GFOA State Representatives
Below is a list of GFOA Representatives that may be available to present the GFOA CAFR and Budget Awards. Each Local Chapter of the FGFOA should appoint a GFOA Representative(s) to help facilitate enough resources that are geographically diversified across the state of Florida.
Please feel free to contact someone from the list below to see if they are available if you have an award to be presented. If you have any questions please contact Karen Pastula.
Kimball R. (Kim) Adams, CPA – Gulf Coast Chapter
Finance Director
City of Largo
201 Highland Avenue
Largo, FL 33770
(727) 587-6747
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Finance Director
City of Largo
201 Highland Avenue
Largo, FL 33770
(727) 587-6747
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Jim McInnis – Palm Beach Chapter
Assistant Director of Finance
City of Greenacres
5800 Melaleuca Lane
Greenacres, FL 3343
(561) 642-2000
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Assistant Director of Finance
City of Greenacres
5800 Melaleuca Lane
Greenacres, FL 3343
(561) 642-2000
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Michelle Begley – Florida First Coast
Chief Financial Officer
Duval County Public Schools
904-390-2918
begleym@duvalschools.org
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023
Chief Financial Officer
Duval County Public Schools
904-390-2918
begleym@duvalschools.org
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023
Anna Otiniano – South Florida Chapter
Finance Director
City of Plantation
(954) 797-2213
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Finance Director
City of Plantation
(954) 797-2213
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Ken Burke, CPA – Gulf Coast
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Pinellas County
315 Court St., 4th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 464-3341
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Pinellas County
315 Court St., 4th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 464-3341
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Olga Rabel, CGFO – Nature Coast Chapter
Assistant County Budget Officer
Sumter County Board of County Commissioners
Office of Management & Budget
7375 Powell Road, Suite 200
Wildwood, FL 34785
(352) 689-4400
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/20/2020
Assistant County Budget Officer
Sumter County Board of County Commissioners
Office of Management & Budget
7375 Powell Road, Suite 200
Wildwood, FL 34785
(352) 689-4400
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/20/2020
Amanda Hagan – North Central Chapter
Assistant Finance Officer
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
2621 SE Hawthorne Rd
Gainesville, FL 32641
(352) 367-4056
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Assistant Finance Officer
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
2621 SE Hawthorne Rd
Gainesville, FL 32641
(352) 367-4056
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Shannon Ramsey-Chessman, CPA, CGFO – Palm Beach
Chief Operating Officer of Finance
Palm Beach County Clerk
301 N Olive Avenue Floor 9
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 355-4277
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Chief Operating Officer of Finance
Palm Beach County Clerk
301 N Olive Avenue Floor 9
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 355-4277
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Leslie Harmon – Palm Beach Chapter
Pension Manager
General Employees’ Pension Plan
Police & Firefighters’ Retirement System
City of Boca Raton
201 W. Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(561) 544-8518
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Pension Manager
General Employees’ Pension Plan
Police & Firefighters’ Retirement System
City of Boca Raton
201 W. Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(561) 544-8518
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Patricia Sheldon – Panhandle Chapter
Director of Budgets & Cash Management
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
9255 Sturdevant Street
Pensacola, FL 32514
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Director of Budgets & Cash Management
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
9255 Sturdevant Street
Pensacola, FL 32514
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Darlene Malaney – Palm Beach Chapter
Director of Finance Services
Palm Beach County Clerk
301 N Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 355-2303
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Director of Finance Services
Palm Beach County Clerk
301 N Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 355-2303
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Jordan J. Steffens – Big Bend Chapter
Finance Director
Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
301 South Monroe Street, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 606-4023
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Finance Director
Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
301 South Monroe Street, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 606-4023
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Milo Zonka – Space Coast Chapter
Sr. Director, Admin & Finance
Brevard County Property Appraiser
400 South St FL 5
Titusville, FL 32780
(321) 264-6764
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Sr. Director, Admin & Finance
Brevard County Property Appraiser
400 South St FL 5
Titusville, FL 32780
(321) 264-6764
TERM: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020