Big-C Barrier Islands Governmental Council

Belleair Beach

Dave Gattis - Vice Mayor

Dave Gattis

Vice Mayor - Belleair Beach

Email: dave.gattis@cityofbelleairbeach.com
Phone: 727-229-8449

City website: www.cityofbelleairbeach.com

Indian Rocks Beach

Joanne "Cookie" Kennedy -
Big C Treasurer/Secretary

Joanne "Cookie" Kennedy

Big C Treasurer/Secretary

Email: ckennedy@irbcity.com
Phone: (727) 595-2517

City website: www.indian-rocks-beach.com

Bio:

Joanne "Cookie" Kennedy is the first female to be elected Mayor of Indian Rocks Beach. She previously served on the city commission for 13 years and was Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning Board and Finance Budge Review for the city. A Pinellas County native, Mayor Kennedy is a business owner in Indian Rocks Beach for over 30 years. Kennedy is recognized as a tireless advocate for the Gulf Beach cities and served on the Florida League of Cities Criminal Justice, Ethics, and Personnel Prevention Board.

Locally, Mayor Kennedy presently serves on the Executive Board as Treasurer of the Pinellas County MPO, Forward Pinellas, and the Tourist Development Council as the Gulf Beaches representative. She has championed enhancing beach access, and safe modes of transportation while maintaining our economically vibrant communities.

As Mayor and a member of the Barrier Island Governmental Council (BIG-C) Kennedy has lobbied at the local, state, and federal levels supporting continued beach renourishment and against off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. She continues to advocate the importance of environmental and economic measures championing waterborne transportation, bicycle and pedestrian friendly lanes, and mixed use development along the Gulf Beaches.

The most significant issue challenging Mayor Kennedy is the Legislature’s preemption of Florida cities to regulate "Short Term Rentals" and the hardships the issue presents to residential neighborhoods and local governance.

North Redington Beach

Bill Queen - Mayor

Bill Queen

Mayor - North Redington Beach

Email: mayor@townofnorthredingtonbeach.com
Phone: (727) 391-4848

City website: www.townofnorthredingtonbeach.com/

Bio:

Delegate to Barrier Islands Governmental Council, Florida League of Cities, Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Assn., Mayors' Council of Pinellas and Suncoast League of Cities
Town Commissioner, North Redington Beach
Chairperson, Planning and Zoning Board, North Redington Beach
Chairperson, Beach Advisory Board, North Redington Beach
Retired Pinellas County Sheriff's Officer
Business owner for 25 years
BA/MBA in Business Management and Human Resource Management
Resident of Pinellas County for 50 years

St. Pete Beach

Alan Johnson - Mayor
Big C President

Alan Johnson

Mayor - St. Pete Beach
Big C President

Email: ajohnson@stpetebeach.org
Phone: (727) 543-2794 - Call to make an appointment

City website: www.stpetebeach.org

Bio:

Personal:

Raised in central Massachusetts
Widowed, two adult children
Moved to Tampa Bay area in December, 1979
Moved to St. Pete Beach in June, 1998

Education:

BS in Mechanical Engineering/Lowell Tech Inst.
Graduate Studies, Union College
Professional Engineering, NY and FL

Work Experience:

General Electric, 35 years
Retired in 2005
Design Engineering, Project Management, International Sales, Service Sales, Service & Construction, contract negotiation & management

Community Service: