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GFOA State Representatives

Below is a list of GFOA Representatives that may be available to present the GFOA CAFR and Budget Awards. Each Local Chapter of the FGFOA should appoint a GFOA Representative(s) to help facilitate enough resources that are geographically diversified across the state of Florida.

Please feel free to contact someone from the list below to see if they are available if you have an award to be presented. If you have any questions please contact Karen Pastula.

Big Bend Chapter

Rip Colvin, Jr., CPA, CGFO, CPM, CLSSBB
Executive Director
Justice Administrative Commission
227 N Bronough Street, Ste 2100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 488-2415
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Central Florida Chapter

Lorie Bailey Brown, CPA
Chief Financial Officer/Resource Management Director
Seminole County
1101 E 1st St
Sanford, FL 32771-1468
(407) 665-7211
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Florida First Coast Chapter

Ed Linsky, CPA
Public Accounts Auditor II
City of Jacksonville
117 W Duval St Ste 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202-3700
(904) 255-5484
[email protected]

Alternate:
Melissa Burns, CGFO
Finance Director
City of St. Augustine
P.O. Box 210
St. Augustine, FL 32085
Work: (904) 429-3948
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Gulf Coast Chapter

Ken Burke, CPA
Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller
Pinellas County
315 Court St Rm 400
Clearwater, FL 33756-5165
(727) 464-3341
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Heartland Chapter

Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA
Director of Finance
City of Bartow
450 N Wilson Ave
Bartow, FL 33830-3954
(863) 534-0100
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Hillsborough Chapter

Jonathan E. Rushnak
Senior Functional Business Analyst
Hillsborough County
601 E Kennedy Blvd Fl 25
Tampa, FL 33602-4932
(813) 301-7304
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Nature Coast Chapter

Dr. Jaime Stewart, DBA
Finance Manager
Village Community Development Districts
11515 Riverstone Cir
Oxford, FL 34484
(352) 208-6256
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

North Central Chapter

Melissa Licourt, CPA, CGFO
Director, Office of Financial Services
St. Johns River Water Management District
PO Box 1429
Palatka, FL 32178-1429
Work (386) 312-2332
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Palm Beach Chapter

VACANT

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Panhandle Chapter

Krystal Strickland, CPA, CGFO
Director of Finance
City of Destin
4200 Indian Bayou Trail
Finance Department
Destin, FL 32541-4305
(850) 837-4242
[email protected]

Alternate:
Robert J. Miller, CPA, CGFO, CPFO
Senior Accountant
Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court
6495 Caroline St Ste B
Milton, FL 32570-4592
(850) 983-1963
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

South Florida Chapter

Shaun Gayle
Assistant City Manager
City of Miramar
2300 Civic Center Pl
Miramar, FL 33025-6577
(954) 602-3166
[email protected]

Alternate:
Peta-Gay Lake
Financial & Administrative Services Director
City of Coconut Creek
4800 W Copans Rd
Coconut Creek, FL 33063-3879
(954) 973-6730
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Southwest Florida Chapter

VACANT

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Space Coast Chapter

Jacqualine Cook, CGFO
Assistant Finance Supervisor
Brevard County Clerk of Court
400 South St
3rd Floor-Finance
(321) 637-6546
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Treasure Coast Chapter

Jamie Roberson, CGFO
Deputy Chief of Operations
Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
100 SE Ocean Blvd.
Stuart, FL 34994
(772) 221-7414
[email protected]

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

Volusia/Flagler Chapter

VACANT

TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026