Regions and Chapters

FALA is made up of six Regions, each represented on the FALA Board of Directors by a Region Director.  Within each Region, FALA Chapters are organized to provide members the opportunity to meet on a local level, exchange ideas and information, and receive education.  Each Chapter sets their own schedule for meetings based on times best suited for the members, most meeting monthly.  For Chapter meeting dates, times and locations, check the Events calendar.

EAST CENTRAL REGION

Brevard, Gilchrist, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia Counties
Region Director: Sheila Mobley, Living Southern Style of Brevard
 
Brevard/Indian River Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Tara Johnson, Rome’s Paradise Assisted Living LLC
Vice Chair/Secretary – Kerlyn Defay, AL Cloud Care
Treasurer – Dee Erhard, RiverView Senior Resort
 
Lake/Sumter Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Keisha Gist, At Home Care ALF
 
Marion/Gilchrist Counties Chapter (meeting schedule TBA)
Acting Secretary – Olaniyi Oke, Mobile Physicians Services
 
Orange/Seminole/Osceola Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Wednesday of each month)
Chair – Suzette Garcia, Orlando Lutheran Towers
Secretary – Jackie Cortese, Senior Living Guide/Senior Living Resource-Fairfax Publishing
Treasurer – Sandy Yochem, Home Physician Services
 
Polk County Chapter (meets 2nd Wednesday of each month)
Chair – Tyrus Hawkins, Grand Villa of Lakeland
Vice Chair – Rajan Amin, Lakeland Manor Assisted Living Facility
Secretary – Amber Francisco, Encompass Home Health-Lakeland
Treasurer – Jackie McGordon, McGordon’s Health and Wellness Center
Membership – Heidi McIntee, VITAS Healthcare
Legislative – Brian Schooley, Angels Senior Living, II, LLC.
 
Volusia County Chapter (meets 2nd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Tina Carlyle, Angel's Senior Living
Cheryl Fredsall, The Cloisters of Deland
Katiria Perry, Ridgecrest Nursing & Rehab Center
Natacha Lherisson, Good Samaritan-Lutheren
Maureen Webb, VITAS Healthcare
Angela Fischer, Guardian Pharmacy of Florida
Legislative - Brian Schooley, Angel's Senior Living, II, LLC.

NORTHEAST REGION

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union Counties
Region Director: Tina Carlyle, Angel's Senior Living
 
Clay/Putnam Counties (meets every other month)
Chair/Secretary/Treasurer - Amanda King, Allegro Fleming Island

Columbia/Suwanee/Union Counties Chapter (meeting schedule TBA)
Acting Chair – TBA
 
Duval/Nassau Counties Chapter (meets 4th Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Jamie Glavich, Almost Home
Vice Chair/Co-Chair – Lisa Atkinson, Home Instead Senior Care
Membership – Georgina Leininger, Guardian Pharmacy of Jacksonville
 
St. Johns/Flagler Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Chair & Treasurer – Betty Herendeen, Allegro in St. Augustine
Co-Vice Chair – Donnie Robbins, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida

NORTHWEST REGION

Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Homes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington Counties
Region Director: David Acuff, Homestead Village of Florida
 
Escambia/Santa Rosa/Walton Counties Chapter (meets quarterly)
Chair – Chuck Kimball, Payday HR Solutions

Tallahassee - FALA Office

SOUTHEAST REGION

Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties
Region Director: Pascal Bergeron, North Lake Retirement Home
 
Broward County Chapter (meets monthly)
Chair – Ella Furman, Golden Age Manor
Co-Chair - Shelagh Grubb, Plastridge Insurance Agency
​Co-Chair - Chana Wasserman, Golden Age Manor ALF
Jennifer Smith, Trilogy Home Healthcare-Broward
 
Miami-Dade County Chapter (meets monthly)
Co-Chair – Luis Collazo, Palm Breeze Assisted Living Facility
Secretary – Elena Fernandez, FALA South Florida Representative
Barbara Galindo, Residential Plaza at Blue Lagoon
Cyndi Guerra, C G Network Strategies Consultants, LLC
 
Palm Beach County Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Co-Chair – Kimberly Haley, VITAS Healthcare-Palm Beach
Secretary - Kylee Fischer, FirstLantic Healthcare-Palm Beach

St. Lucie Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Chair - Roshini Lakram, Seminole Acres Kanlanke, LLC
Co-Chair - Clare "Gustie" Labatte, Clare Labatte Adult Family Care Home
Treasurer - Lorna Campbell, Bayamo ALF
Event/PR - AnnMarie Coleman, Loving Care of the Treasure Coast II, LLC
Legislative - Jean Claude Alcime, Alcime ALF, LLC
Membership - Bob Anthes, Expense Reduction Advisors

SOUTHWEST REGION

Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties
Region Director: Luan Morrow, Retirement Care of America
 
Collier/Lee Counties Chapter (meets quarterly)
Chair – Bill Diamond, Carlisle Naples
Secretary – Georgio Romeo, Barrington Terrace of Ft. Myers
Treasurer – Tammy DeCaro, Barrington Terrace of Naples
 
Sarasota/Manatee Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Monday of each month)
Chair – Luan Morrow, The Cottages of Bradenton
Secretary – Toni Nolan, Kindred at Home
Treasurer – Jackie Hepler, HPS

WEST CENTRAL REGION

Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties
Region Director: Shelia Kynion, St. Mark Village
 
Hernando/Citrus Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Mary Ann Koromi, Crown Point of Spring Hills Northwest, Inc.
Co-Chair – Terri Osteen, Grand Living at Citrus Hills
Secretary – Charlie Ragghianti, A Total Solution, Inc.
 
Hillsborough County Chapter (meets 4th Tuesday of each month)
Co-Chair – Kristen Calta, Calta Consulting LLC
Co-Chair – Keneshia Wyatt-German, Helping Heart, LLC
Secretary – Katie Conway, Mobile Physician Services
Membership – Dan Sultan, Weinberg Village Assisted Living Residences
Legislative – Matt Depenbrock, Guardian Pharmacy of Tampa
Special Events – Justin Catania, Unlimited Restoration, Inc
​Trisha Randal, Senior Living Guide
 
Pasco/North Pinellas Chapter (meets 1st Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Dawn Winder, Grand Villa of Dunedin
Vice Chair – Dawn Grady, Grand Villa of New Port Richey
Secretary – Mikel Blackburn, Senior Living Guide/Senior Living Resource-Fairfax Publishing
Treasurer – Rob Faraon, American Medical Response Ambulance Service
 
Pinellas County Chapter (meets 3rd Wednesday of each month)
Chair – Scott Elsass, Grand Villa of St. Petersburg
Treasurer – Jackie Hepler, HPS

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