It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Keep Collier Beautiful website. I am an Ohio native who attended Ohio State University after serving in the United States Army. After college I worked for Equifax for 33 years, starting as a field representative and retiring as a Regional Vice...
My love for the environment and Florida flora is evident in the art I create—I design and dye silk and run my company, Leigh Designs. Formerly I taught art in public school before I earned my Masters Degree in Fibers and also had a 20+ career in the computer industry doing research...
For the past decade, I have been part of an industry studying waste streams and promoting recycling efforts of SWFL businesses for Sunshine Recycling Services. My career has proudly brought me to become actively involved with organizations such as Keep Collier Beautiful. As a mother of our future generation, environmental...
Bryan Simmering is a native of Florida and 22 year permanent resident of SWFL. Bryan has served the community over the last 10 years as a Commercial Banker with the last three being a part of the First Citizens Bank family. Bryan is an active volunteer for Keep Lee County...
I moved to the United States in 1990. For 16 years I lived and worked as a contractor in Philadelphia. In 2006 I moved to Naples, Florida, and started working for the City of Naples in 2006....
Jennifer Nelson has Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. With 17 years experience working at 4 Goodwills in Austin, TX, Houston, TX, Santa Rosa, CA, and now in Ft. Myers, Jennifer has a wealth of knowledge in the reuse and recycle business. In December...
I am a nature lover and initiated litter cleanup campaigns in my native Scandinavia after every snow-melt. When we moved to Naples in 1997, we immidiately got involved in protecting the beautiful environment and started Friends of Lowdermilk Park. I got the President’s 2003 Volunteer Service Award from President Bush...
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I was born and raised in Naples, Florida. I worked for the Florida Department of Health for over five years in the tobacco prevention program working with the community to identify strategies to effectively reduce tobacco products. Since 2014 I have worked as a Grant Coordinator/Project Director for Collier County...
Being a 4th generation native, Luwana is passionate about protecting and preserving Florida’s natural heritage. Her professional career began after graduating from the University of Florida and she brings her diverse background to KCB. With over 25 years as a Management and Marketing professional, Luwana specializes in Employment, Education and the Environment....
Chris Raney, President of T-Shirt Express, joined the Board in 2014. He has been running his Naples business since 2001. Chris, who has been printing the KCB T-shirts for our cleanups for years, has always been a big recycler. He grew up in Northern Michigan, earned his BBA from Adrian...
Michele Prox Foos is from Warren, Ohio and a Kent State University graduate. She and her husband have lived in Southwest Florida for over 10 years. Prior to her time in Florida she lived in Texas and Ohio. She spent over 20 years in the telecommunications industry and has held...
