Upcoming Event(s)
- FHSAA Board of Directors Meeting – April 21-22, 2024 – Robert W. Hughes Building, Gainesville
- 46th Annual FIAAA State Conference – May 3-6, 2024 –Embassy Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista South
- FHSAA Board of Directors Meeting – June 3-4, 2024 – Robert W. Hughes Building, Gainesville
In the News:
8th Class of the FIAAA Hall of Fame Announced
May 5, 2024 will see the 8th Class of the FIAAA Hall of Fame inducted. This year’s honorees are two FIAAA Past Presidents. Wallace “Wally” Keller served the FIAAA as President in 2000-2001 and was the long time athletic director at Charlotte High School. James “Jody” Phillips served the FIAAA as President in 2013-2014 and was the athletic director at Forest High School in Ocala, as well as the County Athletic Director of Marion County. Congratulations to Wally and Jody, two excellent athletic administrators.
2024-25 Slate of Officers
The FIAAA Nominating Committee offers the following as its Slate of Officers for the 2024-25 FIAAA Administrative Year:
- President – Eric Lape, CAA – Athletic Director, G. Holmes Braddock SHS
- President-Elect – Jay Getty, CAA – Athletic Director, Haggerty HS
- Vice President – Dan Talbot, CMAA – County Athletic Director, Polk County
- Immediate Past President – Valerie Miyares, CAA – County Athletic Director, Palm Beach County
- Secretary – Tammie Talley, CAA – County Athletic Director, Duval County
- Treasurer – Evanitta Omensetter – Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, H.B. Plant HS
- Chaplain – Scott Drabczyk, CMAA – Athletic Director, Flagler Palm Coast HS
- Historian – Michael Colby, CMAA – Retired
Nominations will be taken from the floor and the election of the 2024-25 Officers will take place on Monday, May 6, 2024
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER
The following individuals will be recognized at Awards Banquet held Sunday, May 5th at the 2024 Annual State Conference:
- Dr. Clarence Noe Outstanding Athletic Administrator – Kevin Demer, CAA – Boone HS
- Wayne Taylor Distinguished Service Award – Dan Talbot, CMAA – Polk County AD
- Dorothy Brunson Special Service Award – Dr. Gregory Bostic – Ribault HS
- FIAAA Section 1 Athletic Director of the Year – Ryan James – Escambia HS
- FIAAA Section 2 Athletic Director of the Year – Phillip Small, CAA – Belleview HS
- FIAAA Section 3 Athletic Director of the Year – Pamela Lancaster, CMAA – Auburndale HS
- FIAAA Section 4 Athletic Director of the Year – Jason Frey, CAA – Pompano Beach HS
- Section 1 Chris Hixon Exemplary Sportsmanship Award – Michelle Faulk – Santa Fe HS
- Section 2 Chris Hixon Exemplary Sportsmanship Award – Dr. Jeffrey Reyes – Altamonte Christian School
- Section 3 Chris Hixon Exemplary Sportsmanship Award – Sara Bogue – Bloomingdale HS
- Section 4 Chris Hixon Exemplary Sportsmanship Award – Timothy Lawrence – Ft. Lauderdale HS
- FIAAA Lifetime Membership – Rocky Gillis, CAA – Past President 2021-22
- FIAAA Lifetime Membership – Lauren Otero, CMAA – Past President 2018-19
- FIAAA Lifetime Membership – Lanness Robinson, CMAA – Past President 2010-11
- NIAAA State Award of Merit – Chris Lavoie, CMAA – Tampa Preparatory School
- NIAAA Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award Nominee – Dan Talbot, CMAA – Polk County AD
- FIAAA Bruce Whitehead Distinguished Service Award Nominee – Dr. Jake von Scherrer, CMAA – Retired
- NFHS Citation Nominee – Jay Getty, CAA – Hagerty HS
Congratulations to all of these exceptional individuals.
Conference registration for the 46th Annual State Conference, May 2 -6, 2024 is now open. Log into your FinalForms account at https://fiaaa.finalforms-amp.com/
Message from The President-Elect – Mr. Eric Lape
FIAAA Members,
The FIAAA Conference is quickly approaching. This opportunity to network with Athletic Directors across the state while enjoying some awesome speakers and breakout sessions is a great end to the year while also energizing us for the coming year. Take advantage of this opportunity to share ideas and steal others. Make this year’s conference part of your own personal growth and register now. Can’t wait to see everyone in May. A TENTATIVE conference agenda can be found here. Please be advised that Breakout Sessions are still being finalized and will be added soon. Also, Sessions and Session times are subject to change.
