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About Us Policy Board

The Policy Board is comprised of local elected officials from counties and municipalities in the St. Andrew and St. Joseph Bays watershed. These elected officials make up the voting members of the Policy Board. Additional members from various state, federal and regional resource management agencies compose the non-voting members and these members serve in an advisory role to the Policy Board.

Voting members:
11 voting seats are held by elected officials across the major counties of the Estuary boundaries

Non-voting members:
Held by members of federal, state, local organizations, and non-governmental organizations

At-large members:
Held by individuals

VOTING MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES

Bay County Commissioners (2)
Gulf County Commissioner
Callaway
Lynn Haven
Mexico Beach
Panama City
Panama City Beach
Parker
Port St. Joe
Springfield
FSU Panama City

NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVES

Emerald Coast Regional Council
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC)
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)
Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Elected Officials (Voting)

Bill Dozier

Commissioner, Bay County

Doug Moore

Commissioner, Bay County

Sandy Quinn

Commissioner, Gulf County

Michael Rohan

Mayor, City of Panama City

Rex Buzzett

Mayor, Port St. Joe

Tim Linderman

Councilmember, Mexico Beach

Ralph Hammond

Mayor, Springfield

Kenneth Ayers

Commissioner, Callaway

Andrew Kelly

Mayor, Parker

Pat Perno

Commissioner, Lynn Haven

Mary Coburn

Councilmember, Panama City Beach

Irvin Clark

Associate Dean, FSU Panama City as host entity

Participating Agencies (Non-Voting) (Ex-Officio)

Caitlin Young

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Restore Science Program

Angela Bradley

Emerald Coast Regional Council

 

Jonathan Brucker

Division of Water Resource Management, Division of Water Resource Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection

 

Barbara Powell

Bureau of Community Planning and Growth Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Thomas McGill, Chief

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4

 

Catrina Martin

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Jeremy LaDart

Planning and Environmental Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

At-large participants

Anne Birch

The Nature Conservancy

Darryl Boudreau

NWFL Water Management District

Bryan Phillips

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Get Ready to Run!

We are excited to announce our 1st Annual 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. Proceeds from this event will directly support the St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bay Estuary Program, allowing us to continue our vital work in protecting and restoring the local bays.

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