GFOA State Representatives
Below is a list of GFOA Representatives that may be available to present the GFOA ACFR 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.
Big Bend Chapter
Rip Colvin, CPA, CGFO, CPM, CLSSBB
Executive Director
Justice Administrative Commission
227 N Bronough Street, Ste 2100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 488-2415
[email protected]
TERM: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
Florida First Coast Chapter
Ed Linsky, CPA
Public Accounts Auditor
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
Heartland Chapter
Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA
Deputy City Manager
City of Bartow
450 N Wilson Ave
Bartow, FL 33830-3954
(863) 534-0100
[email protected]
TERM: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
Nature Coast Chapter
Dr. Jaime Stewart, DBA
Finance Manager
Village Community Development Districts
11515 Riverstone Cir
Oxford, FL 34484
(352) 208-6256
[email protected]
Alternate:
Albert Bertram – MBA, Ed.S.
Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Director | Hernando County
15470 Flight Path Drive, Brooksville, FL 34604
(352) 754-4020 ex. 20156
[email protected]
TERM: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026
North Central Chapter
Dallas Lee, CGFO, SHRM-CP, MPA, CPM
Assistant City Manager/CFO
City of Newberry
25493 NW 1st Ave
Newberry, FL 32669-4255
Work (352) 474-2161, x3922
[email protected]
TERM: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
Palm Beach Chapter
Sharon Almeida, CGFO
Finance Director
Royal Palm Beach
1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411-1605
(561) 790-5112
[email protected]
Alternate:
Rebecca Schnirman
Director of Financial & Support Services, Palm Beach County
2700 6th Ave S
Lake Worth, FL 33461-4727
(561) 966-6650
[email protected]
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:
Justin Smith, CPA, CPGO
Director of Finance
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
P.O. Box 17089
Pensacola, FL 32522
(850) 969-3321
[email protected]
TERM: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
Southwest Florida Chapter
Vacant
TERM: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
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: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
Volusia/Flagler Chapter
Catherine “Trina” Schrader
Financial Business Analyst
City of Daytona Beach
301 S Ridgewood Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-4933
(386) 671-8000
[email protected]
TERM: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027