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  • Amendments and Slate of Officers to be Decided

Attendees at the 45th Annual FIAAA State Conference in Kissimmee will decide on three proposed amendments to the FIAAA Constitution and on the slate of officers presented by the Nominating Committee.  The following three amendments are being proposed:

Article IV, Section I – Board of Directors

D.  Executive Board

The Executive Board shall consist of the following officers:  President, President-Elect, Vice President, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain, Historian, and the Designated Past President elected by the Past Presidents Committee.  Officers of the Executive Board, except for the Chaplain and Historian, shall be active athletic administrators elected to a one-year term.  The Executive Director will serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Executive Board.  The Executive Board shall meet at least once a year at such time and place as designated by the President.  The President reserves the right to invite other such members of the Board to attend any meeting of the Executive Board.

Rationale:  The positions Chaplain, and Historian are usually held by individuals that have an expertise related to the position and should not be restricted by the active athletic administrator requirement, as determined by the Nominating Committee or the membership.

I. Immediate Past President

The Immediate Past President shall be the most immediate available Past President, as per paragraphs D and O of this Section.  The Immediate Past President shall assume the duties of the President in his/her absence or inability to act.  Once he/she has completed his/her term as the Immediate Past President, he/she is no longer eligible to hold a position of President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer on the Executive Board, unless elected as per Article VI, Section I, Paragraph I and as permitted in Article IV, Section I, Paragraph D or as Historian.  He/she shall be responsible for carrying out all duties of the Immediate Past President so listed in the FIAAA Handbook.

Rationale: The Immediate Past President should not be restricted to being able to serve on the Executive Board if the individual holds the expertise of being able to serve as the Chaplain or Historian, as determined by the Nominating Committee or the membership.

Article IV, Section I – committees

N. Executive Director Evaluation Committee

The President shall appoint an Executive Director Evaluation Committee to evaluate, on an annual basis, the Executive Director.  The committee shall be made up of the Immediate Past President, Designated Past President, Treasurer, four district directors (one from each of the four FHSAA Sections) and two At-Large Directors (those being the Corporate Sponsorship chair and the PDA chair).  The Immediate Past President shall serve as the chair of this committee.

Rationale:  The FIAAA Constitution, as well as the Duties & Expectation and the Management Agreement of the Executive, require that the Executive Director be evaluated on an annual basis.  This committee will develop and carry out the process for evaluating the Executive Director.

The slate of officers being presented are as follows:

  • President – Valerie Miyares, CAA
  • President-Elect – Eric Lape, CAA
  • Vice President – Jay Getty, CAA
  • Secretary – Tammie Talley, CAA
  • Treasurer – Casey Thiele, CAA
  • Chaplain – Scott Drabczyk, CMAA
  • Historian – Michael Colby, CMAA
  • Immediate Past President – Marcus Gabriel, CAA

The debate and voting on these items will take place Monday, May 8, 2023, during the Annual Meeting of the FIAAA.

  • Awards and Chris Hixon Sportsmanship Award Forms 

    • Starting 2022-2023 FIAAA in partnership with FinalForms has streamlined the awards nomination process. All applications will be available on the FIAAA FinalForms AMP portal.  
  • Athletic Director’s Mentoring Minute

    • The Athletic Director’s Mentoring Minute taps into real-life situations that athletic directors face throughout the year. It is an easy read and can help you handle situations without reinventing the wheel. It has been used with coaches as a tool to promote professional development to assist coaches to be proactive in their quest to run a first-class program. Please consider this to be a tool that will help you be successful in your career. Dan Comeau CMAA

FIAAA Monthly Memo- Spring

Your monthly source of professional content from the FIAAA

FIAAA Spring Newsletter

Your source of professional content from the FIAAA!

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Click Here For Hotel Reservations- Embassy Suites

*NOTE*- The hotel is now fully SOLD OUT on Friday and Saturday night. There may be some rooms on Thursday and Sunday night. If not, please use the overflow hotel below.

Overflow Hotel Reservations- Click Here

The rate for this hotel is $145.00 per night and this hotel is very close to the Embassy Suites (the site of the Conference)

Message from the Executive Director- Mr. Andy Chiles

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

Thank You To Our Diamond Sponsors

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Conference Professional Development Opportunities- LTI Courses!

 

Hello Florida Athletic Directors!

 

As we transition from winter sports to spring sports its time to start thinking about the FIAAA conference this spring. We are excited to bring you some great LTI courses during our annual state conference. Classes being taught this year include:

**To sign up for a class, please use the conference registration link at: https://fiaaa.net/conference/conference-info/

502 – Strategies for Organizational Management

503 – Enhancing Organizational Management

504 – Legal Issues I Liability for Sports Injuries & Risk Management

506 – Legal Issues II Title IX & Sexual Harassment

508 – Legal Issues III Hazing, Constitutional, Disabilities, Employment, Labor Laws

510 – Legal Issues IV Social Media, Transgender, Participation etc.

