
2025-2026 OFFICERS
Chad Williams
President
County Engineer, Columbia County
P.O. Box 1529
Lake City, Florida 32055
386.758.1018
chad_williams@columbiacountyfla.com
David Ricks
Vice-President
County Engineer, Palm Beach County
301 N. Olive Street, Ste 1104
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
561.355.2006
dricks@pbcgov.org
Spencer Anderson
Treasurer
Director of Public Works, Sarasota County
1001 Sarasota Center Blvd
Sarasota, Florida 34240
941.915.3421
sanderso@scgov.net
Chris Simpron
Secretary
Director of Public Works, Hardee County
205 Hanchey Road
Wauchula, Florida 33873
863.773.3272 christopher.simpron@hardeecounty.net
Immediate Past-President
Public Works Director, Sumter County
7375 Powell Road
Wildwood, Florida 34785
deborah.snyder@sumtercountyfl.gov
STATE NACE DIRECTOR
George Gadiel
Traffic Operations Manager, City of Gainesville
405 NW 39th Avenue
Gainesville, Florida 32609
352.393.8429
gadielg1@cityofgainesville.org
NACE OFFICERS
Ramon Gavarrete
County Engineer, Alachua County
5620 N.W. 120th Lane
Gainesville, Florida 33872
352.548.1214
George Webb
Former County Engineer, Palm Beach County
301 N. Olive Avenue, Ste 1105
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
561.355.2006
gtwebb@bellsouth.net
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Judith Clarke
County Member Director
Director of Engineering, Monroe County
1100 Simonton Street, Ste. 2-216
Key West, Florida 33040
305.295.4329
clarke-judith@monroecounty-fl.gov
Chance Powell
County Member Director
Operation Engineer, Walton County
117 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 33235
850.892.8108
powchance@co.walton.fl.us
Scott Herring
County Member Director
Director of Public Works, Hernando County
1525 East Jefferson Street
Brooksville, Florida 34601
352.754.4060 sherring@hernandocounty.us
Clinton “Gator” Howerton
County Member Director
County Engineer, Polk County
P. O. Box 9005
Bartow, Florida 33831
863.534.6000
chowerton@polk-county.net
Brian Singleton
Municipal Member Director
City Engineer, City of Gainesville
PO Box 490, MS 58
Gainesville, Florida 32609
352-393-8801
singletonbm@cityofgainesville.org
Brian Kauffman
County Member Director
Assistant Director of Public Works, Alachua County
5620 NW 120 Lane
Gainesville, Florida 32653
352.374.5245
mccoord@madisoncountyfl.com
Amy Blaida
Sustaining Member Director
Technical Marketing Manager, Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Inc.
813.468.4576
Amy.Blaida@ergon.com