Governor Rick Scott Appoints Fifteen to Workforce Florida Inc.
Jul 24, 2013
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced nine appointments and six reappointments to the Board of Directors of Workforce Florida Inc. today, July 24, 2013.
Robert Campbell, 58, of Jacksonville, is a program director with Honeywell Technologies Solutions Inc. He succeeds Eric D. Kennedy, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending July 6, 2015.
Steve Capehart, 61, of Jacksonville, is the business agent for the Jacksonville Supervisors Association. He succeeds James I. Baiardi, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2016.
Duane E. De Freese, 59, of Indialantic, is the senior vice president of science and business development at AquaFiber Technologies Corporation. He succeeds Lumon J. May, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2015.
Randy Hanna, 55, of Tallahassee, is the chancellor of the Florida College System. He succeeds J. David Armstrong, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending July 6, 2014.
Elli Hurst, 48, of Fort Lauderdale, is the vice president of global delivery at IBM Corporation. She succeeds Randolph E. Berridge, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2015.
William Johnson, 57, of Tampa, is the vice president for financed shared services at Coca Cola North America. He succeeds Wayne Rosen, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2016.
Rick Matthews, 60, of Melbourne, is the vice president of manufacturing operations and the Melbourne site manager for Northrop Grumman. He succeeds Daniel J. Baldwin, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2016.
Mike Tomas, 47, of Miami, is the president and CEO of Bioheart Inc. He succeeds George E. Hauer, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending July 6, 2016.
Rodney Wickman, 52, of Jacksonville, is the president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 2358. He succeeds Mary Lou Moseley, and is appointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2015.
Jennifer L. Grove, 44, of Pensacola, is the workforce development coordinator of the Gulf Power Company. She is reappointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2016.
Ben F. Grzesik, 70, of Melbourne, is on the virtual adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland. He is reappointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending July 6, 2016.
Dwayne E. Ingram, 51, of Odessa, is a partner at the Sourcing Board. He is reappointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2016.
Alex Moseley, 40, of Venice, is the president of MoseSys. He is reappointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2015.
Britt Sikes, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, is the marketing president for Dex Imaging. He is reappointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending March 21, 2015.
Dr. Linda Sparks, 62, of Orange Park, is the regional executive director of Academies of Electrical Technology. She is reappointed for a term beginning July 22, 2013, and ending July 6, 2016.
About Workforce Florida
Workforce Florida is the statewide, business-led workforce policy board. Charged with overseeing the state’s workforce system, Workforce Florida develops strategies to help Floridians enter and advance in the workforce while supporting economic development priorities and strengthening the state’s business climate. Its mission is getting Floridians back to work while supporting the retention and advancement of those who are employed. Also critical to its work is ensuring that Florida is preparing for and responding to tomorrow’s talent needs as well as today’s.
Workforce Florida – along with its workforce system partners, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the State’s 24 Regional Workforce Boards – were created in 2000 by the Florida Workforce Innovation Act.
A key goal of restructuring Florida’s “labor” system was to increase flexibility and provide for greater local control of workforce programs and services, making the system nimble enough to respond to both local and statewide demands, economic shifts and strategic priorities. Today, Workforce Florida, at the state level, and Regional Workforce Boards, at the local level, are where business – collaborating with critical public-sector leadership – influences workforce policy and investment to bolster employment, training and economic development.