PRESERVATION LEADERSHIP
Florida Trust Board of Trustees
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Officers, 2023-2024
Mike Cosden, President – Fort Myers
Ennis Davis, AICP, Vice President – Jacksonville
John Stafford, CMA, CGMA, Treasurer – Tallahassee
Mercedes Harrold, MA, RPA, Secretary – Jacksonville
Jenny Wolfe, AICP, Immediate Past President – Pensacola
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At-Large Trustees
Linda Stevenson, Ph.D. – Bradenton
Mark Zubaly – Tallahassee
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Board of Trustees
Aimee Angel – Sarasota
Laura Bessinger-Morse – West Palm Beach
Julie Byrd, RPA – St. Petersburg
Corion DeLaine – Opa-Locka
Kelly Perkins, AICP – St. Petersburg
Ross Pristera – Pensacola
David Salay, LEED AP, NCARB – Key West
J.J. Scott, AIA – Tallahassee
Mark Tarmey, AIA, NCARB – Tallahassee
Travis Williams – Jacksonville
Joseph Yates, III – Rockledge
Mark Zubaly – Tallahassee
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Ex-Officio Trustees
State Historic Preservation Officer – Alissa Slade Lotane, Tallahassee
Director of Historic Preservation Program, University of Florida – Cleary Larkin, Ph.D. Gainesville
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer – Paul Backhouse, Ph.D., RPA, Clewiston
Florida Trust CEO & President – Melissa Wyllie, CNP, Tallahassee
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Melissa works to advance the vision, mission and programs of the Florida Trust by collaborating with its Board of Trustees and leading staff, volunteers, members and partners. Under her leadership the Florida Trust seeks to connect with a broader community to protect places of architectural, historical and archeological importance throughout the state.
Florida Trust Executive Leadership
