TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Jeb Bush today announced the following appointment:

Governor’s Ex-offender Task Force

Stephen R. MacNamara, 52, of Tallahassee, associate vice president for academic affairs and associate professor with Florida State University, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor. Mr. MacNamara will serve as chairman of this task force.

· Ira L. Barbell, 59, of Columbia, Maryland, senior associate with Anne E. Casey Foundation, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Franchatta J. Barber, 45, of Tallahassee, deputy assistant secretary of Institution Programs with the Department of Corrections, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Anthony J. Schembri, 62, of Tallahassee, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Susan E. Pareigis, 45, of Tallahassee, director of the Agency for Workforce Innovation, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Jose M. Boscan, 35, of Winter Garden, manager with Walt Disney World Company, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Carol Law, 64, of Pensacola, president of Drug Free Workplace, Inc., appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Henree D. Martin, 59, of Tallahassee, owner of Developers Realty and Investment Properties, Inc., appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Wayne E. Rawlins, 45, of Pembroke Pines, community justice consultant, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Robert P. Blount, III, 32, of Tampa, president of Abe Brown Ministries, Inc., and program coordinator with Hillsborough Community College, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Bernard “Bernie” DeCastro, 60, of Ocala, executive director of Time for Freedom, Inc., appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Michael A. Bernstein, 52, of Seminole, president and chief executive officer of Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Inc., appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Monica A. David, 45, of Tallahassee, chairwoman of the Florida Parole Commission, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· T. Edward Austin, 78, of Jacksonville, former state attorney, public defender and mayor of the City of Jacksonville, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Annette R. Martinez, 40, of Lakeland, fire operations manager with State Farm Insurance Companies, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Vicki Lukis, 47, of Coral Gables, volunteer, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

· Ralph P. Martin, 29, of Miami, paralegal with Duane Morris, LLP, appointed for a term beginning April 21, 2005 and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

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