Professional Advisory Council

PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (*)
& PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING CONTACTS

Anthropology 

  • Dana Raphael, PhD* Anthropologist (student of Margaret Mead; published studies, author, expert witness on breastfeeding and top-free equality). (deceased 2/2016)

 

Art & History 

  • Dr. David Allyn, Professor/History, Princeton Univ. (author, published articles) Dr. Paul LeValley, Professor* Florida State University (retired) (author, published articles)

  

Attorneys 

  • Dan Aaronson* (zoning ordinances)

  • Michael Abramson, JD, CPA* (former President and Treasurer of B.E.A.C.H.E.S.) 

  • Jeffrey Denner (Nikki Craft N.Y. case) 

  • Jim Green (former President Florida ACLU

  • Burton Greene*

  • Lisa Tietig* (Florida top-free cases) 

  • Robert Korschun* (So. Florida Free Beaches v. City of Miami) 

  • David Kushner (law journal paper) 

  • Donnie Murrell  (Wyner v. State of Florida. cases; group case Canaveral Nat’l Seashore) 

  • Jeff Narvil (Harvard Law Journal paper) 

  • Donald O’Brien (New York State Top Free case) 

  • Stanley Raskin (Beachfront USA cases) 

  • Evan Shirley (Honokohau National Park case) 

  • Rep. Barry Silver* (local ordinances) 

  • Robert Ellis Smith* (anti-nudity laws) 

  • Douglas Triggs* (specialist, political Religious Right) — (deceased 2/2020)

  • Mark Tietig*, Larry Walters*, David Wasserman*  Canaveral National Seashore cases) 

  • Ben Waxman (ACLU-related cases) 

Business & Financial 

  • Edward Cain, * Builder/Developer ° IT Software Engineer

  • Lynn Maurine* (Travel Specialist)

  • Martin Mehnert,* Specialist, Resort Hotel Management & Marketing

  • Alva Schoomer, PhD* Investment Banker (retired)




Criminology / Sociology

  • Larry Gould, PhD* Sociologist, Northern Arizona Univ. (study: naturist children vs. non-naturist) 

  • Joni Levine - Early Childhood Development (expert witness) 

  • Edward Thibault, Ph.D., Criminologist ° Professional Writer (deceased)

  

Elected Officials

  • Ilene Davis,* (fmr. Titusville City Councilperson)

  • Commissioner Sally Heyman, Attorney —Commissioner Miami-Dade County Commission, fmr. Representative  Florida House (retired) 

  • Gwen Margolis, Senator — Senate Leader, Florida Senate (deceased 6/2020)

  • Jason Pizzo, Senator, Florida Senate

  • Barry Silver,* Attorney  (fmr. Florida State Representative)

 

Food Service / Beach Operations

  • Robert Hoadley, (retired) Owner/Manager Sunny Isles Pier Restaurant, 305 Club, Beach Equipment Operations —fmr. member B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Board of Governors

 

Fundraising

  • Lydia Proenza,* Fundraising Consultant/Grant Writer

 

Internet Technology Marketing

  • Dennis Kirkpatrick* (social media, research)

  • Evan Nix, Filmmaker,* Writer, Editor, Podcaster and Blogger

  • Fedor Steer,* Graphic Artist, Web Designer

  • Bill Welsh,* Software Engineer

  

Legal (Naturist) Issues 

  • Marvin Frandsen,* PhD, B.E.A.C.H.E.S. past president (Frandsen v. FDEP & other cases)

     

Medical / Psychology 

  • Dr. Lloyd Sparks, MD* (published articles)

  • Dr. Leah Burke, MD Dermatologist  (skin cancer, screenings)

  • Paul Abramson, PhD* - Univ. Cal. LA (books, studies) 

  • Lloyd Stires, PhD (published studies, author, expert witness)

  

Parks, Recreation & Leisure 

  • Marcus Breece*, Haulover Beach Safety Captain (retired)

  • George Harker, PhD* (published book, expert witness)

  • Robert “Bob” Maler, Chief Miami-Dade Beach Safety Ocean Rescue (retired)

  • Mark Taynton,* Environmental Engineer, Beaches & Coastal Systems - Fla. Dept. Environmental Protection (DEP) (retired)

  • John Waldron* President Florida Outdoor Recreation Association

  • Gerald M. Ward* P.E. Consulting Engineer – Coastal & Environmental

 

Communications / Public Relations / Media Relations

  • Debra Hedding* Major U.S. Air Force, Public Affairs Officer (retired); Veterans Affairs Liaison

  • Andrew L. Lluberes* Retired journalist and U.S. government spokesman under Presidents Reagan-Obama.