Primary Election Guide 2016

Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 17

August 18, 2016 | A Special Supplement to

Primary Election Guide 2016 Meet the candidates Voting information On the campaign trail 18 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 6 seek election to MSD board of trustees By Jennifer Logue

For the first time in 16 years, Ponte Vedra Beach residents who live within the boundaries of the Municipal Service District (MSD) will have an opportunity vote for candidates seeking election to the MSD Board of Trustees. All three seats up for election this year – MSD seats 2, 4 and 6 – have at least two candidates seeking election to the volunteer positions, requiring the first election since 2000. “I can’t remember the last time we had six candidates,” Board Chairman Gary Jurenovich told attendees at the Aug. 8 meeting of the Board of Trustees. At that meeting, all six candidates were given a chance to introduce themselves and state their interest in serving on the board.

Seat 2: Dominic Sanfilippo and Catherine “Kitty” Switkes A 10-year resident of Ponte Ve- dra Beach, seat 2 candidate Dom- inic Sanfilippo noted that for the past six years his work schedule required him to travel frequently, limiting his civic participation. Now that he has opened a business in town, he said, he is hop- ing to become more active in the community. “I just want to do my part to give back in some small way,” he said. Catherine “Kitty” Switkes, who is also seeking election to Seat 2, stressed her long involvement in the community. A resident of the MSD since 1990, Switkes said that when her three children were young she focused her activities on volunteering in the schools. She has also served as president of the Ponte Vedra Community Association and the nonprofit Friends of the Footbridge. A master gardener, Switkes said that if she were elected she would like to focus on efforts involving landscaping, recycling and trash pickup.

Seat 4: John Cellucci and John “Jake” O’Keefe A Vietnam-era veteran who holds an MBA, John Cellucci highlighted his three decades in Ponte Vedra and his service on the Ponte Vedra Zoning and Adjustment Board. He noted that he attended MSD meetings regularly, and pointed to the board’s

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including the Ponte Vedra Boule- of State Road A1A. Current trust- MSD Board vard sidewalk installation as well as ees said they were pleased to see MSD Seat 2 Continued from 18 the installation of pavers on beach renewed interest in the activities Dominic Sanflippo access pathways. of the MSD board, and expressed Catherine “Kitty” Switkes recent accomplishments – including If re-elected, Hammer said he the hope that more residents would getting sidewalks installed along would focus on providing core become engaged. MSD Seat 4 Ponte Vedra Boulevard – as “a good services such as trash pickup and “It’s important that the commu- John Cellucci example of what the MSD can do.” regular police patrols. nity gets involved and gives these John “Jake” O’Keefe Ocean Palms Elementary School “I’ll continue to support projects guys direction,” Hammer said. “For teacher John “Jake” O’Keefe, mean- that make the MSD better,” he said. the last 16 years, whoever signed MSD Seat 6 while, emphasized his desire to “It’s great that we have police of- their name was it – and we’re de- Adam M. Hammer make a contribution. “I really want ficers driving around – the kids see ciding how to spend your tax dol- Brad Wester to get involved in the community,” them and have a great relationship lars. So it’s on you to get involved.” he said. “I just want to get more with them.” involved and try to help out.” Candidate Brad Wester, mean- If elected, O’Keefe said he would while, stressed his experience in like to help use social media and urban and municipal planning in the internet to raise awareness of both the public and private sectors. You would VOTE for MSD activities in order to boost “The majority of my work is in George Lareau, civic engagement. St. Johns County,” said Wester, who has also served as chair of the Pon- if you only knew… Seat 6: Adam Hammer and Brad te Vedra Overlay District Architec- Wester tural Review board. “I know who heryl Strickland served as our elected Clerk of Court for nearly 20 years. A current member of the MSD to contact to get things done.” CWhen she announced she would retire in August 2015, she requested Board of Trustees, Adam Hammer Approximately 1,380 homes are the Governor appoint George Lareau to fi ll the remainder of her term. It was said that he has witnessed contin- included in the MSD, which en- a logical request. He had been training for the position for nearly 19 years as ued improvements during the time compasses the area from the Duval her Chief Deputy Clerk where he worked beside her, being involved with every he has lived within the MSD. He County line south to Guana Tolo- management decision in the offi ce. Also, he had been employed at the Clerk’s pointed to improvements made mato Matanzas National Estuarine offi ce for 32 years. during his four years on the board, Research Reserve, primarily east Despite plenty of advanced notice, the Governor didn’t make a decision by Clerk Strickland’s retirement date so a decision was made locally and Mr. Lareau was named as the interim Clerk of Court by the Chief Judge. Th e appointment would last until the Governor made a decision or until the election, whichever came fi rst. Th e Governor did not have to do anything at that point; he could have let the local decision stand until the election. Nearly two months aft er Lareau’s Florida primaries are appointment he received a call from the Governor’s offi ce that said “things are not going your way”. Th e Governor was appointing someone who had never worked in the offi ce, eff ective immediately! One week later, Lareau retired to run for closed elections Clerk of Court, the offi ce he had been trained to run his entire adult life. As a closed primary state, Florida • All candidates in the race One could understand the decision if Mrs. Strickland and Lareau had run the only allows voters who are regis- have the same party affiliation and offi ce poorly, or if there were even one negative article written about the Clerk’s tered members of a political party to the winner will have no opposition offi ce. But in fact, the opposite is true. Mrs. Strickland and Lareau received letters vote for that party’s candidates in the in the general election regularly from customers who complimented their staff and the only newspaper primary election. Voters who hold • Nonpartisan judicial and articles written about their offi ce were complimentary. no party affiliation are not eligible to school board offices vote for party candidates in a pri- • Nonpartisan special districts If it weren’t for the excellent directors and employees that Strickland and mary election. However, all qualified • Local referendum questions Lareau hired and trained over the past 19 years, your local Clerk’s offi ce would voters regardless of party affiliation All registered voters may vote in not be running today! Historical St Johns County records should be managed may vote in the primary if the fol- the general election, regardless of by someone with historical knowledge of your records. People named as lowing races appear on the ballot: party affiliation. replacements should have knowledge of the offi ce they will be managing. Lareau is endorsed by both retired Clerks Cheryl Strickland and Bud Markel. He has self funded the majority of his campaign. He is not a politician and never wanted to be, but he says he “can't stand by and let back door politics ruin St. Johns County any more than it already has”. Primary Day: Aug. 30 Let’s tell Tallahassee to respect local decisions instead of caving to political pressure and granting favors to people based upon who they know! Th e fi rst thing Lareau did as your interim Clerk was to abolish the Chief Deputy position. He kept the major duties as the interim Clerk and distributed the other Early voting begins Aug. 20 duties amongst existing directors. Th is was his fi rst step, amongst many, to reduce the Clerk’s budget. When Lareau was forced out by the Governor, the newly appointed interim Clerk hired a Chief Deputy who also had no experience in a Clerk's offi ce, and he's paying him $117,426.02 in wages and benefi ts! Lareau said when he’s elected he will once again eliminate this position. He also said that since he’s already retired, his State retirement will not be increased upon Subscribe to returning. In fact, the Clerk’s offi ce will save nearly $11,000 yearly in retirement costs paid to the State. Th ese two items alone will save more than $500,000 in just one term of offi ce. If you agree these inside deals and outrageous salaries for the Recorder! inexperienced people are NOT what we need in St Johns County...Vote for George Lareau on August 30th. Bring back common sense and restore order to the Clerk's ofﬁ ce. Call (904) 285-8831. www.ClerkGeorge.com Paid for and approved by George Lareau, Republican for St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller 20 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Stephen Kaufman Ed Malin From www.electoneofus.com From edforcongress.com Small Business Development Center Steve and the Jacksonville Regional Chamber Ed Malin has never Kaufman of Commerce Small Business Center, run for any political designed discussing small business startups and office. He is running a his first public relations strategies. completely self-funded brochure He also continued in the Navy campaign fueled in for a major through 2014 as a drilling reservist and large part by concern U.S. Senate attained the rank of commander. In about the corruption campaign 2009, he was recalled to active duty in of elected officials. at age 14. support of Operation Enduring Freedom Ed is a 50-year- He gradu- and served as U.S. Central Command’s old native of North ated from lead action officer for the Afghanistan Florida. He owns two North- northern supply route, known as the sandwich shops at western Northern Distribution Network (NDN). the Beaches – An- University’s In this capacity, Cmdr. Kaufman led gie’s Subs and Angie’s school of U.S. interagency negotiating teams with Grom. He resides with KAUFMAN journal- the governments of Kazakhstan and MALIN his wife of nearly 20 ism, and Tajikistan to grow the routes and ex- years in the home that his back- pand the categories of allowable cargo his father built when ground includes TV and newspaper shipped along the NDN. His efforts were he was a child. reporting, political campaign staff work, specifically recognized by the United Ed is a graduate of Nease High School in its first and telemarketing for Merrill Lynch. States Central Command (CENTCOM) graduating class of 1984. He was accepted into He served on active duty five years General David Petraeus and in official the first freshman class at the University of North as a Navy surface warfare and public U.S. embassy cables, and he was award- Florida in the fall of 1984. It was quite an honor at affairs officer, winning five Navy-wide ed the Defense Meritorious Service the time to be accepted and his parents were very awards for his public relations accom- Medal for his mobilization service. proud of him. He lasted there one semester and plishments. His community involvement has ended up going to four different colleges for six On April 1, 1992, Steve started his included co-hosting “Mind Your Own years to get a two-year degree public relations practice, and clients Business,” a call-in radio show to help His first jobs, procured by his father, were in now span the spectrum of the manufac- small business on 1320AM; JAX Cham- the trades. Most of his adult life has been spent in turing, nonprofit and service industries. ber: trustee, board of governors, govern- the food and beverage industry. He currently own

