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Florida Rehabilitation Council

Who We Are

2025 FRC Council Members


Derek Arnold, Chair	Represents Community Rehabilitation Providers
Peggy Aune	Represents Public Education
Bonnie Barlow	Represents Business, Industry and Labor
Diane Cholcher	Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Farides Garcia	Represents Parent Training
Richard Ippolito	Represents Current or Former Applicants/Recipients of VR Services
Allison Klein	Represents the Disability Rights Client Assistance Program
Chris Leto	Represents Business, Industry and Labor
Paul Micklow	Represents Business, Industry and Labor
Jose Morales	Represents Individuals with Disabilities
Matt Motko	Represents Community Rehabilitation Providers
Nicole Reed	Represents the Florida Independent Living Council
Kelly Rogers	Vocational Rehabilitation Director
Christopher Romero	Represents Current or Former Applicants/Recipients of VR Services
Meredith Stanfield	Represents the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors
Alisa Stock	Represents Individuals with Disabilities

Members are appointed by the governor and the majority of members must be representatives of individuals with disabilities. Each member is unique. Some of the things they have in common are the:

Commitment to public service
Willingness to learn
Commitment to build and sustain relationships
Desire to take risks, try new things and to make mistakes
Willingness to work
Ability to follow through
Desire to listen
Ability to express a vision
Willingness to collaborate with people with different points of view, and
Ability to advocate for individuals you represent

External Link Disclaimer: As a convenience and for informational purposes only, the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) provides external hyperlinks on its website, directing website users toward certain outside sites; links to these websites do not constitute VR's endorsement or approval of the linked websites, or the information, products or services contained therein. All links VR provides are consistent with the mission of its website. However, VR exercises no editorial control over the information website users may find on external websites. VR also cannot attest to the accuracy or appropriateness of information provided by external websites and organizations.

The Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is an equal opportunity employer. It is against the law for VR as a recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate against any individual in the United States on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief. The application process used by VR to determine eligibility for services, any subsequent services and the entire VR process are subject to these non-discrimination requirements. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. VR program receives 78.7 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For the 2024 Federal fiscal year, the total amount of grant funds awarded were $184,931,573. The remaining 21.3 percent of the costs, in the amount of $50,051,366, were funded by Florida State Appropriations. Revised October 2025.