Scott Recommends Three Ethics Commission Reappointments

Gov. Rick Scott has recommended the reappointment of Ivan Marty Ford, Susan H. Maurer and Linda M. Robison to the state Commission on Ethics.

The recommendations require confirmation by the Florida Senate

According to the release from the governors office:

Ford, 72, of Vero Beach, is a retired agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and was a United States Secret Service Agent from 1961 to 1965. He has been a member of the Association of Former Agents of the United States Secret Service since 1988 and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, having served as the organizations vice chairman. From 1997 to 2000, he served as a board member of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners and has continued as an emeritus member since 2000. Ford served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958 and received a bachelors degree from Michigan State University. He is reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 12, 2011, and ending June 30, 2013.

Maurer, 55, of Fort Lauderdale, is the managing partner at Panza Maurer and Maynard PA. She also serves as a commercial arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. Previously, Maurer served as general counsel at the Florida Insurance Guaranty Fund and served as a board member of the Community Hospital Education Council from 1994 to 2000. She has been a board member of the American Lung Association of the Southeast since 2000, past president of Dade, Broward and Monroe County American Lung Association, past board member of Broward County Womens Executive Club, a member of the American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign, and a board member of Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. Maurer earned a bachelors degree from Emory University and law degree from Nova Southeastern University. She is reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 12, 2011, and ending June 30, 2013.

Robison, 63, of Pompano Beach, has been a partner at Shutts and Bowen LLP since 2010. Previously, she was an attorney at Fowler White Boggs PA from 2006 to 2010. Formerly, Robison served on the management committee at Johnson and Gibbs and as head of the Houston corporate department of Weil, Gotshal and Manages LLP, both in Texas. She has been a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation since 2001 and a member of the American Health Lawyers Association since 1990. She received a bachelors degree from Auburn University and a law degree from the University of Houston. She is reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 12, 2011, and ending June 30, 2013.