Board of Directors

Justin Powell

PRESIDENT

I serve as Walton County’s Volunteer CERT Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and operate in ESF 15, Volunteer and Donations. 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.

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Justin Wells

SECRETARY
Justin Wells has been serving his community as a firefighter for over an decade. He has a passion for all things educationally related to the field of EMS, Fire, Workplace Safety, and Public Safety. This interest found him in 2002 when his uncle suffered a seizure and firefighters responded to his uncle’s residence.
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Kathy Sellen

TREASURER
Kathy Sellen is the Public Education Manager for Polk County Fire Rescue in Polk County Florida. Sellen is a State Certified Fire Life and Safety Educator and coordinates all public education for PCFR including the CERT program. She has served as the Polk County CERT Manager since 2017.

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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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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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Laurie Carley

Region 7
CERT Training has been my passion for over 15 years and with 22 years of full spectrum Emergency Management experience, I understand how vital training and education is to supporting and enhancing community resilience.

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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

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