Florida APSE
Established in 1995
President
Jordan T. Knab
jknab@usfsp.edu
Vice President
Tammy Jorgensen-Smith
smithtj@usf.edu
Treasurer
Carly Detlefsen
cdetlefsen@usfsp.edu
Secretary
Carly Detlefsen
cdetlefsen@usfsp.edu
General Board Members
Richard Berthelot: bystenia@gmail.com
Nancy Boutot (Past President): nboutot@ndi-inc.org
Merrick Egber: merrickegber@aol.com
Luis Gonzales: luis.g.gonzales1@gmail.com
France Mason: fmason@hpsfl.org
Kerri Morse: kerri.morse@elsforautism.org
Debra Noel: Debra.Noel@apdcares.org
Jan Pearce: pearcetal@comcast.net
Vanessa Rodriguez: vanessa.rodriguez@tdiworks.org
Delegate
Katie Wolf Whaley
University of Kentucky
1525 Bull Lea Road, Suite 160
Lexington, KY 40511
859-218-5960
kwolf@uky.edu
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Nancy Boutot
nboutot
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- Executive Order: October 2013 Executive Order directing state agencies to identify financing and contract methods that will prioritize employment – www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2013/13-284-disabilities.pdf
- Op Ed in Support of Employment First: Op Ed column by chair of Florida DD Council – www.fddc.org/sites/default/files/OPED%20Employment%20First%20102113.pdf
- Developmental Disabilities Council Employment First Statement: Statement from Florida DD Council in support of Employment First – www.fddc.org/about/employment