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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:

Watch the May 22, 2020 Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting in its entirety

 

Related Links

  • Basin Board 2021 Meeting Dates [PDF]
  • Basin Board Meetings & Agendas
  • BCB Strategic Plan 2018-2023 [PDF]
  • Works of the Basin Map [PDF]

Big Cypress Basin Board Members

Charlette Roman
Chair
Term: 6/2017 - 3/2021
Phone: (239) 263-7615
Email: croman@sfwmd.gov
 

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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

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picture of nanette riveraNanette A. Rivera
Member

Term: February 2021 – March 2024
Phone: (609) 658-2947
Email: nanette.rivera@gmail.com

 

 

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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

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Dan Waters

Member
Term: TBD
Phone: (239) 263-7615
Email: TBD

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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

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andy best picAndrew D.W. Hill

Member
Term: TBD
Phone: (239)-777-3188
Email: andy@responsibleadvisors.com

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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

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