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Published on: 1/16/2007
Last Visited: 1/16/2007
The other members include the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (Michael W. Sole), and four public members appointed by the Governor (Ginny Myrick, Albert Alfonso, William F. LaMée, and Sue Schmitt).
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Ginny Myrick
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Virginia D. "Ginny" Myrick, Vice ChairVice-Chair Ginny Myrick is a senior policy advisor with Holland & Knight for government relations focusing on local governments.She represents several of the largest underground utility rehabilitation companies in North America and has specific experience in county government in Florida.In particular, her practice focuses on state and local legislative issues, contracts, procurement, infrastructure, and incentives for corporate relocations and expansions, with an emphasis on land use changes.
Ms. Myrick is a founding and current board member of the North Florida Trust for Public Lands (T.P.L.) Advisory Board and chaired the board for two years.She currently is serving her second four-year term as vice chair of the Florida Community Trust (F.C.T.) as an appointee of Governor Jeb Bush.The F.C.T. annually allocates over $300 million to local governments to assist them in acquiring environmentally sensitive lands in the state of Florida.
Ms. Myrick served from 1987-1994 as a County Commissioner on the Jacksonville, Florida City Council.In addition to sponsoring noteworthy legislation, she distinguished her tenure by emphasizing extensive urban park restoration using public/private contributions and was one of the founders of the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, chairing that board for two years.She also was a partner in a private corporate meeting planning company for seven years while serving on the City Council.
While serving as the director of state legislation and a member of the executive staff for Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney from 1994-1998, Ms. Myrick managed Jacksonville's team of lobbyists involved in policy and legislative issues in the Florida Legislature.
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Following the mayor's executive staff position, Ms. Myrick served as vice president of government affairs for the Jacksonville Port Authority.She worked at the federal, state and local legislative levels, focusing particularly in tax, brownfields, infrastructure, and transportation and international trade issues for both the Jacksonville airport and seaport.
Ms. Myrick is a former vice chair of the Florida Humanities Council and has chaired many local non-profit groups.She also has served on the vestry of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.
Ms. Myrick earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from the University of Central Florida and did doctoral work at Texas Tech University.She is a Fellow in Government from the University of North Florida. (Current term through 01/31/2007)