Florida House Board of Trustees
Founder Rhea Chiles (Mrs. Lawton Chiles), Holmes Beach (1930 – 2015)
Chairman: Susanne Clemons, Okeechobee
Vice Chairman: Dominic Calabro, Tallahassee
Vice Chairman: Doyle Durando
Secretary: Linda Carter, Fort Lauderdale
Treasurer: Hope Hana, Jacksonville
Florida House Trustees are represented in eight regions, two councils and a region in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. Area
Will Adams
Sami Araboghli
Carlos Becerra
Andrew Blasi
Shannon Duncanson
Blair Hancock
Brock Hankins
Katie Hernandez
Alex Howard
Katherine Huddleston
Emily Jacobs
Caroline Campbell Kinnaird
Kara Krause
Carl Loof
Megan McKinley
Haley Olchyk
Christian Roatta
Bradley Watson
Fort Lauderdale
Jerry Baer
Gale Butler
Linda B. Carter
Rick Derrer
Tracy Dunn
Greg Haile
Paige Hyatt
Janet Jordan
Autumn Karlinsky
Robert Kozich, Jr.
Laura Lang
Ralph Marrinson
Charles Palmer
Jim Shore
Dennis Smith
Grant Smith
Jane Smith
Dana Somerstein
Sarah Tuthill
Jacksonville & Ponte Vedra
Brenda Adeeb
Martha Baker
Martha Barrett
Holly Brooks
Patricia W. Brown
Olivia Bush
Allison Dewan
Kim Dewan
Marty Fiorentino
Hope Hana
Monica Hernandez
Keely Kopp
Irene Lazzara
Melanie Messer
Sue Molm
Susie O’Quinn
AJ Parkinson
Jessica Ring
Jamie Rood
Laura Rutledge
Linda Slade
Julie Wells
Lakeland Council
Keaton Alexander Griffin
Sarah D. McKay
Paula Mims
Kim Ruthven
Miami
Nancy Bailey
Terry Buoniconti
Denise Campbell
Suzanne Chaffin
Joyce Dickerson
Helen Duncan
James Field, Jr.
Jan Risi Field
Joseph Fleming
Linda Johnson
Susan Kahn
Luisa Kelly
Pat Keon
Leslie J. Lott
Natasha Lowell
Mel Maguire
Karen McCammon
Eileen Moss
Dotty Norton
Susan Pinnas
Joyce Stevens
Dale Webb
Lisbeth Wilson
Libby Witherspoon
Central Florida Council
Susan Brennan
Chris Dawson
Kathy McLain
Frances Nevill
Tallahassee
Allison Aubuchon
Mary Bebout
Christy Brodeur
Diana Calabro
Dominic Calabro
Cody Farrill
Susan Fell
John David Hooker
Kurt Kelly
Cindy O’Connell
Stephanie Pichard
Cissy Proctor
Pam Ricco
Nicole Sarrine
Bri Smith
Dee Ann Smith
Britt Wadsworth
Wansley Walters
Michael Williams
Tampa/Southwest Florida
Sandy Buchanan
Bill Carlson, Jr.
Ed Chiles
Susanne Clemons
Claudia Cowart
Doyle Durando
Austin Eason
Anna Erickson
Susan Erickson
Jan Gorrie
Marti Hancock
Clay Hollis
Ed Miyagishima
Mallory Mullen
Maritza Rovira Forino
Keebler Straz
Emily Puffer Strickland
Sandi Stuart
FLORIDA HOUSE LEADERSHIP
Rhea Chiles, Founder (1930-2015)
Trustees Emeritus
Lupe Burt
Gray Coulter*
Louise Lykes Ferguson*
Lorna Jean Hagstrom
Anne Hazel*
William Henry*
Mike Hightower
Bill Hussey*
D. Burke Kibler*
Elizabeth Lindsay*
Sarah D. McKay
Pat Mica
Grace Nelson
Jennie Shad
Emilie Shaw
Donald Simpson
Stella Thayer
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
Suzanne Chaffin
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.