Big Cypress Basin Board
The Big Cypress Basin is one of two major watershed basins within the South Florida Water Management District's 16-county region. The Basin includes Collier County and part of Monroe County.
The Big Cypress Basin Board sets the Basin regional policy, budget and millage rate. Members of the Basin Board, like members of the SFWMD Governing Board, are unpaid citizen volunteers appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Florida Senate. They generally serve three-year terms. A Governing Board member residing in the Big Cypress Basin (or appointed by the Governing Board Chair) serves as the Basin Board's Chair.
The Basin Board typically meets once every quarter, unless otherwise announced. Meetings are open to the public.
Previous Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting:
July 9, 2020 Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting
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Big Cypress Basin Board Members
Charlette Roman
Chair
Term: 6/2017 - 3/2021
Phone: (239) 263-7615
Email: croman@sfwmd.gov
Appointed by: Governor Ron DeSantis
Original Appointment: April 2019
Education:
- B.A. Communications – Loyola University
- M.A. Business Management - Webster University
- U.S. Army War College
Contact Address:
Big Cypress Basin Service Center
2660 Horseshoe Drive North
Naples, FL 34104
FAX: (239) 263-8166
Occupation:
Retired Colonel, U.S. Army
Professional, Business and Service Affiliations:
- Council Member, Marco Island City Council
- Member, Collier Citizens Council
- Founding Board Member, Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance
- Past Commissioner, Collier County Planning Commission-At-Large Environmental Seat
- Past Chair and Board Member, Marco Island Planning Board
- Past Member Board of Directors, Marco Island Civic Association
- Past Member Board of Directors, Marco Island Taxpayers Association
- Past 1000-hour Volunteer, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Past President, The Friends of Tigertail Beach
- Past STEM Coordinator & Environmental Issues Chair, Marco Island AAUW Chapter
- Past Volunteer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Dan Waters
Vice Chair
Term: 12/2020 – 3/2023
Phone: (239) 263-7615
Email: dwaters@sfwmd.gov
Appointed by: Governor Ron DeSantis
Education:
- M.E. - Environmental Sciences: University of Florida
- B.S. - Civil Engineering: University of Florida
Contact Address:
Big Cypress Basin Service Center
2660 Horseshoe Drive North
Naples, FL 34104
FAX: (239) 263-8166
Occupation:
Project Manager, Peninsula Engineering
Professional, Business and Service Affiliations:
- Southwest Florida Land Preservation Trust (SWFLPT)
- Florida Engineering Society - Calusa Chapter
Andrew D.W. Hill
Member
Term: 12/2020 – 3/2023
Phone: (239) 263-7615
Email: ahill@sfwmd.gov
Appointed by: Governor Ron DeSantis
Education:
- MBA - Investments: Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management
- B.S. - Accounting: Canisius College
Contact Address:
Big Cypress Basin Service Center
2660 Horseshoe Drive North
Naples, FL 34104
FAX: (239) 263-8166
Occupation:
President of Andrew Hill Investment Advisors
Professional, Business and Service Affiliations:
- Southeast Regional Advisory Committee for the National Parks Conservation
- Hodges University President's Council
- Former Vice Chair of the board of Directors for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- Board of Directors of the Snook & Game Fish Foundation
- Past President of the Estuary Conservation Association
Nanette A. Rivera
Member
Term: 12/2020 – 3/2022
Phone: (239) 263-7615
Email: nrivera@sfwmd.gov
Appointed by: Governor Ron DeSantis
Original Appointment: February 2021
Education:
- MBA – Finance: University of Chicago (Booth School of Business); 1987
- BS – Industrial Engineering: Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech); 1980
Contact Address:
Big Cypress Basin Service Center
2660 Horseshoe Drive North
Naples, FL 34104
FAX: (239) 263-8166
Occupation:
TBA
Professional, Business and Service Affiliations:
- Republican Hispanic National Assembly – Collier County
- Board Membership: Vice-President & Campaign Chair
- Collier County Republican Executive Committee
- Board Treasurer
- Campaign Co-Chair: Organized & Delivered the first Non-Partisan Collier Countywide ‘swing’ Voter-Outreach, (hand delivered 12,000 invitations to target homes)
- Marco Island - US Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Certified Crew on Coast-Guard vessels
- Certified Boat Safety & Navigation
- Crewed in numerous “patrols” in Marco Island & the 10,000 Islands
- Sailing Captain Certificate for Bare-Boat Sailing Vessel up to 50-ft.
- Bare-Boat Sailed: Caribbean, Mediterranean, South Pacific