Senate confirms 5 Governing Board members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 18, 2016
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Florida Senate confirms appointments of five NWFWMD Governing Board members; confirms Cyphers as Executive Director

TALLAHASSEE – Today, the Florida Senate confirmed the appointments of five members to the Governing Board for the Northwest Florida Water Management District as well as the appointment of Brett J. Cyphers as the District’s Executive Director.

Cyphers has served as the Executive Director since December, 2014.

The five members of the Governing Board who were confirmed Thursday:

John Alter, 78, of Malone, owns and manages Alter-Bevis Farms LLC. He currently serves as a member of the Florida Forestry Association Board of Directors and previously served as a member of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Alter received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University. He is reappointed for a term beginning June 12, 2015, and ending March 1, 2019.

Angus “Gus” Andrews, 59, of DeFuniak Springs, is the owner of Andrews Companies, Andrews & Arnsdoff Realty and Southern Beach Management. Andrews received his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. He is reappointed for a term beginning March 13, 2015, and ending March 1, 2019.

Marc Dunbar, 44, of Tallahassee, is a partner with Jones Walker LLP and an adjunct professor at the Florida State University College of Law. Dunbar received his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, and his law degree from the Florida State University College of Law. He is appointed for a term beginning June 12, 2015, and ending March 1, 2018.

Ted Everett, 55, of Chipley, is the executive director of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the owner and operator of Hard Labor Creek Hunting Plantation and Hard Labor Creek Off Road Park. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Augusta College and an associate’s degree in forestry with a minor in wildlife management from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Everett is appointed for a term beginning July 31, 2015, and ending March 1, 2017.

Nicholas “Nick” Patronis, 48, of Panama City Beach, is the owner of Captain Anderson’s restaurant. He currently serves as a member of the Life Management Center of Northwest Florida Inc. Board of Directors, the Florida Restaurant Association, and the National Restaurant Association. Patronis attended Gulf Coast Community College. He is reappointed for a term beginning March 13, 2015, and ending March 1, 2019.