FDLE AND DEP At its August 5th meeting, the Florida Cabinet approved the appointments of Rick Swearingen as Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Jon Steverson as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. ENTERPRISE FLORIDA Representative Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton) has joined the board of Enterprise Florida. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL Gene Spaulding Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Sha’Ron James has been named Florida’s next consumer advocate on insurance issues. James replaces Steve Burgess, who retired earlier this year. She previously served as director of the Division of Rehabilitation & Liquidation. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Aaron Keller has been promoted Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE PRESIDENT Ava Parker has been named president of Palm Beach State College by the college’s trustees and will start her tenure on July 1st. Parker currently serves as executive vice president and COO of Florida Polytechnic University. Parker served for more than a decade on the Board of Governors before moving Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
SENATE CONFIRMATIONS The Senate confirmed only a handful of gubernatorial appointments during the 2015 session. Among the approved were Public Service Commissioners Julie Brown and Jimmy Patronis and Auditor General Sherrill Foltz Norman. AG Norman is the first woman to hold the position. On their last day on the floor, the Senate confirmed Brigadier General Michael Calhoun, Adjutant General of Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor Scott has made the following appointments and reappointments. South Florida Regional Planning Council Cary Goldberg, president of Diversified Realty Development Co., Ft. Lauderdale; Jill Creech, Southeast Director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, West Palm Beach; and Patricia Asseff, Realtor with Coldwell Banker, Aventura. Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Pete Edwards, a retired drug court Read more about Governor Rick Scott Appointments[…]