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May 16, 2023 <br />Informational Item <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />DATE: May 9, 2023 <br />SUBJECT: Appointment to Environmental Land Acquisition Panel <br />FROM: Laura Moss <br />Commissioner, District 5 <br />It is my pleasure to announce that James L. Connaughton, JD shall serve as my Appointee representing <br />District 5 on the Environmental Lands Acquisition Panel (ELAP). <br />Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Connaughton's experience includes acting as Chairman of the <br />White House Council on Environmental Quality. In this capacity, he worked with the President and <br />Congress, as well as, state and global leaders to develop and implement energy, environment, natural <br />resource, and climate change policies. An avid ocean conservationist, Mr. Connaughton led the <br />creation of four of the largest and most ecologically diverse marine resource conservation areas in the <br />world, for which he received Oceana's Ocean Champion Award. As a lifelong conservationist having <br />made his home here, Mr. Connaughton has a keen interest in our local environmental matters and, for <br />example, has worked on Everglades Restoration. <br />8 <br />