Appointments and actions by Governor DeSantis:
Bay County Supervisor of Elections Appointed wasNina Ward, previously the deputy supervisor of elections for Bay County.
Board of Governors of the State University System Appointed was M. Carson Good, president of Good Capital Group.
Central Florida Expressway Authority Appointed was Frederick “Rick” Pullum, president of One Florida Bank.
2024 Florida Artists Hall of Fame Inductees to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame were: Lynyrd Skynyrd, the iconic Southern rock band of the 1970s that started in Jacksonville; funk legend George Clinton of Tallahassee; visual artist Roger Bansemer of St. Augustine; and visual artist Xavier Cortada of Miami.
Florida Commission on Community Service Appointed were Ivan Chavez, firefighter and paramedic for Miami Beach Fire Rescue and City of West Miami commissioner; Kristen “Rhea” Goff, chief administrative officer and senior vice president of the St. Joe Company; Heather Turnbull, managing partner at Rubin, Turnbull & Associates; John Davis, secretary of the Florida Lottery; and Sherry Wheelock, president and CEO of the Special Olympics of Florida.
Florida Development Finance Corporation Appointed wasMoshe Popack, owner of YMP Real Estate Management, LLC.
Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees Appointed wasPaul Applegarth, chief executive officer of Value Enhancement International.
Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority Appointed were Brian Crawford, founder and principal at Concept Companies; Wesley Maul, owner of Admiral Strategy Group; and Staci Sims, chief operating officer for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation.
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Appointed were Stephanie Kopelousos, the district administrator of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and former director of legislative and intergovernmental affairs for the executive office of Governor DeSantis; and Joe Nunziata, co-chief executive officer of FBC Mortgage, LLC.