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Board Members
| President |
Claudia Nable
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Claudia's 30 plus years working as a Registered
Nurse has been in a variety of highly intensive areas in the medical
field. She initiated her practice at NYU Medical Center in New York City
working there from 1974 through 1990. Her areas of expertise included
Orthopedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical ICU, and Emergency
Medicine. Working in NYU's Neurosurgical ICU provided her with the cutting
edge developments and treatments of Spinal Cord injuries, as this facility
was one of the main research centers in the Northeast. This experience
strengthened her background and understanding of the newly injured spinal
cord injury patients. Her encouragement in allowing them to ventilate
their concerns, and treatment modalities, got them on the road to tackle
untoward results in a positive manner.
Shortly after moving to Florida, she became involved with disabled
sailing, and has been involved in it for more than eight years within this
area. Claudia is one of the co founders of Sailability Greater Tampa Bay,
Inc. It was in 2001 that she and a small group of people envisioned and
implemented an opportunity within their community. They knew that the
sport of sailing was one in which those individuals who were physically
challenged, could partake in this fun activity. They knew that boats could
be adapted to meet the needs of individuals, thereby affording those with
physical limitations the opportunity to experience the excitement in
sailing. Hence, those physically challenged individuals quickly realized
that the only limitations they faced, were those imposed by their mind,
and, that whatever one might set their mind to do, can be accomplished.
The medical expertise she brings to Sailability serves to enhance their
high level of safety standards and comfort in serving the special needs
populations. Her goal is to be able to continuously grow the program, and
assist in the empowerment of all the individuals involved.
She currently works in the Emergency Department at Helen Ellis Memorial
Hospital in Tarpon Springs Florida. She spends many volunteer hours with
Sailability's multitude of outreach program, serves on Sailability's Board
of Directors, as well as on the Board of Directors for the Clearwater
Community Sailing Center. |
| Vice-President |
Tom Calhoun
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Realtor since 2001, currently with Charles
Rutenberg Realty. Began sailing in 2002 with US Sailing certification. Sails
primarily with SGTB. Involved with Sailability Outreach and fundraising.
Retired from financial services with American General Financial
Services and Household Financial Services. Army veteran, 2 years with 10th
Spec Forces, Bad Toelz, Germany. Currently serves on the Clearwater Marine
Advisory Board. Past civic activities include Chair, Clearwater Airpark
Adv Board, Coachman Ridge HOA board member,
CRHOA representative to the Clearwater Neighborhood Council, former Clearwater
Charter Review Committee, and Citizens Academy Graduate. |
| Secretary |
Kim DiNardo |
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| Treasurer |
Mary Ellen Fiore |
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| Director |
Bill Sundberg
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Military Service – Active duty – 1966- 1968
Active Reserve – 1968-1970
Interactive Reserve – 1970-1972
Education Union College AA 1971 University of South Florida BA 1979
University of South Florida M.B.A. 1982
Born-again Christian 1972
Disability ; quadriplegic
Arts affiliation; the Monte Blue Memorial Foundation of Art for the
Handicapped– 1984-1992
Gilded member all the Artist Worship Seminole – 1992-1999
Veterans of America Florida Gulf Coast and the Subchapter Chairman
Government
Community Service Organizations & Affiliations
Disabled American veterans, American Legion, Vietnam veterans of
America. Salability Board of Directors
Title cord injury outreach network Treasurer/ co-founding member. |
| Director |
Bruce Bayes |
Bruce Bayes has been a supplier of
rehabilitation medical equipment in Florida for almost 20 years. In the
early 1980's, Bruce pioneered a custom seating division in his company to
address the unique seating needs of clients who use wheelchairs.
Bruce has been an innovator in seated-mobility product development. He
has designed some new products, has served on the advisory panels of
several wheelchair manufacturers, including Quickie and Everest &
Jennings, and has suggested product innovations that were incorporated by
the Safety Travel Chair Company.
Bruce has been a leader in service delivery, pioneering the use of a
professional "team" approach to product selection and
establishing many "Seating Clinics" throughout Florida. In
addition, Bruce serves as an Advisor to the Florida Medicaid Program in
reviewing state funding guidelines. |
| Director |
Dennis Denninger
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Dennis is a native New Yorker who relocated to
Florida in 1997. He is a former NYC Police Officer and a retired NYC
Firefighter. He began volunteering with special needs children in 1978
with the Community Mayors of NY and The Sunshine Foundation.
Dennis began sailing and racing in 1980 in the coastal waters of New York
City. Upon arriving in Florida he resumed sailing and racing with a local
fleet and now competes regionally and nationally as well. He came on board
with Sailability Greater Tampa Bay in the spring of 2003. Dennis enjoys
sharing the joy of sailing with people with special needs. He finds that
watching the sailors as they progress with their skills very rewarding. In
the fall of 2007 Dennis assumed the sailing/teaching and coaching of SGTB
personnel. |
| Director |
Bruce Witham |
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| Director |
Al Humphers
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Al Humphers began his sailing life at age 9 in
Alameda, Calif., and continued it through his career managing hotels
around the world. In the mid 70's he set off on a yearlong passage from
Boston to San Francisco and also completed many off-shore journeys
throughout the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as extensive
cruising in Chesapeake Bay. Al was manager of Clearwater Yacht Club for
eight years, followed by a four-year stint as director of the Clearwater
Community Sailing Center until his retirement in October 2008.
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