North Florida Land Trust is governed by a board of directors, who are—as in all nonprofit organizations—the fiscally and legally responsible body for the organization. The board of directors meets bi-monthly as a full group, and more frequently through committees and at events. In 2008 we also launched our Advisory Board, and are excited about this group of dynamic individuals lending us their expertise, advice, and community connections. The Advisory Board has no voting role in the organization. Are you interested in joining our governing or advisory board, or a North Florida Land Trust committee? Please, get in touch at 904-827-9870 or email info@northfloridalandtrust.org. We'd love to talk to you.

board

Board Member/Email Company Title Phone
Melissa Gross-Arnold, P.A. Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. President 904-353-6410
Michael E. Langton Langton Consulting Vice-President 904-598-1368
Linda D. Walker US Fish & Wildlife Treasurer 904-232-2580, x117
Veronica Maybury U.S. Trust Bank of America Priv. Wlth Mgt. Secretary, Governance Chair

904-791-5568

David Strickland EverBank of Florida Past President 904-623-8301
Jane Akre Journalist    
Cara Connolly Environmental Services, Inc.   904-470-2200
Cara Connolly comes to NFLT from Environmental Services, Inc. where she serves as Vice President and Division Manager of Ecology.  Her job involves a lot of time spent tromping in the forests and swamps of Northeast Florida with ESI, a private consulting firm, where she has worked for 10 years.  

Cara wanted to serve on NFLT board because of her love of the natural communities and unique landscapes of NE Florida , as well as to be able to lend her expertise in ecology and land use to the organization.  She and her husband Michael, a Jacksonville native, enjoy hiking in NE Florida ’s beautiful parks and preserves.
Jim Denkler, CPA Wilmoth & Associates, P.A. Incoming Treasurer 904-633-9222
Jim Denkler has worked as a CPA with Wilmoth&Associates, P.A. for the past two years.  He formerly worked in banking for almost 30 years.  As a CPA, Jim serves small business clients with their accounting, tax, payroll, and planning needs.  
 
Jim is active in the community and has served two other organizations as Treasurer.  Jim wanted to serve on the NFLT board as he believes in the preservation and enjoyment of Florida land for all.  
 
Jim has been married for 27 years to Silvia and has four children, three of whom have completed college and working.
Philip E. Elson Aerostar Environmental Services, Inc.   904-565-2820
Alexa Graf England-Thims & Miller Land Conservation Chair 904-470-3867

    Alexa Atalla Graf comes to NFLT from England-Thims & Miller, Inc engineering consulting company where she serves as project manager.  Her job involves managing the Preservation Project for the City of Jacksonville , grant and report writing, and environmental remediation.  She has worked for 15 years in engineering and planning and has her Professional Engineering license.
     
    Alexa wanted to serve on the board because she wants to protect these beautiful places in Northeast Florida for the public to enjoy.  She feels that the way in which the North Florida Land Trust protects these lands by purchasing them or helping to put a conservation easement on them, etc, is the best way to protect them.  She is very excited to be part of this organization and wants to help by identifying properties and writing grants.

Brian J. Hershorin, Esquire Purcell, Flanagan & Hay, P.A.   904-355-0355
Berdell Knowles JEA   904-665-4524
Edward Kuhl Main Street America   904-
Ed Kuhl is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Main Street America Group of property and casualty insurance companies headquartered here in Jacksonville .  He has been with the company for 21 years and lived in Keene , New Hampshire prior to relocating to the area in 2003.  While living in Keene , Ed was active and held volunteer board and officer positions with several organizations such as the Monadnock United Way , the Keene Family YMCA, and the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce, and he was a trustee of the Keene Public Library. He completed the Leadership Jacksonville program in 2006.
 
Ed is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and played basketball there.  He now enjoys road cycling, golf and all outdoor activities and sports.  He lives in St. Augustine with his wife, Betsy and daughter, Rachel who is in her junior year at Flagler College.
Marcy Silkebaken Community Volunteer Communications Chair 904-273-8047
Myrna Strain Watson Realty   904-436-1324
Joan D. Willis Amerprise Financial Fund Development Chair 904-224-4215
Harry M. (Reece) Wilson, IV Jimerson Law Group   904-716-3886

Reece Wilson comes to the NFLT from the Jimerson Law Group where he serves as a partner. His practice focuses on commercial and construction litigation but he has represented business and individual clients in a variety of disputes. Prior to joining the Jimerson Law Group, Reece spent three years at Florida Rock Industries (now Vulcan Materials Company), an international producer of construction materials, where he served as an executive in the Finance Department but also worked closely with corporate counsel on legal matters.

Reece graduated with honors from both The University of Georgia School of Law and Washington and Lee University where he majored in English with a focus on Early British Literature. He was born and raised in Jacksonville, attended the Bolles School and loves the beauty of wild Northeast Florida. He joined the NFLT because he believes it's important to preserve our area's natural attractions - the oaks and pines, the spanish moss, the river - for future generations.

 

adivsory

Full Name Company Phone Email
Mark Allen Retired Board Member   markallen620@aol.com
Warren Anderson Anderson and Howell, P.A. 904-247-1972 taowalker@juno.com
Sarah Bailey St. Johns County 904-287-1763 needmoreranch@netzero.com
Aimee Boggs Smith Barney 904-543-7800 aimee.l.boggs@smithbarney.com
Cheryl Cummer Retired   cscummer@yahoo.com
William Dresser North Florida Land Trust 904-285-7755 wdresser@hotmail.com
Ron P. Evens Maps4Biotec, Inc. 904-568-0426 maps4biotec@aol.com
Tom Fallin England-Thims and Miller 904-470-3867 fallint@etminc.com
Art Graham Duval County 904-630-1684 voteart@aol.com
N. Joel Harris Farah and Farah, PA 904-396-5555 nharris@farahandfarah.com
Ray Hetchka Kayak Amelia 904-251-0016 hetchka@mac.com
Marcia Ladendorf University of North Florida 904-620-3951 mladendo@unf.edu
Walter M. Lee III Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 904-630-6600 wlee@myjaxchamber.com
Alyson Shutts Lee Jacksonville University 904-256-7000 alee5@ju.edu
Bill McQuilkin Founder, Past President 904-273-8915 wwmcq@comcast.net
Mark Middlebrook The Middlebrook Company,
Past President
904-509-0918 markmiddlebrook@gmail.com
Allison Watson Artist 904-398-7145 awatsonart@aol.com
Dr. Quinton White Jacksonville University 904-256-7000 qwhite@ju.edu
James T. Wolverton, P.A. Attorney at Law 386-334-0418 jtwolverton@gmail.com
       


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes of Board Meetings:

May, 2009

March, 2009

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November, 2008

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November, 2007

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January, 2007