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Tommy Thompson
24 NW 33rd Court, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32607
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Executive Director

Tommy Thompson

Officers 2006 - 2007

Chairman:

 

President:

 John Kumiski

1st V.P. Pres.-Elect:

 Kelly Braden

2nd Vice President:

 Loretta Lynn

Treasurer:

 Frank Morello

Secretary:

 Ed Arrington

Directors

Class of ‘07
Dave Burkhardt
Eric R Johnson
Ron Presley

Class of ‘08
Ray Markham
Jill Borski
Capt. Tom Van Horn

Corporate Liaison

Paul Michele - FL Fishing Weekly

Tourism Liaison

Rebecca Allen
Charlotte County Visitor’s Bureau

Accountant

Reynolds Cochran, CPA

Committee Chairs

Bylaws: R.G. Schmidt
Conference: Tommy Thompson, Doug Kelly, John Kumiski
Auction: Tommy Thompson
Awards: Kelly Braden
Breakout: Paul Michele
Program: Doug Kelly, John Kumiski
Skish: Phil Chapman
Ethics: Phil Chapman
Membership: Ron Presley
Newsletter: Kelly Braden
Nominating: Dennis Lubin
Past President’s Council: Dale Sanders
Scholarship: Steve Kearl
Site Selection: Bob Bass
Website: Mike & Pam Richards

Past Presidents
1947 - Ernest Lyons
1948 - Rube Allyn
1949 - Frank Mallonts
1950 - Paul Mains
1951 - Fred Jones
1952 - Allen Corson
1953 - Bob Dahne
1954 - Merritt Hilliard
1955 - Jack Shoemaker
1956 - George Sand
1957 - John Dillin
1958 - Jim Martenhoff
1959 - Edmund McLaurin
1960 - Don Cullimore
1961 - George Crowley
1962 - Dr. Frank Philpott
1963 - Thomas Anderson
1964 - Elgin White
1965 - William Abbot
1966 - Monroe Campbell
1967 - Charles Harris
1968 - James Floyd
1969 - Jim Rivenberg
1970 - Don Fahringer
1971 - Dr. Herbert Riggs
1972 - Charles Harris
1973 - Bill Sargent
1974 - Bill Sargent
1975 - Charles Keefer
1976 - Bill Miller
1977 - George Raynard
1978 - Ross Parsons

1979 - Arby Arbuthnot
1980 - Jerry Hill
1981 - Horace Carter
1982 - Horace Carter
1983 - Horace Carter
1984 - Tim Tucker
1985 - Larry Larsen
1986 - Colin Moore/Jan Fogt
1987 - Lilliam Larsen
1988 - Frank Sargeant
1989 - Robert Epstein
1990 - Tim O'Keefe
1991 - Carolee Boyles
1992 - Don Mann
1993 - Jim Hardie
1994 - W. Beirne Keefer
1995 - Bill AuCoin
1996 - Rusty Chinnis
1997 - Bill Eaton
1998 - Tom Twyford
1999 - Dale Sanders
2000 - Van Hubbard
2001 - Jim Warnke
2002 - Mike Scarantino
2003 - Larry Thornhill
2004 - Dave Burkhardt
2005 - Jim Wilson
2006 - Tommy Thompson

 

Terms of officers and board members are from September through September. Elections are held yearly at the Fall Conference General Meeting.

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