary. Vacancies on the council are periodically available for which you can apply. Or, if you want to voice your opinion or ask questions about the sanctuary, contact the current council members who represent your area of interest, as one of the roles of the members is to serve as a liaison between the sanctuary and members of the community.
The council meets six times a year and the public is invited to attend and provide comment during these meetings.
A directory of former Sanctuary Advisory Council members can be found here. Contact information for current Sanctuary Advisory Council Members is listed below.
Officers
Chair: George Garrett
Chair Term: 6/22 - 6/24
Seat: Citizen at Large - Middle Keys
garrettg@ci.marathon.fl.us
Vice-Chair: Ben Daughtry
Vice-Chair Term: 6/22 - 6/24
Seat: Conservation and Environment
ben@dynastymarine.net
Non-governmental Members
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Boating Industry
+Ken Reda
Term: 06/20 - 06/23
Ken.Reda@marinemax.comAlternate:
William (Billy) Litmer
Term: 06/20 - 06/23
Billy@honesteco.org -
Citizen at Large
+Citizen at Large - Lower Keys:
Mimi Stafford
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
simi01@bellsouth.netAlternate: Stephen Patten
Term: 6/21 -6/24
pattensp@aol.comCitizen at Large - Middle Keys:
George Garrett
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
garrettgeo@hotmail.comAlternate: Bobby Dube
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
robertdubejr@gmail.com
Citizen at Large - Upper Keys:
Suzy Roebling
Term: 06/20 - 06/23
Mullet_mansion@yahoo.comAlternate:
David Makepeace
Term: 06/20 - 06/23
permit51@comcast.net -
Conservation and Environment
+Seat 1:
Ben Daughtry
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
ben@dynastymarine.netAlternate: Jessica Bibza
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
BibzaJ@nwf.orgSeat 2:
Jerry Lorenz
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
jlorenz@audubon.orgAlternate:
Caitlin Lustic
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
clustic@tnc.org -
Diving
+Diving - Lower Keys:
Joe Weatherby
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
joewdiver@gmail.comAlternate: Lucia Rice
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
Lucja.rice@cfk.eduDiving - Upper Keys:
Elena Rodriguez
Term: 06/20 - 06/23
elena@scubaboard.com
Alternate: Daniel Dawson
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
dan@horizondivers.com -
Education and Outreach
+Shelly Krueger
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
shellykrueger@ufl.eduAlternate: Dora DeMaria
Term: 1/23 - 6/25
dorademaria294@gmail.com -
Fishing
+Fishing - Charter Fishing Flats Guide:
Will Benson
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
captwillbenson@mac.comAlternate:
Bob Beighley
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
doublehaulcharters@hotmail.comFishing - Charter Sports Fishing:
Michael Nealis
Term: 11/20 - 6/23
mjnealis4@aol.comAlternate: Jeff Shelar
Term: 11/20 - 6/23
jnsshelar@att.netFishing - Commercial - Marine Life/Tropical:
Ken Nedimyer
Term: 6/21 - 6/24
reefrenewal@gmail.comAlternate: Jeff Turner
Term: 6/21 -6/24
jeff@reefaquariadesign.comFishing - Commercial - Shell/Scale:
Daniel Padron
Term: 1/23 - 6/25
padrondv@gmail.comAlternate: TBD
Fishing - Recreational:
Karen L. Angle
Term: 11/20 - 06/23
mermaid@nets.comAlternate: Gary Jennings
Term: 11/20 - 6/23
gjennings@asafishing.org -
Research and Monitoring
+Erinn Muller
Term: 6/20 - 06/23
emuller@mote.orgAlternate:
Patrick Rice
Term: 6/20 - 6/23
patrick.rice@cfk.edu -
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration
+Kelly Cox
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
kelly.cox@audubon.orgAlternate:
Marisa Carrozzo
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
mcarrozzo@npca.org -
Submerged Cultural Resources
+Diane Silvia
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
hfkf@bellsouth.netAlternate:
Sara Ayers-Rigsby
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
sayersrigsby@fau.edu -
Tourism
+Tourism - Lower Keys:
Andy Newman
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
andy@newmanpr.commAlternate: Eddie Kertis
Term 1/23 - 6/25
eddie@alohasailingkeywest.comTourism - Upper Keys:
Lisa Mongelia
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
director@divingmuseum.orgAlternate:
Ginny Oshaben
Term: 6/22 - 6/25
ginnyosh@icloud.com
Governmental Members
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Local/County Government
+Holly Raschein
boccdis5@monroecounty-fl.gov -
Municipal Representatives
+Islamorada, Village of Islands (non-voting)
Hon. Buddy Pinder
Buddy.Pinder@islamorada.fl.usDesignee:
TBD
City of Key Colony Beach (non-voting)
TBD
Designee:
Beth Ramsay-Vickrey, Mayor Pro Tem
Commissioner1@KeyColonyBeach.net
City of Key West (non-voting)
Hon. Teri Johnston
Tjohnston@cityofkeywest-fl.govDesignee:
Allison Higgins, Sustainability Coordinator
City of Layton (non-voting)
Hon. Bruce Hale
Cityhall@cityoflayton.comDesignee:
Councilwoman Cynthia Lewis
City of Marathon (non-voting)
TBD
Designee:
TBD
-
State Government
+Florida Department of Environmental Protection:
Nicolas Parr
Nicholas.parr@floridadep.govFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Marine Fisheries Management/Fish and Wildlife Research Institute:
CJ Sweetman
Christopher.Sweetman@myfwc.comFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement:
Capt. David Dipre
david.dipre@MyFWC.com -
Federal Government
+National Park Service:
Tylan Dean
Southeast Florida Natural Resources Center
tylan_dean@nps.gov
NOAA Fisheries Service:
Lauren Waters
Lauren.Waters@noaa.govNOAA Office of General Counsel, Enforcement Section (Southeast):
Loren Remsberg
Loren.Remsberg@noaa.govNOAA Office of Law Enforcement:
Matthew Walia
matthew.walia@noaa.govU.S. Coast Guard:
LT Cameron Box
Cameron.C.Box@uscg.milAlternate:
ENS Jordan Haas
Stephen.J.Haas@uscg.milU.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Steven Blackburn
Blackburn.Steven@epa.govU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
Chris Eggleston
christian_eggleston@fws.govAlternate:
Greg Boling
greg_boling@fws.govU.S. Navy:
Wendy Wheatley-Techmer
wendy.wheatley-techmer.civ@us.navy.mil
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NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Ex-Officio Staff (non-voting)
+Sarah Fangman
Sanctuary Superintendent
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
33 East Quay Rd.
Key West, FL 33040
305-809-4700
Sarah.Fangman@noaa.govBeth Dieveney
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
33 East Quay Rd.
Key West, FL 33040
305-809-4710
Beth.Dieveney@noaa.gov