Composition and Purpose
The FHSAA sectional appeals committees are impartial judges of the FHSAA’s due process system. Members of each section render decisions on undue hardship eligibility cases, which are filed by member schools on behalf of student-athletes, and other requests for waivers of rules or appeals of decisions by the Executive Director filed by member schools themselves. Each sectional appeals committee will consist of two elected public schools representatives, one elected non-public schools representative, one elected member representing public school districts, one elected non-public school accrediting association representative, one elected at-large member from an under-represented gender and/or race appointed by the Board of Directors, and one attorney living within the section. A term of service for a committee member is three school years. A committee member may be re-elected to a second three-year term, but cannot serve more than a maximum of six (6) consecutive school years.
Staff Liaison
Jordanne Stark
(352) 372-9551 ext. 230
Each Sectional Appeals Committee will meet monthly from August-April totaling in nine (9) meetings throughout the school year. These nine (9) meetings must be held during the first 15 days of each month. These meetings will occur in four different locations depending on the section which are as follows:
Section 1: Lively Technical Center, Tallahassee
Section 2: Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala
Section 3: Manatee School District Office, Bradenton
Section 4: St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale
Official minutes may be requested by reaching out to
EmailEligibility@fhsaa.org. For minutes of a Sectional Appeals meeting from a previous school year, please
click here.
Decide requests by schools seeking exceptions to bylaws and regulations of the Association;
Decide undue hardship eligibility cases that are filed by schools on behalf of students; and
Decide appeals of decision rendered by the Executive Director that are filed by member schools. The Sectional Appeals Committee can only sustain or overturn the decision, but cannot modify the decision.
Jason Winn, Attorney
Represents: Attorneys
Term Expires: June 2028
Holly McDaniel, Athletic Director
Fort Walton Beach High School, Fort Walton Beach
Represents: At-Large
Term Expires: June 2027
Paul Herfurth, Athletic Director
St. John Paul II High School, Tallahassee
Represents: Private Schools
Term Expires: June 2028
TBD, Athletic Director
TBD
Represents: Private Schools (Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools)
Term Expires: TBD
Teresa Gunter-Jackson, Athletic Director
Amos P. Godby High School, Tallahassee
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2027
Hunter Nolen, Superintendent
Jackson County Public Schools, Jackson
Represents: School Boards
Term Expires: June 2028
Michael Graves, Public Defender
Represents: Attorneys
Term Expires: June 2028
Russell Wambles, Athletic Director
Olympia High School, Orlando
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2026
Bert Thomas, Athletic Director
Meadowbrook Academy, Ocala
Represents: Private Schools
Term Expires: June 2028
Lita Stanton
Citrus High School, Citrus
Represents: At-Large
Term Expires: June 2027
Tyler Brandeburg
Lake County Public Schools, Lake
Represents: School Board
Term Expires: June 2027
Greg Frescoln
First Academy, Leesburg
Represents: Private Schools (Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools)
Term Expires: June 2026
Aaron Crawford, Athletic Director
Apopka High School, Apopka
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2027
TBD
Represents: Attorneys
Term Expires: June 2025
Chris Harris, Athletic Director
Evangelical Christian, Fort Myers
Represents: Private Schools
Term Expires: June 2028
Tiffany King
Poinciana High School, Kissimmee
Represents: At-Large
Term Expires: June 2027
Pamela Lancaster, Athletic Director
Auburndale High School, Auburndale
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2026
Chris Lavoie, Athletic Director
Tampa Bay Preparatory, Tampa
Represents: Private Schools (Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools)
Term Expires: June 2024
Evanitta Omensetter, Athletic Director
Plant High School, Tampa
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2027
Mark Vianello, Superintendent
Charlotte County Schools, Charlotte
Represents: School Boards
Term Expires: June 2028
Flynn LaVrar, Esq.- Chairperson
Represents: Attorneys
Term Expires: June 2028
Moises Rivera, Athletic Director
Miami Sunset High School, Miami
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2028
Lisa Starks, Athletic Director
Washington High School, Miami
Represents: At-Large
Term Expires: June 2028
Paula Raflowitz, Athletic Director
South Miami Senior High School
Represents: Public Schools
Term Expires: June 2027
Kevin Esteban, Athletic Director
St. Brendan High School, Miami
Represents: Private Schools (Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools)
Term Expires: June 2028
Nora Rupert, School Board Member
Broward County Schools, Fort Lauderdale
Represents: School Boards
Term Expires: June 2027
Chuck Sennett, Athletic Director
Miami Country Day, Miami
Represents: Private Schools
Term Expires: June 2026