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Since being elected to office in April of 2006, Mayor Kinson has begun a number of initiatives. He began his term as Mayor by bringing all of Council and city staff together to generate a plan that began a process for long-term strategic planning. This plan evolved into the Essential Priorities that form the cornerstone of this budget. From bringing focus to more effective communications, to redefining downtown development, Mayor Kinson?s commitment is to make the City of Maitland a better place for each and every resident.
Mayor Kinson moved to Central Florida over 20 years ago from Madison, Wisconsin. He received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin in Management along with his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering. He has held many leadership positions in Central Florida. After being elected Chairman of the Board of the Seminole County/Lake Mary Regional Chamber of Commerce, he became President of his Rotary Club and served as President of Maitland Little League during the Maitland All-Stars trip to Williamsport in 2005.
He started his professional career with IBM in Orlando and has been a commercial real estate specialist for the past 12 years. He is currently a Senior Account Executive with CoStar Group, Inc. Doug and his wife, Barbara, live in Maitland Woods with their children, Cole, Cassidy and Kaley.
dkinson@itsmymaitland.com
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Dr Jeff Flowers grew up in Central Florida, and is a Winter Park High School graduate. He graduated from San Jose State University, with a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Chemistry, and from the University of California with a Ph.D. in Chemistry before returning to Central Florida to work in the family business. He was Chairman of the City's Lakes Advisory Board (LAB) for the two terms that the Stormwater Lakes Master Plan (SLMP) was developed. Jeff is principal violist in the Maitland Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and the founding President of The Performing Arts of Maitland (PAM), Maitlands' 4th Cultural Partner.
Jeff is President and Technical Director of Flowers Chemical Laboratories, the largest and oldest environmental testing firm in the state; now in its third generation.
Dr. Flowers has been an active committee member of The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) for 12 years and is the current Chairman of the Accreditation Body Committee (ABC) of The NELAC Institute (TNI). He also represents the private sector vote on the TNI Nominating Committee, and is a member of the TNI Consensus Standards Development Board. Dr. Flowers was appointed to the USEPA's FACA, the Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) as the representative of Elected Official of Local Government. The ELAB membership voted to elect Dr. Flowers as the current Vice Chair of ELAB.
He and his lovely wife June live in the Hollieanna Shores area. Jeff has three adult children.
jflowers@itsmymaitland.com
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Phil Bonus has been a resident of Central Florida since 1972. He attended the University of Florida where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1980 and his Juris Doctor Degree in 1982. Phil is a current member of The Florida Bar, The Orange County Bar Association, and The Orange county Legal aid Society, Homeless Advocacy Attorney Panel. He owns and heads the Bonus Law Firm in Orlando, Florida. His areas of practice are Business Law and Litigation, Domestic and Family Law Litigation, Transactional Exchanges, and Real Property Law and Litigation. His past and present affiliations include Phi Beta Kappa, U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U. S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, Charter Member, First Central Florida Inn of Court (#123), Adjunct Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Past Guest Speaker/Lecturer, Institute for Paralegal Education, Past Guest Speaker/Lecturer, Sterling Educational Services (CLE Provider), and Past President, Dommerich Hills Homeowners' Association, Inc. He has served the Maitland community as a Board member of the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board, the Code Enforcement Board, and as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Phil lives in Dommerich Hills with his wife, Sandy, two daughters, and his dog, Pogo.
pbonus@itsmymaitland.com
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Linda is a native of Miami, Florida. She has traveled and worked throughout the United States, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East. Linda received her Bachelor of Science Degree in 1975 from the University of Cincinnati, attended Florida A&M University, where she received her Juris Doctor Degree in 2005, and was admitted to the Florida Bar the same year. Linda is a Corporate Attorney; however, her diverse background includes Commercial Real Estate Agent and Property Manager for Florida Properties, Vice President and Owner of Environmental Subsurface Technology for investigations on contaminated and hazardous waste sites throughout the United States, and Project Manager for Environmental and Engineering projects throughout the United States, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. Linda has served the Maitland Community as a member of the Board of Zoning Adjustment, and as Vice-Chair on that Board. Linda lives on West George Avenue, has a daughter, Elizabeth, and is engaged to Dr. Mark Round.
lfrosch@itsmymaitland.com
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Bev Reponen moved to Maitland in 1974. She is a state certified teacher, having received her B.S. degree in biology and sociology from Western Michigan University and her Masters in Education, with a specialty in reading, from Rollins College. Before joining the Council she was a board member of the Lakes Advisory Board for ten years, the Personnel Board for eleven years, and President of the Friends of Maitland's Waterways for eight years. She was the founder and small business owner of Reading Fundamentals Clinic in Altamonte Springs. She was a founding board member of Celebrate Trees in Maitland, a volunteer tutor at Dommerich Elementary, and an Additions volunteer at Winter Park High School for eight years. She helped protect the trees in Maitland's Community Park by organizing and recruiting volunteers for an "Air Potato Raid". Removal of the vine's potato-like tubers helps eliminate the exotic vine that kills the trees. Bev and her husband Dan raised their two children, who are now adults, in Hollieanna Shores and in The Oaks, where they presently reside.
breponen@itsmymaitland.com
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