Board of Directors 2011-2012
Officers
Chairman of the Board
Judge Steven Leifman
Associate Administrative Judge
11th Judicial Circuit
1351 N.W. 12th Street
Miami, FL 33125
Vice Chairman of the Board
Col. Greg Brown
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
2008 East 8th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
Secretary
Beverly Whiteley, Ed. D.
1906 33rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Treasurer
Jerry Kassab
President & CEO
Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare
1800 Mercy Drive
Orlando, FL 32808
Past Chairman of the Board
Judge Mark A. Speiser
Probate-Mental Health Court Judge
17th Judicial Circuit
Broward Judicial Complex
201 SE 6th Street
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
Executive Director
Gail Cordial
175 Marlin Drive
Merritt Island, FL 32952
gailc@flpic.org
Board Members
Circuit 1
Michael C. Gibson
Lakeview Center
1221 W. Lakeview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32501
Circuit 2
Jay Reeve, Ph.D
President/Chief Executive Officer
Apalachee Center
2634-J Capital Circle NE
Tallahassee, FL, 32308
Circuit 4
Angela Vickers, J.D.
Attorney and Advocate
6956 LaMesa Drive West
Jacksonville, FL 32217
Linda Gregory
1557 Carpathian Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32257
Circuit 5
Jon Cherry
President and CEO
LifeStream Behavioral Center
515 W. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34749
Circuit 6
The Honorable Bob Dillinger
Public Defender
14250 49th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33762
Circuit 7
Vacant
Circuit 8
Margarita Labarta, Ph.D
President and CEO
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare
P.O. Box 141750
Gainesville, FL 32614-1750
Rick Wagner, MSW, MURF
Shands Vista Florida Recovery Center
4101 NW 89th Boulevard
Gainesville, FL 32606
Circuit 9
Michael Mathes
NAMI Florida
5517 Hansel Avenue
Orlando, FL 32809
Circuit 10
Bob Rihn
Executive Director
Tri-County Human Services
1815 Crystal Lake Drive
Lakeland, FL 33801-5979
Lt. Brian Garrett
Polk County Sheriff's Office
455 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, FL 33830
Circuit 11
Vacant
Circuit 12
Ken Alexander
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
1650 S. Osprey Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34239
Circuit 13
Francisco Fernandez, M.D.
USF Health, College of Medicine
Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
3515 E. Fletcher Avenue, MDC14
Tampa, FL 33613
Circuit 14
Vacant
Circuit 15
Linda DePiano, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Jerome Golden Center for
Behavioral Health
1041 45th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407-2415
Circuit 17
Norma Wagner
Director of Planning/SAMH/DCF
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 120
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
Circuit 18
Vacant
Circuit 19
Beverly Whiteley, Ed.D.
Retired university administrator and advocate
1906 33rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Bob Quam
GEO Care/Treasure Coast
Forensic Treatment Center
96 SW Allapattah Road
Indiantown, FL 34956
Circuit 20
Larry Hart
Assistant Tax Collector, Lee County
P.O. Box 850
Ft. Myers, FL 33902-0850
Association Members
Margo Adams
Executive Director
Florida Psychiatric Society
521 East Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Rose Marie Delaney
Executive Director
Florida Peer Network
2728 Centerview Drive, Suite 102
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Judi Evans
President and CEO
NAMI Florida
1030 E. Lafayette Street, #10
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Mark Fontaine
Executive Director
Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
2868 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Bob Sharpe
President/CEO
Florida Council for Community Mental Health
316 E. Park Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
