Commissioners

Florida Commission on the Status of Women is a nonpartisan board, statutorily created in 1991, consisting of 22 appointed members. Commissioners are volunteers and come from very diverse backgrounds and professions, and represent every geographic area of the state. The Governor, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Attorney General each appoint four members and the Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Agriculture each appoint three members to a term of four years.


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Commissioner Abby Bean of Fernandina Beach

Abby Bean

Fernandina Beach

(SENATE PRESIDENT)


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Commissioner Collins was appointed by Chris Sprowls, the...

Jennifer T. Collins

Tampa

(SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE)


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Lori Day is a corporate executive and entrepreneur with diverse leadership in....

Lori Day

St. Johns

(SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE)


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Commissioner Sierra Dean was appointed to the Florida Commission on the on

Sierra Dean

Lakeland

(SENATE PRESIDENT)


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Army Veteran and Jamaican national, Sophia Eccleston is a member of the.....

Sophia Eccleston

Wellington

(CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)


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Katherine R. English joined Pavese Law Firm in 1994 and became a partner in the firm...

Katherine R. English

Ft. Myers

(AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER)


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Candace Falsetto is an Executive Director and Lending Specialist in the Miami office of J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Candace D. Falsetto

Coral Gables

(GOVERNOR)


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Maria D. Garcia is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Practice at Kozyak Tropin &..

Maria D. Garcia

Coral Gables

(ATTORNEY GENERAL)


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Stephanie Goforth is Executive Vice President and the Global Head of Sales and.....

Stephanie Goforth

St. Petersburg

(ATTORNEY GENERAL)


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Jennifer Guy-Hudson, of Tallahassee, was appointed to the Commission in 2023 by Speaker..

Jennifer Guy-Hudson

Tallahassee

(SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE)


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Sharon M. Hanlon is a Florida attorney practicing trial personal injury law..

Sharon M. Hanlon

Naples

(SENATE PRESIDENT)


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Belinda Keiser has devoted her career to advancing Florida’s economic ...

Belinda Keiser

Fort Lauderdale

(CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)


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Tallahassee

Leda currently serves as Chief of Staff for the Florida Department...

Leda Kelly

Tallahassee

(GOVERNOR)


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Commissioner Rosie Paulsen is a native of Ecuador who came to the United States ..

Rosie Paulsen

Zephyrhills

(AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER)


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Commissioner Jennifer Pereira is a business leader with over sixteen...

Jennifer Pereira

Miami

(CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)


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Jenna Persons-Mulicka was appointed to the Commission in 2017 by Senate...

Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Ft. Myers

(SENATE PRESIDENT)


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Staci serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Florida Farm Bureau...

Staci B. Sims

Gainesville

(AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER)


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Melissa Stone is the CEO of Cavalry Strategies, a company she founded in 2016...

Melissa Stone

Tallahassee

(GOVERNOR)


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Commissioner Claudia Medina Thomas was appointed to the Commission in 2022 by ..

Claudia Medina Thomas

Ponte Vedra Beach

(ATTORNEY GENERAL)


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Maria Wells was appointed to the Florida Commission of the Status of Women ...

Maria Wells

Jensen Beach

(GOVERNOR)


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Commissioner Brittany Yonge was appointed by Paul Renner, the Florida...

Brittany Yonge

Tampa

(SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE)

Voices of Florida Women Survey

The goal of this study is to identify key issues facing women, understand critical needs women and their communities perceive as important, build trust with constituents, and highlight the diverse viewpoints of all segments of the population from across the state.

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