 In February 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Thurlow-Lippisch to serve on the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board.SFWMD is one of five water management districts in the State of Florida and represents 16 counties in South Florida.In February 2017, Florida Senate President Joe Negron appointed Thurlow-Lippisch to serve on the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC).