2012-13 Foundation officers, directors begin terms
by Nancy Kinnally
July 2012
The Florida Bar Foundation is pleased to announce its 2012-13 officers and directors, who took office July 1. Click on their names to read more about the Foundation's officers, newly appointed directors and reappointed directors. A complete list of board members is available at the link below.
2012-13 Foundation officers:
Maria E. Henderson, president
John Patterson, president-elect
Honorable Emerson Thompson Jr., first vice president
Julio C. Jaramillo, second vice president
Michele Kane Cummings, immediate past president
Newly appointed Foundation directors
Designated
Director
Eugene K. Pettis, Florida Bar president-elect
Public Members
Mary Gardiner Evertz
Thomas R. Oldt
Appointed to Three-Year Term Expiring in 2015
Hon. James M. Barton, II
Gregory P. Brown
Directors reappointed to three-year term
Honorable Marva L. Crenshaw
View the entire listing of the Foundation's directors and officers
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