2024-2026 Board of Directors

ELECTED OFFICERS

Maxine Ann-Marie Lewers
(Broward)
President
president@floridapta.org

Jude Bruno
(Miami-Dade)
President-Elect
president.elect@floridapta.org

Karen Mazzola
(Seminole)
VP for Leadership Development
vp.leadership@floridapta.org

Shelly Pedraza
(Seminole)
VP for Regions & Councils
vp.regionscouncils@floridapta.org

Denise Nicholas
(Pasco)
VP for Membership Development
vp.membership@floridapta.org

Lawrence Clermont
(Pinellas)
VP for Educational Development
vp.education@floridapta.org

Toni Nielson
(Polk)
Secretary
secretary@floridapta.org

Erica Hamblen
(Hillsborough)
Treasurer
treasurer@floridapta.org

All media inquiries: please send an email to president@floridapta.org or executive.director@floridapta.org.

Thank you.

ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

Carolyn Nelson-Goedert
(Miami-Dade)
Immediate Past-President
past.president@floridapta.org

Jen Martinez
(Palm Beach)
National PTA Board Member
nptamember2@floridapta.org

Mary Remson, PRP, CPP-T

Parliamentarian

Eileen Segal
(Miami-Dade)
Consultant
consultant1@floridapta.org

Ez Rodríguez
(Pinellas)
Consultant
consultant2@floridapta.org

Shaton Berry
(Michigan)
Consultant
consultant3@floridapta.org

Crystal Hayes
(Broward)
Coalition & Outreach
Committee Chair
coalition.outreach@floridapta.org

Andrew Vaughn
(Hillsborough)
Media & Marketing
Committee Chair
flpta.media@floridapta.org

Izzabella Wilson
(Duval)
Student Representative
youth.rep@floridapta.org

ADVOCACY COMMISSION

Tracy Strecker
(Orange)
Advocacy Chair
advocacy@floridapta.org

Katie Burris
(Seminole)
Convention General Arrangements Chair
leadership.convention
@floridapta.org

Vacant
Legislative Committee Chair
legislative@floridapta.org

Kenneth Wong
(Broward)
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
*Non-Board*
strategic.plan@floridapta.org

Sharon Paslowski
(Broward)
Resolutions Committee
*Non-Board*
resolutions@floridapta.org

EDUCATION COMMISSION

Charman Postel
(Palm Beach)
Education Commitee Chair
education.committee
@floridapta.org

Edeline Joseph-Theophile
(Pinellas)
Literacy Committee Chair
literacy@floridapta.org

Gita Raghoonandan
(Orange)
Programs Committee Chair
programs@floridapta.org

Eric Stern
(Palm Beach)
Safety Committee Chair
*Non-Board*
safety@floridapta.org

Asia Clermont
(Pinellas)
Wellness Committee Chair
wellness@floridapta.org

LEADERSHIP COMMISSION

Naomi Frierson
(Hillsborough)
Education Professionals Committee Chair
ed.professionals
@floridapta.org

Madeleine Plumey-Cruz
(Orange)
Leadership Development Committee Chair
leadership.development
@floridapta.org

Frank Reyes
(Hillsborough)
Student Empowerment Committee Chair
student.empowerment
@floridapta.org

Felita Tutt
(Duval)
DEIJ Committee Chair
deij@floridapta.org

MEMBERSHIP COMMISSION

Wendy King
(Broward)
Family Engagement Committe Chair
family.engagement
@floridapta.org

Gamal Mack
(Orange)
Male Engagement Committee Chair
male.engagement
@floridapta.org

Bernie Kemp
(Broward)
Membership
Committee Chair
membership
@floridapta.org

Sara Schwanzl
(Pasco)
Teacher Engagement Committee Chair
teacher.engage
@floridapta.org

FINANCE

Polly DeLucia
(Seminole)
Resource Development Committee Chair
resource.development@floridapta.org

Nicole Smith
(Broward)
Scholarship Committee Chair
scholarship@floridapta.org

REGIONS & COUNCILS COMMISSION

Kelly Crumbaker
(Orange)
Central Region Rep.
central.ptarep@floridapta.org

CENTRAL REGION

Central West District: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter

Central East District: Brevard, Flagler, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, St. Lucie, Volusia

Kay Hawkins
(Duval)
North Region Rep.
north.ptarep@floridapta.org

NORTH REGION

Northwest District: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Northeast District: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union