Advisory Committees

Committee List

Current Committees
Apiculture, Aquaculture, Beef, Citrus, Dairy, Environmental Horticulture, Equine, Forestry, Labor, Oversight, Peanut/Cotton, Sod, Sugar, Tax, Trade, Vegetable and Water/Natural Resources

Apiculture

Chair
Steve Cantu, Hardee

Vice Chair
David Webb, Brevard

Lee Albritton, Alachua
Kathie Cullum, Columbia
Laurence Cutts, Washington
John Gentzel, Dade
Bert M. Gwaltney, Bay
Gary Ranker, Manatee
Billy Rhodes, Lake

Technical Advisor(s)
Jerry Hayes, FDACS
Elmore Herman

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Aquaculture

Chair
Dan Leonard, DeSoto/Charlotte

Vice Chair
Gene Evans, Volusia

George Carpenter, Escambia
Frank Carter, Holmes
Laif DeMason, Dade
Mike Drawdy, Polk
Ed Froehlich, Orange
Mike Hodges, Levy
Marty Tanner, Hillsborough
Greg Waldo, Manatee
Steve Weinsier, Broward

Technical Advisor(s)
Bernice Constatin, USDA Wildlife Services
Craig Watson, Tropical Lab
Sherman Wilhelm, FDACS/Aquaculture Division

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Beef

Chair
Brad Etheridge, Levy

Vice Chair
Matt Harrison, DeSoto/Charlotte

Mike Adams, St. Lucie
Eric Batey, Alachua
Dennis Carlton, Hillsborough
Charlie Crawford, Columbia
H. Frederick Dietrich, III, Orange
Dess Fennell, III, Suwannee
George Fisher, Washington
Mack Glass, Jr., Jackson
Herbert Harbin, Osceola
Charles Harman, DeSoto/Charlotte
James LeFils, Volusia
Chris Lyons, Lafayette
John Payne, Highlands
David E. Raulerson, Jr., Okeechobee
Larry Rooks, Hernando/Citrus
Greg Shackelford, Hardee

Technical Advisor(s)
Jim Handley, Florida Cattlemen’s Association
Diane Kitchen, Bureau of Animal Disease
Stephen Monroe, Division of Animal Industry
Todd Thrift, UF/IFAS

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Citrus

Chair
Mason Smoak, Highlands

Vice Chair
Brant Schirard, St. Lucie

Jeff Andree, Osceola
Scott Boyd, Orange
Jim Brewer, DeSoto/Charlotte
Mike Carter, DeSoto/Charlotte
Bruce Crump, Volusia
Hugh English, Hendry/Glades
Keith Farr, Hardee
Scott Lambeth, Indian River
Mike Machata, Polk
John McCullers, Okeechobee
Louis Neuhofer, Pasco
Brent Register, Hillsborough
Dixie Royal, Lake
Lauri Schuller, Brevard
Scott Young, Polk

Technical Advisor(s)
Dr. Harold Browning UF/IFAS
Ken Keck Department of Citrus
Richard Kinney Citrus Packers
Roy Singleton FAMA
Michael W. Sparks Florida Citrus Mutual

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Dairy

Chair
Rod Land, Lafayette

Vice Chair
Darryl Register, Baker

Danny Aprile, Hillsborough
Nick Bishop, Highlands
Ben Butler, Okeechobee
Jerry Dakin, Manatee
Gerald Fieser, Volusia
Everett Kerby, Lafayette
Ronald Morgan, Suwannee
Joe Nickerson, Hardee
Hank Rucks, Okeechobee

Technical Advisor(s)
Art Darling, Sunshine State Milk Products
John L. Miller, FDACS/Dairy Division
Stephen Monroe, Division of Animal Industry

