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Dr. Akshay Desai
State Board of Education, Member
St. Petersburg, Florida
Term: January 24, 2007 - December 31, 2010

Mr. Mark Kaplan
State Board of Education, Member
Tallahassee, Florida
Term: March 9, 2010 - December 31, 2013

Mr. Roberto Martinez
State Board of Education, Member
Coral Gables, Florida
Term: March 10, 2009 – December 31, 2012

Mr. John R. Padget
State Board of Education, Member
Key West, Florida
Term: May 13, 2009 - December 31, 2012

Ms. Kathleen Shanahan
State Board of Education, Member
Tampa, Florida
Term: March 9, 2010 - December 31, 2013

Ms. Susan Story
State Board of Education, Member
Pensacola, Florida
Term: March 9, 2010 - December 31, 2013

Dr. Eric J. Smith
Florida Department of Education, Office of the Commissioner
325 W. Gaines Street
Suite 1514
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850) 245-0505
Fax: (850) 245-9667

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