Kathryn Starkey is a business woman and mother of
four children who has lived in Pinellas and Pasco
counties for over 20 years. A member of a pioneer
Tampa Bay family well known for its commitment to
our community, she is the only candidate with a
proven record working in our community for
improvements in education, the
environment, and the
economy.
 Kathryn is a member of the
Pasco County School
Board, she was elected in 2004, re-elected in 2008
without opposition and is the Immediate Past Chair.
She has been appointed to various positions five
times by two Governors, both Governor Charlie Crist
and Governor Jeb Bush, as well as a former Senate
President. Kathryn has always had the support of
many of our community leaders and the citizens who
have watched her take on a task, make it happen and
stick with it until it is successful.
 Kathryn has served her community:
- Pasco County School Board, Elected 2004,
Re-elected without opposition 2008, Immediate
Past Chair.
- Florida School Board Associations, Board of
Directors 2006-Present.
- Florida School Board Associations Learning
Council, Vice Chair, 2006 – Present.
- Florida State Greenways and Trails Council,
2000-Present (Appointed by Senate President
McKay,
Reappointed by Governor Bush and Governor Crist).
- Career Technical Education Foundation,
2008-Present.
- Florida School Boards Association, Long
Range Planning Representative.
- Southwest Florida Water Management District,
Northwestern Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board,
2002-2009 (Appointed twice by Governor Bush).
- Basin Board Land Resources Committee.
- CAC-Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2002, Vice
Chair District 4, 2003-2005.
- Citizens Ordinance Review Committee, Pasco
County, 1997-2002.
- Citizens for Scenic Florida, Executive Board
Member.
- Scenic Pasco, Founder.
- Pasco 2100, Co-Founder.
- Suncoast Corridor Advocacy Group for Scenic
Highway Designation, Vice Chair.
- One Bay 2007 Participant.
 Kathryn has been honored by her peers:
- Florida School Board Member of the Year
2008-09, Consortium of Education Foundations.
James P. Gills YMCA Community Award Winner.
- Honorary Member of Florida Recreation and
Parks Association.
Kathryn has been involved in business:
- Starkey Land Company, Government/Public
Relations, 1999-Present.
- Wachovia Community Bank, Advisory Board
Member, 2006-Present.
- Pasco Builders Association, Board of
Directors, 2001-2004.
- Tampa Bay Partnership, 2002-present.
- Leadership Tampa Bay, Class of 2002.
- Leadership Pasco, Class of 2000, Class Vice
President, Board Member 2000-2002.
- Bridgeton Publishing, Marketing Director
1989-1992.
- Interior Designer, 1985-1989.
- Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
- West Pasco Chamber of Commerce
 Kathryn has been involved in helping families:
- All Children’s Hospital Guild of New Port
Richey, Founding Member and Past President, 1993-present.
- Red Cross of Tampa Bay, Board of Directors,
2006-present.
- Youth Soccer Coach.
- East Lake Little League, Board of Directors
1996-1997.
- Celebration Pasco, Founder.
Kathryn is married to Trey Starkey and is
the mother of four children, Lindsey who resides in
Columbus, Mississippi where she lives with her
husband, U. S. Air Force Captain Tino Diaz and works
as a Physician Assistant in Orthopedic Surgery;
Hunter, resides in South Tampa and is a Director
with a Tampa Corporation; Zack and Madi both attend
River Ridge Middle School.
Kathryn and her family attend, and are members of,
Trinity Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs.
Resolve!
Kathryn Starkey is no Tallahassee insider. She’s a
concerned mother who knows there are problems and
needs in our state that are not being addressed by
the legislature. She has the resolve to go to
Tallahassee and represent us, not the lobbyists and
special interests, to get things done for Florida
and Tampa Bay! |
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