Meet the Board

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Elaine Smith is a graduate of East Carolina University.  She worked for Pasco County Parks & Recreation Department for over 21 years and then accepted the position of Director for the City of New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department where she worked for 14 years.  Elaine retired in 2020 and has remained an active volunteer for Toys for Tots for the past 14 years.  During her career, Elaine has served on several boards such as: Leadership Pasco, Paint Your Heart Out, 9-11 Committee and the Florida Recreation and Park Association.

Donna Marie Hoague, the Museum Secretary on the Board of Directors has been a significant member of the Pasco county school system for 30+ years. She is also an award winning instructor at the Energy and Marine Center, winning the John Beakley Marine Science Educator of the year award during the period of 2022-2023. She is in charge of running the Marine Explorers Program once a year, and has dedicated months of work alone to the preparation and execution of yearly summer camps held by the school system at MAPS Museum.

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Michael L’heureux has been a local resident since 1970, and graduated Pasco Hernando Community College in 1985. Since then, Michael has been working alongside the Pasco county community, and has focused his field of work into landscaping. He is environmentally conscious, and took part in the renovation of Sims Park in 1990, the Angelus volunteer 1990’s, and was a Dino and Dragons Sponsor / volunteer. Michael now turns his efforts toward the museum as a supporting board member, starting late in the year 2022.

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