board of the Rivers Coalition Legal Defense Fund as an Ex-officio member of the board, starting in 2011. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation Thurlow-Lippisch served on the board of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation from 2013-2016. Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Thurlow-Lippisch was the Vice Chair of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council in 2016, and was appointed to the Council in 2014. Florida League of Cities In 2013, Thurlow-Lippisch served as the Chair of the Environmental and Energy Legislative Committee of the Florida League of Cities. In this capacity, Thurlow-Lippisch oversaw a committee of more than 50 mayors to set legislative priorities. Personal Thurlow-Lippisch was born at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, and has lived in Martin County since she was eleven months old. She graduated from Martin County High School in 1982, the University of Florida in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, and again in 1994, with a Bachelor of Arts in German. She was a member of Florida Blue Key and the Delta Gamma sorority at the University of Florida. In 1999, she graduated from the University of West Florida with a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Development. Thurlow-Lippisch taught at Murray Middle School, Stuart Middle School, Pensacola High School, and South Fork High School. She taught in the International Baccalaureate programs at Pensacola High School and South Fork High School. Thurlow-Lippisch suffered an injury that ended her teaching career. Subsequently, Thurlow-Lippisch worked as a real estate professional, and was named "Realtor of the Year" in 2007 by the Realtors Association of Martin County. Thurlow-Lippisch was a member of the Natural Resources Leadership Institute Class of XV, a leadership course sponsored by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. As a member of the Class of XV, she won peer-awarded Burl Long Award, presented annually to the classmate who demonstrated the most growth and use of the tools learned in the program. In 2015, Thurlow-Lippisch was awarded the Everglades Coalition's "John V. Kabler Award" for grassroots activism for her work educating the public on Everglades restoration, the St. Lucie River, and Indian River Lagoon. Thurlow-Lippisch is married to Dr. Ed Lippisch, an oral surgeon and owner of Lippisch and Engebretsen: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Her mother, Sandra Henderson Thurlow, is a fifth generation Florida historian and author of Historic Jensen and Eden on Florida's Indian River; Stuart