Florida City and County Management Association Elects New Officers and Board of Directors

At the Florida City and County Management Association’s (FCCMA) 2017 annual conference at the Hilton Orlando this week, the organization elected new officers and members of the Board of Directors. The Association, created in 1946, is the professional association for city, county and some special district managers, and their management team members. FCCMA is an affiliate of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).
Outgoing president Bobby Green, City Manager for Auburndale, presided over the conference and recognized those board members completing their respective terms.
Incoming president Jim Hanson, Town Manager for Orange Park, recognized new board members following the election and congratulated them for their time, commitment and leadership. “The lifeblood of any association is its active members; and we are very grateful for the dedicated leadership, vision and hard work of our board of directors,” he said. “I want to thank the new board for volunteering to represent their areas, and for their commitment to leading the Association for 2017-18.”
The following FCCMA members were elected to serve as officers and members of the Board of Directors:
President: James (Jim) Hanson, Town Manager, Orange Park (Clay County)
President-elect: Michael (Mike) Cernech, City Manager, Tamarac (Broward County)
Secretary-Treasurer: Shannon Lewis, Deputy City Manager, Melbourne (Brevard County)
Past President: Robert (Bobby) Green, City Manager, Auburndale (Polk County)
District I Director: Michael Beedie, City Manager, Fort Walton Beach (Okaloosa County)
District II Director: Danielle Judd, City Manager, Green Cove Springs (Clay County)
District III Director: Suzanne Sherman, Assistant City Manager, Satellite Beach (Brevard County)
District IV Director: Lori LaVerriere, City Manager, Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County)
District V Director: Jorge Gonzalez, Village Manager, Bal Harbour Village (Miami-Dade County)
District VI Director: Charles Chapman, County Administrator, Hendry County
District VII Director: Matthew Campbell, Town Manager, Kenneth City (Pinellas County)
District VIII Director: James (Jim) Gleason, City Manager, Mascotte (Lake County)
At-large Director: Mark Cunningham, Assistant County Administrator, Sarasota County
At-large Director: Micah Maxwell, Assistant City Manager, City of Clearwater (Pinellas)
At-large Director: Ryan Leavengood, City Manager, Lake Alfred (Polk County)
FCCMA was formed in 1946 and is an affiliate of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), which awards the designation of Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM). The FCCMA has more than 600 members across Florida. FCCMA is a member-driven, ethical, inclusive organization committed to the council-manager and commission-manager forms of government, dedicated to effective partnerships with elected officials, devoted to the advancement of excellence in professional management of local government in the state of Florida and determined to provide quality of service to its membership and the local governments it serves.