Advisory Committees
Overall
Name / Years of Service / Ethnicity/Gender / Occupation/Affiliation
Camilo Calvo / 10 years / Hispanic/Male / Self-employed/Financial Advisor
John Dame / 20 years / Caucasian/Male / Retired/Polk Co. Health Dept. Environmental Administrator
John Graham / 3+ / Caucasian/Male
Rita Hilton / 6+ / Caucasian/Female / Retired/Polk Co. Extension Office
Susan Kistler / 6+ / Caucasian/Female / PolkCounty Health Dept.
Steve Lanier / 5 years / Caucasian/Male / Cattle/Citrus
Doug Richards / 4+ / Caucasian/Male / Richards Grove Service
Peggy Spillane / 7 years / Caucasian/Female / Retired/Girls Inc. of Lakeland
Tim Walker / 4+ / Caucasian/Male / Sunshine Growers
Ned Waters / 5 years / Caucasian/Male / Dept. of Ag./Florida Forestry Div.
4-H
Name / Years of Service / Ethnicity/Gender / Occupation/Affiliation
Edwin Douglas / 2 / White Male / 4-H Shooting Sports volunteer
Morris Fair / 14+ / White Male / Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Marshall Hartley / 14+ / White Male / Ben Hill Griffin, Inc.
Kathy Kampman / 11+ / White Female / Animal Pharmaceutical Sales
Janet Odom / 4 / White Female / Schoolteacher
Carrie Porterfield / 3 / White Female / Riverside Bank Branch Manager
Georgiann Sumner / 25+ / White Female / Retired, Polk County School Teacher/Longtime 4-H club volunteer (40 years)
Levonia Wynn / 5 / Black Female / West Bartow Front Porch
Citrus
Name / Years of Service / Ethnicity/Gender / Occupation/Affiliation
Jason Devane / 2 / White Male / Grower
David Donley / <1 / White Male / Grower
Joe Fiorenza / <1 / White Male / Citrus Production Manger
Marshall Frasier / 4 / White Male / Citrus Sales
Mark Giles / 4 / White Male / Caretaker
Reilly Hartt / <1 / White Male / Grower
Deeley Hunt / 3 / White Male / Grower
Danny Norris / 2 / White Male / Grower
Tom Powers / 3 / White Male / Grower
Gee Roe / 4 / White Male / Grower
Kyle Story / 2 / White Male / Grower
Cole Tyler / 3 / White Male / Production Manager
Commercial Horticulture
Name / Years of Service / Ethnicity/Gender / Occupation/Affiliation
Glenn Harrell / 3 / White Male / Harrell’s Nursery, Inc.
Greg Shiver / 3 / White Male / J&R Nursery
Mark Worley / 1 / White Male / Speedling, Inc.
Vincent Tort / 1 / White Male / Sun City Tree Farm
Steve Davis / 30 / White Male / Tampa Wholesale Nursery, Inc.
Hugh Gramling / 20 / White Male / Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers
Joel Butler / 3 / White Male / Butler Tree Farm
Travis Council / 1 / White Male / Council Growers, Inc.
Craig Roth / 1 / White Male / Sunshine Growers
Roger Newton / 30 / White Male / Suncoast Plant Nursery
Audie Ham / 1 / White Male / Diamond R Fertilizer
Livestock
Name / Years of Service / Ethnicity/Gender / Occupation/Affiliation
Dr. Bennett Flanders / 3< / White Male / Retired Vet
Mike Fussell / 3< / White Male / Cattle Producer, Feed Store
Peggy Mann / 3< / White Female / Cattle Producer
Cary Lightsey / 3< / White Male / Cattle Producer/Agri-tourism
Faye Chance / 3< / White Female / Cattle Producer
Sidney Summer / Approx. 30 / White Male / Livestock Agent; Agriculture Consulting
Ned Waters / 3< / White Male / Dept. of Forestry/Cattle Producer
Bill Adkinson / 3< / White Male / Cattle Producer
Charles Clark / 2 / White Male / Cattle Producer
David Hunt / 3< / White Male / Dept. of Foresty/Cattle Producer
Heather Nedley / Approx. 6 / White Female / Polk County Farm Bureau Executive Director
Master Gardener
Name / Years of Service / Ethnicity/Gender / Occupation/Affiliation
Sylvia Alchediak / 2 / W/F / Retired
Paul Anderson / 8 / W/M / Retired
Tammy Anderson / 6 / W/F / Home Depot
Michael Armstrong / 4 / W/F / Retired
Ryan Baker / < 1 / B/M / Commercial Landscaper
Cecilia Beamish / 2 / W/F / FL Dept of Agriculture
Rodney Beck / < 1 / W/M / Retired
Loyce Borders / 5 / W/F / Retired
David Brooke / 1 / W/M / Retired
Gloria Brooke / 1 / W/F / Retired
Christina Calkins / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Maria Carrillo / 1 / Hisp/F / City of Fort Meade
Barbara Cassidy / 2 / W/F / Retired
Patricia Cherundolo / 4 / W/F / Retired
Stephen Chomas / 1 / W/M / Community Chef
Eileen Clawson / 8 / W/F / Retired
Frank Cohee / 12 / W/M / Retired
Ralph Cosier / 4 / W/M / Unemployed
Mike Crispen / 1 / W/M / Retired
Diana Dean / 3 / W/F / Physical Therapist
Christine DeRidder / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Dayle Dierks / 3 / W/F / Retired
Diedrich Dierks / 3 / W/M / Retired
Roberta Douglass / 6 / W/F / Retired
Suzanne Ellsworth / < 1 / W/F / Realtor
Deidre Epperson / 2 / W/F / Unemployed
