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Anne Stewart  Anne Stewart was born in Indiana, a state with only one lighthouse. She climbed her first lighthouse in Key West on her honeymoon; she was hooked. Her doctorate is in education and she believes strongly that education holds the key to preservation of lighthouses and the reefs and shorelines that they protect. Her special interest lies in the lighthouse keepers and their families, especially focusing on the roll of women both as wives and keepers. |
David Hanko  David Hanko has been a professional photographer since 1985, focusing on portraiture of families, children, pets, modeling composites and family reunions. His commercial work is in advertising and product photography. He served the Bay Professional Photographers Association as State Delegate, board member for 6 years and is a past-president. He holds a Service Award from the Florida Professional Photographers. David and his wife Jackie share a passion for lighthouses and created a gallery of beautiful watercolor images for selected lighthouses. |
 Beverly has been interested in lighthouses for over 20 years, but didn't start visiting and climbing them until becoming a member of FLA in 1998 when she and her husband, Gene Oakes (recently deceased and past FLA president) attended their first meeting in Amelia Island, Florida. She has worked at JEA, the Jacksonville Florida utility company for 17 years in IT. In addition to lighthouses, her interests include genealogy, photography, scrapbooking and music. Currently, she serves as committee chair for the Gene Oakes Memorial Specialty License Plate project. Efforts are underway to obtain a Florida Specialty License Plate for the FLA to provide funds for the preservation and maintenance of Florida's 30 lighthouses. |
Eric Martin  Born in Richmond, Virginia, Eric moved to Winter Park, Florida at age 13 so he has been a long-time Florida resident. As a young man, he became an Eagle Scout with a bronze palm. He graduated form University of Central Florida in 1981 with a double major of History and Political Science. Eric says he’s been a lighthouse nut since 2002 and he’s seen, and climbed when available, 165 lighthouses including three lightships. Eric is a board member of the St. George Lighthouse Association. He served a four-year term on the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District. He’s married to Susan and has three children, Steven, Ian and Brooke. He works for Mears as a Motor Coach Operator. |
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FL. Lights Project  Kathy A. Fleming has been the Executive Director of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum, Inc. since 1994. In 2002, The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Inc. was chosen as the first lighthouse in the nation to receive ownership of it's lighthouse tower under transfer from the United States Coast Guard, through the General Services Administration and the National Park Service, under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA) as a non-profit group. St. Augustine Lighthouse was the third NHLPA transfer overall in the nation. In 2003 The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum was part of a team that was recognized with an National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their work in helping to shape this positive legislation that allowed local non-profits to compete on even footing with local governments to own and care for the lighthouses they love. After taking the St. Augustine Lighthouse through the NHLPA pilot program, and recognizing both the risks to non-profits and the rewards of positive partnerships to local lighthouse preservation groups, Ms. Fleming and the St. Augustine Lighthouse became active nationally protecting lighthouses and smoothing communications between small local groups and governmental entities. SAL&M staff have held two national conferences for this purpose, one in Florida and another in Newport RI which was sponsored and funded by the GSA. She has participated in other conferences on lighthouse-related topics. Fleming lectures widely on the power of heritage tourism, the economics of historic preservation and building stronger small museum and preservation organizations. |
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Rip is a veteran of 26 years in the Navy. Following his Navy career he was with the Veterans Hospital, retiring after 22 years. He says he has always loved lighthouses, Rip was active in the restoration of the Anclote Key Lighthouse. He is a collector of Harbor Lights miniature lighthouses.