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Current Officers
Charles Brown • President
Ben Wiley • Vice President
Irene Pavese • Treasurer
Gary Simons • Corresponding Secretary
Sean Donnelly • Recording Secretary
Member Roll
Allison Al‐oan ● Lakeland FL
DJ Al‐oan ● Lakeland FL
Jude Bagatti ● Gulfport FL
Lois Bradshaw ● Palm Harbor FL
Cal & Nola Branche ● Hudson FL
James D. Macdonald
Laura Bricker
James M. Brogan ● Somerville NJ
Editor, Microbibliophile
Charles Brown ● Gainesville FL
Vera Brown ● Jacksonville FL
Wesley Brown ● Clearwater FL
William Chrisant ● Fort Lauderdale FL
Books as artifacts; ephemera; early 20th c. haute couture magazines;
Late 19th century political caricature.
Dealer, The Old Florida Bookshop . (Illustrated & finely-bound books)
Edward Cifelli ● Dade City FL
Dave Dallas ● Palm Harbor FL
Joseph M. DeMeo ● The Villages FL
Samantha DeVito ● Harrer contest runner-up, 2023
Sean Donnelly
Edie Eisenstein & Steve Eisenstein ● Miami Beach FL
A Book A Brac Shop (by appointment). Steve hosts Bucks on the Bookshelf on WDBF radio.com
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jenna Gatley ● Harrer contest runner-up, 2023
Rosa Sophia Godshall ● Palm Bay FL
Carey Gordon ● Palm Harbor FL
David Hall ● St. Petersburg FL
Dan Hayman ● Gainesville FL
Historical novelist; member, Caxton Club, Chicago
John Hoeft ● Zephyrhills FL
David Holway ● Oldsmar FL
Joan Knoertzer ● Ann Arbor MI
Miniature books; decorated covers; signed poetry; limited editions
Burning Deck Press; American tune books; Little Black Sambo.
Member, Book Club of Detroit; Miniature Book Society
Recipient, Glasgow Cut for Outstanding Service to the Minature Book Society Internat’l
David Launderville ● Roseville CA
Jordan Lowman ● Harrer contest winner, 2023
Camilla Luckey ● Saluda NC
Jerry and Patty Lyons ● Valrico FL
John Marrone ● St. Petersburg FL
Bruce McKittrick ● Narberth PA
Stephanie Montor ● St. Petersburg FL
Linda Morris ● Hudson FL
Mysteries, cookbooks, politics
Maureen E. Mulvihill ● Sarasota FL ● Past FBS Vice President
Member, Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, NJ.; James Joyce Society of Sarasota;
SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing);
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Scholar & Collector (early women writers). FBS Guest Speaker, 2011; 2013
Upcoming profile, Fine Books & Collections (2016)
Robert Norman ● Tampa FL
Author, collector, medical and biology books
Carl Mario Nudi ● Bradenton FL ● Past President, FBS
Former printing / compositor, Detroit Free Press. FBS Guest Speaker, 2012; 2014
Specialties: Printing; books on books; art & architecture; Florida history; nudism
Rik Pavelscak ● West Palm Beach FL
Irene Pavese ● St. Petersburg FL ● Past President, FBS
Owner of BookLover’s Café; Initiator / planner, cultural events in St. Petersburg
Collector; Margret Armstrong bindings; illustrated children’s books
Verna Peddi ● Riverview FL
Lee Phelps ● Temple Terrace FL
Kymberlee Rau
Roxanne Rhodes ● Port Richey FL
Ann Rubinstein ● Petersburg FL
Shannon Schane ● Brandon FL
Jonathan Schork ● St. Petersburg FL
Terry Seymour ● Sarasota FL
Tara Sheldon ● Clearwater FL
Barbara Shockey ● Cleveland Heights OH
Terry Shockey ● Longboat Key FL
Gary Simons ● Sarasota FL ● FBS Secretary
British Literary Annuals (1823-57); Catherine Gore (1798-1861);
William Dean Howells (1837-1920); Samuel Johnson / James Boswell
Jeannie Simons ● Sarasota FL
Mike Slicker ● Dade City FL
Owner, Lighthouse Books
Lee and Mike Temares ● Coconut Creek FL
Fritz and Barbara Thiel ● Shaker Heights OH
Respected collector of Meissen porcelain.
Among his many publications are three books, to date,
one being a study of the works of German writer, Stefan George (1988).
Member, Rowfant Club (Cleveland, OH); Yale Club of NYC.
Sue Tihansky ● Tampa FL ● FBS Newsletter editor (2003-2013)
Florida history; Children’s illustrated books;
Books on books; Painting & illustration
Tom Touchton ● Tampa FL
Florida maps; history books; artifacts
Elizabeth F. Towers ● Jacksonville FL
Matthew Vasey
Tiffany Vasey
Mary Vretas ● Trinity FL
Mary Kay Watson ● Masontown WV
Joe Weldon ● St. Petersburg FL
Melissa Weldon ● Royal Palm Beach FL
Ben Wiley ● Largo FL
Wendy Wilson ● Narberth PA
