Some well-known names in Florida politics are becoming Trustees at Florida State College at Jacksonville, including a current elected official.
April Carney, the current Vice Chair of the Duval County School Board is among Gov. Ron DeSantis’ picks for the college’s Board of Trustees. DeSantis also supported Carney as a School Board candidate.
The President and Interior Designer for REDEW Design Build, Carney was elected in 2022, helping to transform the Board from center-left to conservative.
She has not filed for re-election yet, suggesting that perhaps she may be looking at running for another office. We have reached out to learn her plans but have yet to get a response at time of publication.
DeSantis also appointed Virginia Berg to the FSCJ Board. She previously served as FSCJ’s Director of Government Relations. She may be best known to the statewide audience for her role as former Gov. Rick Scott’s Director of Appointments.
Berg currently works as Jacksonville University Law School Director of Major Gifts.
Daniel Martell, the Vice President of Regulatory Political Affairs for NextEra Energy Resources and a current member of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors, is also new to the Board.
Alan Wachs, a Partner at Smith Gambrell and Russell and Commissioner for the Fifth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission, rounds out the new appointees.
Thomas McGehee Jr., Rod Odom, Dr. Andrew Shaw and Orrin “Wayne” Young will all be returning to the Board as well.
