The board of directors for the Florida High School Athletic Association has selected four candidates to interview for the open executive director position, replacing Dr. James “Roger” Dearing. He announced his retirement last June and will step down once a new hire is made. Dearing has served in the post for eight years.
The interviews, which are open to the public, are scheduled for March 12, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., at the Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building in Gainesville.
The finalists are:
- Eddie Bonine– executive director for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. Bonine has 22 years of public school and state association administrative experience, including nine years as a state association executive director in Nevada and Louisiana.
- Margaret “Peggy” Jones– educational consultant, Indian River Schools in Florida. Dr. Jones has 26 years of public school and state association experience, including five years as an FHSAA associate executive director and 21 years in administrative positions for the Indian River Public School system.
- Hershel Lyons– chancellor of Florida’s K-12 Public Schools since 2013. Lyons has 28 years of administrative experience in the Alachua County Public School system.
- George Tomyn– retired former superintendent of Marion County Schools in Florida. Tomyn has 36 years of administrative experience in the Marion County Public School system.
