Faye Berry Culp

Background

Culp, Faye Berry was born on December 6, 1939 in Kilmichael, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Otis Milton and Drapa (Clark) Berry.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Mississippi University for Women, 1961. Postgraduate, Georgia State University, 1966. Master of Arts in Art Education, University South Florida, Tampa, 1993.

Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Argosy University, 2008.

Career

Teacher Atlanta Public Schools, 1961-1966. Educational services representative International Business Machines Corporation, San Francisco, 1966, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1967-1968. Real estate salesperson Yates Realty, Tampa, 1975-1979.

Member school board Hillsborough County, 1988-1992. Member Florida House of Representatives, Tallahassee, 1994—1998, majority whip, 1996-1998, member District 57, 2002—2010, chair government accountability act council, co-chair joint legislation sunset committee, member education policy council, policy council, select committee on standards of official conduct, state university and private colleges appropriations committee. Member State Task Force Technology Florida School Boards Association.

Chairman legislation subcommittee on special legislation, chairman bylaws committee Florida School Boards Association. Member State Instructional Council Textbook Selection. Vice chairman general education committee Florida House Representatives, children's services committee.

Member appropriations committee Florida House Representatives, tourism committee. Chairman juvenile justice committee Florida House Reps, since 2004. Chair Joint House and Senate Committee Legislation Information Technology Resources Procedural Council Florida House Representatives.

Co-chairman Joint House and Senate Committee Integrated Mental Relations. Vice chairman Conservative and State Lands House Communications. Leader National Delegation Women Legislators to Bahrain, National Delegation to Taiwan National Foundation Women Legislators.

Achievements

• Faye Berry Culp has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Governors Task Force for Prevention Teen-Age Suicides. Delegate Florida Federation Republican Women's Convention. 1st president Child Abuse Council Auxiliary.

President Hillsborough Women's Republican Club, Tampa Realistic Artists, Inc., United Methodist Women, 1st United Methodist Church, Tampa, Plant High School Parent Student Teachers Association. Vice president various PTAs. Area vice president Hillsborough County Council.

Juvenile protection chairman Hillsborough Parent-Teachers Association County Council. Florida delegate National White House Conference on Aging, Washington, 2006. Youth coordinator, board trustees First United Methodist Church.

Board member National Council Christians and Jews, Council Downtown Churches. Treasurer West State Archaeol. Society; chairman international affairs Tampa Civic Association.

Leader, den mother Cub Scouts. Chairman Just Friends Mentoring Program. Board member, officer Friends of Public Education.

Chairman Masterpiece Morning. Member League of Women Voters (member justice council, 2004-2006, Political Courage award, 2006), National Order Women Legislators (stakeholder, regional director national conference, national president since 2005), National Foundation Women Legislators (chairman board 2005), Philanthropic and Educational Organization (chapter historian), Mississippi University Women Alumni Association (president Suncoast chapter), Hillsborough County President Roundtable, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (member education council), South Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Greater Town n' Country Chamber of Commerce, Lamplighters, Red Cross Angels, Friends of the Arts, Florida Orchestra Guild, Port Tampa Civic Association, Alpha.

Interests

• Photography, painting, travel.

Connections

Married James H. Culp, December 28, 1966. Children: James Junior, David.

Father:

Otis Milton Berry

Mother:

Drapa (Clark) Berry

Spouse:

James H. Culp

child:

James Junior Culp

child:

David Culp