November 2013

Election Report

Dear Chapter Members,

As I reported last month, chapter elections closed. We had strong voter turnout with 28 percent of the membership participating. Believe it or not, that is a good turnout for associations. I am happy to announce the winning candidates and introduce you to the 2014 leadership roster:

President	Jeff Brophy (elected in the 2013 cycle)
President-Elect	David Ferris
Trustee	Emily O'Mahoney
Secretary	Cris Bettencourt (replacing Karen Harter mid-term)
Treasurer	Michael Ekblad
Immediate Past President	Michael Miller
Member-at-Large Public Relations & Marketing	Laurie Hall
Member-at-Large Leadership & Membership	David Flanagan
Member-at-Large Emerging Professionals	Chris Cabezas
Member-at-Large Education & Research	Mary Bates (second year of 2-year term)
Member-at-Large Advocacy & Licensure	Jonathan Haigh (second year of 2-year term)
Tampa Section Chair	Julie Zigler
Tallahassee Section Chair	Kristen L'Esperance
Naples/Ft. Myers Section Chair	Andrea Douglas
Miami Section Chair	Deena Bell Llewellyn
Jacksonville Section Chair	Kevin White
Orlando Section Chair	Richard Klar (replaced Derrick Taylor in July)
Broward Section Chair	Jon Champlin (second year of 2-year term)
Daytona Beach Section Chair	Jan Stern (second year of 2-year term)
Gainesville/Ocala Section Chair	Jim Couillard (second year of 2-year term)
Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Section Chair	Michelle Duchene (second year of 2-year term)

Congratulations to the election winners! 2014 is going to be a strong year for FL|ASLA!
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