Members
The following State Apprenticeship Advisory Council Members were appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on April 29 and August 5, 2022.
Employee Membership
Mr. Kirk D. Barras
J.A.T.T. LU 234
489 Stevens Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32254
lu234tc1@uanet.org
Mr. David McCraw
Tampa Area Electrical JATC
5625 Harney Road
Tampa, Florida 33610
david.mccraw@tampajatc.org
Mr. Lee Middleton
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 123
3601 McIntosh Road
Dover, Florida 33527-4830
Leemiddleton10@gmail.com
Ms. Karen Nichols Training Director
Central Florida Mechanical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
2900 W. Oak Ridge Road, Building 1600
Orlando, FL 32809
cfmjac@outlook.com
Employer Membership
Mr. Steve Cona III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Associated Builders & Contractors
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
2008 North Himes Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33607
stevecona3@abcflgulf.org
Mr. Marcelo Dossantos
Director of Talent Development
FloridaMakes
800 North Magnolia Avenue, Suite 1850
Orlando, Florida 32803
marcelo.dossantos@floridamakes.com
Ms. Natasha Sherwood
Executive Director
Independent Electrical Contractors of Florida – West Coast Chapter
4400 140th Avenue, #170
Clearwater, FL 33762
director@iecflorida.org
Mr. Robert Tidwell
Assistant Director
Florida Electrical Apprenticeship and Training
2900 W. Oak Ridge Road, Building 1600
Orlando, FL 32809
rtidwell@featschool.org
Public Membership
Mr. Eric D. Kennedy
President, EDK Management Consultants, Inc.
E-mail: edkenn322@gmail.com
The Honorable Kathryn Starkey
Commissioner
Pasco County, District 3
Commissioner
8731 Citizens Drive
New Port Richey, Florida 34654
kstarkey@pascocountyfl.net
Ex-Officio Member (non-voting)
COUNCIL ACTING CHAIRPERSON (non-voting)
Mr. or Ms. "Commissioner of Education" or Their Designee
Dr. Kevin O’Farrell, Chancellor
Florida Department of Education
Division of Career and Adult Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 714
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
E-mail: Kevin.OFarrell@fldoe.org
Executive Secretary (Council Staff)
Kathryn Wheeler, State Director of Apprenticeship
Florida Department of Education
Division of Career and Adult Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Room 754
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
E-mail: Kathryn.Wheeler@fldoe.org