FWF Contacts

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeff Caster, Chair
7912 Briarcreek Rd S
Tallahassee, FL 32312
jeffcaster110@gmail.com
(850) 294-2123

Sara Burke, Vice Chair
1576 Palm Ave
Ft. Myers, FL 33916
saraburkefl@gmail.com
(352) 870-6569

Marissa Kaprow, Treasurer
931 Wedgewood Dr
Winter Springs, FL 32708
marissa@rmncpas.com
marissa_kaprow@yahoo.com
(407) 415-0427

Terry Zinn, Secretary
Wildflowers of Florida, Inc
27715 NW 107 St
Alachua, FL 32615
floridawildflower14@gmail.com
(386) 462-7827

Nancy Bissett  
The Natives Inc
2929 JB Carter Rd
Davenport, FL 33837
nbissett@thenatives.net
(863) 287-3904

Fatima Elkott    
1830 Greystone Heights Dr
Valrico, FL 33594
elkottf@usf.edu
(813) 502-8542

Jeff Henry    
2328 Virginia Place NE 
Atlanta, GA 30305
jeff.henry@jacobs.com
(404) 663-8649

Melissa Hunt  
FDACS 
807 Vassar St Apt B
Orlando, FL 32804
melissa.hunt@freshfromflorida.com
(407) 383-3504

Anne MacKay    
120 50 E Hwy 25
Ocklawaha, FL 32179
buddy.anne.mackay@gmail.com
(352) 425-9251

CJ McCartney    
3588 Cypress St
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
beachbirding@gmail.com
(305) 896-2700

David Price  
Bok Tower
813 Campbell Ave
Lake Wales, FL 33835
dprice@boktower.org
(863) 632-8132

Mark Russell  
Four Seasons 
1622 5 Arrowhead Tr
Clermont, FL 34711
mark.russell@fourseasons.com
(321) 689-9974

Carolyn Schaag    
22125 Draw Bridge Dr
Leesburg, FL 34748
carolyn.schaag@gmail.com
(352) 365-6434

Kody Smith  
Dix.Hite+Partners
901 Yates St
Orlando, FL 32084
ksmith@dixhite.com
(317) 374-0773

STAFF

Stacey Matrazzo, Executive Director  
1307 Noble Place
Orlando, FL 32801
smatrazzo@flawildflowers.org
(407) 590-5321

Jenny Ryan, Operations and Development Coordinator
1024 Mary Joye Ave
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937
jryan@flawildflowers.org
‭(321) 746-9514‬

Rose Kinane, Program Coordinator  
4221 Long Key Ln Apt 1718
Winter Park, FL 32792
rkinane@flawildflowers.org
(407) 312-1270

Emily Bell, Communications Coordinator  
1107 N 15th St
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
ebell@flawildflowers.org
(904) 314-0455

CONTRACTORS

Bob Farley, Panhandle Planting Consultant
37 W Brent St 
Chattahoochee, FL 32324
robertlfarley@gmail.com
(850) 703-7761

Geena Hill, North Florida Wildflower Alliance Liaison  
1711 NW 39th Dr
Gainesville, FL 32605
ghill@flawildflowers.org
(814) 504-0862

Claudia Larsen, Education and Planting Contractor    
210 Whiting St
Micanopy, FL 32667
micanopywildflowers@gmail.com
(352) 215-9067

Marina Mertz, Panhandle Wildflower Alliance Liaison  
1206 Ford St
Tallahassee, FL 32303
mmertz@flawildflowers.org
(850) 508-3474

Jeff Norcini, Research and Planting Contractor  
726 Riggins Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
jeff@oecohort.com
(850) 491-0910

Jennifer Tyson, Social Media Contractor  
756 51st Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
hellojentyson@gmail.com
(813) 486-1220

COMMITTEES

EDUCATION

Fatima Elkott, Committee Chair FWF Board
Stephen Kintner, Lyonia Preserve
Claudia Larsen, FWF Contractor
Jim McGinity, Learning Gate Academy
Gail Taylor
Jennifer Tyson, FWF Contractor

PLANTING

Mark Russell, Committee Chair FWF Board
Jeff Caster, FWF Chair
Sara Burke, FWF Vice Chair
Marc Godts, Green Isle Gardens
Tom Heitzmann, Sweetbay Nursery
Jeff Norcini, FWF Contractor

RESEARCH

Brightman Logan, Committee Co-chair
Lisa Roberts, Committee Co-chair
Nancy Bissett The Natives Inc., FWF Board
Alan Franck Florida Museum of Natural History Herbarium
Gage LaPierre, PhD candidate, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences
Jeff Norcini OecoHort LLC, FWF Contractor
Wendy Poag Lake County Parks and Recreation
Steve Richardson
Jeff Smith Florida Power & Light
Terry Zinn Wildflowers of Florida, FWF Secretary

EXECUTIVE

Jeff Caster, FWF Chair
Sara Burke, FWF Vice Chair
Marissa Kaprow, FWF Treasurer
Terry Zinn, FWF Secretary

NOMINATING

(chaired by Vice Chair)

Sara Burke, FWF Vice Chair
+ 3 Foundation members

FINANCE & AUDIT

(chaired by Treasurer)

Marissa Kaprow, FWF Treasurer
Terry Zinn, FWF Secretary

MEMBERSHIP

(chaired by FWF Secretary)

Terry Zinn, FWF Secretary
Fatima Elkott, FWF Board
Melissa Hunt, FWF Board
Anne MacKay, FWF Board

URBAN CORRIDORS

(special committee)

Kody Smith, Chair
Jeff Henry, FWF Board
Sara Burke, FWF Vice Chair
Mark Russell, FWF Board

 NOTE: The FWF Board Chair and Executive Director are ex-officio members of all committees.