Florida Lake Management Society

The Florida Lake Management Society (FLMS) had its beginnings during the 1987 North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Annual Conference which was held in Orlando, Florida. A combination of fresh water specialists met during the NALMS conference and agreed to form a Charter Committee to create the FLMS.

Five goals were established by the Charter Committee. These goals were: to produce a charter and bylaws, to become a Chapter of NALMS, to find funding sources, to produce a FLMS newsletter, and to plan the first Florida Lake Management Society Annual Conference. All of the goals established by the Charter Committee were achieved within the first year after organization.

During the first year the Society established an election process and elected a Board of Directors. The Board consisted of five officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasury and Past President) and four directors. During the first year our Society conducted several regional lake management symposia, published several issues of our newsletter, participated in several aquatic resource campaigns and held our first Florida Lake Management Society Conference in Winter Park, Florida. The Society also established several awards to reward renowned Limnologists, activists and persons working in government.

During the early 1990's, the Society continued to mature. FLMS received a grant from the FDER and EPA, which enabled the Society to sponsor eight regional lake management symposia throughout Florida. During this period membership grew to more than 300 persons and annual conferences were being attended by local lay persons as well as professionals from around the state. As membership grew, the Society established an Executive Director position and acquired one part-time staff to assist in publishing our quarterly newsletter.

By the mid 1990's the Society began to focus on self-improvement. The Society established a Mission Statement and initiated an annual Strategic Planning Workshop. Strategic Planning helped structure the organization, improved organizational efficiency and established annual goals. It was during this period that three standing committees (Finance, Operation and Program) were created, an agenda process initiated, and the Board united in achieving its annually established Goals.

During the mid 1990's the Society began to expand its programs. The Society published a non-technical lakes information booklet, approved the means of establishing regional chapters throughout the state, joined associations located in south and in north Florida (Environmental Coalition of South West Florida and Big Bend Environmental Forum), and expanded our awards program to reward lake minded persons working in the media and elected officials.

During all these years, the goal of every member has been to create and sustain an effective statewide lake management organization. The Society and all members are committed to lake conservation, education, and advocacy. The table below lists those individuals who have helped lead FLMS and helped it grow. Unfortunately early records of the society are spread out and were not compiled. If you can help fill in this table or correct any errors, please email Erich Marzolf.

History of Florida Lake Management Society's Leadership

Year	President	Vice-President	Treasurer	Secretary	Board of Directors
1987
1988
1989
1990	Richard Coleman	Vince Williams	Kay Yeuell	Robert Mattson	Martin Kelly Timothy Keyser Danon Moxley Carla Palmer Paul Parks David Pearce
1991	Vince Williams	David Pearce	Kay Yeuell	Robert Mattson	Mark Lilipop Danon Moxley Carla Palmer Janet Roth Lawson Snyder
1992	David Pearce
1993	Carla Palmer	Marty Armstrong	Patricia Smith	Lawson Snyder	Dean Barber Dan Canfield Carey Cordell Judy Ludlow Curtis Watkins Herb Zebuth
1994	Carla Palmer	Marty Armstrong	Patricia Smith	Lawson Snyder	Rick Baird Tom Cuba Ernesto Lasso de la Vega Pam Leasure Don Moores Nancy Page Curtis Watkins
1995	Marty Armstrong	Carey Cordell	Dean Barber	Patricia Smith	Rick Baird Larry Battoe Ernesto Lasso de la Vega Gene Medley Nancy Page Garth Redfield Curtis Watkins
1996	Carey Cordell	Curtis Watkins	Gene Medley	Julie Brantly (McCrystal)	Rick Baird Larry Battoe Ernesto Lasso de la Vega Pam Leasure Kevin McCann Nancy Page Garth Redfield Doug Robison
1997	Curtis Watkins	Gene Medley	Nancy Page	Julie McCrystal	Rick Baird Larry Battoe Tim Egan Ernesto Lasso de la Vega Pam Leasure Kevin McCann Tyler Macmillan Garth Redfield Doug Robison
1998	Gene Medley	Larry Battoe	Nancy Page	Pam Leasure	Rick Baird Roger Copp Mike Coveney Harvey Harper Kevin McCann Garth Redfield Doug Robison Michael Scheinkman
1999	Larry Battoe	Harvey Harper	Lucee Price	Pam Leasure	Roger Copp Mike Coveney Ernesto Lasso de la Vega Robert Mattson Kevin McCann Garth Redfield Doug Robison Michael Scheinkman Peggy Wilzbach
2000	Kevin McCann	Pam Leasure	Lucee Price	Rick Baird	Mike Britt Chuck Hanlon Harvey Harper Ernesto Lasso de la Vega Erich Marzolf Mike Scheinkman Cheryl Schwartz Peggy Wilzbach
2001	Pam Leasure	Mike Coveney	Julie McCrystal	Rick Baird	Carlos Fernandes Jim Griffin Chuck Hanlon Patricia Hardy Harvey Harper Erich Marzolf Sean McGlynn Lucee Price Shailesh Patel Jeff Reine
2002	Mike Coveney	Rick Baird	Julie McCrystal	Erich Marzolf	Carlos Fernandes Jim Griffin Chuck Hanlon Patricia Hardy Harvey Harper Don Hicks Sean McGlynn Shailesh Patel Michael Perry Lucee Price
2003	Rick Baird	Shailesh Patel	Julie McCrystal	Erich Marzolf	Carlos Fernandes Clell Ford Jim Griffin Chuck Hanlon Patricia Hardy Harvey Harper Don Hicks Sean McGlynn Michael Perry Lucee Price Dharmen Setaram
2004	Shailesh Patel	Chuck Hanlon	Mike Perry	Monica Stevens-Diaz	John Burns Shannon Carter-Wetzel Clell Ford Jim Griffin Harvey Harper Don Hicks Joe King Erich Marzolf Sean McGlynn Todd Olson Dharmen Setaram
2005	Chuck Hanlon	Jim Griffin	Mike Perry	Monica Stevens-Diaz	John Burns Mike Coveney Shannon Carter-Wetzel Clell Ford David Evans John Keifer Kelli Levy Joe King Erich Marzolf Sean McGlynn Todd Olson
2006	Jim Griffin	John Burns	Mike Perry	Michelle Jeansonne	Mike Coveney Shannon Carter-Wetzel Clell Ford David Evans Kelli Levy Erich Marzolf Martin Montavo Sean McGlynn Todd Olson Ann Shortelle Steve Weinsier
2007	John Burns	Clell Ford	Mike Perry	Michelle Jeansonne	Mike Coveney Jim Griffin Chuck Hanlon Kelli Levy Erich Marzolf Sean McGlynn Martin Montavo Todd Olson Ann Shortelle Steve Weinsier Shannon Carter-Wetzel
2008	Clell Ford	Shailesh Patel	Mike Perry	Shannon Carter- Wetzel	Mike Coveney Chuck Hanlon Kelli Levy Hammer Dean Dobberfuhl Sean McGlynn Todd Olson Dharmen Setaram Ann Shortelle Julie Terrell Steve Weinsier

A Brief History of the Florida Lake Management Society

History of Florida Lake Management Society's Leadership

Year

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Secretary

Board of Directors

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2007

2008

A Brief History of the
Florida Lake Management Society