Leadership Roles
Speaker pro tempore (2004-2006)
Biographical Information
City of Residence: Seminole
Occupation: Political Grassroots Consultant; Supreme Court Certified Mediator; Legislator
Spouse: Al Waters of Nice, France
Education: Florida State University, B.S., 1969, M.S., 1970; Stetson University College of Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution Training, 2001
Born: August 24, 1947, St. Petersburg, FL
Religious Affiliation: Methodist
Recreational Interest: golf
Legislative Service
Elected to the House in 1998, reelected subsequently
Speaker pro tempore 2004-2006
Governor's Commission on the Future of Space and Aeronautics in Florida
Hurricane Preparedness Workgroup
Joint Select Committee on Hurricane Insurance
Affiliations
Bush-Cheney Re-Elect-Pinellas County, Co-Chairman 2004
Greater Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce
Junior Achievement of West Central Florida Inc., Former Board Member
Largo Chamber of Commerce
Paint St. Pete Proud, Team Captain 9 years
Pinellas County Urban League, past Board Member
PEMHS Mental Health Advisory Board
VFW Ladies Auxiliary #4364
Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Board (C-CRAB) 1999-2002
Government Affairs Chair, National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) 1999-2002, Executive Committee 2000-2002, Natural Disaster Committee Chairman 2002
Northside Hospital & Heart Institute 1999-2002
Pinellas County Industry Council 1999
Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee
Pinellas Park/Mid-County Chamber of Commerce, past Member
St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, past Legislative Affairs Council Member, Host of Leadership St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Junior College Business Advisory, past Board Member
Seminole Lake Homeowners Association, past President and Treasurer
University of South Florida Campus Advisory, past Board Member
Highlights
American Cancer Society 2005
Florida Association of Community Colleges 2005
Florida Suncoast Safe Kids Coalition 2004, 2005
Florida Housing Coalition 2004
International Republican Institute (IRI) 2004
Florida Highway Patrol Legacy Leadership Award 2004
Center for American Women & Politics, Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government, Honorable Mention 2004
Florida Airports Council Aviation Leadership Award 2003
Florida Chamber of Commerce Top 40 Legislators of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Florida Center for Teachers 2003
Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC) 2003
Florida Humanities Council 2003, 2005
The Tampa Bay Library Consortium 2003
Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Small Business Award, Representative of the Year 2002
Help A Child, Inc., 2002
Florida Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Representative of the Year 2001
Governor's Hurricane Conference Award 2001
Florida Association of Insurance Agents Leadership Award 2000
March of Dimes Volunteer of the Year 1995
Brookwood Volunteer of the Year 1994
United Way Volunteer of the Year 1993