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Grew up in Winston-Salem, N.C. , started diving there in 1963 on a double
hose reg, moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1972 after college, taught school
for 6 years and taught SCUBA at the local YMCA,brought my open water
students to the keys to learn to dive. Was National Chairman of the YMCA
Scuba Program for 17 years opened Capt. Slate's Dive Center here in Key
Largo in 1978 (41) years ago. Inducted into the International SCUBA Diver
Hall of Fame in 2004. Famous worldwide for my Creature Feature, feeding
moray eels, sharks and cudas twice a week.

Sheriff Rick Ramsay is the most decorated deputy in the history of the Monroe CountySheriff's Office, receiving ninety-three commendations of merit. He has received all the awards the Office bestows including the Medal of Valor for saving the life of a man trapped in a drainage pipe filled with lethal fumes.

The County Administrator, Roman Gastesi, is responsible for the daily operation of Monroe County and its 21 departments. 

The administration team includes two Assistant County Administrators, Christine Hurley and Kevin Wilson. They support the County Administrator in carrying out the functions and activities of the County, to ensure effective and efficient operations.

The County Administrator does not oversee functions handled by Monroe County's five elected Constitutional Officers. The Constitutional Officers are Clerk of Courts, Sheriff’s Office, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, and Supervisor of Elections.