Wayne Epperson / 2 / W/M / City of Lakeland Fireman
C. L. Ergle / 8 / W/M / Retired
Debbie Falton / 2 / W/F / Retired
Pat Farris / 2 / W/F / Retired
Michael Forbes / 1 / W/M / Retired
Pam Franke / 4 / W/F / Retired
Tino Garcia / < 1 / W/M / Retired
Lori Germany / 1 / W/F / Housewife
Lynn Grady / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Ralone Green / 8 / W/F / Retired
Molly Griner / 7 / W/F / Dental Hygenist
Emily Grossman / 4 / W/F / Retired
Roselene Haines / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Alice Hallinan / 2 / W/F / Retired
Pam Hancock / 3 / W/F / Retired
Joan Harman / 8 / W/F / Retired
Marshall Hartley / 6 / W/M / Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. Fertilizer Sales
Gerald Hazel / 12 / W/M / Retired
Lynn Hice / 7 / W/F / Retired
Rita Hilton / 12 / W/F / Retired
Richard Hoar / < 1 / W/M / Owner, Hoar Electric
Linda Holloway / 3 / W/F / Retired
Debra Howell / 4 / W/F / Community Cleaning
Michael Howell / < 1 / W/M / Realtor
Bob Howland / 1 / W/M / Retired
Julie Hunter / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Jerolyn Hutton / < 1 / W/F / Housewife
Carol Kapanowski / 6 / W/F / Retired
Eileen Katz / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Lynn Lang / 7 / W/F / Retired
Marvin Leach / < 1 / W/M / Retired
Carol Leffler / 5 / W/F / Bookkeeper
Jan Liles / 5 / W/F / Retired
Gil Lucas / 1 / W/M / Retired
Gay Mackey / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Virgie Matthew / 9 / W/F / Retired
Sondra McLouth / 3 / W/F / ER Nurse
Tonya Merrow / 1 / W/F / Retired
Leslie Montwid / 1 / W/F / Retired
Edie Morrison / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Michael Oliver / 2 / W/M / College Instructor
Betsy Cook Paradise / 4 / W/F / Unemployed
Ed Parsley / < 1 / W/M / Retired
Jim Perkins / 1 / W/M / Nursery Owner
Debbie Phillips / 8 / W/F / Accountant
Al Powers / 1 / W/M / Retired
Beatty Raymond / 12 / W/F / Retired
Donna Ready / 1 / W/F / Retired
Kathie Riess / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Sandy Robinson / 14 / W/F / Retired
Lyn Rumrill / 4 / W/F / Retired
Barbara Ruster / 3 / W/F / Unemployed
Kathleen Sabatino / 1 / W/F / Nurse
Eva Sampson / 2 / W/F / Wal-Mart
Hank Schaus / 2 / W/M / Retired
Laura Sheffield / 3 / W/F / Retired
Jesse Shoemaker / 4 / W/M / Retired
Brenda Joyce-Shrom / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Kathy Simms / 5 / W/F / Office Manager
Larry Sledge / 1 / W/M / Retired
Frances Stephan / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Jim Stricker / 2 / W/M / Retired, County Extension Director and Ag Agent, Polk County
Casey Taylor / 4 / W/F / Unemployed
Sandi Thivierge / 4 / W/F / Retired
Janet Thome / 17 / W/F / Retired
Marilyn Tucker / 6 / W/F / Retired
Teddy Weihe / 3 / W/F / Retired
Michael Whaley / 8 / W/M / Retired
Linda Wheelock / 6 / W/F / Waitress
Amy Wilkinson / 3 / W/F / Housewife
Theresa Wilhelm / 1 / W/F / Retired
Pam Williams / 2 / W/F / Retired
Joe Wolf / 6 / W/M / Retired
Sandy Woods / 3 / W/F / Retired
Susan Wyatt / 4 / W/F / Nursery Owner
Leslie Zambito / < 1 / W/F / Retired
Small Farms and Pesticide Licensing Program
This Advisory Committee has not been formed as previous position was vacant for nearly two years. New agent hired in October 2009 and is in process of forming new committee.
Commonly Used Acronyms
ANREP / Association of Natural Resource Extension ProfessionalsEPAF / Extension Professionals Association of Florida
ESP / Epsilon Sigma Phi
FACAA / Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents
FAE4HA / Florida Association of Extension 4-H Agents
FANREP / Florida Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals
FCPRAC / Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council
FDACS / Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
FEAFCS / Florida Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
FNGLA / Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association
IPM Florida / Integrated Pest Management Florida
NACAA / National Association of County Agricultural Agents
NAE4HA / National Association of Extension 4-H Agents
NEAFCS / National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
NRCS / Natural Resource Conservation Service
NWFWMD / Northwest Florida Water Management District
SFWMD / South Florida Water Management District
SJRWMD / St. Johns River Water Management District
SRIPM / Southern Regional Integrated Pest Management
SRWMD / Suwannee River Water Management District
SWFWMD / Southwest Florida Water Management District
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