Florida Supportive Housing Coalition Leadership
Diana Ferguson
Executive Director
Diana Ferguson is a shareholder with Rutledge Ecenia and has over 23 years of legal experience in Texas and Florida and over 19 years of legislative experience in Florida. She joined Rutledge Ecenia in January 2011 as an attorney and registered lobbyist. Prior to joining the firm, Diana practiced environmental regulatory law in Texas and Florida and provided legislative counsel to the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) for five years. She currently uses her extensive advocacy experience in representing her clients’ wide-ranging policy needs, including business and professional regulations, local government and environmental law, She represents several associations, including the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Florida Animal Control Association, and the Florida League of Cities, and she serves as the Executive Director of the Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies (FLERA).
Caleb Enget
Assitant Executive Director
Caleb Enget currently serves as the Legislative Affairs Coordinator at Rutledge Ecenia, Caleb has overseen the tracking and reporting of our clients’ political activity, as well as securing meetings with legislators, scheduling and planning legislative advocacy days at the capitol, and coordinating public comment opportunities for our clients and lobbyists during committee weeks and the Legislative Session. Additionally, Caleb assists in tracking the thousands of bills that are filed each session, as well as monitoring and reporting on the various committee meetings and house/senate sessions that occur each year. He is a graduate of Florida State University.
Board of Directors
Sandra Newson
President
Carrfour Supportive Housing
Susan Morgan
Vice President
Gracepoint
Janet Hamer
Treasurer
Hamer Consulting
Maria Barcus
Secretary
Housing Partner, Inc
Audrey Aradanas
Miami Homes for All
Melanie Brown-Woofter
Florida Behavioral Health Association
Tom Ruthardt
Broward Partnership for the Homeless
Gayle Giese
Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition
Jill Gran-Puckett
Citizen-at-Large
Jack Humburg
Boley Centers, Inc.
Natalie Kelly
Florida Association of Managing Entities
Alexander Lasa
Lived Experience
John Ledesma
JP Morgan Chase
James McCabe
Disability Rights Florida
Chuck Melendi
Johnson and Johnson
Shannon Nazworth
Ability Housing, Inc.
Olga Golik
Citrus Health Network
Leeanne Sacino
Florida Association to End Homelessness
Janet Stringfellow
Volunteers of America-Florida