Eric Lape CAA
President-Elect
Braddock Senior High School
FIAAA 4th Strategic Plan Unveiled
FIAAA 2024-2029 Strategic Plan
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Jay Getty, CAA Finance Subcommittee Chairman |
Eric Lape, CAA Programs Subcommittee Chairman |
John Sgromolo, CAA Operations Subcommittee Chairman |
Clearwater Central Catholic Scholar Athlete To Be Recognized At NADC Annual Conference
Max Brames is one of two national scholarship winners who will be recognized at the NADC Annual Conference at Marriott Orlando World Center during the Opening General Session on Saturday, December 16th.
Brames graduated from Clearwater Central Catholic High School in Clearwater, Florida. The athletic director there is John Gerdes. Brames’ parents are Herman and Mary Jo Brames.
As a three-sport athlete, Brames competed in cross country, tennis, and soccer. He earned 11 varsity letters and was captain twice on the soccer team. He also earned the Marauder Award while participating in soccer.
Brames has shown his leadership skills in several areas. He was student body president, one of four students representing section 3 on the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) student-athlete advisor committee, and junior class treasurer.
In addition, Brames volunteered for the Red Warriors Leukemia Lymphoma Team, Water 4 Mercy, Regency Oaks Care Center, and more. He served for over 400 hours between all his commitments.
Scholastic honors given to Brames include the High Honor Award, the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award – given for leadership and academic achievements, and the Clearwater for Youth Award.
In Brames’ essay for this scholarship, he discussed how as a captain on the soccer team he realized how a role model should behave and lead.
“As a captain, I tried to inspire my teammates through kindness, realizing that my team will make mistakes and I will make mistakes. With this in mind, it was important that I reminded my teammates that it doesn’t matter if you make errors, what matters is how you react and pick yourself up,” Brames wrote
Have something to put into the newsletter?
Greetings FIAAA family, as the creator of The FIAAA Monthly Memo and Newsletter, I welcome you to feel free to contact me if you have information that you would like to be included in the monthly memo/newsletter.
Please email me at jsgromolo@sjcds.net
Have a great school year!
GO FIAAA!
John Sgromolo
Athletic Director
St. Johns Country Day School
FIAAA Public Relations Committee Chairman
Message from the Executive Director- Mr. Andy Chiles
It’s hard to believe we’re 3/4ths of the way to finishing another school year. I hope everyone had a successful winter campaign for your athletic department and spring sports are off to a great start. As we move into the last 9 weeks of the school year, I’m excited to share that this year’s FIAAA State Conference is quickly approaching.
Attending the FIAAA conference provides us, as Athletic Administrators and leaders of our schools and community, an opportunity to catch up with colleagues and friends, participate in professional development opportunities and hopefully allows us to find time to unwind a little from the day to day grind of running successful athletic programs.
Once again, Val Miyares, our President-Elect and your FIAAA Board of Directors have worked extremely hard on hammering out the details and logistics of the conference this year. This year’s conference will be held for the first time at the Embassy Suites in Lake Buena Vista. It will also have a slightly different format as in previous years. I believe the conference once again provides multiple learning opportunities with our LTI course offerings and great breakout sessions.
The FHSAA will have multiple sessions sharing important information and updates on all the potential changes happening in the state. In addition to the above, our FIAAA Conference will once again provide FHSAA compliance seminar credit for the Athletic Administrators in Sections 1 and 3. The conference will again be highlighted with our FIAAA Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony were we recognize some of our colleagues that have made outstanding contributions to interscholastic athletics in our state.
Conference registration is now open and all information related to the conference can be found on our FIAAA website.
As we head down the home stretch, I wish everyone great success finishing up the school year. Please remember the FIAAA is your professional association and if you ever need anything or have any questions please feel free to contact myself, your District Director or any member of your Board of Directors. I wish everyone the best of luck, stay safe and I look forward to seeing everyone at the Conference in May.
Andy Chiles, CMAA
FIAAA Executive Director
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Scott Drabczyk, CMAA NIAAA State Coordinator |
Dan Talbot, CMAA NIAAA State Coordinator |
Lanness Robinson, CMAA NIAAA State Coordinator |
Using Google Sheets as a One-Stop Shop with Scott Drabczyk – Horizon High School (FL)
Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
