Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Scott Rivkees as the state of Florida’s Surgeon General on Monday, April 1st. Here is what state leaders and stakeholders are saying about the appointment: “I have worked closely with Dr. Rivkees over the past six years as he has served as a member […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Eugene Lamb, Jr. to the District Board of Trustees of Tallahassee Community College. Eugene Lamb, Jr. Lamb, of Midway, is a retired teacher who taught in Leon, Gadsden and Volusia County Schools for over 30 years. He has served on the District Board of […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Ronald M. “Alligator Ron” Bergeron to the board of the South Florida Water Management District. The appointment comes after the Florida Commission on Ethics voted 8-0 to adopt an advisory opinion allowing Bergeron to join the board. “I am pleased the Florida Commission on […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Ashley Coone to the Board of Trustees of Florida Gulf Coast University. Ashley Coone Coone, of Arcadia, is the president of Ashley Coone Consulting. She works with a variety of clients providing consulting services for strategic planning, project management and social media presence. She […]

Hobe Sound, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of five expert researchers and leading scientists to the newly established Blue-Green Algae Task Force. The Governor was joined by First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Noah Valenstein. “The current algae blooms in the St. Johns River and […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Tesha Ballou to the Eighteenth Circuit Court, Stephanie Silver and Zachary James to the Miami-Dade County Court, Charles Young to the Escambia County Court and Anthony Salem to the Duval County Court. Ballou, 49, of Sanford, has been a General Magistrate for Seminole County […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the following appointments and reappointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions: Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission Jeanne T. Tate, of Tampa, is the principal of Jeanne T. Tate, P.A. She received her bachelor’s degree and law degree from the University of Florida. Tate is reappointed from a […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/CS/HB 385: Transportation, which eliminates the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (MDX) and replaces it with the Greater Miami Expressway Agency. The bill transfers MDX’s liabilities and assets, including its toll facilities, to the Greater Miami Expressway Authority. It also prohibits the new Agency from increasing toll rates […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Stacy Youmans to the Fifth Circuit Court and Jeffrey Hendriks to the St. Lucie County Court. Stacy Youmans Youmans, of Ocala, has been a partner at Blanchard, Merriam, Adel & Kirkland since 2008. She previously served as a prosecutor for the Fifth Circuit State […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Joel Schleicher to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Joel Schleicher Schleicher, of Sarasota, is an entrepreneur and operator of technology companies selling enterprise solutions. He has served on the Southwest Florida Water Management District since 2017. Currently, Schleicher is the executive chairman of […]