Florida House Board of Trustees
Founder Rhea Chiles (Mrs. Lawton Chiles), Holmes Beach (1930 – 2015)
Chairman: Suzanne Chaffin, Miami
Vice Chairman: Dominic Calabro, Tallahassee
Vice Chairman: Susanne Clemons, Okeechobee
Secretary: Emily Puffer Strickland, Tampa
Florida House Trustees are represented in eight regions, two councils and a region in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. Area
Will Adams
Cameron Baker
Shannon Bañaga
Andrew Blasi
Elizabeth Blair Hancock
Emily Jacobs
Kara Krause
Mary Mochary
Mallory Mullen
Katie Nunner
Michael Perkins
Christian Roatta
Justin Sayfie
Natalia Stanley
Rheana Thornton
Kristian Denny Todd
Fort Lauderdale
Linda B. Carter
Thomas Coon
Rick Derrer
Paige Hyatt
Autumn Karlinsky
Robert Kozich, Jr.
James B. LaBate
Laura Lang
Ralph Marrinson
Charles Palmer
Jim Shore
Grant Smith
Dana Somerstein
Jacksonville & Ponte Vedra
Brenda Adeeb
Martha Baker
Martha Barrett
Patricia W. Brown
Olivia Bush
Margaret Clements
Allison Dewan
Kim Dewan
Marty Fiorentino
Hope Hana
Irene Lazzara
Paula McGarvey
Melanie Messer
Sue Molm
Jennie Scott Shad
Denda Shields
Linda Slade
Julie Wells
Lakeland Council
Sarah D. McKay
Paula Mims
Kim Ruthven
Miami
Denise Campbell
Suzanne Chaffin
James Field, Jr.
Jan Risi Field
Joseph Fleming
Kendall Graham
Linda Johnson
Luisa Kelly
Pat Keon
Leslie J. Lott
Mel Maguire
Sonless Martin
Karen McCammon
Dotty Norton
Susan Pinnas
Joyce Stevens
Christina Bonarrigo Villamil
Dale Webb
Lisbeth Wilson
Central Florida Council
Claudia Cook
Chris Dawson
Lorna Jean Hagstrom
Gartrelle Wilson
Sarasota & Southwest Florida
Sandy Buchanan
Susanne Clemons
Claudia Cowart
Doyle Durando
Susan Erickson
Sandra Stuart
Tallahassee
Keaton Alexander
Allison Aubuchon
Dominic Calabro
John Dickhaus
Susan Fell
John David Hooker
Cindy O’Connell
Cissy Proctor
Pam Ricco
Dee Ann Smith
Wansley Walters
Tampa Bay
William E. Carlson, Jr.
Genevieve Lykes Dimmitt
Maritza Rovira Forino
Marti Hancock
Clay Hollis
Jon Phililpson
Emily Puffer Strickland
Stella Thayer
FLORIDA HOUSE LEADERSHIP
Rhea Chiles, Founder (1930-2015)
Trustees Emeritus
Lupe Burt
Gray Coulter*
Louise Lykes Ferguson*
Anne Hazel
William Henry*
Mike Hightower
Bill Hussey*
D. Burke Kibler*
Elizabeth Lindsay
Sarah D. McKay
Pat Mica
Grace Nelson
Emilie Shaw
Donald Simpson
Amory Underhill*
Lynne Wilson
Patsy Woodroffe
*Deceased
Past Board Presidents
Rhea Chiles*
Richard Farrell
Janet R. Studley
Deanna Pitman Kirchman
Stephanie Sears Edwards
Anne Barnett Hazel
Sandy Baldwin Thomas
Patsy Woodroffe
Michael R. Hightower
Terri R. Shikany
Cynthia B. O’Connell
Ralph Marrinson
Dee Ann Smith
Sandi Stuart
TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
Governance
- Attend two Board Meetings each year to advise and support the Board in its role as the governing body, creating and sustaining the rules and policies of the Board .
- Assist in developing the annual budget, provide financial oversight and ensure that proper financial controls are in place.
- Serve on or advise the organization’s standing committees.
Leadership
- Support the mission of Florida House and the short and long-term strategies set forth by the Board to ensure successful operations and resources.
- Serve as an ambassador for Florida House within one’s own community.
Financial
- Make a minimum yearly financial commitment, the amount which is set by the Board.
- Engage with other Trustees in geographical areas (regions) for fundraising purposes and participate in donor cultivation.
- As Florida House is solely supported by private contributions, fundraising is a primary Trustee function. Each chapter is charged with yearly raising $15,000 to support Florida House.