Governing Board Members

The SFWMD Governing Board sets policy and direction for the agency. The current members are:

	Eric Buermann, Chair [4/2007 - 3/2011]
	Shannon A. Estenoz, Vice-Chair [4/2007 - 3/2010]
	Michael Collins [3/1999 - 3/2010]
	Charles J. Dauray [4/2007 - 3/2011]
	Paul C. Huck, Jr. [4/2008 - 3/2012]
	Melissa L. Meeker [6/2007 - 3/2009]
	Jerry Montgomery [4/2008 - 3/2012]
	Patrick J. Rooney, Jr., Esq. [6/2007 - 3/2011]

NOTE: Two new Governing Board appointments were made in April 2008 by Governor Charlie Crist: Paul C. Huck, Jr. and Jerry Montgomery. Mr. Huck's profile is under development.

Governing Board Responsibilities

By Florida Statute (373.083), Governing Board members are empowered to:

• Enter into Contracts
• Issue Orders
• Survey Resources
• Solicit or Accept Grants and Services
• Delegate Authority

The Board's composition is also determined by law, and its membership should include:

• 2 from Miami-Dade County;
• 1 from Broward County;
• 1 from Palm Beach County;
• 1 from Collier, Lee, Hendry or Charlotte Counties;
• 1 from Glades, Okeechobee, Highlands, Polk, Orange or Osceola Counties;
• 2, appointed at large, from St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade or Monroe Counties; and
• 1, appointed at large from Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, Glades, Osceola, Okeechobee, Polk, Highlands or Orange Counties.

No county should have more than 3 members on the Governing Board. Board members serve without pay, generally for a four-year term. The Board elects its own officers, including a chairman and vice-chairman.

Big Cypress Basin Board

The SFWMD is comprised of two major basins, the Okeechobee and the Big Cypress Basin, also known as the BCB. The BCB also has a Basin Board, with appointed members setting policy.

SFWMD Governing Board member Charles J. Dauray is the Ex-Officio Chairman of the Big Cypress Basin Board.

	Alicia Abbott
	Elisabeth Anderson
	Liesa Priddy
	John Sorey
	Dr. Jon Staiger

BCB's Board Meeting Schedule

BCB's Other Public Meeting Schedule