Nov. 5, 2008 - Gov. Crist Appoints 21 to the Governor's Commision on Disabilities
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GOVERNOR CRIST APPOINTS 21 TO THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES (pdf 17.29 kB)
TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist today announced the following reappointments and appointments: GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
• Lance Block, 52, of Tallahassee, attorney and commission chair, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Marc Buoniconti, 42, of Coral Gables, ambassador of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and president of The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Carol Ann Christopherson, 45, of Jacksonville, president of Florida Service Dogs Inc., reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• James DeBeaugrine, 49, of Tallahassee, executive director of Agency for Persons with Disabilities, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Thomas DeLilla, 58, of Tallahassee, bureau chief of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program with Department of Health, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• J. R. Harding, 42, of Tallahassee, partnership specialist III of Division of Vocational Rehabilitation with Florida Department of Education, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Kenneth Littlefield, 64, of Tallahassee, executive director of the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Bambi Lockman, 50, of Tallahassee, bureau chief of Exceptional Student Education with Department of Education, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Carlos Montas, 25, of Miami, advocate, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Trueman Bell Muhrer-Irwin, 25, of Tallahassee, disabled veteran, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• William Peeler, 62, of Lake City, supervisor of veteran claims examiner with Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center with the Department of Veteran Affairs, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Cheryl Stone, 57, of Orlando, medical technologist with Florida Hospital and consultant with Metroplan Orlando, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Gregory Venz, 38, of Tallahassee, assistant general counsel with Department of Children and Families, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Remer "Chip" Wilson, 58, of Jacksonville, statewide disability coordinator for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, reappointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Darcy Abbott, 51, of Tallahassee, Medicaid services administrator for long term and behavior health care with Agency for Health Care Administration, succeeding Sybil Richard, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Charles Corley, 50, of Tallahassee, deputy secretary and chief of staff with Department of Elder Affairs, succeeding Jenny McNeely, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Henry Dittman, 65, of Crestview, retired, succeeding William Perry, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Christine Eckstein, 38, of Sanford, homemaker, succeeding Barbara Day, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Susanne F. Homant, 62, of Tallahassee, president and chief executive officer of the Able Trust, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Judy Meyer, 65, of Tallahassee, administrator with Agency for Workforce Innovation, succeeding Cynthia Lorenzo, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
• Audria Moore, 43, of Fort Pierce, public information officer with Fort Pierce Police Department, appointed for a term beginning November 5, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009.
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