Officials Earn Certificates In New League Program

Dozens of Florida city officials recently received bronze, silver and gold certificates from the Certificate Program for Elected Municipal Officials hosted by the Florida League of Cities (FLC) University. FLC University is the Florida League of Cities’ one-stop shop for municipal training needs.

The new certificate achievement program rewards municipal officials for their commitment and dedication to training and continuing education. FLC University launched the certificate program to recognize elected officials participating in the League’s many training opportunities. The program offers three certificate levels:

▸ Level One: Bronze Certificate of Merit

▸ Level Two: Silver Certificate of Leadership

▸ Level Three: Gold Certificate of Excellence.

Gold Certificate of Excellence

Diana Adams, Councilmember, City of West Melbourne

David Alfin, Mayor, City of Palm Coast

Omar Arroyo, Vice Mayor, City of Haines City

Antonio V. Arserio, Commissioner, City of Margate

Patrick Austin, Commissioner, City of Sanford

Thomas Barnhorn, Councilor, City of Seminole

Joyce D. Barton, Vice Mayor, Town of Melbourne Beach

Dorothea Taylor Bogert, Mayor, City of Auburndale

Rufus J. Borom, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Justin R. Campbell, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Coleen Chaney, Commissioner, Town of Belleair

Ed Dodd, Councilmember, City of Sebastian

Todd Drosky, Commissioner, City of Deerfield Beach

Roger Eckert, Commissioner, City of Lake Helen

Sam Fite Jr., Vice Mayor, City of Bowling Green

Dave Gattis, Mayor, City of Belleair Beach

Kimberly Glas-Castro, Vice Mayor, Town of Lake Park

Penny Gold, Commissioner, Town of Longboat Key

Sandy Golding, Councilwoman, City of Jacksonville Beach

Mark Grill, Vice Mayor, City of St. Pete Beach

Ted J. Hartselle, Councilman, City of Rockledge

Denise Horland, Councilmember, City of Plantation

Kenny Johnson, Councilmember, City of Palm Bay

John S. Jones Jr., Councilmember, City of Monticello

Willie Jones, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Keith Keene, Deputy Mayor, City of Arcadia

NanDrycka King Albert, Councilmember, City of Midway

Lorraine Koss, Councilwoman, City of Cocoa

Mel Lindauer, Commissioner, City of Daytona Beach Shores

John L. Linden, Commissioner, Town of Lake Park

Sarah Malega, Commissioner, City of Lake Worth Beach

Bob Mayersohn, Commissioner, City of Parkland

Tammie McCaskill, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Debbie McDowell, Commissioner, City of North Port

Matt McMillan, Deputy Mayor, City of Longwood

Jane Mealy, Commissioner, City of Flagler Beach

Roger Michaud, Mayor, Town of Lake Park

Mike Miller, Vice Mayor, City of Sanibel

Nancy Miller, Mayor, City of Daytona Beach Shores

Stephanie Morgan, Councilwoman, City of Port St. Lucie

Janice D. Mortimer, Commissioner, City of Starke

Christopher R. Nunn, Vice Mayor, City of Sebastian

Bernard W. Oder, Councilmember, City of Mary Esther

Jim Olliver, Councilor, City of Seminole

Karen M. Ostrand, Mayor, Town of Ocean Breeze

Lynda Owens, Councilwoman, City of Live Oak

Nicholas Pachota, Mayor, City of Venice

Lois Paritsky, Mayor, City of Venice

Bill Partington, Mayor, City of Ormond Beach

Stephen Phrampus, Deputy Mayor, City of West Melbourne

Edward Potts, Commissioner, City of Alachua

Angela Raymond, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Cape Canaveral

