Council Alumni

2022 Council Members

Senator Dennis Baxley Com. Reggie Bellamy Rep. Dr. James Bush, III.
Tony Crews, Jr., M.S. Javier Enriquez, Esq. T. Willard Fair
Dakeyan Graham, Ph.D.

Council Vice Chairman

Jerome Hill

Council Chairman

Mike Mason

Chair – Physical / Behavioral Health

& Family Stability Subcommittee

Keantha Moore, FCCCM Justine Patterson

Council 1st Vice Chair

Marva Preston
Ben Shirley, Jr.

Council 2nd Vice Chairman

Marcus Smith Pat Smith
Senator Perry Thurston, Jr. Paul Wilson

Chair – Education Development

Subcommittee

Rep. Dana Trabulsy

2021 Council Members

Rep. Ramon Alexander Senator Dennis Baxley Com. Reggie Bellamy
Rep. Dr. James Bush, III. Tony Crews, Jr., M.S. Javier Enriquez
T. Willard Fair Dakeyan Graham Senator Joe Gruters
Jerome Hill

Council Chairman

Robert Major Mike Mason

Chair – Physical / Behavioral Health &

Family Stability Subcommittee

Keantha Moore, FCCCM Justine Patterson

Council 1st Vice Chair

Marva Preston
Owen Quinonez, M.D. Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Chair – Social Media Platform

& Website Subcommittee

Ben Shirley, Jr.

Council 2nd Vice Chairman

Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Marcus Smith

Council Vice Chairman

Pat Smith
Rev. Shawn Thomas Senator Perry Thurston, Jr. Paul Wilson

Chair – Education Development

Subcommittee

Rep. Dana Trabulsy

2020 Council Members

Rep. Ramon Alexander Paul Burns, Ed.D. Rep. Byron Donalds
Javier Enriquez Dakeyan Graham, P.h.D. Senator Joe Gruters
Jerome Hill

Council Vice Chairman

Ken Lawson Robert Major

Chair – Employment & Economic

Development Subcommitttee

Keantha Moore, FCCCM Justine Patterson

Council 1st Vice Chair

Owen Quinonez, M.D.

Chair – Physical / Behavioral Health &

Family Stability Subcomittee

Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Shila Salem Ben Shirley, Jr.

Council 2nd Vice Chairman

Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Marcus Smith Senator Greg Steube
Rev. Shawn Thomas

Chair – Pinellas County

Research Subcommittee

Senator Perry Thurston, Jr Paul Wilson

Chair – Education Development

Subcommittee

2019 Council Members

Rep. Ramon Alexander Paul Burns, Ed.D. Rep. Byron Donalds
Rod Duckworth William Hardin Jerome Hill

1st Council Vice Chairman

Ken Lawson Robert Major Justine Patterson

Chair – Criminal Justice & Community

Relations Subcommittee

Owen Quinonez, M.D. Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Argatha Rigby-Gilmore
Shila Salem

2nd Vice Chair

Ben Shirley, Jr.

Chair – Budget Subcommittee

Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.
Marcus Smith Senator Greg Steube Rev. Shawn Thomas

Chair – Pinellas County

Research Subcommittee

Senator Perry Thurston, Jr. Paul Wilson

Council Vice Chairman

2018 Council Members

Rep. Ramon Alexander Gilbert Barnes Rep. Byron Donalds
Rod Duckworth William Hardin – Chair Physical/

Behavioral Health & Family

Stability Subcommittee

Rep. Roy Hardemon
Jerome Hill

Council 1st Vice Chairman

Justine Patterson

Chair – Criminal Justice &

Community Relations Subcommittee

Owen Quinonez, M.D.
Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Damon Rich Argatha Rigby-Gilmore
Shila Salem

Council 2nd Vice Chair

Lois Scott Ben Shirley, Jr.

Chair – Budget Subcommittee

Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.

