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
Co-Chair - Cheri Pelton, Tuscany Villa
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 Thursday 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 – Ashley Hochadel, Lake Morton Plaza
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
Legislative – Brian Schooley, Angels Senior Living, II, LLC.

St. Lucie Chapter (meets 2nd Thursday of every month)
Chair - Roshini Lakram, Seminole Acres Kanlanke, LLC 
Treasurer - Lorna Campbell, Bayamo ALF
Secretary - AnnMarie Coleman, Loving Care of the Treasure Coast II, LLC
Legislative - Jean Claude Alcime, Alcime ALF, LLC
Events/PR - Marcia Styles, Comfort Care Home ALF
Membership - Bob Anthes, Expense Reduction Advisors


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 (1st Thursday of the month)
Chair/Secretary/Treasurer - Amanda King, Allegro Fleming Island
 
Duval/Nassau Counties Chapter (meets 4th Tuesday of each month)
Chair - Jamie Glavich, Almost Home
​Events/Chair – Melissa Posey
Membership – Georgina Leininger, Guardian Pharmacy of Jacksonville
 
St. Johns/Flagler Counties Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Michelle Mueller, Allegro in St. Augustine
Vice Chair – Donnie Robbins, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida

Volusia County Chapter (meets 2nd Thursday of each month)
Chair – Tina Carlyle, Angel's Senior Living
Vice Chair - Cheryl Fredsall, The Cloisters of Deland
Secretary - Maureen Webb, VITAS Healthcare-Volusia/Flagler/Putnam
Treasurer - Angela Fischer, Guardian Pharmacy of Florida
Events - Katrina Perry, Redgecrest Nursing & Rehab Center
Membership - Natacha Lherisson, Good Samaritan Society-Florida Lutheran
Legislative - Brian Schooley, Angel's Senior Living, II, LLC.

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 every other month)
Chair – Chuck Kimball, Payday HR Solutions

Tallahassee - (Meets 2nd Monday)
Co-Chair - Yolando Hue, Tapestry Walden
Co-Chair - Laure Mulrooney, Villas at Killearn Lakes

SOUTHEAST REGION

Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties
Region Director: Lisa Thweatt, Sunrise of Boynton Beach
 
Broward County Chapter (meets monthly)
Chair – Ella Furman, Golden Age Manor
Secretary - Chana Wasserman, Golden Age Manor ALF
Legislative - Shelagh Grubb, Plastridge Insurance Agency
Special Events - Steffani Schwartz, Interstate Restoration
 
Miami-Dade County Chapter (meets monthly)
Volunteer – Barbara Galindo, Residential Plaza at Blue Lagoon
Volunteer - Cyndi Guerra, C G Network Strategies Consultants, LLC
 
Palm Beach County Chapter (meets 3rd Thursday of every month)
Chair - Peter Cowley, Allegro at Boynton Beach
Co-Chair – Kimberly Haley, VITAS Healthcare-Palm Beach
Secretary - Kylee Fischer, FirstLantic Healthcare-Palm Beach

SOUTHWEST REGION

Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties
Region Director: Kim Sviben, Watercrest Senior Living Group
 
Collier/Lee Counties Chapter (meets quarterly)
Chair – Bill Diamond, Carlisle Naples
Legislative – Tammy DeCaro, Barrington Terrace of Naples
 
Sarasota/Manatee Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Luan Morrow, Retirement Care of America
Secretary – Beatriz Munoz, Bluestone Physician Services
Treasurer – Jim DiSalvo, PharmcareUSA of Florida

WEST CENTRAL REGION

Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties
Region Director: Kwanza Bryant, Water's Edge of Lake Whales
 
Hernando/Citrus Counties Chapter (meets 2nd Tuesday of each month)
Chair – Mary Ann Koromi, Family Extended Care of Spring Hill 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 Clearwater
Vice Chair – Kate Brusik, Sunshine Christian Homes, Inc.
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 - Dawn Grady, Aravilla Clearwater
Vice Chair - Tracy Marx, Grand Villa Senior Living
Secretary - Daphni Tsongranis, Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care
Treasurer – Jackie Hepler, HPS
Membership - Kelly Dixon, Interstate Restoration
Legistlative - John Roxx, Safe Harbor
Special Events - Nick Hughes, Salus Physical Therapy

Chapter Meetings Near You

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