628 – Mental Health of Student Athletes

625– Management of Game and Event Announcing

710A – Current Issues in Education Based Athletics

716 – Partnering with Parents

618 – Management of Athletic Player Equipment

712 – Moral Ethical Decision Making

BREAKING NEWS – Certification Gifts from the FIAAA

If you received your CAA designation in 2022, registration for the 2023 annual conference is FREE!

If you received your CMAA designation during 2022, your registration for the 2023 annual conference is FREE plus you receive a 50.00 gift certificate to the FIAAA Logo Shop!

 

I encourage you to go to www.niaaa.org and click on the Professional Development tab – then click on Certification and then scroll down to see the various levels of certification available. You can also see the tremendous collection of LTC’s (Leadership Training Courses) that you can take via webinar or through a number of online university providers. Each course is a tremendous learning experience on its own and collectively, lead to certification through the NIAAA.

 

You can also email or phone me if you have questions about Certification. I can help you develop a plan to become certified. I hope you continue to have a great year and a great career as an Athletic Administrator in Florida!

 

Dan Talbot, CMAA

Scott Drabczyk, CMAA

Lanness Robinson, CMAA

 

Get Certified and Go FIAAA!

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Message from The Vice President- Mr. Eric Lape

Message from The Vice President- 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.


Eric Lape CAA

Vice President

Braddock Senior High School

Thank You To Our Platinum Sponsors

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Amendments and Slate of Officers to be Decided

Attendees at the 45th Annual FIAAA State Conference in Kissimmee will decide on three proposed amendments to the FIAAA Constitution and on the slate of officers presented by the Nominating Committee. The following three amendments are being proposed:

 

Article IV, Section I – Board of Directors

 

D. Executive Board

 

The Executive Board shall consist of the following officers: President, President-Elect, Vice President, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain, Historian, and the Designated Past President elected by the Past Presidents Committee. Officers of the Executive Board, except for the Chaplain and Historian, shall be active athletic administrators elected to a one-year term. The Executive Director will serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall meet at least once a year at such time and place as designated by the President. The President reserves the right to invite other such members of the Board to attend any meeting of the Executive Board.

 

Rationale: The positions Chaplain, and Historian are usually held by individuals that have an expertise related to the position and should not be restricted by the active athletic administrator requirement, as determined by the Nominating Committee or the membership.

 

 

I. Immediate Past President

 

The Immediate Past President shall be the most immediate available Past President, as per paragraphs D and O of this Section. The Immediate Past President shall assume the duties of the President in his/her absence or inability to act. Once he/she has completed his/her term as the Immediate Past President, he/she is no longer eligible to hold a position of President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer on the Executive Board, unless elected as per Article VI, Section I, Paragraph I and as permitted in Article IV, Section I, Paragraph D or as Historian. He/she shall be responsible for carrying out all duties of the Immediate Past President so listed in the FIAAA Handbook.

 

Rationale: The Immediate Past President should not be restricted to being able to serve on the Executive Board if the individual holds the expertise of being able to serve as the Chaplain or Historian, as determined by the Nominating Committee or the membership.

 

 

Article IV, Section I – committees

 

N. Executive Director Evaluation Committee

 

The President shall appoint an Executive Director Evaluation Committee to evaluate, on an annual basis, the Executive Director. The committee shall be made up of the Immediate Past President, Designated Past President, Treasurer, four district directors (one from each of the four FHSAA Sections) and two At-Large Directors (those being the Corporate Sponsorship chair and the PDA chair). The Immediate Past President shall serve as the chair of this committee.

 

Rationale: The FIAAA Constitution, as well as the Duties & Expectation and the Management Agreement of the Executive, require that the Executive Director be evaluated on an annual basis. This committee will develop and carry out the process for evaluating the Executive Director.

 

The slate of officers being presented are as follows:

 

President – Valerie Miyares, CAA

President-Elect – Eric Lape, CAA

Vice President – Jay Getty, CAA

Secretary – Tammie Talley, CAA

Treasurer – Casey Thiele, CAA

Chaplain – Scott Drabczyk, CMAA

Historian – Michael Colby, CMAA

Immediate Past President – Marcus Gabriel, CAA

 

The debate and voting on these items will take place Monday, May 8, 2023 during the Annual Meeting of the FIAAA.

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FIAAA Strategic Planning Begins

FIAAA Begins 2024-2029 Strategic Plan

FIAAA Begins 2024-2029 Strategic Plan

The FIAAA is coming to the end of the current 2019-2024 Strategic Plan!
The board has now began working on the next Strategic Plan to set the course for the FIAAA for the next five years.The General Chair of the plan is being led by Ms. Lauren Otero as the General Chair with the following subcommittee chairs:Finance- Mr. Jay GettyPrograms- Mr. Eric LapeOperations- Mr. John SgromoloMore info to come as the process develops.

