FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2007


Largo assistant principal elected to FHSAA Board of Directors

GAINESVILLE –  Largo High School assistant principal Greg Zornes has been elected to the Section 3 public school seat on the FHSAA Board of Directors, the FHSAA Office announced today.

There were a total of nine races held across the state as part of the FHSAA's general election, which began on April 1 and concluded on April 10. All but two of the races were decided on the first ballot. Those two races will be decided by run-off elections to be held later this month.

Zornes defeated Astronaut (Titusville) athletic director Tim Sparkman, Fort Pierce Central athletic director Jay Stewart and Rockledge athletic director Bonita Holland for the seat by garnering 68 percent of the votes cast. Zornes fills the seat currently held by Alonso (Tampa) principal Louis Diaz. Diaz was appointed to the seat earlier this year by the Board of Directors after it was vacated by former Clearwater High School principal Nick Grasso, who resigned to accept a position in the Pinellas County School Board district office.

Zornes' term of office begins July 1 and continues through the end of the 2009-10 school year.

Here are the complete results of the 2007 FHSAA General Election (** means candidate won election; * means candidate is in a run-off election):

Board of Directors
Section 3 Public School Seat
Bonita Holland, Athletic Director, Rockledge – 3
Tim Sparkman, Athletic Director, Astronaut (Titusville) – 6
Jay Stewart, Athletic Director, Fort Pierce Central – 5
Greg Zornes, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Largo – 30**

Section 1 Appeals Committee
Private School Seat
Susie Morris, Athletic Director, Munroe (Quincy) – 16**
Lou Pereira, Assistant Principal, Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) – 12

Section 2 Appeals Committee
Private School Seat
Joseph Doughtery, Principal, Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach)** [wins unopposed]

Section 3 Appeals Committee
Private School Seat
William Donivan, Athletic Director, Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) – 16*
James O'Malley, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Florida Air (Melbourne) – 12
Jerry Welch, Athletic Director, All Saints' (Winter Haven) – 17*

Section 4 Appeals Committee
Public School Seat
Taunya Dix, Athletic Director, Pompano Beach – 16*
David LaRosa, Principal, Fort Myers – 10
Carlos Perez, Athletic Director, Reagan (Doral) – 25*
Robert Plageman, Athletic Director, Cape Coral – 7

Representative Assembly
Division 2 Public School Delegate
Mike Davis, Principal, Walton (DeFuniak Springs)** [wins unopposed]
Division 4 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 6 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 8 Public School Delegate
John Gwynes, Athletic Director, Ed White (Jacksonville)** [wins unopposed]
Division 10 Public School Delegate
Wilson Edwards, Athletic Director, Palatka** [wins unopposed]
Division 12 Public School Delegate
Jeff Spivey, Athletic Director, Central (Brooksville)** [wins unopposed]
Division 14 Public School Delegate
Tom Utsman, Athletic Director, Tavares** [wins unopposed}
Division 16 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 18 Public School Delegate
Laura Figueredo, Assistant Principal, Plant (Tampa)** [wins unopposed]
Division 20 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 22 Public School Delegate
Terry Quarles, Athletic Director, Sebring** [wins unopposed]
Division 24 Public School Delegate
John Messina, Athletic Director, Centennial (Port St. Lucie)** [wins unopposed]
Division 26 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 28 Public School Delegate
Taunya Dix, Athletic Director, Pompano Beach – 0
Brad Grace, Athletic Director, Fort Lauderdale – 3
Dianne Sanzari, Athletic Director, Coral Springs – 8**
Division 30 Public School Delegate
Michael Colby, Athletic Director, Hialeah-Miami Lakes** [wins unopposed]
Division 32 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 3-4 Private School Delegate
Susie Morris, Athletic Director, Munroe (Quincy)** [wins unopposed]
Divisions 7-8 Private School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 11-12 Private School Delegate
Joseph Dougherty, Principal, Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach)** [wins unopposed]
Divisions 15-16 Private School Delegate
Mike Malatesta, Athletic Director, Bishop Moore (Orlando) – 2
Frank Prendergast, Athletic Director, Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) – 4**
Divisions 19-20 Private School Delegate
William Donivan, Athletic Director, Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) – 4
Dave Samler, Athletic Director, St. Stephen's (Bradenton) – 6**
Divisions 23-24 Private School Delegate
James O'Malley, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Florida Air (Melbourne) – 9**
Joseph Paschal, Athletic Director, John Carroll (Fort Pierce) – 6
Divisions 27-28 Private School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 31-32 Private School Delegate
Mark Dusek, Athletic Director, Hebrew (Miami Beach) – 2
Lazaro Fernandez, Athletic Director, Miami Christian – 5**
Section 2 Middle School Delegate
Margaret Fackelman, Athletic Director, Centennial Middle (Dade City)** [wins unopposed]
Section 4 Middle School Delegate
No candidates

About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida. It has a membership of more than 700 middle and high schools. The FHSAA governance structure consists of three branches – the FHSAA Board of Directors, which adopts policies and regulations, approves schools for membership, sets the annual budget, employs the Commissioner, and acts as the Association's final court of appeals; the FHSAA Representative Assembly, which adopts the Association's bylaws; and the four sectional appeals committees, which are the Association's initial courts of appeal.

Contact:
Jack Watford
Director of Communications, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 170
jwatford@fhsaa.org