Election Report

Dear Chapter Members,

As I reported last month, chapter elections closed. We had strong voter turnout with 28 percent of the membership participating. Believe it or not, that is a good turnout for associations. I am happy to announce the winning candidates and introduce you to the 2014 leadership roster:

 President  Jeff Brophy
(elected in the 2013 cycle)		  
 President-Elect  David Ferris  
 Trustee  Emily O'Mahoney  
 Secretary  Cris Bettencourt
(replacing Karen Harter mid-term)		  
 Treasurer  Michael Ekblad  
 Immediate Past President  Michael Miller  
 Member-at-Large
 Public Relations & Marketing 		  Laurie Hall  
 Member-at-Large
 Leadership & Membership		  David Flanagan  
 Member-at-Large
 Emerging Professionals		  Chris Cabezas  
 Member-at-Large
 Education & Research		  Mary Bates
(second year of 2-year term)		  
 Member-at-Large
 Advocacy & Licensure		  Jonathan Haigh
 (second year of 2-year term)		  
 Tampa Section Chair  Julie Zigler  
 Tallahassee Section Chair  Kristen L'Esperance  
 Naples/Ft. Myers Section Chair  Andrea Douglas  
 Miami Section Chair  Deena Bell Llewellyn  
 Jacksonville Section Chair  Kevin White  
 Orlando Section Chair  Richard Klar
 (replaced Derrick Taylor in July)		  
 Broward Section Chair  Jon Champlin
 (second year of 2-year term)		  
 Daytona Beach Section Chair  Jan Stern
 (second year of 2-year term)		  
 Gainesville/Ocala Section Chair  Jim Couillard
 (second year of 2-year term)
  
 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Section Chair  Michelle Duchene
 (second year of 2-year term)
 		  

Congratulations to the election winners! 2014 is going to be a strong year for FL|ASLA!
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Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
http://www.flasla.org/