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Environmental Horticulture

Chair
Ralph Garrison, Manatee

Vice Chair
Scott Kirouac, Highlands

Roger Brooks, Broward
Austin Bryant, Hardee
Richard Carroll, Pinellas
Dorrell Combass, Hamilton
Paul Driscoll, Jr., St. Lucie
Jay Fraleigh, Madison
Susan Shay Frostrom, Martin
Bobby Greenland, Volusia
George Hackney, Sr., Gadsden
Claude Hawthorne, Orange
Harold Jones, Duval
Paul Klinger, Jr., Sumter
Brian Lambert, Hardee
Grant Maloy, Seminole
Steve Nielson, Sarasota
Chris Reese, Marion
Sandy Stein, Dade

Technical Advisor(s)
Ben Bolusky, FNGLA
Richard Clark, FDACS/Division of Plant Industry
Hugh Grambling, Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers
Terril Nell, UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture

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Equine

Chair
Bill Benham, Lake

Vice Chair
Brian Rice, Marion

Tina Haggerty, Martin
Sidney Hutchcraft, Pinellas
Melanie Peterson, Western Palm Beach
Fred Segal, Broward
Gary Shiver, Hardee
John Sixma, Volusia

Technical Advisor(s)
Dr. Mike Short FDACS
Dr. Saundra H. TenBroeck UF/Animal Science

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Forestry

Chair
Michael Dooner, Gadsden

Vice Chair
P.C. Crapps, III, Suwannee

Marvin Buchanan, Lafayette
Bubba Greene, Madison
Ken Griner, Levy
Jamie Hall, Escambia
Doyle Majors, Holmes
Curtis Moore, Duval
Bryan Olmert, Alachua
Randolph Padgett, Clay
Wilson Rivers, Union
Auley Rowell, Taylor
Harold F. Stokes, Nassau
Leland Thomas, Jackson
Robert Yarborough, Seminole

Technical Advisor(s)
Jeff Doran, Florida Forestry Association
Michael Long, FDACS/Division of Forestry
Dr. Timothy White, UF/School of Forest Resources & Conversation

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Labor

Chair
J. Daniel Peterson, Volusia

Vice Chair
Michelle Williamson, Hillsborough

Marc Bass, Brevard
Steve Cassens, St. Lucie
Anne Dickinson, Polk
Kenneth Hall, Suwannee
Steve Johnson, Hardee
Nancy McDonald, Lake
Eric Nissen, Martin
Lawson Taylor, Gadsden
Baxter Troutman, Polk
Mark Wilson, Dade

Technical Advisor(s)
Mike Carlton
Walter Kates, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Cesar Martinez, Florida Ag Services, Inc.
Fritz Roka, Southwest Florida REC

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Oversight

Chair
Raymon D. Thomas, Holmes

Vice Chair
Paul Sullivan, Polk

Bobby Beagles, Orange
Myron Bryan, Alachua
P.C. Crapps, III, Suwannee
Jerry Davis, Santa Rosa
Michael Dooner, Gadsden
William Maddox, Hendry
Ginny Paarlberg, Madison
John Payne, Highlands
J. Daniel Peterson, Volusia
Mason Smoak, Highlands
Michelle Williamson, Hillsborough

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Peanut/Cotton

Chair
Jerry Davis, Santa Rosa

Vice Chair
Jeffrey Pittman, Jackson

Philip Adkison, Washington
Willie Agner, Madison
Richard Barber, Marion
Scott Barrington, Lafayette
William Carte, Suwannee
Jon Deas, Hamilton
Alan Edwards, Santa Rosa
Ernest Fulford, Jefferson
Jim Jones, Gilchrist
Henry Lowry, Santa Rosa
Jerry McElhaney, Escambia
James Terry, Columbia
Brett Ward, Escambia
Clyde Marvel Williams, Holmes

Technical Advisor(s)
Ken Barton, FPPA
Jim Davis, National Cotton Council
Dave Rupenecker, Southern Cotton Growers Association
Dr. Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS

