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Task Force

Staff

David Coggins

Disaster Relief
904-596-3133

Rich Rigdon

Associate Director of Disaster Relief
904-596-3133

State Coordinators

Chris Evans

Administration – Assistant Database Coordinator
(913) 302-9731

Terry Davis

Administration – Call out Coordinator

Kathy Willis

Administration – Database Coordinator
(352) 697-0104

Vi Norris

Administration Training Coordinator
904-966-1889

Richard Gilbert

Assessment Coordinator
850-326-6226

J.D. James

Assistant Clean Up & Recovery
(850) 251-4740

Art Gibson

Assistant Communications Coordinator
(813) 695-1452

John Long

Assistant State Chaplain Coordinator
(432) 270-8398

Dale Simmons

Chaplain State Coordinator
850-607-1678

Sonny Davis

Clean Up & Recovery; State Coordinator
(850) 341-6447

Mike Sprenger

Communications/Technology – State Coordinator
(813) 503-0912

Charles Fillingim

Feeding – Director Emeritus
(850) 341-1682

Steve Norris

Feeding – State Coordinator
(904) 966-1913

Tom Cole

On Site Management – Asst. State Coordinator
(941) 720-8485

Al Melvin

On Site Management – Asst. State Coordinator
(850) 529-4473

Luther Willis

On Site Management – State Coordinator
(352) 697-0103

Cathy Edwards

Online Training Coordinator; Administrator
(352) 542-7943

April James

SEOC Liaison
850-528-2086

State Coordinators

Regional coordinators help in more localized coordination. During a disaster both state and regional coordinators work together to streamline the process.

Region 1

Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 1: Pensacola BaySanta RosaOkaloosaEmerald CoastWalton CountyHolmesWest FloridaChipolaApalachee (Calhoun County)Northwest Coast (Bay and Gulf Counties)

Russ Henderson
Onsite Management Assistant
208-553-5169
russhasemail@gmail.com


Lois Handzo
Administration Assistant
850-830-1032
lhandzo@flbaptistdisaster.org


Mark Nelson
Clean Up & Recovery
850-803-7605
markcranfordnelson@gmail.com


Pam Scharfenburg
Feeding & Logistics
(719) 321-7211
afpamcolorado@yahoo.com


Jennie London
Administration
(850) 814-2471
Vim.nwca@juno.com


Cliff Morgan
Chaplain Coordinator
(850) 865-3173
sgt.morgan.usmc.75@gmail.com


Paul Madison
Clean Up & Recovery Assistant
(850) 530-7074
jpmadison1959@gmail.com


Al Melvin
On Site Management
(850) 529-4473
amelvin@flbaptistdisaster.org


Dale Simmons
Region 1 Coordinator / State Assistant Chaplaincy
(850) 607-1678
dsimmons@flbaptistdisaster.org


Rusty Scharfenberg
On Site Management Assistant
(719) 329-8083
rscharfenberg@mail.com


Region 2

Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 2: Apalachee (Liberty County), Northwest Coast (Franklin County), Gadsden County, Florida, Middle Florida, Taylor, Suwannee, Lafayette, North Florida (Columbia County)








Region 3

Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 3: Northeast Coast (Baker County)Black CreekJacksonvilleNew RiverHarmonyNorth Central Florida, St. Johns RiverMarian









    Region 4

    Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 4: Nature Coast, Sumter, Pasco, Suncoast, Tampa Bay, Shiloh, South Florida, Ridge, Orange Blossom (Hardee County)







    Region 5

    Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 5:Lake CountySeminoleHalifaxGreater OrlandoBrevardTreasure Coast (Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin Counties)








      Regions 6

      Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 6: Manatee Southern, Orange Blossom (Highlands County), Treasure Coast (Okeechobee County), Southwest Florida, Peace River, Big Lake, Royal Palm







      • Ron Cook
        Clean Up & Recovery
        (239) 246-1995

      Regions 7

      Florida Baptist Associations that are located within District 7: Palm Beach, Gulf Stream, Miami, Florida Keys