The Council
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council is governed by a body of elected and appointed representatives of the region's member governments.​
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council meets on the second Wednesday of each month. Time and location are determined each month for the next meeting.
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Agendas are available two weeks prior to the meetings. Council members will receive meeting materials one week prior to the meetings.
Council Chair
Nathaniel J. Birdsong, Jr.
Council Vice Chair
Donna Howerton
Keith Keene
City of Arcadia
Elected Official
Finance Committee
Harrison Havery
City of Sebring
Elected Official
Steve Hickox
DeSoto County
Elected Official
Executive Committee
Kelly Owens
Okeechobee County
Elected Official
Donna Howerton
Highlands County
Gubernatorial Appointee
Executive Committee & Finance Committee
Kelly Boatwright
Florida Department of Enviromental Protection
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
Bill Royce
Okeechobee County
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
Cindy Rodriguez
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
Stephanie Madden
City of Lakeland
Elected Official
Executive Committee
Neda Cobb
City of Wauchula
Elected Official
Executive Committee & Finance Committee
Judith George
Hardee County
Elected Official
Executive Committee
Rick Wilson
Polk County
Elected Official
Executive Committee & Finance Committee
Robert "Jeff" Kincart
Polk County
Gubernatorial Appointee
Todd Miller
Hardee County
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
John Bohde
Polk County
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
Noel Chandler
City of Okeechobee
Elected Official
Executive Committee
Nathaniel Birdsong
City of Winter Haven
Elected Official
Don Elwell
Highlands County
Elected Official
Judy Wertz-Strickland
Ridge League of Cities
Elected Official
John Osborne
DeSoto County
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
Leah Sauls
Highlands County
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
Libby Pigman
South Florida Water Managemnt District
Staff Representative, Advisory Member
