HomeMy WebLinkAboutVKAB Memo and ResumePresident
Jose Francisco Barros
Honorary Director
Roger Hammer
Board of Directors
Subrata Basu
Meredith Bergstrom
Sara Conde
Kirsten Hines
Daniel Jones
Gary Milano
Dick Pettigrew, Esq.
Brian Rapoza
Jeff Shimonski
Elizabeth Smith
Alan Steinberg
Dr. Tiffany Troxler
Advisory Board
Rafael Galvez
Mark Howell
Cindy Lerner
Lewis Milledge, Esq.
Dennis 011e, Esq.
David Pearson
Sonia Succar
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September 27, 2018
Kevin Martin
City of Miami
Department of Parks and Recreation
P.0 Box 330708
444 SW 20d Avenue, 8th Floor
Miami, FI. 33233-0708
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RE: Tropical Audubon Society (TAS) Virginia Key Advisory Board Representative
Dear Mr. Martin,
As per your request, the Tropical Audubon Society Board voted earlier this year to re-
appoint Board Member Gary Milano to continue on the Virginia Key Advisory Board seat
for Tropical Audubon Society.
Thank you for your assistance with this appointment.
Sincerely,
Jose Francis
Presi nt
Tropic I Audon Society
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Tropical Audubon Society 5530 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143 (305) 667-7337 www.tropicalaudubon.org
Gary R. Milano
5974 SW 59 Street
Miami, FI. 33143
(305) 661-3758
Biscayn@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Marine Biology and Coastal Zone Management,
1998, Nova Southeastern University.
Bachelor of Science, Zoology, 1974, University of Florida.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015-2018
2014-2015
2013-2014
Environmental Restoration Consultant, Miami, FI.
City of Miami Virginia Key Advisory Board Member
Board Member (Not For Profit): Tropical Audubon Society,
Urban Environmental League, and Citizens for a Better South Florida.
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Scientific Team Member, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Western Australia.
Research included the mapping of the Stromatolite communities in Hamelin Pool
(Shark Bay), Australia.
Environmental Consultant, The Nature Conservancy, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles.
Responsibilities included working with the people and governments of the
Grenadines with new information, tools and knowledge to help them address
impacts from climate change (sea level rise) and apply nature -based, or
ecosystem -based adaptation solutions for coastal resiliency.
1980 — 2013 Program Director, Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources
Management Habitat Restoration Program, Miami, Florida.
Responsibilities included identifying and prioritizing regional restoration
opportunities, developing detailed scopes of work and regional habitat
restoration designs, developing legal documents, preparing local, state, and
federal environmental permit applications, preparing and administering funding
grants, coordinating the restoration planning and the contractor selection
process, supervising the restoration implementation, and conducting the success
biological monitoring.
1975 —1980 Research Scientist, State of Florida Department of Natural Resources,
100 SE First Avenue, St. Petersburg, FI. 33701. Research included Spiny
Lobster Population Dynamics, Spiny Lobster Post larval Recruitment,
Spiny Lobster Exploratory Studies, Red Tide Evaluations, Rock shrimp
Population Dynamics.
1974-1975 Research Scientist, State of South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston,
South Carolina, 29422. Research included Marine Resources Monitoring,
Assessment, and Prediction. -<
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E.J. Little and G.R. Milano, Evaluation of Techniques to Quantitatively Monitor Spiny Lobster)
Post larval Recruitment, State of Florida Department of Natural Resources Marine cji
Research Laboratory, 1975. Technical Bulletin.
Barber, D., S. Foster, and G.R. Milano. Migratory Behavior of Spiny Lobsters in the upper and
middle Florida Keys. State of Florida Department of Natural Resources Marine Research
Laboratory, 1977. Technical Bulletin.
Milano, G. R. 1983. Bottom Communities of Biscayne Bay (map with text). Miami -Dade
Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), Miami, FL. DERM
Technical Publication .
Markley, S., Milano, G.R., and Calas, E., 1992. Biscayne Bay Restoration and Enhancement
Program shoreline and habitat guide, P11-120. In Proceedings 19thAnnual Conference
on Wetlands Restoration and Creation. Hillsborough Community College, Tampa,
Florida.
Milano, G.R. 1999a. Cape Florida State Park Wetlands Restoration. Pp. 110-119 in Cannizzaro,
P.J., (ed). 1999 Proceedings of the Twenty Fifth Annual Conference on Ecosystem
Restoration and Creation. Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida.
Milano, G .R. 1999b. Restoration of Coastal Wetlands in Southeastern Florida. Wetland
Journal 11(2): 15-24.
Milano, G. R. 2000. Island Restoration and Enhancement in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Pp.1-17, In,
P. J. Cannizarro, ed., Proceedings of the 26thAnnual Conference on Ecosystem
Restoration and Creation. Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FI.
Milano, G. R. 2001. Chicken Key Bird Rookery: Restoration of a Coastal Mangrove Island in
South Biscayne Bay. Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine
Research Federation. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FI.
Milano, G. R. 2011. Barrier Island Ecosystem Restoration: Dune, Coastal Strand, Maritime
Hammock, and Wetlands Community Habitat Restoration. Proceedings of the 38th
Annual Natural Areas Association Conference, Florida State University Tallahassee, FI.
Milano, G. R. 2012. Integration of Habitat Heterogeneity and Cost -Effective Restoration
Techniques and Strategies into Innovative Large -Scale Wetlands Restoration Efforts in
South Florida Urban Areas. Proceedings of the 9th INTECOL International Wetlands
Conference. Orlando, FI.
PUBLICATIONS
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ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, Master of Steam, Motor or Auxiliary Sail Vessels of not more
than 100 Gross Registered Tons Upon Near Coastal Waters.
Scuba Certified since 1974
Competent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and GIS.
Awards
Urban Environment League Orchid Award for Environmental Excellence, June, 15, 2011.
Tropical Audubon Society 2010 Dan Beard Government Service Award.
Natural Areas Association, Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award, Presented at the 35thAnnual
Natural Areas Conference Banquet in Nashville, Tennessee on October 16, 2008.
Miami -Dade County 2008 Employee of the Year.
Urban Environment League Orchid Award for Natural Areas Restoration, May 16, 2007, Miami,
Florida