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
 
Brevard/Indian River Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Tara Johnson, Rome’s Paradise Assisted Living LLC
Vice Chair – Kerlyn Defay, AL Cloud Care
Secretary – Denise Argue, Sotor Senior Living & Family Advocates
Treasurer – Dee Erhard, RiverView Senior Resort
Membership – Dawn Redstone, Sotor Senior Living & Family Advocates
Legislative – Elaine Cook, HandyPro International Inc.
 
Lake/Sumter Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Keisha Gist, At Home Care ALF
Secretary – Chris Shepherd, VITAS Healthcare-Lake/Sumter
Membership – Nikki Churchill, VITAS Healthcare-Lake/Sumter
 
Marion/Gilchrist Counties Chapter (meeting schedule TBA)
Acting Chair – Stephanie Scott-Gardner, Hampton Manor Deerwood
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, Bluestone 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 – Anna Whitman, The Manor at Lake Morton
Legislative – Brian Schooley, Champion Healthcare Services, LLC
 
Volusia County Chapter (meets 2nd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Debbie Tolan, Rose Manor
Vice Chair – Tina Carlyle, Angel’s Senior Living
Secretary – Rebecca Sandvall, Kindred at Home
Treasurer – Paul Sturdgess, Blossoms Assisted Living 1, LLC

NORTHEAST REGION

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union Counties
 
Columbia/Suwanee/Union Counties Chapter (meeting schedule TBA)
Acting Chair – Joy Roberts, The Canopy at Harper Lake
 
Duval/Clay Counties Chapter (meets 4th Tuesday of each month)
Chair/Secretary/Treasurer – Amanda King, Allegro in Fleming Island
Vice Chair – Lisa Atkinson, Home Instead Senior Care
Membership – Michelle Malet, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
Special Events – Christopher Thompson, ComForCare Home Care
 
St. Johns/Flagler Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Co-Chair & Treasurer – Betty Herendeen, Allegro in St. Augustine
Co-Chair – Charlene Beymer, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
Co-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
 
Escambia/Santa Rosa/Walton Counties Chapter (meets quarterly)
Chair – Chuck Kimball, Payday HR Solutions

SOUTHEAST REGION

Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties
 
Broward County Chapter (meets monthly)
Chair – Tameika Davis, Evalve Life CO
 
Miami-Dade County Chapter (meets monthly)
Co-Chair – Luis Collazo, Palm Breeze Assisted Living Facility
Co-Chair – Roxana Solano, Villa Serena
Secretary – Elena Fernandez, FALA South Florida Representative
 
Palm Beach County Chapter (meets bi-monthly)
Co-Chair – Rene Buck, Grand Villa of Delray Beach West
Co-Chair – Kimberly Haley, VITAS Healthcare-Palm Beach

SOUTHWEST REGION

Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties
 
Collier/Lee Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Wednesday of each month)
Co-Chair & Co-Secretary – Cindy Digman, Kiva at Canterbury
Co-Chair & Co-Secretary – Tammy DeCaro, Barrington Terrace of Naples
Treasurer – Bill Diamond, The Carlisle Naples
Legislative – Matt Depenbrock, Guardian Pharmacy of Tampa Bay
 
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
 
Hernando/Citrus Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Terri Osteen, Grand Living at Citrus Hills
Vice Chair – Mary Ann Koromi, Crown Point of Spring Hills
Secretary – Charlie Ragghianti, A Total Solution, Inc.
 
Hillsborough County Chapter (meets 4th Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Brooke Britton, Tessera of Brandon
Vice Chair – Kristen Calta, Calta Consulting LLC
Secretary – Katie Riston, Mobile Physician Services
Treasurer – Keneshia Wyatt-German, Helping Heart Assisted Living Facility
Membership – Dan Sultan, Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Village Assisted Living Residences
Legislative – Matt Depenbrock, Guardian Pharmacy of Tampa
Special Events – Jose Silva, A Total Solution, Inc.
 
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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