Ron DeSantis taps Michael Watkins for Faith-Based Council

Mike Watkins Wakulla
Watkins was one of 11 names plucked to serve on the council.

 A key player in the Northwest Florida Health Network has been named to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council.

Gov. Ron DeSantis named Michael Watkins to that Board. Watkins is the CEO of the Northwest Florida Health Network, which serves as a management agency for child welfare, mental health, and substance abuse issues in the Florida Panhandle.

Beyond his work with the network, Watkins is the chair of the Florida Coalition for Children and a former member of DeSantis’s Health and Wellness Transition team.

Watkins is a graduate of Culver Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.

Watkins was one of 11 appointees or people reappointed to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council, which seeks to enhance collaboration between Florida state agencies and community and faith organizations.

Other names DeSantis tapped for service on that Board include Kevin Baird, Tess Dewhirst, Joseph Knittig, Robert Pacienza, Marilyn Rivera, Megan Rose, and the reappointment of James “Scott” George, Jerry Haag, Calvin Martin, and Pam Olsen.

Drew Dixon

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6 comments

  • Ben Dover

    July 28, 2024 at 5:08 pm

    This initative will go a long way twoards stamping out those who are after our precious childern.
    Those in leauge with Luicefer to push for legalized pedopheila in Florida have been delt a serious set back ….. wait for the left to start howeling and screaming. Ben

    • cassandra was right

      July 28, 2024 at 6:08 pm

      Why would the left howl or scream Ben?

      Citations

    • Cheesy Floridian

      July 28, 2024 at 8:09 pm

      What kind of kool aid have you been drinking? You might need to cut back.

  • Larry Gillis, Libertarian (Cape Coral)

    July 28, 2024 at 5:21 pm

    Government should not be in the “Values Industry” in any way, shape, manner, or form. Government exists to keep the Russians outta our town halls and to discourage us from killing or defrauding each other., and not much more.

    Live free or die. In the meantime, vote Libertarian.

  • Ben Dover

    July 28, 2024 at 8:52 pm

    The three pedophiles above this post of mine will be under investigation by the FDLE by 8:35 tomorrow Monday morning. Lets see if we can reel in somemore Pedos to investigate.
    Ben

  • Yrral

    July 29, 2024 at 10:22 am

    Why would a White Supremacy Demon,like Desantis care about salvation,when he worship at the altar of his White Supremacy Devil Trump

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