Fall 2017


FPCA Staff Contents


Amy Mercer Executive Director


Tammy Agee Membership & Conference Manager


Pat Faragasso Finance & Administration Manager


Shannon Whitley Professional Development Assistant


Sierra Purden Membership & Conference Assistant


Kendra Oates Executive/Professional Development Assistant


Leonard Dietzen / David Marsey Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell FPCA General Counsel


Sandi Poreda Bulldog Strategies Group FPCA Public Relations/Communications


Tim Stanfield Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC FPCA lobbyist


FPCA Leadership President’s Message


Executive Director’s Message New Members


Stay the Course: Florida’s Marchman and Baker Acts


Florida Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame


65th Annual Summer Conference


Is Your Office Private? Case Law Update 17-06


Value of FPCA Membership Miramar Police Chiefs wins Award


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