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Sod

Chair
Keith Truenow, Lake

Vice Chair
Richard Burns, Western Palm Beach

Adrian Bass, Hardee
Ronnie Boutwell, Polk
Stephanie Boyd, Jefferson
Gary Bradshaw, Manatee
Cory Carbajal, Volusia
Paula Carter, Santa Rosa
Dave Dymond, Osceola
Russel Echols, Hendry/Glades
Mark Garrett, Volusia
Mike Godwin, Escambia
Carey Howerton, Highlands
Ron Nail, Brevard
Mike Pressley, Hendry/Glades
Trey Whitehurst, Okeechobee

Technical Advisor(s)
Betsy McGill, Florida Sod Growers Cooperative
Dr. Bryan Unruh, West Florida REC

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Sugar

Chair
Mark Sodders, Western Palm Beach

Vice Chair
Carl Perry, Hendry/Glades

Earl Dyess, III, Hendry/Glades
Rick Roth, Western Palm Beach
Donald Sellers, Jr., Okeechobee
Jim Shine, Western Palm Beach
Stewart Stein, Western Palm Beach
John Stitt, Hendry/Glades
Crate P. Tucker, Hendry/Glades

Technical Advisor(s)
Robert Coker, US Sugar
Jim Shine, Florida Sugarcane Growers Cooperative

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Tax

Chair
Roy Wilson, Sr., Gilchrist

Vice Chair
Prentice Dort, Pinellas

Tom Andrews, Highlands
Teena Borek, Dade
Michael Braddock, Volusia
Todd Dailey, Marion
David Goolsby, Jr., Hamilton
David Hazellief, Okeechobee
Lamar Jenkins, Suwannee
Frank Judd, Brevard
Billy Laralle, Taylor
Fred Petty, Pinellas
David Register, Leon
Donald Stephens, Lake
James Strickland, Manatee

Technical Advisor(s)
Bobby Bennett

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Trade

Chair
Ron Wetherington, Hillsborough

Vice Chair
Rory Martin, Sarasota

Kern Carpenter, Dade
Randall Dasher, Suwannee
Wade Grigsby, Hendry/Glades
Erin Hanas, Seminole
Robert Roberson, Orange
Judy Sanchez, Western Palm Beach
Pete Spyke, Indian River
Imogene Yarborough, Seminole

Technical Advisor(s)
Ken Keck, Department of Citrus
Dr. Robert E. Southall, USDA Veterinary Services
Dr. John VanSickle, UF/IFAS

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Vegetable

Chair
Gary Reeder, Manatee

Vice Chair
Roland Yee, Palm Beach

Sam Accursio, Dade
Mark Bryan, Highlands
LeeAnn Coleman, Hillsborough
Ben Ellison, Santa Rosa
Mark Hodge, Alachua
Wendi Jennings, Columbia
Tony Lin, Western Palm Beach
John Long, Martin
Chuck O’Bern, Hendry/Glades
Stephen Olson, Gadsden
Greg Poucher, Suwannee
Kord Robertson, Hardee
Donald Sellers, Sr., Okeechobee
Shawn Shurley, Sumter

Technical Advisor(s)
Eugene McAvoy, UF Extension
Danny Raulerson, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Dr. John VanSickle, UF/IFAS

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Water/Natural Resources

Chair
Tom Braddock, Duval

Vice Chair
Barney Cherry, Hardee

Clay Archey, Seminole
Scott Boyd, Orange
Randy Burnham, Okeechobee
Harry Cooney, Bradford
Timothy Eckert, Lee
Pam Fentress, Highlands
Jesse Godbold, Clay
Bruce Godwin, Santa Rosa
Ken Harrison, DeSoto/Charlotte
Jason Land, Lafayette
William M. Lloyd, III, Suwannee
David McDonald, Lake
J.C. Nadeau, Broward
David Pope, Alachua
Kelly Rice, Sumter
Jerry Sheppard, Escambia
Maurice Sterling, Putnam/St. Johns
Jeff Vermillion, Marion

Technical Advisor(s)
Chuck Aller, FDACS

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