Purpose
The Athletic Director advisory committee exists solely for the purpose of evaluating FHSAA programs. In achieving its purpose, the committee shall review FHSAA regulations; offer to the Board of Directors recommendations for change to such regulations as it deems appropriate; and offer advice and guidance to the Board of Directors and staff. The committee shall have no direct authority to establish guidelines, regulations, policies or procedures; and its decisions and recommendations shall not be final unless adopted by the Board of Directors in general session.
The Athletic DirectorsAdvisory Committee shall be comprised of 15 individuals, as follows: one Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (FIAAA) District Director from each of the four FHSAA administrative sections; three executive committee members of the FIAAA (i.e. president, president-elect, immediate past president, etc.); four private school Athletic Directors, one from each of the four FHSAA administrative sections; one Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) athletic director representative appointed by the FACA Executive Director; and three at-large current, active school athletic directors appointed by the FHSAA Executive Director.
The Athletic Directors Advisory Committee shall meet, at a minimum, three times annually – once following each season’s round of sports advisory committee meetings to review the recommendations brought forward by those committees; and to evaluate the entire FHSAA interscholastic athletic program, making such recommendations of its own as it deems necessary. In reviewing the recommendations brought forward by the varioussports advisory committees, theAthletic DirectorsAdvisory Committee shall either give its endorsement or withhold its endorsement on each recommendation, but shall not have the authority to defeat any recommendation.
Site: Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building, Gainesville (
unless specifically designated)
Dates:
September 3, 2025
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January 28, 2026
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April 8, 2026
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Staff Liaison
Scott Jamison
(352) 372-9551 ext. 180
Section 1
Terrance Harris
Pensacola High School
500 W. Maxwell St.
Pensacola, FL 32501
Phone: (850) 806-8546
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2027
John Sirmon
University Christian School
5520 University Blvd. W.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone: (904) 737-6330
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
Section 2
Lenny Paoletti
Melbourne Central Catholic
154 E. Florida Ave.
Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone: (941) 799-1200
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2027
Josh Vandergrift
Edgewater High School
3100 Edgewater Dr.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: (407) 835-4900
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
Section 3
Mark Rosembalm
Collier County Public Schools
5775 Osceola Trail
Naples, FL 34109
Phone: (239) 377-0023
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2027
Kevin Vargas
Academy of Holy Names
3319 Bayshore Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33629
Phone: (813) 839-5371
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
Section 4
Lazaro Fernandez
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
500 S.W. 127th Ave.
Miami, FL 33184
Phone: (786) 621-4191
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2027
Jason Frey
Pompano Beach High School
600 N.E. 13th Ave.
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Phone: (754) 322-2000
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
At-Large
Justin Budmayr
Riverdale High School
2600 Buckingham Rd.
Fort Myers, FL 33905
Phone: (239) 694-4141
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2027
Dr. Lisa Starks
Washington High School
1200 NW 6th Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 324-8900
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
Jade Brown
Washington High School
6000 College Pkwy.
Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone: (850) 475-5257
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
FIAAA Executive Board Representatives
Val Miyares
Palm Beach County Public Schools
3300 Forest Hill Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone: (561) 434-8000
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
Tammie Talley
Duval County Public Schools
4037 Boulevard Center Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: (904) 390-2000
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
Evanitta Omensetter
Plant High School
2415 S. Himes Ave.
Tamoa, FL 33629
Phone: (813) 272-3033
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2026
FACA Representative
Dan Talbot
Polk County Schools
3425 New Jersey Road
Lakeland, FL 33803
Phone: (863) 534-0635
Term Expires: Oct. 31, 2024