2017 Constitution Revision Commission Members

CHAIRMAN CARLOS BERUFF

City: Bradenton (Manatee County)
Occupation: Founder & CEO, Medallion Homes

Public Service/Affiliations:

• State College of Florida, Board of Trustees
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Office of Governor Rick Scott, Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding, Chair
• Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority Board, Commissioner

COMMISSIONER JOSE “PEPE” ARMAS

City: Miami (Miami-Dade County)
Occupation: Doctor; Chair, MCCI Group

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII) - Vice Chair
• Finance and Taxation (Article VII)
• Legislative (Article III)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida International University Board of Trustees, Member
• National Advisory Board of Health Research Resources, Member
• Dean’s Advisory Board, Member
• Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Interview Committee Member
• Georgetown University School of Nursing and Healthcare, Advisory Board

COMMISSIONER PAM BONDI

City: Tallahassee (Leon County)
Occupation: Attorney General of Florida

Commitees:

• Executive (Article IV)
• Judicial (Article V)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Assistant State Attorney, Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County
• Former Felony Bureau Chief, 13th Judicial Circuit, Florida
• Former Prosecutor, 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County

COMMISSIONER LISA CARLTON

City: Sarasota (Sarasota County)
Occupation:Co-Owner & Manager, Mabry Carlton Ranch

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I) - Chair
• Legislative (Article III)
• Rules and Administration

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Senate, 1998-2008
• Florida House of Representatives, 1994-1998

COMMISSIONER TIMOTHY CERIO

City: Tallahassee (Leon County)
Occupation: Attorney

Commitees:

• Judicial (Article V)
• Rules and Administration - Chair
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Office of Governor Rick Scott, General Counsel, 2015-2016
• Florida Department of Health, Chief of Staff and General Counsel, 2005-2007
• First District Court of Appeal, Nominating Commission, 2013

COMMISSIONER HENRY "HANK" COXE

City: Jacksonville (Duval County)
Occupation: Attorney

Committees:

• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II) - Chair
• Judicial (Article V)
• Rules and Administration

Public Service/Affiliations:

• The Florida Bar, President 2006-2007, Board of Governors 1997-2007
• Florida Supreme Court Innocence Commission
• Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission
• Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, Nominating Commission
• First District Court of Appeal, Nominating Commission

COMMISSIONER JOSE FELIX DIAZ

City: Miami (Miami-Dade County)
Occupation: Attorney; Florida State Representative

Commitees:

• Executive (Article IV)
• Legislative (Article III) - Chair
• Rules and Administration

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida House of Representatives, 2010-Present
• Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, Chair 2015-present, Vice-Chair 2011-2015
• Public Service Commission Nominating Council, Chair, 2013, 2015

COMMISSIONER ERIKA DONALDS

City: Naples (Collier County)
Occupation: Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer and Partner, Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co., LLC

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I)
• Education (Article IX)
• Local Government (Article VIII) - Chair
• Rules and Administration

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Collier County Public Schools, Vice Chair
• Florida Coalition of School Board Members, Founder and Past President

COMMISSIONER DON GAETZ

City: Niceville (Okaloosa County)
Occupation: Co-Founder and Vice-Chair (retired), VITAS Healthcare Corporation

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII)
• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)
• Executive (Article IV)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Senate, 2006-2016, President, 2012-2014
• Okaloosa County School District, Superintendent, 2000-2006

COMMISSIONER EMERY GAINEY

City: Tallahassee (Leon County)
Occupation: Florida Department of Legal Affairs, Director of Law Enforcement, Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I)
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII) - Vice Chair
• Local Government (Article VIII)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Marion County Sheriff, 2016-2017
• Alachua County Sherriff’s Office, 1982-2007

COMMISSIONER ANNA MARIE HERNANDEZ GAMEZ

City: Coral Gables (Miami-Dade County)
Occupation: Attorney, Holland & Knight, LLP

Commitees:

• Judicial (Article V) - Vice Chair
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Cuban American Bar Foundation, President, 2017
• Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide, 2017
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers

COMMISSIONER TOM GRADY

City: Naples (Collier County)
Occupation: Attorney

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX)
• Finance and Taxation (Article VII) - Vice Chair
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida House of Representatives, 2008-2010
• Commissioner of Financial Regulation
• State Board of Education, Member

COMMISSIONER BRECHT HEUCHAN

City: Tallahassee (Leon County)
Occupation: Founder & CEO, ContributionLink, LLC

Commitees:

• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII)
• Style and Drafting - Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Republican Party of Florida, Director of Senate Campaigns, 1999

