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Governor Ron DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida Task Force

Posted on April 22, 2020

Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the additional industry working groups of his Re-Open Florida Task Force. The Task Force in its entirety is provided below.

Executive Committee

  • Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida
  • Jimmy Patronis, Florida Chief Financial Officer
  • Ashley Moody, Florida Attorney General
  • President Bill Galvano, President, Florida Senate
  • Speaker Jose Oliva, Speaker, Florida House of Representatives
  • Senator Wilton Simpson, President-Designate, Florida Senate
  • Representative Chris Sprowls, Speaker-Designate, Florida House of Representatives
  • Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Commissioner of Education
  • Jamal Sowell, President & CEO, Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  • Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
  • Mayor Dale Holness, Mayor, Broward County
  • Mayor David Kerner, Mayor, Palm Beach County
  • John Couris, President & CEO, Tampa General Hospital
  • Josh D’Amaro, President, Walt Disney World Resort
  • Todd Jones, CEO, Publix Super Markets
  • Syd Kitson, Chairman, Board of Governors for the State University System
  • Paul Reilly, Chairman & CEO, Raymond James Financial
  • Alex Sanchez, President & CEO, Florida Bankers Association
  • Eric Silagy, President & CEO, Florida Power & Light Company
  • John Sprouls, CEO, Universal Orlando Resort, Executive Vice President, Universal Parks & Resorts
  • Patrick Sunderlin, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Joe York, President, AT&T Florida and Caribbean

Industry Working Group on Agriculture, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Management and Professional Services

  • Senator Wilton Simpson, Senate President Designate, Florida Senate
  • Senator Rob Bradley, Appropriations Chairman, Florida Senate
  • Representative Travis Cummings, Appropriations Chairman, Florida House of Representatives
  • Representative Tom Leek, Representative, Florida House of Representatives
  • Representative Anika Omphroy, Representative, Florida House of Representatives
  • Secretary Mary Mayhew, Secretary, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Secretary Richard Prudom, Secretary, Florida Department of Elder Affairs
  • David Altmaier, Florida Insurance Commissioner
  • Shannon Shepp, Executive Director, Florida Department of Citrus
  • Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Sheriff, Brevard County
  • Sheriff Dennis Lemma, Sheriff, Seminole County
  • Commissioner Brian Hamman, Lee County Commission
  • John Hoblick, Florida Farm Bureau
  • Matt Joyner, Florida Citrus Mutual
  • Alan Shelby, EVP, Florida Forestry Association
  • Alvin Cowans, President, McCoy Federal Credit Union
  • Alex Sanchez, President & CEO, Florida Bankers Association
  • Amy Mercer, Executive Director, Florida Police Chiefs Association
  • Carlos Migoya, CEO, Jackson Health System
  • Aurelio Fernandez, President & CEO, Memorial Healthcare Systems
  • John Couris, President & CEO, Tampa General Hospital
  • Dr. Kevin Cairns, Florida Board of Medicine
  • Maggie Hansen, Chief Nurse Executive, Memorial Healthcare Systems
  • Dr. Wael Barsoum, President & CEO, Florida Cleveland Clinic
  • David Strong, President & CEO, Orlando Health
  • Dr. Sunil Desai, Senior Vice President, Orlando Health, President, Orlando Health Medical Group
  • Dr. Patricia Couto, Infectious Disease, Orlando Health
  • Dr. Rudy Liddell, Brandon Dental Care
  • Steve Bahmer, President & CEO, LeadingAge Florida
  • Melanie Brown-Woofter, President & CEO, Florida Behavioral Health Association 

Industry Working Group on Tourism, Construction, Real Estate, Recreation, Retail and Transportation 

  • Dana Young, President & CEO, VISIT FLORIDA
  • Secretary Halsey Beshears, Secretary, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Secretary Kevin Thibault, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
  • Mayor Lenny Curry, Mayor, Jacksonville
  • Mayor David Kerner, Mayor, Palm Beach County
  • Sheldon Suga, Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
  • Blake Casper, CEO, Caspers Company
  • Amy Schwartz, Owner, Bella Bella Restaurant
  • Collier Merrill, President, Merrill Land Company
  • Philip Goldfarb, President & COO, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
  • John Tolbert, President & Managing Director, Boca Resort and Club
  • Jose Cil, CEO, Restaurant Brands International
  • Josh D’Amaro, President, Walt Disney World Resort
  • John Sprouls, CEO, Universal Orlando Resort, Executive Vice President, Universal Parks & Resorts
  • Tim Petrillo, Co-Founder & CEO, The Restaurant People
  • Dev Motwani, President & CEO, Merrimac Ventures
  • Chad Harrod, CEO, Harrod Properties, Inc.
  • Walter Carpenter, Chairman, NFIB Florida Leadership Council
  • Len Brown, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, PGA Tour, Inc
  • Gary Lester, Vice President, The Villages for Community Relations
  • Glen Gilzean, President & CEO, Central Florida Urban League
  • Max Alvarez, President, Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc.
  • Tom Crowley, CEO, Crowley Maritime Corporation
  • Joe Lopano, CEO, Tampa International Airport
  • Ted Christie III, President & CEO, Spirit Airlines
  • Rick Sasso, Chairman of North America, MSC Cruises USA
  • Maury Gallagher Jr., Chairman & CEO, Allegiant Air
  • AJ de Moya, Vice President & General Manager, The de Moya Group, Inc.
  • Paul Anderson, CEO, Port Tampa Bay
  • Ken Stiles, CEO, Stiles Corporation
  • Bob Flowers, President, C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
  • Rob Kornahrens, President & CEO, Advanced Roofing and Green Technlogies
  • Monesia Brown, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Walmart
  • Cody Kahn, Owner, Holiday Inn Resort
  • Matthew Caldwell, President & CEO, Florida Panthers Hockey Club
  • Sheldon Suga, Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
  • Richard Fain, Chairman & CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

Industry Working Group on Administrative, Education, Information & Technology, Manufacturing, Utilities and Wholesale

  • Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Commissioner of Education
  • Chancellor Jacob Oliva, Chancellor of the Division of Public Schools
  • Dr. Michael Grego, Pinellas County Superintendent of Schools
  • Syd Kitson, Chairman, Board of Governors, State University System
  • Mayor Dean Trantalis, Mayor, City of Ft. Lauderdale
  • Jamal Sowell, President and CEO, Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  • Frank DiBello, President and CEO, Space Florida
  • Gregory Haile, President, Broward College
  • John Hage, CEO, Charter Schools USA
  • Mimi Jankovits, Executive Director, Teach FL
  • Melissa Pappas, ESE Teacher, Orange County Schools
  • Joe York, President, AT&T Florida and Caribbean
  • Jim Taylor, CEO, Florida Technology Council
  • Bob Swindell, President and CEO, Broward Alliance
  • Sheriff Morris Young, Sheriff, Gadsden County
  • John Davis, Executive Vice President, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Joey D’Isernia, President, Eastern Shipbuilding
  • Rogan Donelly, President, Tervis
  • Nancy Tower, President and CEO, Tampa Electric
  • Eric Silagy, President and CEO, Florida Power & Light Company
  • Catherine Stempien, State President, Florida, Duke Energy
  • Marva Johnson, Group President, Charter Communications
  • Tom Vice, CEO, Aerion Corp
  • Dan Doyle Jr., CEO, DEX Imaging
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