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Karl Nurse’s Bio

Currently Serving You as St. Petersburg
City Council Member District 6

Personal

Karl has been married to his wonderful wife Jodi for 18 years.  He grew up in Pinellas County and the Nurses' have lived in the Old Southeast since 1991.  They have four children: Julie, Laura, Ryan, and Karlie; and three grandchildren: Savannah, McCall, and Lilly. A former altar boy, in a big Catholic family, Karl is one of eight children.

Civic Activities

PSTA - Board member since 2003, 2007, Vice Chair -2008

St. Petersburg Planning Commission, member 1993-2002, Chair 2000

St. Petersburg Historic Preservation Commission, member 1993-2002, Chair 2000

Council of Neighborhood Associations, St. Petersburg, President 2003-2006, V.P. 2002

Pinellas Living Green, Inc. - Founder and President, 2006-2008, Board Member 2009

Old Southeast Neighborhood Association, President 6 years between 1992-2002

St. Petersburg Housing Roundtable, member 1990's (about 5 years)

St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services, former Vice Chair

Homelessness Coalition, member 2006-2008

Suncoast Sierra Club, Board Member 2006 - current

Albert Whitted Airport Blue Ribbon Advisory Task Force, late 1990's and 2005

Vision 20/20, Co-Chair, Traditional Neighborhoods Committee

Code Enforcement Task Force, three times 1990's (amendments to code policies)

Community Alliance, 1991-93

Leadership St. Pete, Class of 1991

St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Government Committee, 5 years (1990's)

St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Housing Committee, 2 years (1990's)

Professional

Bay Tech Label, President, 1986 - current (35 employee specialty printer)

Horizon Packaging Corp, 1980-86, Vice President

Florida State Senate, Legislative Aide 1976-1980

Florida State House, Legislative Aide, 1974-1976

Education

University of South Florida, 1980, B.A. in Political Science