Pursuant to s. 1006.20(6), Florida Statutes, the Association shall establish, sustain, fund and provide staff support to a Public Liaison Advisory Committee composed of the following: the Commissioner of Education or his or her designee; a member public school principal; a member nonpublic school principal; a member school principal who is a member of a racial minority; an active athletic director; an active coach, who is employed full time by a member school; a student-athlete; a district school superintendent; a district school board member; a member of the Florida House of Representatives; a member of the Florida Senate; a parent of a high school student; a member of a home education association; a representative of the business community; and a representative of the news media.

The authority and duties of the Public Liaison Advisory Committee are to act as a conduit through which the general public may have input into the decision-making process of the Association and to assist the Association in the development of procedures regarding the receipt of public input and disposition of complaints related to high school athletic and competition programs; to conduct public hearings annually in each of the four administrative sections during which interested parties may address issues regarding the effectiveness of the rules, operation, and management of the organization; and to conduct an annual evaluation of its findings, organization as a whole and recommendations to the Board of Directors, to the Executive Director of Education, and to the respective education committees of the Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives. The recommendations must delineate policies and procedures that will improve the implementation and oversight of high school athletic programs by the organization.

The Public Liaison Advisory Committee shall meet four times annually. Additional meetings may be called by the committee chairperson, the Association president, or the Executive Director.

To e-mail everyone in the PLAC at once: click here. Otherwise you can access each committee member individually by clicking on their name.

Donna Blumer, committee chairperson
Dixie Hollins High School
4940 62nd St. North
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
Phone: (727) 547-7876
Fax: (727) 547-7727
Represents: Athletic Directors

Dr. Dan Boyd
Alachua County Public Schools
620 E. University Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352) 955-7880
Fax: (352) 955-7255
Represents: Superintendents

Bill Buchalter
265 Rollingwood Tr.
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Phone: (407) 421-1579
Represents: Media

Colleen Croft
Glen Springs Elementary School
2826 NW 31st Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32605
Phone: (352) 373-4010
Represents: Parents

Eryn Croft
Gainesville High School
Represents: Student-Athletes

Brenda Dickinson
PO Box 12563
Tallahassee, FL 32317
Phone: (850) 877-3494
Represents: Home Education

Richard Gehman
Oak Hall School
8009 SW 14th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32607
Phone: (352) 332-3609
Fax: (352) 332-4975
Represents: Non-Public Schools

Bill Herschleb
Santa Fe High School
16213 N. US Highway 441
Alachua, FL 32615
Phone: (386) 462-1125
Fax: (386) 462-1711
Represents: Public Schools

Steve Oelrich
State Senator
4131 NW 28th Lane, Suite 7
Gainesville, FL 32606
Phone: (352) 375-3555
Fax: (352) 955-6262
Represents: Florida Senate

John Palmer
Hernando High School
700 Bell Ave.
Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone: (352) 797-7015
Fax: (352) 797-7042
Represents: Coaches

Bill Proctor
State Representative
900 State Road 16, Suite 2
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone: (904) 823-2550
Fax: (904) 823-2552
Represents: Florida House of Representatives

Lorie Shekailo
Martin County School Board
500 E. Ocean Blvd.
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: (772) 225-8152
Fax: (772) 219-1231
Represents: School Boards

Jackie Simmons, Jr.
Ed White High School
1700 Old Middleburg Rd. North
Jacksonville, FL 32210
Phone: (904) 693-7637
Fax: (904) 693-7639
Represents: Member School Principals (Minority)

Pam Stewart
St. Johns County Schools
40 Orange St.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone: (904) 547-7520
Fax: (904) 547-7535
Represents: Commissioner of Education

Holly Thompson
MF Athletic
Phone: (800) 667-9363
Represents: Business Community