Connie Cranford
Conny is co-founder and President of Evolutions Healthcare Systems, Inc., a privately-owned healthcare company based in Tampa Bay, Florida specializing in developing customized preferred provider networks for the benefit of employers and their employees. A lifelong student of the environment, Conny received her BS in Biology/Aquatic Ecology from the University of Connecticut. Initially interested in aquaculture, she lived for a time in Norway studying the Salmon industry firsthand. After which, she continued developing her animal husbandry skills as an aquarist and curator in several public aquariums. Her favorite position was at The National Aquarium in Baltimore. Upon moving to Florida, Conny worked on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' National Wetlands Inventory delineating wetlands along coastal Louisiana before entering the healthcare sector.
Conny has lived in New Port Richey, Florida with her husband and two children for the past 30 years. During that time, she has held several positions of responsibility within Boy Scouts of America as well as chairing multiple committees in her area. Recently she has joined the steering committee for FarmNet NPR, which focuses on promoting agrarian principles within the community. Conny has also served for the past 3 years as coordinator and cook for the FUMC of NPR community food kitchen which currently provides meals to over 100 food insecure persons weekly. Conny has a passion for living responsibly as a steward of our local resources. Her vision is to collaborate on projects focused on improving the community and the world. Her hobbies include converting her property into an edible landscape, studying permaculture and native plant identification for practical purposes, beekeeping, experimenting with fermenting foods, cooking, boating, scuba diving, hiking, camping and exploring the world with her husband and 2 Border Collies.