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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 john.sgromolo@myoneclay.net

Have a great school year!

GO FIAAA!

John Sgromolo

County Athletic Director

Clay County District Schools

FIAAA Public Relations Committee Chairman

IMPORTANT LINKS

FIAAA Executive Board and Board of Directors

President
Marcus Gabriel, CAA
American Senior H.S.
(305) 557-3770
mgabriel@dadschools.net

President-Elect
Valerie Miyares, CAA
Palm Beach County Schools
(561) 434-7341
valerie.miyares@palmbeachschools.org

Vice President
Eric Lape, CAA
Braddock High School
(305) 225-9729
delape2@dadeschools.net

Immediate Past President
Rocky Gillis
Broward County Schools
(754) 321-1208
rgillis@browardschools.com

Designated Past President
Lauren Otero, CMAA
Plant High School
(813) 272-3033
lauren.otero@hcps.net

Secretary
Tammie Talley, CAA
Duval County Public Schools
(904)858-6142
talleyt@duvalschools.org

Treasurer
Jay Getty, CAA
Hagerty High School
(407) 871-0790
jay_getty@scps.k12.fl.us

Chaplain
Scott Drabczyk, CAA
Horizon High School
(407) 554-1821
scott.drabczyk@ocps.net

Historian
Michael Colby, CMAA
Retired
(352) 870-9510
Mlcolby50@outlook.com

Executive Director
Andy Chiles, CMAA
Winter Park High School
(407) 622-3297
andrew.chiles@ocps.net

DISTRICT DIRECTORS

DISTRICTS & COUNTIES

District 1
Casey Thiele, CAA
Pensacola High School
(850) 595-1500
cthiele@ecsdfl.us

District 2
Riley Bell
Leon High School
(850) 617-5700
Bellr2@leonschools.net

District 3
John Sgromolo, CAA
Clay County School Dist.
(904) 336-8975
john.sgromolo@myoneclay.net

District 4
Ian Blount, CAA
Atlantic Coast High School
(904) 538-5120
blounti@duvalschools.org

District 5
Dustin Kupcik
Springstead High School
(352) 797-7010
kupcik_d@hcsb.k12.fl.us

District 6
Lyle Livengood, CAA
West Port High School
(352) 291-4000
stanley.livengood@marion.k12.fl.us

District 7
Brad Montgomery, CAA
Seabreeze High School
(386) 258-4674
bsmontgo@vousia.k12.fl.us

District 8
Lisa Montgomery, CAA
West Orange High School
(407) 904-2400
lisa.montgomery@ocps.net

District 9
John Gerdes
Clearwater Central Catholics
(727) 469-4100
jgerdes@ccchs.org

District 10
Evanitta Omensetter
Braulio Alonso High School
(813) 356-1525
jasmine.tramel@hcps.net

District 11
Pam Lancaster, CMAA
Auburndale High School
(863) 965-6200
pamela.lancaster@polk-fl.net

District 12
Kenny Buckner
Okeechobee High School
(863) 462-5025
bucknerk@okee.k12.fl.us

District 13
Gary White, CAA
Estero High School
(239) 947-9400
garydw@leeschools.net

District 14
Kelli Erianne, CAA
Sun Coast High School
(561) 882-3470
brandon.walker@palmbeachschools.org

District 15
Jason Frey, CAA
Pompano Beach High School
(754) 322-2000
jason.frey@browardschools.com

District 16
Scott Selvidge
Cypress Bay High School
(754) 323-0350
scott.selvidge@browardschools.com

District 17
Dr. Lisa Starks
Booker T. Washington H.S.
(305) 324-8900
lstarks@dadeschools.net

District 18
TBA

AT-LARGE DIRECTORS

Michael Colby, CMAA
Conference Registrar/Exhibits Manager
Retired
(352) 870-9510
mlcolby50@outlook.com

Dan Comeau, CMAA
Professional Networking/Mentoring
Retired
(772) 834-5875
dcomeau19@comcast.net

Chris Lavoie
Corporate/Marketing
Tampa Prep. School
(603) 667-5802
clavoie@tampaprep.org

Dung Nguyen
Technology Coordinator
Miami Senior High School
(305) 275-3714
dungnguyen1@dadeschools.net

Jay Rader, CAA
Retirees
Retired
(561) 713-4816
jvader@aol.com

Dan Talbot, CMAA
LTI & Certification
Polk County Public Schools
(863)661-0647
dan.talbot@polk-fl.net

Donny Tucker
Special Events
Mario County Schools
(239) 597-7575
donald.tucker@marion.k12.fl.us

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