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Elected Officials
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James H. Nolan, Sr.
Mayor Telephone: 773-2937 |
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Jim Nolan, Sr., has been a
resident of Indian Harbour Beach for 35 years. Jim was married for 42 years (his wife
Dorothy passed away in
February of 2000) and raised five children in our city
Patricia, Jim, Jr., Susan,
Linda and Timothy. All of the children attended Ocean Breeze Elementary School where daughter
Susan is now a teacher.
Jim has ten grandchildren, including T.J. currently serving
in the U.S. Marine Corps. A graduate of the U. S. Army Signal
School Jim attended the RCA Institute of New York, NY, then spent 47
years in communications and the aerospace industry,
retiring from Harris Corporation in May of
1999. Jim
was elected to the City Council in November of 1993, and
served as Deputy Mayor
in1994-95, and Mayor from
1995 to
1998. He is also a former member of the City’s Planning & Zoning Board, served for two years
on the City’s Civil Service
Board, and is Past President
of IHB Football. For many years, he worked with Little League as
coach,vice president,
manager and chief
umpire. Retired from the Fire Department after 26 years of active
service, Jim was Fire Chief from 1994 to 2000 . He was also President of the IHB Volunteer Fire Department Corporation twice, named IHB Fire
Fighter of the Year for two consecutive years, and honored as
the IHBFD Corporation Man of the Year in 1988. As a result of
his extensive record of commitment to serving our community, Jim
Nolan, Sr. was honored in 1996 by the Lions Club with their
Citizen of the Year Award. |
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Mary Anne O'Neill
Deputy Mayor Telephone: 777-2322 |
email: moneill@indianharbour.org |
Born and raised near St. Louis, Missouri, Mary Anne spent six years on active duty with the Air Force, stationed in Colorado and Germany. She was married to a career Air Force noncommissioned officer and traveled with him to Massachusetts (where a son was born) and Hawaii (where a daughter was born), and then in 1970 he retired to Rhode Island. She and her family moved to Indian Harbour Beach in 1979, but her husband died shortly after the move. She accepted a Civil Service position at Patrick Air Force Base amd in 1998 retired as a social scientist in the Office of Research at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
Since she purchased her home on DeSoto Lane she has been a member of the Board of her Homeowners’ Association, holding positions as Secretary, Director, Vice-President, President (three years), and she has been Treasurer since 1999. She has been a council member in Indian Harbour Beach since her election in 1998
Mary Anne holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science and a Masters Degree in Counseling, both from Rolllins College of Brevard, and is a member of Psi Chi (Psychology) and Phi Alpha Theta (History) honor societies. She has been an adjunct professor of psychology at Rollins since 1988, and also teaches crocheting at the Indian Harbour Beach Recreation Center.
Mary Anne's son and wife are both in the Army stationed in Colorado, and her daughter, son-in-law, and three grandchilcren live with her in Indian Harbour Beach. |
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David Panicola Council Member Telephone: 773-5591 |
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Originally from Long Island, New York, David Panicola has lived in Florida for about fourteen years and in Indian Harbour Beach for nearly seven years. A graduate of St.Joseph’s college in New York, David has a bachelor’s degree in Human Relations and teaches world history at Satellite High School, in addition to coaching varsity baseball and golf teams of Satellite.
His family includes his " beautiful wife, Robin" and three stepchildren, Shannon, Courtney and Michael. Dave coaches Michael’s Little League team and served in the Indian Harbour Beach Little League Board as Safety Officer for two years.
David served as a member of the Planning & Zoning Board before being appointed to City Council in 2002, and has also served as a volunteer firefighter for IHB for over 5 years. |
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Edward J Kapushy Council Member Telephone: 773-3323 |
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Born in New Jersey, this former U. S. Marine has been a
resident of Indian Harbour Beach for 38 years An
active volunteer over the years, Ed was an original member of the
City’s Volunteer Fire Department, former Fire Chief, first
recreation director, and also coached and officiated for football
and little league baseball. Ed has served as a member of the City’s
Zoning Board, is a past president of the Homeowners’ Association,
past Grande Knight of the Knights of Columbus and an active member
and volunteer at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic
Church. In
addition to raising 9 daughters, Ed taught school for 35 years (10
in Miami and 25
at Satellite High School,) and
currently operates his own business - All Space Coast
Driving School. For the
past 20 years, EdKapushy
has been an elected official for our City, serving as Mayor. Deputy
Mayor andCity Council Member. |
Council Member Scott Nickle is one of those rare native Floridians. Born in Melbourne and raised in Indian Harbour Beach. He attended Ocean Breeze elementary school, Hoover Junior High and graduated from Satellite High School. Scott holds two degrees from the University of Central Florida, a BA in Radio/Television Broadcasting and a BA in Legal Studies. Employed by Bussen-Mayer Engineering Group since 1985, Scott is currently Vice President/Director of Engineering. Prior to his being appointed to Council in 2005, Scott served as a member of the City’s Planning and Zoning Board for four years; however, his volunteer efforts are not limited to our beloved city. He is also a proud supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Brevard Zoo Teen Volunteer Program, and has served for over 11 years on the Board of Directors for the Doctors, Lawyers, Weekend Warriors Surfing Festival benefiting Children’s based charities. Married to Debbie for fifteen years, Scott is proud of his two young children, Sara and John, and his grown stepson, Corey. You might see the family if you stop in for a treat at The Cold Stone Creamery at The Avenue Viera, where Scott is also co-owner. |
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