Chair – Community

Representatives Subcommittee

Marcus Smith Senator Greg Steube
Marlon Storey Rev. Shawn Thomas

Chair – Pinellas County

Research Subcommittee

Senator Perry Thurston, Jr
Kelli Wells, M.D. Paul Wilson

Council Vice Chairman

2017 Council Members

Rep. Ramon Alexander Gilbert Barnes Rep. Byron Donalds
Rod Duckworth

Council Vice Chairman

Thad Fortune William Hardin
Rep. Roy Hardemon Jerome Hill Edison Jackson, Ed.D.
Mike Mason Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Damon Rich
Argatha Rigby-Gilmore

Council 2nd Vice Chair

Shila Salem Ben Shirley, Jr.
Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Lois Scott Malone Smith
Marcus Smith Senator Greg Steube Marlon Storey
Craig Swain Rev. Shawn Thomas Senator Perry Thurston, Jr.
Kelli Wells, M.D. Paul Wilson

Council 1st Vice Chairman

2016 Council Members

Gilbert Barnes Senator Rob Bradley Senator Oscar Braynon, II.
John Davis  

Rod Duckworth

Council Vice Chairman

David Fields
Thad Fortune William Hardin Edison Jackson, Ed.D.

Council 1st Vice Chairman

Jonathan Jean-Marie Mike Mason Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Damon Rich Argatha Rigby-Gilmore

Council 2nd Vice Chair

Lois Scott
Ben F. Shirley, Jr. Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Malone Smith
Marlon Storey Craig Swain Rev. Shawn Thomas
Rep. Alan Williams Paul Wilson Senator Stephen Wise

2015 Council Members

Gilbert Barnes Senator Rob Bradley Senator Oscar Braynon, II.
Senator Dennis Baxley John Davis Rod Duckworth
David Fields Thad Fortune William Hardin
Edison Jackson, Ed.D.

Council 1st Vice Chairman

Jonathan Jean-Marie Mike Mason
Eugene Morris Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Damon Rich
Argatha Rigby-Gilmore

Council 2nd Vice Chair

Lois Scott

Council Vice Chair

Ben Shirley, Jr
Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Malone Smith Craig Swain
Rev. Shawn Thomas Rep. Charles Van Zant Rep. Alan Williams
Paul Wilson Senator Stephen Wise Robert Woody

2014 Council Members

Gilbert Barnes Senator Dennis Baxley Senator Rob Bradley
Senator Oscar Braynon, II. Rod Duckworth David Fields
Thad Fortune Gypsy Gallardo William Hardin
Steven Harris, M.D. Edison Jackson, Ed.D.

Council 1st Vice Chairman

Jonathan Jean-Marie
Mike Mason Eugene Morris Eddy Regnier, Ph.D. Council Chairman
Damon Rich Argatha Rigby-Gilmore

Council 2nd Vice Chair

Shila Salem
Lois Scott

Council Vice Chair

Ben Shirley, Jr. Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.
Malone Smith Craig Swain Rev. Shawn Thomas
Rep. Charles Van Zant Rep. Alan Williams Paul Wilson
Senator Stephen Wise Robert Woody

2013 Council Members

Gilbert Barnes Senator Dennis Baxley Senator Rob Bradley
Senator Oscar Braynon, II. John Davis David Fields
Kim Finch-Kareem, MSW Thad Fortune Gypsy Gallardo
Matthew Gregory William Hardin Steven L. Harris, M.D.
Ronald Henderson Edison Jackson, Ed.D. Jonathan Jean-Marie
Eugene Morris Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Damon Rich
Argatha Rigby-Gilmore

Chair Criminal Justice &

Crime Prevention Subcommittee

Angelia Rivers

Chair Education Subcommittee

Shila Salem
Lois Scott

Chair Employment &

Economics Subcommitte

Ben Shirley, Jr. Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D
Craig Swain Rep. Alan Williams Senator Stephen Wise
Arto Woodley, Jr. Robert Woody

