Background
Henderson, Janet Lynn was born on September 14, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Howard Charles and Lucille Laura (Lambrecht) Harris.
Henderson, Janet Lynn was born on September 14, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Howard Charles and Lucille Laura (Lambrecht) Harris.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Elmhurst College, 1966.
Career counselor Employee Services, Inc., Chicago, 1966-1967. Accounting manager Insurance Management, Inc., Milwaukee, 1967-1970, Hospital Council Greater Milwaukee, 1970-1984. Broker associate Klein & Heuchan, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, 1994-1999.
President, owner Weddings On Water, St. Petersburg, since 2003. Member leadership training council National League Cities, Washington, 1999—2002. Member international committee Florida League Cities, Tallahassee, 1999—2002.
President Dunedin Youth Guild, 1993. Chair Relay for Life, 2003, Pinellas County Heart Ball, 2000, Krewe of Venus Debutante Ball, 2005—2006. Co-chair Tour of Kitchens, since 2005.
Vice president Arms of Venus, 2006—2008. Executive board secretary Upper Pinellas County Florida Association Retarded Citizens, 2008—2009. City commissioner City of Dunedin, Florida, 1997—2002, vice mayor, 1999, 2002.
Honorary chair business advisory council National Republican Comgl. Committee; board director Childrens Service Society, 1983—1986, Ruth Eckerd Hall Foundation, Clearwater, Florida, 1998—2004, Pinellas Planning Council, Clearwater, 1998—2002, Lighthouse for Pinellas, 1999—2010, chair, 2007—2009. Board directors Leading Ladies, 2001—2006, vice chair, 2006.
Board directors Bowman Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee, since 2003. Vice president Dunedin History Society, 2004—2005. Board directors Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, 2003—2007, vice-chair membership, 2005, vice chair government affairs committee, 2006.
Steering committee Women in Philanthropy, 2004. Active Leadership Pinellas, since 1993. Foundation board Upper Pinellas County Florida Association Retarded Citizens, since 2006, executive board secretary, 2008—2009, member Ruth Eckerd Hall chairman's advisory committee, 2007—2010.
Member of Friends Library., Junior League (member community advisory board 2004-2006), Rotary.
Married Todd Dierks Nelson, January 30, 1965 (divorced May 1997). Children: Erik Nelson, Brooks Nelson, Jessica Nelson, Jillian Nelson. Married Phil M. Henderson, December 26, 1997.