Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence David Denkin was presented the Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady. Denkin has served as a Sarasota County judge since 2003. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Appointed to the Board of Governors of Citizens Property was Bo Rivard, Panama City. Rivard, a partner at Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor DeSantis appointments: District Board of Trustees of Tallahassee Community College Reappointed was Eugene Lamb, Jr., Midway, a retired teacher who has served on the District Board of Trustees of Tallahassee Community College since 2007. Fifth Circuit Court Appointed were Judge Brian Welke, a Lake County judge who previously worked as an adoption attorney; and Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor DeSantis appointments: Ashley Moody Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has been appointed to chair the Statewide Task Force on Opioid Drug Abuse. Board of Trustees of Florida Gulf Coast University Reappointed was Ashly Coone, Arcadia, president of Ashley Coone Consulting. Blue-Green Algae Task Force Appointed to this newly established task force were Dr. Wendy Graham, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
The following executive appointments were confirmed by the Florida Senate: * Mary Mayhew, Secretary, Agency for Health Care Administration * Barbara Palmer, Director, Agency for Persons with Disabilities * Halsey Beshears, Secretary, Department of Business and Professional Regulation * Chad Poppell, Secretary, Department of Children and Families * Kenneth Lawson, Executive Director, Department of Economic Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Office of Financial Regulation Appointed chief of staff was Abigail L. Vail. She was previously a senior external affairs specialist at the Florida State Board of Administration. Pulitzer Prize The South Florida Sun Sentinel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service for its coverage of last year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]