The Playbook Team

Playbook goals and activities for the Sarasota County region were identified through facilitated in-depth discussions by local experts and practitioners and further developed through research, data analysis, and expert interviews.

Steering Committee

Jon Thaxton (Chair), Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Lee Hayes Byron, MA – UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Alia Garrett – City of Sarasota
Sandy Gilbert – Solutions to Avoid Red Tide
Jennifer Hecker – Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership
Christine Johnson, MBA – Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
Alan Jones – Jones Potato Farm and Argus Foundation
Stoney Pope – Sarasota County Public Utility
Paul Semenec – Sarasota County Stormwater Environmental Utility
Dave Tomasko – Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
Abbey Tyrna – Suncoast Waterkeeper

Facilitation, Research, Writing

Jennifer Shafer, PhD – Shafer Consulting
David Shafer, PhD – Shafer Consulting
Stephen Suau, PE – Progressive Water Resources

Research and Editing

Christine Quigley – Quigley Environmental Consulting
Kendall Southworth

Graphic Art and Web Design

Shafer Consulting