Scott Reappoints Call, Ovide, Names Levin to Lower Keys District

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Jay J. Levin, and reappointed Neil Call and Kathryn A. Ovide to the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District, Monroe County.

According to the release from the governors office:

Levin, 51, of Key West, is a health care consultant and served as executive chairman of Novis Pharmaceuticals LLC from 2004 to 2006. Previously, he served as chief executive officer of PPOM, president and chief operating officer of Magellan Health Services and executive vice president of marketing, e-commerce and strategy for Oxford Health Plans Inc. Levin is currently chairman of the board of Equity Healthcare and serves on the board of Novis Pharmaceuticals LLC, Vibes Interactive LLC, HealthHelp LLC and the Michigan/Israel Business Bridge. He is also a member of the corporate advisory board of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He received his bachelors degree from the University of Michigan. Levin succeeds David Oatway and is appointed for a term beginning Oct. 13, 2011, and ending Sept. 12, 2014.

Call, 78, of Key West, is a retired certified public accountant. Previously, he was the executive vice president of corporate finance at Gulf and Western Industries and director at Southern National Bank. He is currently a member of the Key West Chamber of Commerce and serves on the economic development committee. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958 and received his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Michigan. Call has been a member of the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District since 2000 and currently serves as chairman of the finance committee. He is reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 13, 2011, and ending Sept. 12, 2014.

Ovide, 58, of Key West, is a retired Florida Keys aqueduct employee, serving from1979 to 2010. She has been a member of the Key West Bight Management District board since 2008 and is a founding member of the Lower Keys Heart Council. Ovide has been a member of the American Management Association, Society of Human Resource Management and representative for the Key West Chamber of Commerce. She attended Florida Keys Community College and has served on the Lower Keys Hospital District since 2003. She is reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 13, 2011, and ending Sept. 12, 2014.