Board of Directors

Justin Powell

PRESIDENT

My name is Justin Powell, and I serve as Walton County’s Volunteer CERT Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and operate in ESF 15, Volunteer and Donations. Since 2017, I have managed the Walton County Volunteer CERT Program and beginning in 2020, I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the Florida CERT Association Board of Directors.

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Bruce Caruso

VICE PRESIDENT

District Chief Bruce Caruso began his fire service career with the City of Dania in 1982. Through the 29 years that he served with the department, he rose to the rank of Division Chief of Emergency Medical Services. In 2011, the City of Dania Beach contracted with the Broward Sheriff’s Office to provide Fire Rescue services.

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Justin Wells

SECRETARY
Justin Wells has been serving as a firefighter since 2012 and is a devoted husband and father of three children. A passion for EMS found him in 2002 when his uncle suffered a seizure and firefighters responded to his uncle’s residence. Justin went on to successfully complete fire academy and paramedic school simultaneously which was deemed an impossible task and he has since continued to advance his knowledge, education and experience within the career.

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Kathy Sellen

TREASURER

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Ellen Pinder

PARLIMENTARIAN

Pinder is the CERT Coordinator and Mitigation Planner for Charlotte County Emergency Management. Her role as the Charlotte County CERT coordinator started in 2014, and since that time, the program has expanded considerably and now provides firefighter rehab to Charlotte County Fire and EMS…

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Michelle Luckett

REGION 1

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Tress Dameron

REGION 1

Amanda Anthony

REGION 2

I am Amanda Anthony, I am currently the Coordinator for Franklin County Emergency Management. I began my career in emergency management back in 2020, I was hired as Franklin County Emergency Management’s Special Needs Coordinator.

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Joyce Davis

REGION 2

Laurie Carley

REGION 3

Riley Tuff

REGION 4

Riley Tuff has worked in the field of Emergency Management since 2009. Since 2017 he has worked to advance the mission of CERT volunteering by coordinating programs in the cities of Cape Coral and Tampa.

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Ray Sellen

REGION 4

Bill Church

REGION 5
Bill joined the Florida CERT Association Board of Directors in September of 2019. He is a native of Washington State, during all of his growing up years. He has been a Florida resident since 1964.

Bill has been going to the Florida CERT conferences since 2015. Bill is a group leader of his community CERT Team #62, at the Clarcona Resorts, in Apopka, Florida, for many years now as their leader and trainer.

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Mario Valle

Region 6
With a deep desire to give back to his community in a more meaningful way, Mario joined the Collier County Sheriff’s Office in 2012 as an Auxiliary Deputy.

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Ray Wodynski

REGION 6
I started my career as an EMT with Lee County in Florida where I worked for 17 years. I moved to Texas and became involved with the VA at the Michael E DeBakey VA Hospital.

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Carol Sjursen

Region 7
Carol Sjursen has been actively involved with CERT since 2003 and currently serves as the volunteer CERT Program Manager for the Deerfield Beach CERT Team, a position she has held since 2010. Under her leadership, the Deerfield Beach CERT Team was recognized by the Florida CERT Association with the 2012 State CERT Team of the Year Award.

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Hipolita Rodriguez-Wells

REGION 7
Hipolita Rodriguez-Wells is a passionate private school administrator and dedicated educator with over two decades of experience in nurturing young minds in her community.

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Darrell Tongate

Emeritus