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Officers / Florida House Trustees

Officers / Florida House Trustees

Florida House Board of Trustees

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Founder Rhea Chiles (Mrs. Lawton Chiles), Holmes Beach (1930 – 2015)

Chairman: Rick Derrer, Broward

Vice Chairman: Linda Carter, Broward

Vice Chairman: Doyle Durando, Wauchula

Secretary: Eileen Moss, Coral Gables

Treasurer: Pam Ricco, Tallahassee

Florida House Trustees are represented in eight regions, two councils and a region in Washington, D.C.

Broward

Central Florida Council

Florida Keys

Jacksonville

Lakeland Council

Miami

Palm Beach County

Tallahassee

Tampa/Southwest Florida

Washington, DC

 

 

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

Sandi Stuart

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

Susanne Clemons

TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Governance

  1. 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 .
  2. Assist in developing the annual budget, provide financial oversight and ensure that proper financial controls are in place.
  3. Serve on or advise the organization’s standing committees.

Leadership

  1. Support the mission of Florida House and the short and long-term strategies set forth by the Board to ensure successful operations and resources.
  2. Serve as an ambassador for Florida House within one’s own community.

Financial

  1. Make a minimum yearly financial commitment, the amount which is set by the Board.
  2. Engage with other Trustees in geographical areas (regions) for fundraising purposes and participate in donor cultivation.
  3. 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.
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