Frank Derfler

Frank and his wife Marlene have been permanent Plantation Key residents since 1998. A retired Air Force officer and pilot, Frank collected degrees from several universities; principally the University of South Carolina. Along with a business career, he authored 22 published books on networks and information systems and lectured at New York University and Mississippi State. Locally, he taught at Coral Shores HS, has twice been a Take Stock Mentor, and has twice been the president of the Upper Keys Rotary. He served on the boards of numerous Key’s organizations including the Experimental Aircraft Association, the Wild Bird Center, the Good Health Clinic, and the History and Discovery Center.

FOUNDERS FIELD UPGRADES IN DOUBT; KEY WESTS’S REX WEECH ATHLETIC FACILITY PROGRESSES

Continued disagreement over a baseball field improvement project by the school district at Islamorada's Founders Park highlighted the April 7 school board meeting in...

SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED FOR SAVING LIVES DURING HOUSE FIRE

Two Monroe County School District employees were recognized for their life-saving efforts when a house erupted in flames in the Lower Keys.  During a recent...

VILLAGE, SCHOOL BOARD STILL NEGOTIATING OVER BASEBALL FIELD UPGRADES AT FOUNDERS PARK

Negotiations continue over a multimillion-dollar project by the Monroe County School District to upgrade the baseball field at Islamorada’s Founders Park.   Both sides are continuing...

SCHOOL BOARD BRIEFED ON CYBERSECURITY; NAVY CAPTAIN RECOGNIZES PURPLE STAR INSTITUTIONS

Marlene Kolodziej, the district’s director of information technology, provided an extensive presentation on the cybersecurity infrastructure of the school system at a Feb. 10...

KEYS STUDENTS HAVE NEW CAREER & TECHNICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Monroe County schools are seeing improved graduation rates, more opportunities for career education and the possibility that marching bands and dance teams will get...

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