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Dominic M. Calabro, Florida TaxWatch, President & Chief Executive Officer
Dominic M. Calabro is president and chief executive officer of Florida TaxWatch, a statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan government watchdog and research institute for taxpayers. Florida TaxWatch was founded in 1979 to improve government productivity, taxpayer value and citizen understanding, and encourage responsible participation by Floridians in their state and local governments. This is accomplished through high quality research and civic engagement, which advance productivity and accountability throughout Florida government. This timely research is used to identify how economic, fiscal, taxing, spending, and regulatory decisions affect the economic livelihood and quality of life for all Floridians. To date, approximately 70 percent of Florida TaxWatch’s government cost-saving recommendations have been implemented by each Administration, worth over $6.2 billion or $1,060 in added value for each Florida family.
David A. Bundy, CHS President & Chief Executive Officer
David A. “Dave” Bundy, president and chief executive officer, was tapped for the top post on June 30, 2000, a pivotal time in the privatization of Florida’s child welfare services. With Bundy’s leadership, CHS played a key role in the dramatic reform of Florida’s child protection system that transferred foster care and related services to private, community-based agencies. With the transfer of services from state to community now complete, Bundy is leading a new CHS charge: to be the drivers of change in child welfare by identifying and implementing best practices proven to break the generational cycle of child abuse.
Michael D. Cusick, Florida Coalition for Children, President & Chief Executive Officer
Continuing his 30-year commitment to public service, Michael Cusick serves as the president and CEO of the Florida Coalition for Children which advocates for abused and neglected children and represents statewide programs that serve children and families in the child protection system.
As staff director of three Florida House of Representatives committees over a period of 10 years, Cusick was privileged to be able to study and recommend solutions for many of Florida’s most pressing issues ranging in scope from the environment to health care. Cusick has represented and consulted with numerous major multinational corporations and small but significant organizations serving some of Florida’s most vulnerable citizens.
Glen Casel, CBC of Seminole, President & Chief Executive Officer
Glen Casel has been an advocate for the children in Florida for more than 15 years. He currently serves as the president/CEO of Community Based Care (CBC) of Seminole, the lead foster care and related services agency in Seminole County. He was a vice president at Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) for almost five years, an agency providing a full array of services to children in need. Casel previously worked for the Department of Children and Families (DCF) for 10 years, including serving as the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Program office supervisor and as the district program manager for Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Brevard counties; his responsibilities included child welfare, mental health and substance abuse as well as other DCF programs.
Casel is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in public administration and a master’s degree in health services administration. Casel makes his home in Seminole County with his wife and three children.
Lori Parham, AARP Florida State Director
Lori Parham, Ph.D., is AARP’s Florida state director, based in the Tallahassee office. She began her career at AARP in November 2004. Before becoming state director in early 2007, she served as Advocacy Manager for State Affairs and was responsible for policy and legislative advocacy.
She serves on the boards of the Florida Patient Safety Corporation, a public-private organization devoted to improving health care quality; and the Florida Council on Aging, representing Florida aging-service agencies.
