Bob Putnam has lived in Winter Springs for 30 years. He worked as a professional engineer for 45 years. He’s retired and serves as the chair of The Oviedo Preservation Project (TOPP), a member of the Oviedo Historical Society, the director of the annual TOPP cemetery tour and 5K, The Rising, a period demonstrator/instructor as a Colonial-era broom maker, and a dramatic performer/lecturer for U.S. history. He’s an active volunteer in church and in Central Florida theater, and he loves outdoor sports.