Robert Ackerman is a business owner and lawyer. He is the president of Brasington’s Trail Shop and has been a resident of Alachua County for twelve years. He also serves on the City of Gainesville Plan Board.
Robert Brinkman is a self-employed carpenter and has been a resident of Alachua County for thirteen years. He also serves as Chair of the Suwannee-St. Johns group of the Sierra Club, and on the MTPO/CAC Boards.
DJ Ferguson is employed by the Alachua County Public Safety Department. She is a member of the Florida Public Personnel Association and the National Forum for Black Public Administrations. She has lived in Alachua County for 18 years and brings twenty five years of local government experience to the commission. She served as staff liaison to the 1991-1992 and 1999-2000 Charter Review Commissions. She is a volunteer with Take Stock in Children and the Easter Seals/Altrusa House, and Pleasant Place.
Mitch Glaeser (Vice Chair) is a businessman and realtor. He served on the two previous Charter Review Commissions. He has lived inAlachua County throughout his life and is a volunteer with the Guardian Ad Litem program, Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement, Crime Stoppers, and Gainesville Community Organization.
Armando R. Grundy-Gomes is an insurance claims adjuster/recovery specialist with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Damage Recovery Unit. He has been a resident of Alachua County for three years and is an Army veteran. He is active in the community as a member of the African American Accountability Alliance, NAACP, 100 Black/Collegiate 100 Black Men, Florida Hispanic Chamber, and the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce.
J. K. Irby (Chair) is the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, County Recorder,County Treasurer and ex offico Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. He is a life long resident of Alachua County and active in civic and professional organizations.
Joseph W. Little is a Professor of Law at the University of Florida and lawyer. He is a former two-term member of the Gainesville City Commission. He has been a resident of Alachua County for forty-three years and has served on various city, county and state boards.
AuBroncee S. Martin is a lawyer and an assistant public defender employed by the Public Defender of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Martin has been a resident of Alachua County for fourteen years and is past president of the Eighth Judicial Bar Association, is Legal Community Chair for the African Accountability Alliance, and a Trustee at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. He is currently the Felony Division III Supervisor in the Public Defender’s Office.
John Martin is a businessman and owner of Division 10 Distributors. He served on the Hawthorne City Commission for thirteen years, of which five years were as Mayor. Mr. Martin is a life long resident of Alachua County and has been active in community affairs serving as Chair of the County Transportation Committee, Rural Advisor to the MTPO, a member of the Wild Spaces & Public Places Citizen Oversight Committee, a member of the League of Cities, and with the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce.
Bill Richards is a self-employed consultant. Founder and director of Paddle Florida, Mr. Richards has been active in the community by serving on the Tourist Development Council, the Wild Spaces and Public Places Citizen Oversight Committee, the Gainesville Parks, Recreation & Open Space Board, Original Florida Tourism Task Force, and the Board of Directors for the St. Francis House. He has been a resident of Alachua County for twenty five years.
Jim Stringfellow is a retired business owner and retired USAF captain. He owned and managed Stringfellow Supply for many years. He is active with the United Way, Partnership for Strong Families, the Chamber of Commerce, and the University Kiwanis Club. Mr. Stringfellow has served on various boards and committees throughout the community and in organizations. He is a life-long resident of Alachua County and his roots go back to family members who were present in Alachua County from the time of statehood.
Rod Tuttle is officially retired but has been active volunteering with the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office. He has resided in Alachua County for six years.
Lura W. Williams Martin is retired but continues to be active with her family farm raising cattle and timber. She is a fifth generation Alachua County resident. Among the organizations she is active with are the Farm Bureau and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association.
Ashley Wood is retired from IFAS at the University of Florida. He is a forth generation Alachua County resident and is active as a member of the Alachua County Historical Commission, University City Kiwanis Club, Florida Historical Society, and Conservation Trust for Florida. Mr. Wood’s family is a Florida Century Pioneer Farm Family and his great-grandfather established the Town of Evinston in Alachua County.
Guy York is a Vice President at Santa Fe College. Mr. York has resided inAlachua County for thirty five years and is active in professional and civic organizations.