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