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|formation=October 2006

|board=Hon. [[Lacey Collier]], Chairman<br/>[[Dick Baker]], Vice-Chairman<br/>Mayor [[John Fogg]]<br/>[[Rodney Jackson]], Treasurer<br/>Dr. [[Jimmy Jones]]<br/>Rev. [[Hugh King]]<br/>[[Collier Merrill]]<br/>[[John Merting]]<br/>[[Juanita Scott]], Secretary<br/>[[Susan StoryBentina Terry]]<br/>[[Eddie Todd]]<br/>[[Kathlyn White]]

|key_people=[[Bob Hart]], Legal Counsel<br/> [[J. Mort O'Sullivan III|Mort O'Sullivan]], Financial Advisor.

[[Community Maritime Park Associates]] is the non-profit organization charged with developing and maintaining the [[Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park]]. The Board of Trustees was filled following the [[September 5]], [[2006]] referendum, with several members named by the three principals: [[Quint Studer]], Dr. [[John Cavanaugh]] and Judge [[Lacey Collier]], the former two, who would be tenants of the Park, stepping down to avoid a conflict of interest. The remaining board members were chosen by the [[Pensacola City Council]]. Judge Collier, who took the places of Admiral [[Jack Fetterman]] and Mayor Emeritus [[Vince Whibbs]] after their deaths, became the chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Some of the early accomplishments by the newly-seated Board included:*Selecting a firm, led by [[Caldwell Associates]], to write the architectural design guidelines for the project.*Issuing a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the Master Developer.*Hiring a [[Wikipedia:Recruiter|headhunting firm]] to seek qualified candidates for the Executive Director position, replacing interim executive [[Edward Spears]].*Initiating wetland mitigation necessary for development along the eastern and western portions of the [[Trillium]] property.*Conducting surveys of the site and determining a course of action for soil treatment and environmental remediation. ==Hugh King scandal==After Rev. [[Hugh King]] was arrested on [[April 28]], [[2007]] for possession of cocaine, it was revealed that a Board member convicted of a felony may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the remaining Board. Initially, chairman Lacey Collier has stated that King must decide for himself if his "effectiveness as a trustee has been compromised by the allegations."<ref>"King set for day in court." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 2, 2007</ref> After King pleaded no contest to the charges, the Board voted 11-1 (with only King dissenting) to remove him in February [[2008]]. [[Bentina Terry]], who works under then-board member [[Susan Story]] at the [[Gulf Power Company]], was selected to take his place on [[April 11]]. Story abstained from the vote to appoint Terry, but later resigned from the board to avoid possible [[Sunshine Law]] violations.<ref>"Story resigns from park board." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 2, 2008.</ref> ==References=={{comm-stubreflist}}