U.S. Congress 4th District Congress U.S. Steve serves as a regular guest speak- ment affairs committee, military issues two restaurants in Jacksonville Beach. Between the er at the University of North Florida’s committee, South Council board and two restaurants, he employs nearly 50 of the finest member of multiple young people in town. One of the greatest rewards Chamber Councils; of owning these restaurants is giving young people Jacksonville Com- their first job, teaching them the value of an honest munity Council, Inc., day’s work just like Ed’s father taught him. Naval NROTC Schol- Ed is running as a Republican, but said he be- arship Fund, Inc. lieves the two-party system is one of the biggest board member, and dividing factors in American Society. the Navy League’s Ed is not a politician, not a government bureau- Jacksonville Council crat, not an attorney. He thinks we have enough of president. those types in DC already.

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Elect JOHN CELLUCCI FOR PONTE VEDRA MSD SEAT 4

✓29 Year Resident of Ponte Vedra Municipal Service District ✓Served on Ponte Vedra Zoning & Adjustment Board ✓Served on the Ponte Vedra Sidewalk Connection Committee ✓Knowledgeable of the Local Issues & MSD Workings as a Regular Attendee at MSD Meetings ✓Disabled Vietnam Era Veteran having proudly served in the US Navy ✓Longstanding member of the Local American Legion Post

VOTE ON ELECTION DAY AUGUST 30, 2016 (7AM-7PM) EARLY VOTING AT THE PONTE VEDRA BEACH LIBRARY AUGUST 20TH TO AUGUST 27TH (9AM-6PM) PAID FOR AND APPROVED BY JOHN CELLUCCI FOR PONTE VEDRA MSD SEAT 4 Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 21 Bill McClure From www.bill-mcclure-congress.com of Business Administration from Born in Florida Gulf Coast University. Atlanta and He previously was CEO of TPA raised with eXchange, a third party adminis- his three trator serving the needs of private siblings and public employers in the health by their insurance and information technol- mother and ogy marketplace. Prior to that, he father in was Chief Operating Officer (COO) Gainesville, of WLT Software, based in Clearwa- Florida, Bill ter Florida. While living in Atlanta McClure in the late 1990s, he was COO and learned shareholder of Recall Systems, the early on of first Electronic Data Interchange McCLURE the value of (EDI) companies within the health hard work, care marketplace, which was bought teamwork by Frontier Capital, a private equity and perse- firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. verance. He graduated near the top Bill McClure has always been a of his high school and college class proponent of small business. He has and was the outspoken political stu- worked on the St. Johns and Nas- dent body president of both Gaines- sau counties economic development ville High School and the University teams and with both the St. Johns of South Florida. and Nassau counties chambers of Bill attended the University of commerce. He currently serves Florida and then the University of on the St. Johns County Board of South Florida, where he gradu- County Commissioners and on the ated with honors with a degree in Northeast Florida Regional Council. education before pursuing a Master

REPUBLICAN FOR CONGRESS, DISTRICT 4

“John Rutherford is a genuine conservative we can trust in Congress.” - Mayor Lenny Curry

JOHN WORKED WITH AN FBI TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE AND CONVICT A JIHADIST RECRUITER WHO WAS BASED IN JACKSONVILLE. AND HEʼLL PUSH CONGRESS TO CONFRONT TERRORISM HEAD-ON AND NOT SIT ON THE SIDELINES.

PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COUNTRY, AND OUR FREEDOMS

Paid for by Citizens for John Rutherford 22 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Hans Tanzler Deborah Katz Pueschel From hanstanzler.com practiced law for 10 years, was chairman of the Florida Bar’s Tax Section, and later Submitted by the candidate service as an air traffic controller (GS-14) Hans was recruited to become CFO – and later Deborah including a brief period with the National Tanzler III CEO – of a financially troubled company. Katz Pu- Weather Service. is a native His mission was to restructure the company eschel has Deborah has served our country as the of Jackson- financially, managerially and to restore it to determination, first woman air traffic controller certified in ville, was profitability. knowledge her division at Washington Center, F Area, a president of Hans’s corporate restructuring and turn- and persis- very complex, high density air traffic space his R. E. Lee around experience was part of his decision tence with that included control of military traffic. At the High School to accept the position of executive director over 40 years FAA, she flew in the cockpit on familiariza- class for all of the St Johns River Water Management of federal tion flights with airlines crews domestically three years District at a time when its workforce was experience. and internationally. She lived in England while and was reduced by 25 percent, from 800 to 600. She wants her husband studied at Cambridge University. captain of Hans has received several Florida gu- your vote, not These experiences illuminated why our re- the basket- bernatorial appointments requiring Florida KATZ PUESCHEL your money. public is great and democratic socialism isn’t. ball team. Senate confirmation, including his current In memory Deborah is a strong conservative and com- He position as trustee of the University of North of her parents, she has a passion of devotion mitted constitutionalist. She is a woman of TANZLER entered the Florida, the recent three-and-a-half-year ser- with a purpose to serve. integrity and principle. During her civil service University vice with water management and as a Gulf Deborah, the eldest of 11 from a modest and beyond, she has effectively influenced bi- of Florida on a full basketball scholarship. States Marine Fisheries commissioner. family, arrived from Washington, DC 19 years partisan members of Congress and their staff. At the University of Florida, his business He was recently chairman of the finance ago with her husband, the Rev. Alec Pueschel, She has testified before congress and given courses enabled him to become a CPA, a committee of the University of Florida Foun- retired police officer, USAF veteran, pilot and congressional written statements and contin- real estate broker, certified valuation analyst dation Board, co-founder of Springboard retired pastor (LCMS). ues to inform. and a lawyer who finished in the top 10 per- Capital, an early stage investment fund. Mr. Deborah was born into a family of dis- When necessary, she sought judicial cent of his law school class with a final year Tanzler has also been active for more than tinguished civil and military patriots with remedy. Her sexual harassment case, Katz to receive a legal master in tax law. 20 years with volunteer and community ancestors that served in every branch of the v. Dole (4th Cir. 6/83) became a landmark, Upon graduation, he became an attorney activities as chairman of the Florida Bar Tax service from the American Revolution through precedent-setting decision. Deborah has for five years with the IRS-Treasury Depart- Section; chairman of the Jacksonville Zoo- the War on Terrorism. She completed her been featured, discussed and documented in ment in Miami during the South America logical Society, and is on the Conservation parochial education at Immaculate Concep- numerous publications and law reviews. Her drug-running years and a federal prosecutor Trust of Florida Advisory Board. tion Academy while volunteering at a nursing case has been cited several times in the court with the Department of Justice in Miami’s Hans has been married 43 years to Deb- home and working after-school jobs. She be- system, including by the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Attorney’s office in the public fraud and bie, his R. E. Lee High School sweetheart, gan her civil servant career at Prince George’s To this day, her landmark case for individual tax evasion section during early 1980s. and they have two children, a tax attorney County Police while attending community rights and for being treated with dignity and Hans returned to Jacksonville in 1981 and son and a daughter who is a physician. college. respect in the workplace is taught in busi- Through the years, Deborah earned her ness and law schools throughout the United real estate license and continued her civil States. John Rutherford From votejohnrutherford.com a 40-year low for violent crime. John Ruth- John reduced crime through “community erford has problem solving.” He spearheaded initia- lived in our tives to bring our community together, hired community more police officers, and used intelligence- As Sheriff, I will enforce the standards set up within the Law Enforce- ment Code of Ethics. The badge is an honor, not a right to abuse author- since 1958. led policing. One such community pro- ity or live above the law. The offi ce of the Sheriff is not a place for cronies Educated at gram was Jacksonville Journey. It put more or corruption, domestic violence or cover-ups. The offi ce of the Sheriff Florida Junior cops on the streets, and helped keep our should be held in high esteem and trustworthiness with public support. College and neighborhoods safe. Another initiative was Communities should work hand in hand with leadership and not fear Florida State ShAdCo, the Sheriff’s Advisory Council. That those who pull them over. Respect is earned, not a given. The men and University, brought police officers and civilians together women who don the badge have earned a position through hard work and study and with the position comes higher standards. Those who live John heard to talk about neighborhood problems the code of ethics and don’t live above the law are people who should the call to and solve and prevent crimes. When John want to work for me because it is what will be expected. RUTHERFORD serve his became sheriff, ShAdCo had 600 mem- community at bers. After his service, the group had 3,000 The law enforcement profession is honorable and I admire those who an early age. members. choose this fi eld for the right reasons; the hours are long and the circum- stances are not always enviable. Remembering that good people have Beginning his law enforcement career as Moreover, John tackled another persis- bad days is of utmost importance and how those citizens are treated a patrolman at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Of- tent problem in Jacksonville: mental health speaks volumes about character. fice in 1974, he rose through the ranks and issues. Working with the Department of gained more responsibilities and leadership Children and Families and Florida Partners I do not expect perfection, but a willingness to do the right things, even experience, especially when he served as in Crisis, John laid out a plan to curb the re- when the blue line presses in. The public trust is above all, and the most director of corrections. cidivism rates of the mentally ill and provide important prize one can garner; because without it, we are just another entity. This offi ce is not a good ol’ boy system. The offi ce of Sheriff will be Becoming Jacksonville’s Sheriff in 2003, them with necessary treatment options. served with dignity and honor from the top on down. Do not expect the John managed nearly a half billion-dollar John served as the chair of the Florida status quo, expect truth from those who show up at your door. Nothing budget and oversaw over 3,200 employees. Sheriff’s Association, where he gained criti- swept under the rug and the ability to accept responsibility for errors. John ran the sheriff’s office like a business, cal legislative experience, protected our Yes, the buck will stop with me! operating under a bottom-up, cost-efficient constitutional rights, and made sure the “lean management” system. As sheriff, John legislature passed crime-reducing laws. Yours for the community, tackled one of our area’s toughest problems: John is a proud husband, devoted father Debra crime. In 2011, crime in Jacksonville was at of two, and grandfather of six. PAID FOR AND APPROVED BY DEBRA MAYNARD, REPUBLICAN, FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY SHERIFF Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 23 Lake Ray David Bruderly • HB 285 Natural Gas Rebate Program Submitted by the candidate From www.bruderly.com degree in marine engineering and trans- • HB 441 Capital Formation for Infra- Lake Ray was Profession- portation from the United States Mer- first elected to the structure Projects al Engineer chant Marine Academy in 1969 and his Florida House of • HB 529 Freight Mobility and Trade Representatives in Projects Dave Bruderly commission in the U.S. Navy. He earned November 2008 and • HB 1023 Railroads is a 42-year his Master of Science in ocean engineer- has been subse- • HB 1095 Prevention of Acts of War resident of ing from Columbia University in 1971. quently re-elected • HB 1247 Designation of State River/St. North Florida. In 1990, Dave started Bruderly three times to office. Johns River He came of Engineering Associates, Inc. to pursue He is a lifelong • HB 1297 Discretionary Sales Surtaxes age in his opportunities to bring cleaner fuels, resident of the • HB 7001 Special District Accountability birthplace renewable energy sources and more effi- Arlington commu- • HB 7073 Ratification of Rules/Florida Salem, Ohio, cient energy technologies to widespread Workers’ Compensation Health Care Pro- nity, serving on the and graduated commercial and retail use. vider Reimbursement Manual/DFS Jacksonville City Norwin High In addition to his business activities, Council and now in Awards received include: RAY BRUDERLY School, near he served as president of the North Flor- the Florida House. • 2016 Distinguished Advocate — Florida Rep. Ray cur- Chamber of Commerce Pittsburgh, in ida Chapter of the Florida Engineering rently serves as president of the First Coast • 2016 Honor Roll — Florida Chamber 1965. Society, chair of the Suwanee-St. Johns Manufacturing Association (FCMA), a posi- of Commerce [every year since his election When Dave was a young man, he Group, Sierra Club and on the board of tion he has held since 2011.Under his guid- in 2008] wanted to serve his country and travel Florida Defenders of the Environment. ance, FCMA has been the voice for approxi- • 2014 Friend of Free Enterprise Award the world. He earned a congressional ap- He has been a long-standing member of mately 30,000 workers in Northeast Florida. — Associated Building Contractors [also in pointment to the United State Merchant the Association for the Advancement of Representative Ray owned and operated 2012] Marine Academy (USMMA) and his life Science (AAAS) and made his first visit to private engineering companies for 30 years • 2013 American Energy Award — Flori- was changed forever. He represented the Capitol Hill with the Union of Concerned da Natural Gas Association as a professional engineer in the state. United States in uniform during the Viet- Scientists (UCS) Climate Action Team in • 2013 Legislator of the Year — Natural Rep. Ray’s service includes the following nam War, a time of tremendous uncer- 1999. committees: Waste and Recycling Association: Florida tainty, with an all too real possibility of Dave is passionate about preserving • Rule Making Oversight & Repeal Sub- Chapter committee, Chair • 2011 Tugboat Award — Florida Ports nuclear war. His experience instilled him our clean air and conserving the water • Transportation & Economic Develop- Council with a passion for service and a sense of resources and ecosystems that sustain ment Appropriations Subcommittee • 2011 International Business Leader duty that he carried over to his private Florida’s high quality of life. He has • Transportation & Ports Subcommittee Award — Jax USA career. His travels through active wars worked his entire life as an environmen- • Local Government Affairs Subcommit- • 2010 Legislator of the Year — Florida zones gave him a first-hand appreciation tal consultant, clean fuel entrepreneur tee Maritime Council - Associated Industries of of how U.S. foreign policies impact lives and advocate for more sustainable and • Local and Federal Affairs Committee Florida around the world. renewable energy systems. He is self- Bills sponsored during the 2016 Legisla- • Top 10 to Watch in 2010 — Florida Dave earned his Bachelor of Science employed. tive Session include: Times-Union

Highly Qualiﬁ ed to be our next Circuit Court Judge

• Volusia County Human Services Advisory • 15 years - practicing attorney • Taken over 100 cases to trial Board (2011-2013) • Managing attorney of a successful private • George Mason University, Law degree fi rm (Landis Graham French, PA in DeLand) • University of Miami, Bachelor of Arts degree • Diverse legal experience: criminal, civil, probate, family, business, sales tax and others • Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor in the 7th Please Vote August 30th! Judicial Circuit for Volusia County • Past President, Volusia County Please visit and Like our Facebook Bar Association www.facebook.com/SebrinaSlackforJudge • Volusia Flagler Association for Women Lawyers www.sebrinaslackforjudge.com • Dunn-Blount Inn of Court • Florida Bar Grievance Committee member - 7th Judicial Circuit for Volusia County

