| Deborah
Kynes has been a leader in our community for more than 25
years. "Community service is a full time job. I am
privileged to be able to work with so many fine organizations.
I believe that community service is an obligation. My Mother
and Father were involved in our community when I was a child
and those values have stayed with me.”
Deborah, a native of Oklahoma, came to
Pinellas County in 1976 with her husband, Allen. She holds
a BA in English from the University of Arkansas and a Juris
Doctorate from the University of Tulsa, College of Law.
She is a voting member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
and she was active in her community prior to being elected
to the Dunedin City Commission in February 1999. She was
re-elected in 2002 and 2005.
Deborah is currently involved in a wide range of community activities including:
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Chair
(2004-2005, 2008)
-
PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority),
Chair for 3 years, Board of Directors
(2002-present)
- Pinellas County Historic Preservation Task Force (2007-Present)
- Dunedin Historical Society (member)
- Dunedin Fine Arts Center (member)
- Creative Tampa Bay (Advisory Council)
- Dunedin Friends of the Library (member)
- PACE - Pinellas Center for Girls, Board of Directors
- Junior League of Clearwater/Dunedin (Sustainer)
- Dunedin Youth Guild (member)
- Urban Planning Committee, Florida League of Cities
(2005-present)
- Leadership Florida Advisory Council (2007-2008)
- Soil and Water Conservation Task Force - FL Dept.
of Agriculture (2004-present)
-
Dunedin Rotary Club (1998-present).
Program Chair, 1999-2001; Rotarian of the Year (2001)
-
League of Women Voters (1998-present)
- Morton Plant/Mease Foundation Community Impact Committee
(2000-present)
Deborah has served a multitude of organizations
in Dunedin, Pinellas County, and the State of Florida
including:
- Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin. President
(1989-90)
- Pinellas County Arts Council. Chair
(2 Terms) (1992-93 and 93-94)
-
Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded
Citizens (UPARC) Board of Trustees (2001-2004)
- Leadership Pinellas. Class of 89-90. Board of Directors;
Alumni Development Chair (1993-1996)
- Leadership Arts (sponsored by Tampa Business for
the Arts) Graduated Class 92-93
- Leadership Tampa Bay . Class of 91-92
- Leadership Florida Local Government Leadership Class
(Feb-Mar-2002), Council of Advisors (2007-2008)
- Leadership Florida, Class XXI (2002-2003)
- FL Chamber Water Task Force (2003-2004)
- Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Ball (Co-Chair,
2004)
- Environmental Quality Committee (Florida League of
Cities), Chair (2002-2003)
- Y. W. C. A. Of Clearwater. Board 86-89
- Dunedin Fine Arts and Cultural Center. Board of Directors:
1984-87; Secretary 1985-86
- Dunedin Municipal Code Enforcement Board Member 82-88.
Chair 87-88
- Dunedin Stadium Advisory Committee. Member 1990-1995.
Chair 1992-1995
-
Dunedin Public Relations Advisory
Committee. 1990-1998. Chair 1995-1998.
Produced “"Spotlight on Dunedin" for
government access 1991-1998
-
Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation.
1995-1998. Foundation President 1997-1998
- PInellas County "American Assembly", May
2002
- Pinellas County Manufactured Homes Task Force (2001-2002)
- American Cancer Society. (Pinellas) Chair
"A Thousand Plus" Fundraiser 1992
- Pinellas Medically Needy Task Force. 1990-2001. (Appointed
by the Pinellas County Commission)
- Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Community Policing
Institute (class of 2000)
- Pinellas Vision 2010 Development/Re-Development Committee
(2001-2002)
- Morton Plant Mease Medically Needy Task Force. (2000-2001)
- North Ward Elementary PTA. Board of Directors (1989-1992)
- Safety Harbor Middle School , P.S.T.A., Director
(1994-1996)
- Florida Historical Museum Grant in Aid Panelist.
Appointed by the Secretary of State, October 1998, Tallahassee,
FL.
- Pinellas Marine Institute. Board of Directors (1995-1998)
- Florida Women's Alliance. Board of Directors (1992-1995)
- Pinellas Cultural Planning Steering Committee. (1990-1991).
Appointed by the County Commission.
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