COMMISSIONER MARVA JOHNSON

City: Winter Garden (Orange County)
Occupation: Regional Vice-President of State Government Affairs, Charter Communications

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I)
• Education (Article IX) - Chair
• Rules and Administration

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida State Board of Education, Chair
• Florida Virtual School Board, Member
• Rollins College’s Crummer Center for Leadership Development, Advisory Board

COMMISSIONER DARLENE JORDAN

City: Palm Beach (Palm Beach County)
Occupation: Executive Director, Gerald R. Jordan Foundation

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX)
• Executive (Article IV) - Chair
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General 1996-1999
• Florida Board of Governors of the State University System, 2016
• Fordham’s Board of Directors, Member

COMMISSIONER ARTHENIA JOYNER

City: Tampa (Hillsborough County)
Occupation: Attorney

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I)
• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)
• Judicial (Article V)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Senate 2006-2016, Minority Leader 2014-2016, Minority Leader Pro Tempore 2010-2012, Minority Whip 2006-2010
• Florida House of Representatives, 2001-2006

COMMISSIONER FRED KARLINSKY

City: Weston (Broward County)
Occupation: Attorney; Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig; Co-Chair, Greenberg Traurig’s Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice

Commitees:

• Finance and Taxation (Article VII) - Chair
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII)
• Rules and Administration

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida State University College of Law, Adjunct Professor
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator
• Florida Supreme Court Nominating Commission
• Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court, Nominating Commission, Vice Chair and Chair

COMMISSIONER BELINDA KEISER

City: Parkland (Broward County)
Occupation: Vice Chancellor, Keiser University

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX)
• Executive (Article IV)
• Legislative (Article III) - Vice Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Council 100, Ex-Officio Member
• Enterprise Florida Board of Directors
• Florida Technology, Research and Scholarship Board, Chair

COMMISSIONER FRANK KRUPPENBACHER

City: Orlando (Orange County)
Occupation: Attorney

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII)
• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II) - Vice Chair
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Chair
• Florida Commission on Ethics
• Florida Commission on Sales Tax Reform

COMMISSIONER TOM LEE

City: Thonotosassa (Hillsborough County)
Occupation: Florida State Senator; Vice President and Director, Sabal Homes of Florida; Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Commitees:

• Judicial (Article V)
• Legislative (Article III)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Senate 1996-2006, 2012-Present, President 2004-2006, Deputy Majority Leader 2012-2014

COMMISSIONER GARY LESTER

City: Oxford (Sumter County)
Occupation: Developer; Vice President, The Villages for Community Relations; President, The Villages Charter School

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I)
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII)
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Marion County Sheriff

COMMISSIONER PATRICIA LEVESQUE

City: Tallahassee (Leon County)
Occupation: Executive Director, Foundation for Florida’s Future; CEO, Foundation for Excellence in Education

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX)
• Legislative (Article III)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Office of Governor Jeb Bush, Deputy Chief of Staff
• Office of the Florida House Speaker, Staff Director
• Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, 2007-2008

COMMISSIONER ROBERTO MARTINEZ

City: Coral Gables (Miami-Dade County)
Occupation: Attorney

Commitees:

• Judicial (Article V)
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• U. S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida
• Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, Chair

COMMISSIONER RICH NEWSOME

City: Orlando (Orange County)
Occupation: Senior Partner, Newsome Melton Law Firm

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII)
• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• U.S. Attorney’s Office Federal Prosecutor
• Florida Justice Association, President
• American Association for Justice, Board of Governors
• Fifth District Court of Appeal, Nominating Commission, Chair, 2001

COMMISSIONER CHRIS NOCCO

City: New Port Richey (Pasco County)
Occupation: Sheriff, Pasco County

Commitees:

• Executive (Article IV)
• Local Government (Article VIII) - Vice Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Office of the Speaker of the House Marco Rubio, Deputy Chief of Staff
• Florida Highway Patrol, Chief of Staff
• Pasco Sheriff’s Charities, Inc., Board Member
• Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Advisory Board

COMMISSIONER JEANETTE NUÑEZ

City: Miami (Miami-Dade County)
Occupation: Small business owner; Florida State Representative

Commitees:

• Finance and Taxation (Article VII)
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII)
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida House of Representatives 2010-Present, Speaker Pro Tempore 2016-2018, Deputy Whip 2011-2012
• Statewide Council on Human Trafficking
• National Assessment Governing Board

