Carroll to Address Commission on Jobs for Floridians with Disabilities

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll will address the Governors Commission on Jobs for Floridians with Disabilities Friday morning.

The inaugural meeting of the commission -- created by Gov. Scott to advance job and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in order to help those individuals achieve greater independence -- is set for 10 a.m. in Tallahassee.

Carroll is expected to address the commission at 10:10 a.m.

On Thursday, Scott appointed David Darm as executive director of the commission and named Susanne F. Homant as the commissions chair.

According to a release from the governors office:

Darm, 25, of Tallahassee, has been an analyst in the governors Office of Policy and Budget since 2010. He has served on the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged since 2009, and Governor Scott appointed him as chair in 2011. He received a bachelors degree from the University of North Florida and a masters degree from Florida State University.

Homant, 66, of Tallahassee, has been the president and CEO of The Able Trust since 2007. She is a member of the board of trustees for the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Previously, she was the executive director of Florida chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness from 2006 to 2007. She received bachelors and masters degrees from Northern Michigan University and a doctorate degree from Western Michigan University.