2012 Council Members

Senator Dennis Baxley Rep. Dwight Bullard Yata Caine
Janetta Cureron, M.D. John Davis Kim Finch-Kareem, MSW
Gypsy Gallardo Matthew Gregory William Hardin
Steven Harris, M.D. Ronald Henderson Eugene Morris
Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Argatha Rigby-Gilmore

Chair Criminal Justice & Crime

Prevention Subcommittee

Angelia Rivers
Shila Salem Lois Scott – Chair

Employment & Economics

Subcommittee

Ben Shirley, Jr.
Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Senator Gary Siplin Andre Smith – Chair

Education Subcommittee

Shairi Turner, M.D. Rep. Alan Williams Senator Stephen Wise
Arto Woodley, Jr. Robert Woody

2011 Council Members

Franklin Adderly Senator Dennis Baxley Yata Caine
Janetta Cureron, M.D. John Davis Gypsy Gallardo
Matthew Gregory William Hardin Steven Harris, M.D.
Ronald Henderson 

Council 2nd Vice Chairman

Eugene Morris Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.

Council Chairman

Argatha Rigby-Gilmore Angelia Rivers Shila Salem            

Council 1st Vice Chair

Lois Scott Ben Shirley, Jr. Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.

Council Vice Chairman

Senator Gary Siplin Andre Smith Senator Perry Thurston, Jr.
Shairi Turner, M.D. Wansley Walters Rep. Alan Williams
Senator Stephen Wise Arto Woodley, Jr. Robert Woody

2010 Council Members

Franklin Adderly Earnest Brewer  Billy Close
Janetta Cureton, M.D. Richard Davison    

Council Chairman

Gypsy Gallardo
Anna Gray Matthew Gregory Ronald Henderson
Lillian Lima           

Council Vice Chair

Anthony McCoy, Ph.D. Rod Love
Eddy M. Regnier, Ph.D. Argatha Rigby-Gilmore Rep. Julio Robaina
Lois Scott Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Andre Smith
Senator Perry Thurston, Jr. Shairi Turner, M.D. Senator Frederica Wilson
Senator Stephen Wise

2009 Council Members

Torey Alston

Council Vice Chair

Brittany Birken Earnest Brewer
Billy Close, Ph.D. Emile Commedore, M.D. Richard Davison
Gypsy Gallardo  Anna Gray Lillian Lima
Anthony McCoy, Ph.D. Council Chairman David Pridgen Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.
Rep. Julio Robaina Ana Maria Sanchez Lois Scott
Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Andre Smith Senator Perry Thurston, Jr.
Shairi Turner, M.D. Levi Williams Senator Frederica Wilson
Iris Wilson Senator Stephen Wise

2008 Council Members

Torey Alston Brittany Birken, Ph.D. Jeanie Blomberg
Rep. Jennifer Carroll Billy Close, Ph.D. Emile Commedore, M.D.
Ken DeCerchio Anna Gray Roderick Hall
William James Lillian Lima Monica Hayes
Roderick Love Anthony McCoy, Ph.D. Walter McNeil
Rep. Frank Peterman David Pridgen Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.
Sybil Richard Rep. Julio Robaina Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.
Senator Perry Thurston, Jr. Shairi Turner, M.D. Levi Williams
Senator Frederica Wilson Gladys Wilson Iris Wilson
Senator Stephen Wise

2007 Council Members

Torey Alston Jeanine Blomberg Robert Butterworth
Rep. Jennifer Carroll Billy Close, Ph.D. 

Chair Education Subcommittee

Tamara Demko, J.D.
Anna Gray Monica Hayes William James
Lillian Lima Anthony McCoy, Ph.D. Walter McNeil
Rep. Frank Peterman  

Chair – Legislative Review Subcommittee

David Pridgen Eddy Regnier, Ph.D.   

Chair Health Subcommittee

Sybil Richard Rep. Julio Robaina Albert Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.
Eric Smith, Ph.D. Shairi Turner, M.D. Levi Williams         

Council Chairman

Senator Frederica Wilson Gladys Wilson Senator Stephen Wise