 Party:
Republican
Family: 1 Son
Education: B.A., St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg,
N.C.Shannon Staub was elected to the Sarasota Board of
County Commissioners in 1996 and was re-elected in 2000 and 2004
without opposition. She is up for re-election this year, 2008.
Ms. Staub is currently the Chair of the County Commission, the
Chair of the Peace River Water Authority and represents the
Commission on the Criminal Justice Commission.
She also chairs the Community Health Improvement Program (CHIP)
and is a member of the Veterans National Cemetery Committee.
She serves on the Board of Directors of the Englewood
Interagency Council as an Emeritus member and is an honorary
member of the Board of Trustees for the Hermitage Artists'
Retreat. Ms. Staub is a member of the Steering Committee for the
SW Florida Regional Stewardship Alliance, and is a member of the
Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee with the
National Association of Counties.
Ms. Staub also one of 12 county commissioners nationally to
serve on the Green Government Initiative advisory board, a
National Association of Counties program that helps counties
throughout the country develop and implement environmentally
sustainable programs and practices for air quality, energy
efficiency, renewable and alternative energy, green buildings,
water quality and land use.
Ms. Staub was named Commissioner of the Year in 2006 by the
Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies (FLERA) for
outstanding leadership in local environmental protection.
She received the Richard L. McLaughlin Volunteer of the Year
Award for District 7 in 2006 from the Florida Economic
Development Council. The award recognizes outstanding service to
the local community and the state in supporting economic
development initiatives.
A 2003 graduate of Leadership Florida, Ms. Staub served for four
years as Gov. Jeb Bush's appointee on the Legislative Committee
on Intergovernmental Relations, the only legislative committee
with county commission representation.
Ms. Staub received the Legislative Advocate Award in 2003 from
the Sarasota Farm Bureau. She received the Bob Graham Award in
2002, which is given to a government official by the Florida
Lake Management Society for her advocacy of water issues. In
1999, she was presented the Grassroots Leadership Award by the
Nature Conservancy.
Ms. Staub participates in activities of CYD (Community Youth
Development) and STAR (Students Taking an Active Roles) and has
an endowed scholarship fund in her name for CYD/STAR youth. She
was honored in 2006 for her leadership in the Community for CYD.
She believes that local government is the best government and
closest to people. She encourages citizen feedback and
communication.
Under provisions of the county charter, each commissioner
represents a district and must live in that district. Although
commissioners represent districts, they are elected county-wide
to four-year terms.
Contact Commissioner Shannon Staub
sstaub@scgov.net
1660 Ringling Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-861-5344 |
