The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key continued to get to know the town's new commissioners at their April 15 meeting when they heard from newly sworn-in commissioner Debra Williams. Williams moved to Longboat Key in 2016 and soon began serving on the Planning and Zoning Board before running unopposed for the commission. Her path to community service began before Longboat Key, when she served on the advisory board of the local library in Rumson, New Jersey. A fellow member asked her to serve on a special planning board to oversee the expansion of a nearby church. From that, she was appointed to Rumson's planning board until moving in 2016. Finding a way to serve the public in her new town of Longboat Key was a natural.