Former Mayors

2000 - Present

Name	Occupation	Term
Gene M. Pillot	Retired Superintendent of Schools	2000-2001
Albert F. Hogle	Retired Police Officer	2001-2001
Carolyn J. Mason	Administrator	2001-2003
Lou Ann Palmer	Retired School Teacher	2003-2004
Richard F. Martin	Residential/Commercial Planner	2004-2005
Mary Anne Servian	Banking	2005-2006
Fredd G. Atkins	Teacher	2006-2007
Lou Ann Palmer	Retired School Teacher	2007-2009
Richard Clapp	Retired Engineer	2009-2010
Kelly Kirschner	Product Manager	2010-2011
Suzanne Atwell	Licensed Mental Health Professional	2011-2013
Shannon Snyder	Retired Sarasota County Sheriffs Deputy	2013-2014
Willie Charles Shaw	Retired U.S. Postal Service	2014-2017
Shelli Freeland Eddie	Attorney	2017-2018
Liz Alpert	Attorney	2018-2019
Jen Ahearn-Koch	Marketing Consultant	2019-2020
Hagen Brody	Attorney	2020-2021
Erik J. Arroyo	Attorney	2021-2022
Kyle S. Battie	Hospitality	2022-2023
Liz Alpert	Attorney	2023-2025
Debbie Trice	Retired	2025-Present

1950 - 1999

Name	Occupation	Term
J. Fite Robertson	Attorney	1948-1951
John L. Early	Attorney	1951-4/53
Leroy T. Fenne	Owner-Sarasota Hotel	4/53-12/53
Ben Hopkins, Jr.	Automobile Agcy. Owner	1953-1955
John D. Kicklighter	Hardware Store Owner	1955-1956
A. Ray Howard	Automobile Agcy. Owner	1956-1957
Frank L. Hoersting	Retired	1957-1958
Col. Fred W. Dennis	Retired	1958-1959
Frank Hoersting	Retired	1959-1960
Marshall E. Marable	Grocery Store Owner	1960-1961
John 0. Binns	Mgr., Land O'Sun Dairy	1961-1962
Herschel C. Hayo	Laundry & Hardware Store	1962-1964
David Cohen	Specialty Company Owner	1964-1966
Jack Betz	Vice Pres. Construction Co.	1966-1969
D. William Overton	Bank President	1969-1970
Jack Betz (John C.)	V.P. Richmond Construction	1970-1971
Gerald E. Ludwig	Insurance	1971-1972
Fred E. Soto	Optician	1972-1973
J. "Tony" Saprito	Fruit Grower & Shipper	1973-1975
Elmer G. Berkel	School Psychologist	1975-1976
Ronald Norman	Professional Design Assoc.	1976-1978
Elmer G. Berkel	School Psychologist	1978-1979
Fred E. Soto	Soto Opticians	1979-1981
Ronald W. Norman	Professional Design Assoc.	1981-1982
Rita J. Roehr	Roehr's Machine Shop	1982-1983
Annie M. Bishopric	Not employed	1983-1984
Lou Ann Palmer	School Teacher	1984-1985
William G. Kline	Dir. Student Affairs, USF	1985-1986
Kerry G. Kirschner	Blue Heron Fruit Shippers	1986-1987
Fredd G. Atkins	Road Contractor/Marketing	1987-1988
Rita J. Roehr	Machine Shop Owner	1988-1989
Lou Ann Palmer	School Teacher	1989-1990
Kerry G. Kirschner	Blue Heron Fruit Shippers	1990-1991
Fredd G. Atkins	Road Contractor/Marketing	1991-1992
Jack Gurney	Journalist	1992-1993
Gene M. Pillot	Retired Superintendent of Schools	1993-1994
Nora Patterson	Real Estate	1994-1995
David Merrill	Real Estate Developer	1995-1996
Mollie C. Cardamone	Childrens World, Owner	1996-1997
Gene M. Pillot	Retired Superintendent of Schools	1997-1998
Jerome Dupree	Minister	1998-1999
Mollie C. Cardamone	Childrens World, Owner	1999-2000

1900 - 1949

Name	Occupation	Term
J. Hamilton Gillespie	Land Developer	1902-1907
J. B. Chapline	Real Estate Agent	1907-1908
G. W. Franklin	Furniture Store Owner	1908-1909
J. Hamilton Gillespie	Land Developer	1909-1910
Hamden S. Smith	Ice Company Owner	1910-1911
Harry H. Higel	Land Developer	1911-1914
A. B. Edwards	Realtor	1914-1916
Harry H. Higel	Land Developer	1916-1917
G. W. Franklin	Furniture Store Owner	1917-1919
A. B. Edwards	Realtor	1919-1921
E. J. Bacon	Real Estate & Insurance	1921-1931
E. A. Smith	Abstract & Title Company	1931-1937
Verman Kimbrough	Supt., Bd of Public Instr.	1937-1939
E. A. Smith	Real Estate	1939-1945
J. Douglas Arnest	Attorney	1945-1948
J. Fite Robertson	Attorney	1948-1951