Joyce Newman

Joyce Newman has called Big Pine Key home since 1975. Now retired, she taught first grade at Sugarloaf and in Marathon, advocated for Keys water quality and Florida Bay issues under the mantle of Clean Water Action, and organized and directed the Keys-wide lecture series, Florida Keys Discovery. Through the years, Joyce has always held the accomplishments of Last Stand in high esteem. A transplant from San Diego, her role as a community activist began in the late 70’s by participating in a successful grassroots effort opposing a huge condominium project planned for pristine barrier dunes on the southeast coast of Big Pine. That early experience led to a growing interest in how enforcement of zoning and land use laws affects environmental protection. Joyce believes good governmental decisions are usually the result of close attention and hard work by citizens. She likes to think she brings institutional memory, varied experience and persistence to the Last Stand board