Dan Miller, Ph.D., Chair, Bradenton, FL

Robert Barylski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, USF Sarasota-Manatee

Del Borgsdorf, Executive Vice President,  Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

John L. Daly, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Administration, Department of Government & International Affairs, USF Tampa

Jim Delgado, J.D., Palmetto, FL

Pat Glass, Palmetto, FL

Arthur M.  Guilford, Ph.D., VP & CEO USF Sarasota-Manatee

Teri Hansen, President/CEO Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

Ed Hunzeker, County Administrator, Manatee County

Rex Jensen, President, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc.

Bonnie Jones, Ph.D.,Director, Interim Associate VP and Dean, USF Sarasota-Manatee

Allan C. Lane, Economic Development manager, City of North Port

Jim Ley, County Administrator, Sarasota County

Jeffrey R. Orenstein, Ph.D., Living Out West magazine Publisher & Executive Director

Colonel Walter (Mickey) Presha, President & CEO, Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. Parrish Family Healthcare Center

Jan Smith, President, Jan Smith & Company, Member Board of Trustees USF

Neil Spirtas, Vice President, Public Affairs, Manatee Chamber of Commerce

Laurey Stryker, Ed. D., University Park, FL