Hard Work, Grit & Determination

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Sebrina L. Slack for Circuit Judge - 7th Circuit, Group 4 24 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 David Shoar Debra Maynard Submitted by the candidate bring them to justice. In the Submitted by the candidate student that exhibits the professional- David past five years, he notes, the Debra ism, leadership and ethical qualities Shoar county has seen a 37 percent graduated attributed to law enforcement. has decrease in crime. from Johns- Debra was hired by the St John’s served Additionally, he has com- burg Central County Sheriff’s Office in June of 2007, as a mitted to always do the right High School where she worked for nearly five years law en- thing and to pay special at- (1978) in as a patrol deputy and three of those force- tention to the county’s most North Creek, years as the crisis intervention coordina- ment vulnerable citizens in the New York. tor. Her extra duties within the sheriff’s officer youth and elderly population. She attended office allowed her to work closely with for the His final commitment is to be Liberty Univer- those who specialized in handling past 35 honest and forthright in all his sity in 1978- mental illness, and she earned special years efforts and to make decisions 1980, followed recognition from the National Alliance SHOAR in St. absent of malice or political MAYNARD by Messiah on Mental Illness (NAMI) for her efforts Johns expediency. In recognition College from to enhance de-escalation techniques to County (four years as St. of his efforts, Florida sheriffs 1980-1981 until she married in 1981. other local law enforcement agencies. Augustine chief of police and elected Shoar to serve as pres- She returned to college in 2008 to pur- Those duties also included becoming 12 years as sheriff). He also ident of the Florida Sheriffs sue her degree in criminal justice and a liaison between the sheriff’s office served for 24 years in the Association and provide ethics completed her schooling with a B.S. in and the Health and Human Services Florida Army National Guard, training for all new incoming the field. In 2014, Debra completed her Advisory council of St John’s County, first as an enlisted soldier and sheriffs every four years. Master of Arts degree in human services where she attended monthly meetings then as a commissioned of- During the past 12 years, counseling for criminal justice, with ad- to discuss issues of the community. ficer. He moved to St. Augus- Shoar believes the sheriff’s ditional hours in the counseling field. Debra was a key player in improving tine from Massachusetts at the office has made progress in At 45, she attended the inaugural awareness throughout the county for age of 19, where he began a many areas, and that because class of the St John’s County Civilian the mentally ill. career working in construc- of this progress the agency Law Enforcement Academy, where she Presently Debra works as an office/ tion. enjoys a good reputation chose her second career in law enforce- project manager within the construction Having been elected to statewide. He attributes those ment. During her time attending (then) field. She is a member of Good News office three times, Shoar accomplishments to the dedi- St Johns River Community College, was Church where she is in regular atten- remains committed to doing cated men and women who appointed class leader by her peer/ dance. She has two children, Benjamin what he can to deter crime work for the St. Johns County advisor. Debra graduated and received and Ashley and four grandchildren: Sheriff in the county, find those Sheriff’s Office and the coun- the Medallion Award for highest overall Frances, Ryanne, Levi and Wade. Debra responsible for crime and ty’s community members. achievement, an award given to the has resided in St. Augustine since 1998. Hunter Conrad George Lareau Submitted by the candidate Submitted by the candidate underutilized technology and License departments. In 1994, the Hunt- over processed job functions. George clerk appointed him to be the first er By identifying these types of Lareau has records management liaison officer, Conrad waste, Conrad hopes to con- served 32 where he coordinated between the is the tinue to be able to improve years as a St Johns County Clerk and the State current efficiency. court clerk of Florida Bureau of Archives and clerk As a licensed attorney who and chief Records Management, a position that of the worked directly with the court deputy clerk archives and preserves public records circuit system for years prior to taking in the St. dating back to 1821. He has held the court office, Conrad understands the Johns County position of court clerk in the Traffic and legal functions which govern Clerk of Department and worked in the Offi- comp- the office and the importance Court’s office. cial Records Department as a record- troller of maintaining statutory com- LAREAU It has given ing clerk. CONRAD for St. pliance with those regulations. him the op- When Cheryl Strickland was sworn Johns Additionally, his experience as portunity to learn the operational and in as the new St. Johns County Clerk County. Conrad was appointed an accountant who was re- administrative responsibilities of the in 1997, she recognized George’s by Governor Rick Scott in 2015 sponsible for the finances of a Clerk’s Office. experience and commitment to cus- after an application process. multimillion dollar nonprofit has During his tenure as the chief tomer service and appointed him to Since taking office in 2015, given him knowledge of the ac- deputy clerk, George has worked to the position of chief deputy clerk, the Conrad has worked to imple- counting principles and auditing utilize advancements in technology position she held under the previous ment private sector practices responsibilities that govern the to provide easier access to court and clerk, Bud Markel. into the local clerk’s office. role of comptroller. land records, while at the same time George completed the “Purposes These practices include the Conrad is involved in multiple protecting confidential information and Responsibilities of Courts” train- implementation of lean man- service organizations such as and safeguarding against identity ing program provided by the Na- agement throughout the office Rotary, United Way and Wom- theft. tional Center for State Courts Institute in order to make the office en’s Refuge of St. Johns County George became employed at the St for Court Management. As the chief more customer driven and fi- in addition to acting as a dea- Johns County Clerk’s office in 1983 as deputy clerk, he was a member of nancially responsible. By using con in his local church. Conrad a misdemeanor court clerk. In 1991, the National Association of County lean management, the clerk’s is married to his wife Jane, and he was promoted to be the supervi- Recorders, Election Officials, and office has worked to find areas they have three boys: Collins, 4; sor of the County and Circuit Civil Clerks, and a member of the Florida in local government that can be Chandler, 3; and newborn baby Divisions which included the Pro- Government Finance Officers Asso- Clerk of Circuit Court Clerk of Circuit wasteful, identifying things like Caleb. bate, Small Claims, and the Marriage ciation. Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 25 Al Abbatiello Submitted by the candidate - Assisted w/development of Neighborhood volunteering energy, time and money helping Bill of Rights program to keep St. Johns County scenic and historic, Party Affiliation: - Member, ElderSource, Advisor Council – while insuring its character remains intact. My Republican Senior Advocacy history in St. Johns County demonstrates I’m - Columnist for local newspapers and The deeply involved in many county activities to Elected Positions: Record guest editorials limit development impacts on schools, streets, Julington Creek - 18 Years involvement w/county managers infrastructure, neighborhoods and the environ- Plantation, Supervisor, and Staff to preserve the History and Character ment. Community Develop- of St. Johns County I’ve led the Wm. Bartram Scenic and His- ment District Board, 2 - Member, Northwest St. Johns County toric Highway Group (WBS&HH) for more Terms Community Coalition, St. JohnsCounty Civic than 10 years, working to keep State Road 13 Roundtable, past member Ponte Vedra Coali- pristine for present and future generations to Community Service: tion enjoy. I’m recognized as a leader by many ABBATIELLO - Chair, Wm. Bar- organizations, recently endorsed by The Sierra tram Scenic & Historic Qualifications for Office: Club. My WBS&HH associates, friends and Highway Management Group 18-year resident of St. Johns County, regis- others know me as dependable and acces- - County Appointee to Transportation Plan- tered voter, U.S. Citizen. Graduate of North- sible. As your commissioner I will be acces- ning Organization western University, Chicago, Illinois, knowl- sible while working to insure the citizens of - Advisor, St. Johns County Emergency Ser- edgeable of St. Johns County Comprehensive St. Johns County have a voice on the Board of vices, 800 MHz radio system Plan and land development codes, familiar County Commissioners. - Advisor, St. Johns County First Coast Ex- with county planning directors and staff. pressway Bridge Crossing I’ve lived in the Fruit Cove area since 1998,

Jimmy Johns

Submitted by the candidate Water Acts. In 2004, he founded Solid Rock Entrepreneurship has also given him per- Jimmy Johns was Engineering Consultants, which serves clients spective from the public side of the table. raised in Northeast across the Southeastern United States, pro- Allowing him to provide insight to the com- Florida and educated viding land planning, design and permitting mission on behalf of the public while advocat- in local schools. He services for private and public developments. ing for the direction of the commission to the earned degrees in He and his wife Kathy raised their family in public. Applied Physics from Julington Creek. Johns appreciates the benefits of well-man- Jacksonville University Through these experiences, he learned aged cities and communities, and is committed and Civil Engineering about the international, multi-year view of a to continuing the quality of life in St. Johns from the University of global corporation. As a small business owner, County. He feels that a strong leader empow- Florida. After gradu- he has learned how to balance multiple ers people, builds consensus from diverse ation, he worked for demands simultaneously and how to identify equally viable ideas and recognizes people’s JOHNS International Paper and adapt to changes. As a project manager accomplishments frequently. As a civil engi- Company in Louisiana, for International Paper Company, he learned neer, he believes he can add perspective and

County Commissioner District Commissioner 1 County where he was responsible for compliance with the scope of massive projects where long-term understanding for the need of long-term goals the federally mandated Clean Air and Clean planning was critical. and the value of short-term strategic plans. Florida supervisors of elections reaffirm security of voting systems

Florida voters should have no con- voting systems is the fact that we are working and tabulating correctly. completely separate system and network cerns about the security of the state’s vot- a paper ballot state, which means that “Precinct tabulated results are transmit- via a secure upload system. ing systems, election supervisors say. we can always refer to the paper ballot ted to our office in brief encrypted burst,” The final step in the voting security In an open letter to Florida voters, in the event of a disruption – with the he said. “Outside attackers would need to process occurs within a week of the elec- Chris Chambliss, president of the Florida exception of touchscreens for voters with overcome multiple layers of encryption tion, when a precinct by precinct review State Association of Supervisors of Elec- disabilities,” Chambliss said. “It is also which, if successful, would result in cor- is performed, comparing the precinct tions, stressed that the security of the important to understand that electronic rupting, slowing or stopping the trans- totals tape to the unofficial results trans- state’s voting systems is a top priority for voting systems are not internet-based and mission of unofficial results to our office.” mitted on election night. supervisors of elections. Recent enhance- do not connect to each other online.” The final accumulations that are trans- “Any deviations are researched and ments to Florida voting systems, he said, Prior to each election, Chambliss said, mitted to the state as unofficial results reported,” Chambliss said. “Once this is have dramatically reduced the chance of a public “Logic and Accuracy” test is are then written to yet another memory completed, the official result is reported.” individuals “hacking” the election. conducted of each voting tabulator and device and finally uploaded and trans- “At the core of the security of Florida tabulation system to ensure they are mitted to the Division of Elections on a 26 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Constitutional amendment Malcolm Anthony ballot item 904.810.2385 NO. 4 Ballot Summary: [email protected] Proposing an amendment to the www.MalcoMmforjudge.com State Constitution to authorize the Constitutional Amendment Legislature, by general law, to exempt Follow Malcolm Anthony for from ad valorem taxation the assessed Circuit Judge on Facebook Article VII, Sections 3 and 4 value of solar or renewable energy source devices subject to tangible Article XII, Section 34 personal property tax, and to autho- Dear Ponte Vedra, Palm Valley, Nocatee and the Beaches: (Legislative) I want to thank readers for the past 22 years I have had serving this community. rize the Legislature, by general law, to It is truly an honor to have established my law practice in Ponte Vedra Beach. prohibit consideration of such devices in assessing the value of real property When I opened here in 1994, everyone said it couldn’t be done. We have proved Ballot Title: for ad valorem taxation purposes. This Solar Devices or Renewable Energy them wrong. I have appreciated helping the people of this community in some amendment takes effect January 1, Source Devices; exemption from cer- of their most desperate struggles and preserving the futures of many young 2018, and expires on December 31, tain taxation and assessment. people. I have wept with many and rejoiced with many. 5IJTDPNNVOJUZhT 2037. DPOGJEFODFJONFBOEZPVSTVQQPSUBSFIVNCMJOH

My family has been blessed by the professional relationships with fellow lawyers, with the local law enforcement community, with personal relationships with many of you in the business community, with my local church fellowship and with others of you in the local area as friends and neighbors.

*XSJUFUPEBZUPBTLZPVUPWPUFGPSNFPO"VHVTUUIGPS Candidate meet & greet Aug. 19 $JSDVJU+VEHF*IBWFQSBDUJDFEMBXGPSZFBSTBOEMPPLGPSXBSEUPTFSWJOH Local residents are invited to attend re-election – and former Jackson- POUIFCFODIGPSUIF4FWFOUI$JSDVJU5IJTDJSDVJUDPNQSJTFT4U+PIOT 'MBHMFS a candidate meet and greet to be ville Sheriff John Rutherford, who is held Friday, Aug. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 running for U.S. Congress in the 4th 7PMVTJB BOE1VUOBNDPVOUJFT1MFBTFMFUBOZPOFZPVLOPXJOUIFTFDPVOUJFT p.m. at the home of Dale and Janet congressional district. UIBU*XJMMGBJUIGVMMZTFSWFUIFNBTB$JSDVJU+VEHFCZLOPXJOHBOEGPMMPXJOHUIF Westling in Ponte Vedra Beach. The event will feature heavy re- MBX*XPVMEMJLFUIFJSWPUFBOEZPVST:PVSTVQQPSUJTHSFBUMZBQQSFDJBUFE Candidates who have confirmed freshments; no monetary contribu- "HBJO UIBOLZPV attendance include Sheriff David B. tion is required to attend, but RSVPs Shoar, Clerk of Circuit Court Hunter are requested. To RSVP, contact Janet Conrad – both of whom are seeking Westling at [email protected].

Experienced Attorney Florida Bar Member 32 years Twice Former Prosecutor (Seventh and Fouth Circuits) Former Special Prosecutor of Economic Crimes Former General Counsel for Medical Consulting and Home Care Consortium Professional Business Experience Former Practice Areas: Family Law, Injury Law, Insurance Law, School Law, Healthcare Law Sole owner successful law firm last 21 years ( Constitutional Law and Criminal Defense) A Lifetime St. Johns County Taxpayer Qualifi ed to Serve Highest rating for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell/Lexis-Nexis Highest rating (10.00) by Avvo.com Rated by 904 Magazine as one of Northeast Florida’s top lawyers for Criminal DefenseFormer Adjunct Professor Business Law UNF Sensible Reasoned Leadership Former Instructor Constitutional Law and SeaSch and Seizure Law (Law Enforcement Academy) 'PSNFS%FQVUZ4IFSJGG7FUFSBO 6OJUFE4UBUFT.BSJOF$PSQT A Legacy of Civic & Public Services www.WinWithWaldron.com ELECT PAUL WALDRON Elect Malcolm Anthony for Circuit Judge Republican For County Commissioner Paid for by Paul Waldron, Rep. for County Commissioner, District 3 Paid by: Committee to Elect Malcolm Anthony for Circuit Judge PO Box 1808, St. Augustine, FL 32084 Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 27 Jerry Cameron Submitted by the candidate Jerry has held positions as police chief He has been recognized for contributions in Irmo, South Carolina; as city manager of to law enforcement by the Resolution of the Jerry attended the Fernandina Beach, Florida; as assistant county South Carolina House of Representatives; for University of South administrator in St. Johns County; and as part services as the city manager in addressing fis- Carolina, the Univer- of the faculty of the Institute of Police Tech- cal crisis by the Resolution of the Fernandina sity of Virginia (FBI nology and Management at the University of Beach City Commission; for community service Academy), and St. North Florida in addition to serving 20 years by the Nassau County NAACP; and for services Johns River Commu- in the private sector at various management to veterans by the St. Johns County Veterans nity College. He is a positions. Council. graduate of the 150th He has also served on the board of the Jerry was awarded the Civilian Award from Session of the FBI United Way of St. Johns County, the board of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department for National Academy, the communities for a Lifetime Community Leader- his work on the Public Safety Radio System, U.S. Drug Enforcement ship Council, as a member of the St. Augustine the Community Service Award from The Maria CAMERON Administration’s Basic Rotary Club, and a past president of the Hast- Jefferson Chapter of the Daughters of the Drug Enforcement ings Rotary Club, Amelia Island Toastmasters, American Revolution, the Guardian de la Puer- Course, two U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin- Sebastian Harbor Condominium Association ta Award from the executive staff of the City of istration Professional Institutes, the National and St. Augustine South Improvement As- St. Augustine for community service, the Ser- Intelligence Academy, and has completed a sociation. Additionally, he’s served the Pedro vant Leadership Award from EPIC Behavioral number of public and private sector personal Menendez School Advisory Council and St. Health Care and the Community Service Award growth and managerial seminars and courses. Johns County School District Advisory Council. from Stewart Marchman Act. He is self-employed as a community outreach He currently serves on the St. Johns Republi- consultant. can Executive Committee.

Paul Waldron Submitted by the candidate Kati. Ashley is a teacher at Gamble Rogers Morocco Shrine Center, Ashlar Masonic Lodge Middle School and her husband is Seaman No. 98 (past master), Saint Augustine Shrine Paul Waldron of Blake Zapata, a Corpsman 2nd Marine Divi- Club (past president), International Order of Saint Augustine is a sion, 6th Regiment. Kati is a student at St. Rainbow for Girls Advisory Board Zone 3, Me- candidate for District 3 John’s River State College. morial Lutheran Church Council and preschool of the St. Johns County Paul graduated from St. Augustine High advisory board, Ancient City Game and Fish Board of County Com- School in 1986. He received his AA degree Association and Saint Augustine Kiwanis. He missioners. from the University of North Florida in 1989. also has served as assistant soccer coach for Waldron, a Repub- He then attended Flagler College and received Pedro Menendez High School and a coach for WALDRON lican, is a lifelong his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991, major- Ancient City Soccer Club. resident of St. Johns ing in Business Administration with minors in Having been in business his entire life, Paul County. He grew up in the north part of the Economics and History. feels he can bring a business approach to help city of Saint Augustine with his parents Harry He has worked in and is one of the own- guide the county. He believes that county resi- and Gwen, and his three brothers George, ers of Harry’s Curb Mart. He obtained his real dents deserve the most out of every tax dollar John and Keith. Paul married Stephanie Myers, estate license in July of 2001 and has worked that is spent, and pledges to never forget how the love of his life, in 1988. They built their with residential, new construction and com- hard someone worked for that dollar.

County Commissioner District Commissioner 3 County home on Faver Dykes Road, and have raised mercial customers. their two wonderful daughters, Ashley and Present and Past Affiliations include the On the campaign trail: GOP Lincoln Reagan Dinner

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PRIMARY ELECTION August 30,2016 OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS IN ST JOHNS COUNTY

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ELECTION DAY KNOW WHERE TO VOTE BEFORE YOU GO Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Polls are open 7 AM – 7 PM To locate your polling place visit www.votesjc.com or call the When voting on Election Day you MUST vote at the Elections Ofﬁ ce at 823-2238. precent of your legal residence. 30 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Dottie Acosta Submitted by the candidate County in 1989 and regained her job with the annex offices in Ponte Vedra and Julington property appraiser’s office. They have four Creek. She supervised the Tangible Personal Dottie Acosta moved children, Wayne, Tarek, Jamie and Kristina, 13 Property Department, served as the records to St. Augustine in grandchildren and one great granddaughter. management liaison officer, and worked in 1974, starting her Dottie currently has more than 28 years of damage assessment, inventory, and capital career working with experience in county government. improvements projects. She holds Certified St. Johns County under Dottie’s concerns are with county growth, Florida Evaluator for the property appraiser’s Harold Wayne in the infrastructure, and public services that are office, an accreditation issued by the Depart- property appraiser’s lacking. She believes in controlled growth and ment of Revenue. office. After marrying workable solutions that will enhance qualities Dottie managed Ancient City Soccer Club her husband, James related to these primary issues. and served as a mentor for the Take Stock Acosta, who was active As director of administration in the property in Children Program. She was the founding duty military in the appraiser’s office, Dottie managed the certi- president of the Friends of the St. Augustine ACOSTA Corps of Engineers, fication of all assessment rolls and balanced Amphitheatre, serving as the board’s president they moved away and billion-dollar tax rolls. She worked with all from 2009 until 2015. She is also a member of traveled throughout Europe while stationed in the taxing authorities, coordinating budgetary the Lions Club, EWLI, Republican Clubs of St. Darmstadt, Germany. Following her husband’s needs based on Department of Revenue statu- Augustine and the Elks Club along with vari- retirement, Dottie moved backed to St. Johns tory regulations. Dottie supervised the two ous other civic organizations. Henry Dean Submitted by the candidate (SJRWMD) and South Florida Water Manage- Rep. Paul Renner, Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, Com- ment Districts. In nearly 20 years at the helm missioner Rachael Bennett, Commissioner Henry Dean is a of the SJRWMD, he directed the acquisition of Jay Morris, former commissioner Mark Miner, long-time St. Johns sensitive conservation lands, like the Guana Chairman Bill Dudley, Veterans Council of County resident run- Preserve, Julington-Durbin Preserve and Moses St. Johns County, Northeast Florida Builders ning as a conservative Creek Conservation Area. After a career in the Association, Northeast Florida Association of Republican for the St. public sector, Dean is now helping local busi- Realtors and St. Johns County Professional Johns County Commis- nesses navigate through the permitting process Firefighters and Paramedics. sion, District 5. of local and state government. Dean lives in Dean is the former St. Augustine with his wife, Melanie. He and executive director of Melanie have four children: Bill, Karen, Cope-