Thomas B. Reid, Vice Mayor, City of South Pasadena

Evelyn Riley-Goldwire, Commissioner, City of Gretna

Greg Ross, Mayor, City of Cooper City

Dan Saracki, Mayor, City of Oldsmar

Nancy Sikes-Kline, Mayor, City of St. Augustine

Joshua Simmons, Commissioner, City of Coral Springs

Fortuna Smukler, Commissioner, City of North Miami Beach

Latisha “Trish” Springer, Councilor, City of Seminole

Sarah Stoeckel, Councilmember, City of Titusville

Matthew D. Surrency, Commissioner, City of Hawthorne

April Sutton, Councilmember, City of Mary Esther

Alex S. Tiamson, Councilmember, City of Orange City

David A. Vigliotti, Councilman, City of Satellite Beach

J.B. Whitten, Mayor, City of Crestview

Silver Certificate of Leadership

Keith W. Babb Jr., Mayor, City of Pahokee

Liston D. Bochette III, Councilman, City of Fort Myers

Anthony Bonna, Councilman, City of Port St. Lucie

Phyllis Butlien, Vice Mayor, City of DeBary

Michael Cadore, Councilman, City of Rockledge

Christopher M. Cloudman, Mayor, City of DeLand

Dennis Dawson, Councilmember, City of Mount Dora

Jack Dearmin, Commissioner, City of Lake Alfred

Thomas E. DeVille, Mayor, Town of Penney Farms

Lisa Kane DeVitto, Commissioner, City of Crescent City

Susy Diaz, Councilmember, City of Greenacres

Yvette Drucker, Councilmember, City of Boca Raton

Mark Franks, Mayor, Town of Shalimar

Arnold S. Gaines, Commissioner, City of Fort Pierce

Charlotte Gillis, Councilwoman, City of Edgewater

Stuart Glass, Deputy Mayor, Town of Indialantic

David Henson, Mayor, City of Casselberry

Anne Huffman, Commissioner, City of Haines City

Curtis Johnson Jr., Commissioner, City of Fort Pierce

Aimee Kelley, Commissioner, City of Boynton Beach

Candace Kelly, Commissioner, City of Atlantic Beach

Clara Murvin, Vice Mayor, City of Pahokee

Tyler Payne, Mayor, City of Treasure Island

Arthur Penny, Mayor, City of South Pasadena

Kevin Reid, Commissioner, City of DeLand

Arlene R. Schwartz, Commissioner, City of Margate

Donna Smith, Councilmember, City of Paxton

Joy B. Smith, Commissioner, City of West Park

Suzy S. Sofer, Commissioner, City of Belleair Bluffs

Fabiola Stuyvesant, Commissioner, City of Sunny Isles Beach

Judith Thomas, Commissioner, Town of Lake Park

Chris Via, Mayor, City of Holly Hill

Delarian Wiggins, Council President, City of Pensacola

Brandon L. Young, Councilman, City of South Daytona

Bronze Certificate of Merit

Barbara Baldasarre, Vice Mayor, Town of Hillsboro Beach

Nathan Blackwell, Mayor, City of St. Cloud

Sandra L. Bradbury, Mayor, City of Pinellas Park

Carolyn Cassidy, Commissioner, Town of Ocean Ridge

Cory Coler, Mayor, City of Eagle Lake

Joy F. Cooper, Mayor, City of Hallandale Beach

Sue Ditty, Mayor, Town of Melbourne Village

William Dryburgh, Councilmember, City of Punta Gorda

Joshua D. Fuller, Vice Mayor, Town of Bay Harbor Islands

Bertram Goddard, Commissioner, Town of Dundee

Ronte R. Harris, Commissioner, City of Quincy

Pamn Henderson, Mayor, City of Callaway

William Hodgkins, Commissioner, Town of Pembroke Park

Michael Hudak, Commissioner, City of Deerfield Beach

Richard Dallis Hunter, Councilman, Town of Hilliard

Jason Jones, Commissioner, City of Plant City

Karen Rafferty, Commissioner, City of Belleair Bluffs

Beth Ramsay-Vickrey, Vice Mayor, City of Key Colony Beach

Jan Rodusky, Vice Mayor, Village of Royal Palm Beach

Alexander Smith, Commissioner, City of Apopka

Robyn Still, Vice Mayor, City of Marathon

Mary Beth Taylor, Commissioner, Town of Lake Park

Lynda Thompson, Commissioner, City of South Pasadena

Patricia Trefry, Mayor, City of Key Colony Beach

Jim Turney, Commissioner, City of Altamonte Springs

Otis T. Wallace, Mayor, City of Florida City

The certificate program runs for one year, from July to July. Officials earn points for participating in training events offered by FLC University, including monthly webinars, Online Orientation for Newly Elected Officials, the Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO I and II), the Online Advocacy Course, the State-Mandated Four-Hour Ethics training and the League’s Annual Conference and legislative events.

Certificate recipients at all levels are featured at the FLC Annual Conference and listed on p. 47 and this page. Participating in the certificate program is one way to support FLC President Greg Ross and his Serving Our Cities initiative, which includes a focus on expanding education. (Read more about Serving Our Cities on p. 32.) For more information on the Certificate Program for Elected Municipal Officials, visit flcities. com/certificate . To read about personal experiences with the certificate program, go to bit.ly/3LerMWP.