COMMISSIONER SHERRY PLYMALE

City: Palm City (Martin County)
Occupation: Retired

Commitees:

• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII)
• Rules and Administration - Vice Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• State Board of Community Colleges, Chair
• Florida Republican Party, Vice Chair
• Florida Department of Education, Chief of Staff

COMMISSIONER DARRYL ROUSON

City: St. Petersburg (Pinellas County)
Occupation: Attorney; Florida State Senator

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII)
• Finance and Taxation (Article VII)
• Legislative (Article III)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Senate, 2016-Present
• Florida House of Representatives, 2008-2016
• Pinellas County Former Prosecutor
• Tax and Budget Reform Commission, 2007-2008
• St. Petersburg NAACP, President, 2000-2005

COMMISSIONER WILLIAM “BILL” SCHIFINO, JR

City: Tampa (Hillsborough County)
Occupation: Attorney; President, The Florida Bar

Commitees:

• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)
• Judicial (Article V) - Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Burr & Forman Law Firm, Managing Partner
• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Board of Trustees
• Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court Nominating Commission, Chair

COMMISSIONER CHRIS SMITH

City: Fort Lauderdale (Broward County)
Occupation: Attorney

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII) - Chair
• Ethics and Elections (Article VI, part of Article II)
• Finance and Taxation (Article VII)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Senate 2008-2016, Minority Leader 2013-2014
• Florida House of Representatives 1998-2008, Minority Leader 2004-2006

COMMISSIONER BOB SOLARI

City: Vero Beach (Indian River County)
Occupation: Commissioner, Indian River County; Chair, Board of County Commissioners

Commitees:

• Bonding and Investments (Article VII)
• Local Government (Article VIII)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Indian River County Taxpayers Association, Member
• City of Vero Beach Council, Member

COMMISSIONER CHRIS SPROWLS

City: Palm Harbor (Pinellas County)
Occupation: Attorney; Florida State Representative

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX)
• Executive (Article IV) - Vice Chair
• Style and Drafting

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida House of Representatives, 2014-Present
• American Bar Association House of Delegates
• Sixth Judicial Circuit, Assistant State Attorney

COMMISSIONER JOHN STEMBERGER

City: Orlando (Orange County)
Occupation: Civil Trial Lawyer, Law Offices of John Stemberger, P.A.; President & General Counsel, Florida Family Policy Council

Commitees:

• Declaration of Rights (Article I) - Vice Chair
• Local Government (Article VIII)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Republican Party of Florida, Political Director, 1992
• Council for National Policy, Member
• Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Nominating Commission, 2001-2009, Chair 2002-2003

COMMISSIONER PAM STEWART

City: Tallahassee (Leon County)
Occupation: Commissioner, Florida Department of Education

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX)
• Executive (Article IV)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Florida Department of Education’s Division of Public Schools, Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality
• St.Johns County, Deputy Superintendent for Academic Services

COMMISSIONER JACQUI THURLOW-LIPPISCH

City: Town of Sewall’s Point (Martin County)
Occupation: Realtor

Commitees:

• Executive (Article IV)
• General Provisions (Articles II, X, XI, and XII) - Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Sewall’s Point City Commissioner, 2008-2016, Mayor 2011-2012
• Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, Vice Chair
• Florida League of Cities, Chair
• Senator Joe Negron’s Select Senate Hearing on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee, Special Panel Member, 2013
• Sewall’s Point Cultural Committee, Founding Member

COMMISSIONER CAROLYN TIMMANN

City: Stuart (Martin County)
Occupation: Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Martin County

Commitees:

• Judicial (Article V)
• Local Government (Article VIII)
• Rules and Administration
• Style and Drafting - Vice Chair

Public Service/Affiliations:

• Office of State Representative Tom Warner, Legislative Assistant
• Office of Governor Jeb Bush, Executive Deputy Chief of Staff, Division Director
• Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Judicial Assistant
• Florida Solicitor General, Special Assistant

COMMISSIONER NICOLE WASHINGTON

City: Miami Beach (Miami-Dade County)
Occupation: Education Consultant

Commitees:

• Education (Article IX) - Vice Chair
• Finance and Taxation (Article VII)
• Local Government (Article VIII)

Public Service/Affiliations:

• State University System Board of Governors, Associate Director of Governmental Relations
• Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget, Budget Director for Education
• Florida A&M University, Board Member
• LeRoy Collins Institute, Board Member
• Veterans Trust Board, Member

JEFF WOODBURN, Executive Director
WILLIAM SPICOLA, General Counsel
MEREDITH BEATRICE, Director of External Affairs