TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Paul “P.J.” Marinelli, Karl Rasmussen, and Morgan Wilbanks and the reappointment of Michael Stephens, Scott Stryker, and Stephanie Wardein to the Florida Greenways and Trails Council.
Paul “P.J.” Marinelli
Marinelli, of Naples, is the President of RiverGlades Family Offices, LLC. Active in his community, he serves as Chairman of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Board of Directors. Marinelli earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke University.
Karl Rasmussen
Rasmussen, of Tallahassee, is a Senior Policy Advisor at Metz, Husband & Daughton, P.A. Previously, he served as a Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Cabinet Affairs for Governor Rick Scott. Rasmussen also served as the Assistant Director of State Lands and as the Cabinet Affairs Director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Morgan Wilbanks
Wilbanks, of Fleming Island, is the Vice President of Operations for Stellar Group Inc. Active in his community, he is a board member of the Clay County Economic Development Corporation and Young Life Clay County. Wilbanks earned his bachelor’s degree in construction engineering from Texas Tech University.
Michael Stephens
Stephens, of Umatilla, is the Senior Vice President for United Southern Bank. Active in his community, he serves as Chairman of the Trails Committee of Lake 100 and is a member of the Ocala Mountain Bike Association. Stephens earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stetson University.
Scott Stryker
Stryker, of Estero, is the Director of Membership and Communications for the National Association for Self-Employed. Active in his community, he currently serves as a board member on Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinating Committee. Stryker earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and legal studies from Florida Gulf Coast University.
Stephanie Wardein
Wardein, from Babcock Ranch is President and Chief Executive Officer at Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwest Florida. She serves as event Chair on American Heart Association Board Directors; she’s also part Ave Maria University School Nursing Advisory Board earning her bachelor's Franciscan University Steubenville master’s Ave Maria University.
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