County Commissioner District Commissioner 5 County both the St. Johns Riv- land and Aldren. er Water Management Dean is endorsed by Sen. Travis Hutson, DEAN On the campaign trail: GOP Lincoln Reagan inner

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Sebrina Slack is currently an attorney with the law firm of Landis Graham French, PA, in DeLand, where she handles a variety of matters including, civil litigation, family law, business law, condominium association law, and probate litigation. In addition to being an experienced attorney, Sebrina is dedicated to her family and an active member of the community. As an attorney in private practice, Sebri- na believes it is important to contribute to SLACK her community by performing volunteer legal work. As a volunteer guardian ad litem in family law cases, Sebrina advocates for the children who are involved in contested custody disputes between their parents. Additionally, Sebrina frequently volunteers her time without charge or at reduced fees in family law matters for clients who are unable to afford the cost of her services. Sebrina is also active as a member of the legal community and actively promotes professionalism amongst attorneys. She cur- Reach Thousands rently serves on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for Volusia County. She is a longtime member of the Volusia County Bar As- sociation, for which she previously served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president. Sebrina is also currently a member of Voters in of the Volusia Flagler Association for Women Lawyers and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Recently, she became a member of the Dunn Blount Inn of Court, a group of lawyers dedicated to maintaining the highest level of professionalism in St. Johns County the practice of law. In addition, Sebrina served on the Volusia County Human Services Advisory Board for several years. In these

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Concerts in the Plaza ‘School of Rock’ Katz 4 Keeps Adoption Days ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ The 2016 Concerts in the Plaza summer music “School of Rock,” featuring a cast of 30 campers Katz 4 Keeps adoption days will take place The Florida Theatre presents “Who’s Afraid of series continues Aug. 18 with a performance by from Players by the Sea’s summer “Let’s Put on Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 from 11 Virginia Woolf?” Sunday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. as The Grapes of Roth live at 7 p.m. at Plaza de la a Musical!” camp, will be performed Friday, Aug. a.m. to 3 p.m. at Katz 4 Keeps, 935B A1A N. in part of the theatre’s Summer Movie Classic Se- Constitución, 22 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Players Ponte Vedra Beach (next to Sherwin Williams). ries. Tickets are $7.50. Visit www.floridatheatre. The concerts continue every Thursday through by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jacksonville Beach. For more information, call (904) 834-3223 or com to purchase tickets or call (904) 355-2787 Sept. 1. All concerts are free. For more informa- General admission tickets are $15; $10 for email katz4keeps.org. Katz 4 Keeps, an all- for more information. The Florida Theatre is tion, call (904) 825-1004 during weekday office students under 17. Tickets can be purchased volunteer, nonprofit organization, is looking located at 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. hours or visit www.concertsintheplaza.com. by calling the Box Office at (904) 249-0289 or for adults 18 or older to become members of online at www.playersbythesea.org. its clean and feed program that ensures the Practice with Purpose at Big Fish Yoga ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’ shelter’s rescue cats, kittens and facilities have Practice with Purpose is an all-level yoga class Alhambra Theatre & Dining presents “Smokey Cultural Center’s ‘Friends for the Arts’ the best of care. For more information, please offered on Sundays from 4 to 5 p.m. at Big Joe’s Café” now through Sept. 4. The theatre Become a “Friend.” The Cultural Center recently contact Peggy Hatfield, program coordinator, at Fish Power Yoga. The fee for the class is a $5 is located at 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. recreated a new volunteer organization dedi- [email protected] cash donation that goes to the charity that Big For tickets, call (904) 641-1212 or visit www. cated to supporting the arts. Get involved in Fish Power Yoga has selected for the quarter. alhambrajax.com. the arts by joining a team of fellow art support- Filling the Gap White Party Big Fish Yoga is located in the South Beach ers in Ponte Vedra Beach. Help develop and The second annual Filling the Gap White Regional Shopping Center in Jacksonville Beach North Beaches Art Walk support fundraising projects and help initiate Party – a fundraiser to benefit St. Augustine’s at 3852 South Third St. For more info, call (904) The North Beaches Art Walk will be held from special projects to benefit and promote The Wildflower Clinic – will be held Saturday, Aug. 372-0601. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Atlantic and Neptune Cultural Center and the arts in the community. 20 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at 259 San Marco Ave., Beaches Town Center. For more information, More than 50 volunteer art supporters have St. Augustine. Hosted by Dr. Stephanie Kinsey Collection Tour call First Street Gallery at (904) 241-6928 or already joined. Make a difference in our com- of Palencia Dental, the event will feature music, Join the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Archway Framing and Gallery at (904) 249-2222 munity. For more information visit www.ccpvb. drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Ad- on Sundays for a guided tour of its permanent or visit www.nbaw.org. org./friends-for-the-arts. mission is $75 per person, which is tax-deduct- collection. The tour is free with the cost of ible as a donation to the nonprofit organization admission. The museum is located at 829 River- Grief support group ‘The Last 5 Years’ Filling the Gap. Proceeds from The White Party side Ave., Jacksonville. benefit the Wildflower Clinic, which provides A grief support group meets on the third Limelight Theatre presents “The Last 5 Years,” a free medical and dental care to needy individu- Thursday of every month at St. Paul’s Catholic contemporary musical on stage now through Annual Activity Member als and families in St. Johns County. For tickets Church, in the library of the Family Life Center, Aug. 21. For tickets, call (904) 825-1164 or visit Become an Annual Activity Member at The or more information, contact Marcia Catlett at 578 First Ave. N., Jacksonville Beach. The group www.limelight-theatre.org. Players Community Senior Center. Membership Palencia Dental at (904) 826-4343 or visit the is for men and women who are grieving the includes discounts on fee-based classes, des- website at www.fillingthegap.org. death of a family member or friend. The next Mental Health Recovery Support ignated events and Coastal Travel along with meeting will be on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. Free mental health support is available to the complimentary participation in a wide variety For information, call Kathy at (904) 553-8933 or public facilitated by Georgia/Florida Certified Book signing event of scheduled activities. Call Darlene Mahany at Catherine at 247-0665. Peer Specialist Whitney Bolin. Sessions are by Barnes & Noble at St. Johns Town Center will (904) 280-3233 for more information. appointment only Monday through Friday; host a book signing event with Florida Times- For The Love of Driving call (770) 403-4991 or email whitneybat76@ Union writer Mark Woods Saturday, Aug. 20 at Travel Training Program 2 p.m. “Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America’s Volunteer drivers are needed to assist seniors gmail.com. Bolin also facilitates a mental health The Council on Aging’s Travel Training pro- National Parks” is Woods’ new book and it will in achieving their mobility goals in St. Johns recovery group at Flagler Hospital from 2 to 4 gram is designed to assist seniors in learning be available for purchase and signing. Barnes County. Transportation needs range from trips p.m. every Tuesday. to ride the Sunshine Bus. Residents interested & Noble is located at 10280 Midtown Parkway, to the grocery store and classes to spousal in expanding their transportation options or Jacksonville. For more information, call (904) hospital visits or social activities. Contact the Coastal Wine Market wine tasting who would like to increase their confidence as 928-2027. mobility manager at the Council on Aging, Coastal Wine Market’s Friday Night wine tasting a bus rider can receive assistance from trained (904) 315-6505, or email Katie Arnold at kar- will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Taste six wines volunteers in navigating routes, reading time [email protected]. for $10. Coastal Wine Market is located at 641 Live Music at Table 1 tables and making transfers. Contact the mobil- Crosswater Parkway, Suite B, Ponte Vedra Beach. Table 1 at 330 A1A N will host Latin All Stars live ity manager at the Council on Aging at (904) For more information, call (904) 395-3520. starting at 7:30 p.m. 315-6505 or email Katie Arnold at karnold@ stjohnscoa.com.

