Catherine Baer
Catherine Baer

Catherine is the Chair of the Tea Party Network, a position she has held for the past 6 years. She is co-founder of Common Ground, a bipartisan coalition of education activists. She is also co-founder of…

Catherine is the Chair of the Tea Party Network, a position she has held for the past 6 years. She is co-founder of Common Ground, a bipartisan coalition of education activists. She is also co-founder of Citizens for Ethics Reform, a coalition that worked to pass a referendum that established an independent ethics board in Tallahassee.

Catherine is on the board of RepresentUS and is the incoming president of the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates. She is also the treasurer of the Tallahassee Quarterback Club. In her “spare time” she is a small business owner of That Computer Chick!

Michael J. Dema, Esq.
Michael J. Dema, Esq.

Mike is the Assistant City Attorney for the City of St. Petersburg and one of the founders of Integrity Florida. Prior to joining the City, he was in private practice. Mike has a master’s degree in…

Mike is the Assistant City Attorney for the City of St. Petersburg and one of the founders of Integrity Florida. Prior to joining the City, he was in private practice. Mike has a master’s degree in environment studies from Brown University and, before entering law school, he worked as an environmental consultant.

Irene Guy
Irene Guy

Irene is a retired Verizon executive, a lifelong Tampa resident, corporate leader, community volunteer and mother. In her most recent role, she worked with local and state government leaders…

Irene is a retired Verizon executive, a lifelong Tampa resident, corporate leader, community volunteer and mother. In her most recent role, she worked with local and state government leaders, supported economic development and managed a portion of the company’s philanthropic budget. Irene also serves as a U.S. Senate appointee to the Military Academies Board that is responsible for selecting annual military academy appointees.

Nicole Krassner
Nicole Krassner

Nicole is a co-founder of Integrity Florida, the nonpartisan research institute and government watchdog group. During the organization’s first three years, Nicole served as the organization’s senior advisor…

Nicole is a co-founder of Integrity Florida, the nonpartisan research institute and government watchdog group. During the organization’s first three years, Nicole served as the organization’s senior advisor. Since its conception, Nicole has remained passionate about public policy reform in Florida. Prior to Integrity Florida, Nicole worked as a graphic designer on numerous political campaigns for statewide and local candidates. Currently, Nicole spends her time advising political campaigns and raising her two young children.

Bonnie Silvestri, J.D.
Bonnie Silvestri, J.D.

Bonnie Silvestri is the Ethics and Compliance Specialist and Countywide ADA Coordinator for Sarasota County Government. Previously, she was the Director of Strategic Communications for…

Bonnie Silvestri is the Ethics and Compliance Specialist and Countywide ADA Coordinator for Sarasota County Government. Previously, she was the Director of Strategic Communications for the Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships for the University of South Florida.

She previously served as Senior Fellow for Arts, Culture, and Civic Engagement for the Institute for Public Policy and Leadership at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. She has taught undergraduate courses in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at USFSM since 2007. In 2015, Bonnie received the statewide Graham-Frey Civic Award from Florida Campus Compact for her achievements in her work in civic engagement.

Before moving to Florida, Bonnie was the founding executive director of the Judicial Campaign Ethics Center of the New York State Unified Court System, which provides ethics advice to judicial candidates and develops the Judicial Voters Guide. Prior to working with the state court system, she served as special counsel to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, where she advised and trained hundreds of public officials and employees.

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