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Utility Board |
 Chairman Lou Hernandez (Group 3), has served on the
Utility Board since 1997. He is the Executive Director of HELPLINE, Inc.,
a crisis intervention and information referral telephone hotline in Monroe
County. Upon graduation from Texas A&M University, Mr. Hernandez was
commissioned by the U.S. Army and served as an Infantry Officer in Vietnam.
After completing his Armed Services commitment, Mr. Hernandez secured a
Federal internship with the US Department of Transportation in the Human
Resources Development area. He worked with several Federal agencies, completing
his career in Washington as the Director of Training and Employee Development
with the General Services Administration. He moved to Key West in 1983 and
has worked in the home renovation business and as a counselor at FTPA and
the Public Health Department. Mr. Hernandez has served as president of the
Old Island Restoration Foundation, Chairman of the Historic Architectural
Review Commission, Chairman of the Monroe County Democratic Party, Secretary/Treasurer
of the Key West Redevelopment Land Agency, Director of the Private Industry
Council of Dade/Monroe, member of the Key West AIDS Memorial Board of Directors,
president of the Key West Business Guild, and is the current Vice-Chair
of the Citizen's Review Board of the City of Key West. |
 Vice Chairman Peter Batty (Group 2), has served on the Utility Board since 2005.
He is a Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker and has
lived in the Florida Keys since 1989. On November 18, 2000, he was ordained
as a Permanent Deacon to the Archdiocese of Miami. Mr. Batty received his
Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University and his Masters
degree from St. Thomas University. Mr. Batty is a member of the Florida
Keys Community College Education Foundation Board and former Vice President
of the Wesley House Board of Directors. Mr. Batty was born in Salisbury,
England, and immigrated to the United States in 1955. He and his wife Ellen
have raised four children in the Florida Keys.
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 Mr. Ty Symroski (Group 1), has served on the Utility Board since 2007. He is the owner of Ty Symroski Land Use Planning, LLC, and previously served as the Monroe County Growth Management Director and Key West City Planner. Mr. Symroski received his Bachelor’s degree in Land Use Planning from the University of Michigan and Master’s degree in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina. He is a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club, Key West Chamber of Commerce, past Chair of the Resort and Tourism Division of the American Planning Association, and board member of the Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance. Mr. Symroski has lived in Key West and the Lower Keys since 1984. |
 Ms. Mona C. Clark (Group 4), has served on the Utility Board since 2004 and holds the distinction of being the first female Board member in the Utility’s history. She has worked for the Monroe County School District for over 30 years, serving as an educator and an administrator – she is currently the Assistant Principal at Glynn Archer & Sigsbee Elementary schools. Ms. Clark received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Florida A & M University and her Masters of Education/Leadership degree from the University of South Florida. Ms. Clark is the Chair of the Mayor’s Revolving Loan Fund for the City of Key West and Chair of the Citizen’s Advisory Task Force for the Florida Keys Housing Authority. Ms. Clark also served on the Florida Keys Community College Board of Trustees from 1993 to 2001, serving as Board Chair from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, Ms. Clark is a Board member of Womankind, Past Sponsor/Director of Tomorrow’s Leaders Today, Mentor for the Take Stock in Children program, past Secretary for the Wesley House Board of Directors, and past Treasurer and Vice President of the local branch of the N.A.A.C.P. |
 Mr.
Charles A. Bradford, Jr. (Group 5), has served on the Utility Board
since 2006. He has worked in the Banking and Finance industry for 30 years
and is currently the vice president of Keys Federal Credit Union. Mr. Bradford
received his Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University
of North Florida and has certifications in Consumer Lending, Cash Flow analysis,
and Accounting. He is a member of the City of Key West’s Port Advisory
Board and Workforce Housing Committee, Sunrise Rotary Club, and is past
chair of the Key West Chamber of Commerce and former member of KEYS Advisory
Committee. Mr. Bradford has lived in the Florida Keys since 1980. |
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