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Caregiver Support Group Tapas Tuesday Chamber After Hours Ask the Expert: ‘Living Heart Healthy’ The Players Caregiver Support Group meets The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens pres- The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Ask the Expert: “Living Heart Healthy” will take every Monday from noon to 1 p.m. at The Play- ents Tapas Tuesday at the Cummer Café. Every Ponte Vedra Beach Division Chamber After place Aug. 25 at noon at the Y Healthy Living ers Senior Center, 175 Landrum Lane in Ponte Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on the Cummer Hours will be held Aug. 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Center at the Ponte Vedra YMCA, 170 Landrum Vedra Beach. Kimberly Weir of Heartland Hos- Café patio, take in the sunset while listening at King & Associates Insurance Agency, 3202-3 Lane. Join certified Clinical Exercise Physiolo- pice facilitates a weekly discussion of current to local musicians with beer, wine, or artfully- Sawgrass Village Circle, Ponte Vedra Beach. For gist Sara Holloway from Baptist Medical Center concerns and issues of caregivers. For more inspired tapas for sale at the café. For more more information or to register for the event, Beaches to learn what cholesterol, glucose, information, call (904) 280-3233. information, visit www.cummermuseum.org. visit www.stjohnscountychamber.com. blood pressure and BMI indicators can tell us about heart health and how we can improve Darwin & Dinosaurs Free Bridge Lessons PV Professionals Networking Group these values through lifestyle modification to The Museum of Science and History (MOSH) Free beginning bridge lessons are available at The Ponte Vedra Professionals Networking prevent a heart attack. This free event is open presents Darwin & Dinosaurs now through the Jacksonville School of Bridge, 3353 Wash- Group meets the second, third and fourth to the community. Reserve your seat at baptist- Sept. 5 at MOSH located at 1025 Museum burn Road., Jacksonville Beach on Tuesdays and Wednesday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. jax.com/ymca or by calling (904) 202-5376. Circle, Jacksonville. The exhibition features full- Thursdays. Lessons start 9:30 a.m. and end at The first Wednesday of the month, the group size dinosaur skeletons, scientific instruments, 10:15 a.m. This is followed by an actual game at hosts an after-work social mixer. Meeting loca- Senior Life & Education Day original letters and first editions of Darwin’s 10:30 a.m. and ends by 2:15 p.m. Contact Burt tions vary; for more information, call Dave at Seniors are invited to attend Senior Life Net- main works, including “On the Origin of Spe- O’Dell at (352) 428-1075 for more information. (904) 248-9871 or visit www.pvpng.com. work’s Senior Life & Education Day Thursday, cies.” For more information, call (904) 396-MOSH Aug. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the or visit www.themosh.org. Sunset Rotary Club weekly meeting Ponte Vedra Toastmasters Nocatee Community Center, 245 Crosswater The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach Sunset The Ponte Vedra Toastmasters Club offers Parkway, Ponte Vedra Beach. The event will First Coast Plein Air Painters exhibition meets Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the opportunities for developing your leadership include resources and information for seniors The First Coast Plein Air Painters will have its Hilton Garden Inn. Community leaders are and communication skills. The group meets about health, lifestyle, and financial and legal Summer Members’ Exhibition and Sale through welcome to attend. For more information, call Wednesdays at The Players Community Senior options as well as health screenings and Sept. 2 at The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra club President Janeene Hart at (904) 412-5409 Center, located at 175 Landrum Lane, Ponte complimentary consultations. Complimentary Beach, 50 Executive Way. For more information, or email [email protected]. Vedra Beach. The meeting starts promptly at food and beverages will be served; there is no call (904) 304-9631 or visit www.ccpvb.org. 7:30 a.m. Contact Carmen J. Sardiñas at (904) charge to attend. For information or to RSVP, Arbor Terrace Life Enrichment Group 382-3303 or contact-5199@toastmastersclubs. call (904) 491-2166. Habitat for Humanity volunteers The Life Enrichment Group Day Program takes org for more information. Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns place every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. Adult Coloring Club County is currently seeking qualified home- to 2 p.m. at Arbor Terrace Ponte Vedra, 5125 Music by the Sea concert series The Adult Coloring Club will meet Thursday, owners. Habitat does not give away homes for Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. The group The Music by the Sea concert series takes place Aug. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Ponte Vedra free. Instead, homeowners pay an affordable is designed for those with memory changes every Wednesday through Oct. 12, 2016 from Beach Branch Library, 101 Library Blvd. All are monthly mortgage payment and Habitat helps who would like to stay active mentally, physi- 7 to 9 p.m. at the St. Augustine Beach Pier, 350 welcome; supplies will be provided. For more build them a simple, decent place to live. For cally and socially. For more information, call A1A Beach Blvd. On Aug. 24, Chillikaya will information, call (904) 827-6950. more information on volunteering, donating (904) 497-4346 or visit www.at-pontevedra. perform. The concerts are free; guests can pur- or qualifying for a Habitat home, visit habitatst- com. chase a dinner plate for $10 from the sponsor- Concerts in the Plaza johns.org. ing restaurant. Food is served at 6 p.m. and the The 2016 Concerts in the Plaza summer music Life Enrichment Group music starts at 7 p.m. For more information, call series continues Aug. 25 with a performance Sunshine Center Volunteers The Life Enrichment Group is a program (904) 347-8007 or visit www.augustine.com/ by Rob Ellis Peck & Friends live at 7 p.m. at The adult day center located in the Coastal designed for those with memory changes who event/music-sea. Plaza de la Constitución, 22 Cathedral Place, St. Community Center at 180 Marine St., St. Au- like to stay active mentally, physically and so- Augustine. The concerts continue every Thurs- gustine, is seeking creative volunteers to assist cially while allowing caregivers and loved ones Live Music at Table 1 day through Sept. 1. All concerts are free. For with simple arts and crafts projects with seniors some free time for themselves. This program Table 1 at 330 A1A N. will host Denny Blue live more information, call (904) 825-1004 during Mondays through Fridays from 12:30 to 2:30 is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at starting at 6 p.m. for Wine Down Wednesday. weekday office hours or visit www.concertsin- p.m. Call (904) 209-3686 for more information. Ashford Court, 1700 The Greens Way in Jack- Wine Down Wednesday takes place every theplaza.com. sonville Beach. For more information, call (904) Wednesday at the bar from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and 568-8174, or email life_enrichmentgroup@ includes a $15 wine sampling and half price Free calendar listings for community groups yahoo.com. appetizers. For more information, visit www. and nonprofit organizations are published at our discretion on a space-available basis. Send table-1.com. your event at least 10 days before publication. Submit events to [email protected], post online at www.pontevedrarecorder.com using the automated form or call (904) 686-3939.

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For complete information on our dining and social events, visit our website at http://www.tpc.com/sawgrass-dining. For more information or to make a reservation in NINETEEN or for a Social Event, please contact the dining room at 904.273.3238. 34 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Stasia Warren From stasiawarrenforcircuitjudge.com Stasia she taught children basic educa- Warren tion and life skills. With a strong is no desire to make a difference, Sta- stranger sia returned to her home state to to the attend the Detroit College of Law. law and She came to Florida in 1980 and Steve Kaufman is one of us: A 25-year small business owner and 27-year naval officer courts. began a career in law spanning —the only Veteran in the race—who’s ready to serve the people of Northeast Florida: With 21 four decades. ✮ He’ll serve everyone, especially our communities’ job creators. years as As a Volusia County judge, a Volusia Stasia handled the wide array of ✮ He’ll continue defending the Armed Forces, growing Northeast Florida’s County civil and criminal cases. For six military infrastructure to strengthen its natural strategic position. WARREN judge years, she presided over the spe- ✮ He’ll answer ONLY to the voters: Steve’s campaign accepts JUST and cialized domestic violence court individual contributions. six years as a prosecutor with giving her an invaluable insight the 7th Judicial Circuit, Stasia is into the underlying mental health ✮ He’s not a career politician, and never will be. Steve believes in term knowledgeable and experienced and substance abuse issues of limits and if the voters bless him with four terms, eight years is enough. regarding today’s court system. defendants. The establishment blew it. We need a strong leader with real-world experience and Raised in the Midwest, Stasia Stasia was married to the late the courage to make hard choices to move Northeast Florida and America ahead. holds dear her family values of Dan Warren, a former state at- compassion and hard work. Her torney.

