Civic Involvement and Volunteer Work

I have participated as a volunteer with and/or member of the following organizations in Alachua County since 1975:

• state board member, Common Cause Florida (2002- )

• Chairperson, Alachua County Citizens for Campaign Reform (2001- )

• member, Alachua County Campaign Finance Reform Advisory Board (2001-2002 )

• Catnip Spay/Neuter Program (program that seeks to eradicate feral cat population in Gainesville and Alachua county area)

• Animal Balance 2004 Galapagos Spay/Neuter Project with Galapagos National Park Service

• Alachua County Humane Society

• Active in neighborhood association. I have served 2 terms as president of the Sugarfoot Community Improvement Association; and have also served as its newletter editor and vice president for a number of years.

• Citizen volunteer on the City of Gainesville's 1999 FCT grant proposal for the Sugarfoot Sink Nature Park

• LakeWatch

• A number of local and national environmental efforts

• Hippodrome State Theater volunteer

• Member (volunteer) of a UF research team assessing substance abuse and the effectiveness of an educational program on achieving behavior modification

• Volunteer at J J Finley and Westwood Middle School

• Alachua County, Florida, Charter Review Commissioner (1999-2000)

• President (2003-2004), Board member and Sugarfoot Neighborhood delegate to Council of University Neighborhood Associations

• Board member of Women for Wise Growth

• Assist Sustainable Alachua County in the updating and operation of their website and e-mail list

Additional civic work includes:

• Assisted the City of Gainesville Planning Department in esblishing the Planning Gainesville e-mail list.

• Authored the Buyers Guide to Florida Candidates website (2000-2001) [www.theBuyersGuide.org]

• Authored the Candidate Financial Report software and website that enables electronic filing of financial reports by candidates, political committees and parties in accordance with State of Florida campaign regulations at no cost. [http://wright.phpwebhosting.com/cgi-bin/treport/treports.cgi]

• Authored the Candidate Website software that provides candidates with a campaign website at no cost. [http://wright.phpwebhosting.com/cgi-bin/candidates/candidates.cgi]