Neil Yorio is a native Floridian and a lifelong resident of Indian Harbour Beach. He attended Ocean Breeze and Holy Name of Jesus Elementary Schools, Hoover Junior High School, and graduated from Satellite High School. Neil has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. He is currently the Regulatory Compliance and Planning Manager at NASA's Kennedy Space Center managing the Ecological and Environmental Programs for the center. His involvement with the city includes serving on the Ad Hoc and as chairperson for the Tree Preservation Board. His interests include collecting and preserving rare plants that thrive in our area as well as Florida native trees. He is married to Karen and has two adult children-Owen and Marina.