Let’s elect one of us: 4 Judge Group 7th Judicial Circuit ambition to work with children KAUFMAN4CONGRESS took her Sydney, Australia, where 904-388-4477 • [email protected] Election Day voting at assigned precincts only www.ElectOneOfUs.com While Florida has early voting at place. To learn your assigned polling Vote 4 The Veteran! select locations, voters who vote location, contact the Supervisor of in the primary election on Aug. 30 Elections at (904) 823-2238. Polls are Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. must vote at their assigned polling open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 35 Malcolm Anthony Scott DuPont From www.malcolmforjudge.com From dupont2016.com Malcolm Anthony is the owner of a Ponte Scott school. He continued to work his Vedra Beach-based private practice, Mal- DuPont may way through school at Regent Uni- colm Anthony, P.A., where he specializes in have been versity School of Law and School of criminal defense, representing the accused in a judge for Government. While working full-time DUI, traffic, driver’s license issues, juvenile the past five he graduated with two degrees; his cases, drug offenses, white collar crimes, and years but he law degree and a master’s degree in all other misdemeanors and felonies. has not for- public policy. Malcolm has 36 years of courtroom experi- gotten where After graduation Scott returned to ence – including extensive trial experience he came Volusia County and chose to serve – and has been a member of the Florida Bar from. as a prosecutor with the State Attor- for 33 years. His litigation experience encom- Scott was ney’s Office. Scott moved up quickly. ANTHONY passes more than 100 civil and criminal jury DUPONT born right He began prosecuting misdemeanor trials. here in our cases and after nine months he was Malcolm is a former prosecutor for both the 7th and 4th Circuit community – in St. Johns County. He made a docket supervisor. Shortly Courts, a former special prosecutor of economic crimes, a former gen- grew up in Putnam County, where thereafter he was promoted to the eral counsel for medical consulting and home care consortium. His the majority of his family still lives. felony division. While at the State former practice areas include family law, injury law, insurance law, Throughout his local school career, Attorney’s Office, Scott prosecuted school law and healthcare law. he was active in sports and played thousands of cases working to make In 1980, Malcom received is Bachelor of Science degree in Physi- football for Palatka High School. our community a safer place to live. cal Education and graduated Magna cum Laude from Oral Roberts After high school, Scott went to Two years after beginning his legal University. Upon graduating, Malcolm worked as a deputy sheriff Bible college where he received his career Scott became a small busi- from 1980 until the day he was accepted into law school. He received degree in practical theology. From ness owner and opened his own law his Juris Doctor degree from Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts there he went to Dallas Baptist Uni- practice. He was successful in private University. versity for his undergraduate degree. practice, focusing on wills and trusts, Malcom’s community involvement includes being the former presi- He was taught a strong work ethic by family law, landlord tenant, contracts, dent and co-founder of St. Johns Academy Private School, a former his parents and it served him well in land use and small claims. board member of the Ponte Vedra Chamber of Commerce, a former college. He graduated summa cum Even though he had a thriving law president and co-founder of the Jacksonville Beaches Bar Association, laude while working two and three practice Scott still served his com- and a member of the St. Johns County Bar Association. jobs at a time. munity through his church. He also Malcolm is a former law instructor at St. Johns County Law Enforce- After he received his degrees in worked with a church sponsored pro ment Academy and Jacksonville University and a former business law political science and biblical stud- bono legal program. 7th Judicial Circuit Judge Group 10 Judge Group 7th Judicial Circuit adjunct professor at the University of North Florida. ies he chose to move forward to law

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I brought more the Florida House. Kathleen McNeilly’s exposure to than 36 years of I possess not only the scholastic ability excellent judges came early. Based trial experience but the temperament critical to ensuring on her law school achievements covering hun- every individual is treated with fairness she was honored to be hired by dreds of cases and dignity. I believe my adjudications federal trial court judges in the and resolved have positively affected the lives of ju- middle district and southern dis- pretrial mediation venile offenders and helped to preserve trict of Florida immediately upon of nearly 2,000 families. graduation from Stetson University cases, to the I am developing a joint venture men- College of Law in December 1987. bench when I toring program for high-risk juveniles and Only a handful of law graduates was appointed drug abusers who require legal services are selected as law clerks in fed- HOOD to the 7th Circuit they cannot afford. This program will McNEILLY eral court. Experience gained as a Court in 2014. allow access to legal assistance via bar federal law clerk includes directly That appointment, first endorsed by certified attorneys and with the aid of assisting federal judges with drafting important legal deci- committee in the nonpartisan Merit Re- area educational institutions to help guide sions and rulings. Between her federal clerkships, Attorney view Process, received the unanimous disadvantaged youth and their families McNeilly began litigating civil cases as early as February bipartisan support of my colleagues in the through the court system. 1990 in Jacksonville. State House and Senate. Since my ap- By establishing the monitored, men- Attorney McNeilly has litigated more than 3000 Volusia pointment, I have presided over hundreds toring programs I have outlined and, by cases: civil, criminal, juvenile/dependency as well as fam- of cases in all areas of law, with a spe- investing real focus on mental health con- ily law, adoption and appellate matters. She has spent the cific concentration on family and juvenile cerns of offenders, we can save millions past 21 years litigating more than 3,000 cases in Volusia court. of dollars each year and significantly re- County alone, as well as both civil and criminal cases I have dedicated my entire adult life duce crime. Another priority is to enhance before judges in counties outside of Volusia: including Put- to the field of law and to effect positive our system by expanding the availability nam, Seminole, Orange, Flagler, Lake and Marion counties. change in my community through pub- and effectiveness of veterans and drug In 2001, she began practicing criminal law and juvenile lic service. Prior to becoming a judge, court to help deal with the specific needs dependency, fully transitioning to these practice areas from I served at the helm of numerous area of that segment of our society. 2004-2016. charitable and service organizations. I was It is my primary goal to remain in ser- Having been nominated on three separate occasions, elected as a city commissioner of Ormond vice as a judge so that I can continue to McNeilly reached the decision to run for election based on

7th Judicial Circuit Judge Group 13 Judge Group 7th Judicial Circuit Beach, as mayor of Ormond Beach twice be a part of these and other solutions for her experience, integrity and commitment to the rule of and, as the District 25 representative in our community. law. 36 Election Guide Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Linda Gaustad From www.lindaforjudge.org Like many, I have had my share of personal hardships. My parents divorced when I was nine. After that, my father remained absent and my mother became beset with alcohol problems. My family became quite impoverished. By the time I was 16, I worked full time and lived on my own. Through everything, I maintained faith, focus and the perseverance to succeed. By the age of 25, I was fortunate to meet my husband of 27 years and return to school GAUSTAD to earn my high school diploma. We built a house in Volusia County in 1990, where we still reside today. In 1993, I attended Daytona Beach Community Col- lege where I received an Associate of Arts Degree followed by earn- ing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in legal studies with a minor degree in criminal justice from University of Central Florida in Orlando. I graduated from there in 1996 with a 4.0 GPA, summa cum laude. In 1999, I graduated from law school at the University of Florida, in Gainesville where I obtained my Juris Doctorate degree. My career began as an assistant public defender in the appellate division, where I gained valuable appellate experience. In 2002, I opened a law firm in Orange City where I still practice today. Over the years, I have represented thousands of clients in matters including criminal, misdemeanor, juvenile, civil, real estate, business, probate, elder matters, bankruptcy, divorce, paternity, custody and domestic violence. I am a current member of the Volusia County Bar, Flagler County Bar, St. Johns County Bar, Elder Law Section/Florida Bar, Family Law Section/Florida Bar, West Volusia Chamber of Commerce, Volusia- Flagler Association of Women Lawyers, and American Business

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Paid by Brad Wester for Ponte Vedra Beach MSD Seat 6 Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 18, 2016 Election Guide 37 Howard McGillin Jr. From www.facebook.com/mcgillinforjudge Judge Howard McGillin was born into an Army family while his father was stationed in his hometown of Philadelphia. When How- ard was a year old, the family was transferred to Bonn, Germany, so his first memories are of Europe. The family returned to the Philadelphia area, where he grew up attending elementary and high school. He was admitted to the U.S. Military Academy in the summer of 1977. After graduation from the academy, he was McGILLIN commissioned as a second lieutenant and began his Army career as a field artillery officer. His first assignment was to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he was assigned to the 82d Airborne Division. During his tour there, he deployed to combat on the Caribbean island of Grenada in Operation Urgent Fury. The Army later sent him to law school at the University of Florida, after which he became a Judge Advocate General’s Corps Officer (JAG). As an Army JAG lawyer he served in Georgia, Virginia, Kansas and Hawaii. He traveled overseas for the Army, visiting Germany, Lithu- ania, Bosnia and other countries. While in the Army he had a variety of legal “practices” including a tour as a law professor. He practiced CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY administrative law, civil law and criminal law in the military. CLERK OF THE COURT & COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE He retired from the Army at the rank of colonel in 2005 and settled Hunter will protect your tax dollars, implement in St. Johns County. In November 2014, Governor Scott appointed new technologies, and streamline your him to fill a judicial vacancy on the 7th Circuit. He has served since December 30, 2014 in a Unified Family Court seat handling do- experience with the Clerk’s ofﬁ ce. mestic relations, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile Hunter S Conrad (904) 687-3465 dependency and mental health matters. He is working closely with [email protected] www.hunterconrad.com St. Johns County veterans to establish a Veterans Treatment Court

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