ABOUT US.
Friends of the Florida Maritime Museum is led by a team of five Board members and two Consultants. Together we bring a multi-generational perspective with diverse experiences that enhance the Friends role in supporting the Museums vision. It's also fun to note many of us are Florida natives or longtime Florida residents.
BOARD MEMBERS.
Karen Bell
President
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~ CEO, A.P. Bell Fish Company, Inc.
David Berry
Member
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~ Vice-president for visitor engagement and chief museum curator at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
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Ana Juarez
Member
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~ Fine Arts Registrar for Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries
Byron Shinn
Vice President
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~ Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Tom Briggle
Member
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~ Retired Archaeologists and Museum volunteer since 2019
Ed Chiles
Treasurer and Secretary
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~ CEO, The Chiles Group
Ray Halperin
Member
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~ Retired Government Employee and Museum volunteer since 2024
The Honorable Gilbert Smith Jr.
Member
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~ Circuit Court Judge,
12th Judicial Circuit, Florida
MEET OUR TEAM
People who want to see Florida maritime culture survive and thrive.
CONSULTANTS.
Mac Carraway
Financial Consultant
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~ President, Carraway Consulting
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Kristin Sweeting
Non-Profit Consultant
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~ President, Sweet Consulting LLC
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