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2008 – 2009 Annual Audit
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2008 IRS 990



The Florida Faith-based and Community-based Advisory Council serves as a formal policy council to the Executive Office of the Governor and to the Legislature. The work of the Council is administered by the Governor’s Volunteer Florida Foundation.

The goals of the Council are to enlist, enable, empower and expand the work of volunteer faith-based and community-based organizations. The Council is tasked with providing annual recommendations to the Governor and Legislature that will encourage the government and the faith-based community to work together to improve social services for Floridians.

“Community-based and faith-based organizations in Florida have tremendous capacity to meet the needs of our citizens. It is common sense to help these organizations coordinate with government so that both can maximize their resources,” said the sponsor of authorizing legislation for the Council, Representative Dean Cannon, Winter Park.



Members of the Faith-based and Community-based Advisory Council and Ending Date of Term in Office

Juda Attkisson 2011Gloria B. Baker 2009
Rep. Dennis Baxley 2012John Brabson 2009
Rabbi Sholom Ciment 2012Chaplain James (Perry) Davis 2009
Dr. André Estevez 2009Mayor John Fogg 2009
Dr. Robert Gustafson 2009Dr. Jose Hernandez 2012
JoAnn (Jody) Hill 2009Sheila Hopkins, Chair, 2011
Dr. Joel Hunter 2012Linda King 2012
Thomas (Tom) Lukasik 2012Kenneth Mattison 2009
Dr. Leonel (Leo) E. Mesa, Jr. 2012Elizabeth Motto 2012
Imam Muhammad Musri 2012Rabbi Shneior Oirechman 2012
Pastor Carl Reeves 2011Yvonne Sawyer 2009
Dr. Carolyn Stewart 2011Dr. Arto Woodley 2009

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Click here to read the Council's Annual Report and Recommendations to the Governor and Legislature for 2009.