FICPA Governmental Affairs Bios

John W. Johnson
johnsonj@ficpa.org
Director of Governmental Affairs

John is a graduate of Florida State University with degrees in Political Science and Accounting. Prior to joining the staff of the FICPA in July of 2006, John worked at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) where he served as the Executive Director for the Florida Board of Accountancy (BOA) from 2002-2006. While at DBPR from 1991-2002, he served for 12 years with the DBPR Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering where John began to move through the ranks of state government, starting as a Tax Auditor, Senior Tax Auditor, Tax Audit Supervisor, Audit Administrator, Chief of Operations, Chief of Audit, and finally as Deputy Director. Additionally, in 2002 John served as Interim Executive Director of the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Adam Potts
pottsa@ficpa.org
Governmental Affairs Manager

Adam is a graduate of Florida State University with degrees Political Science and History. Adam joined the FICPA in September 2004 as Governmental Affairs Assistant and was promoted to Governmental Affairs Manager in June of 2006.

Karen Nuzie
nuziek@ficpa.org
Governmental Affairs Coordinator

Karen has resided in Tallahassee since 1975. She previously worked as the Communications Assistant for the FICPA. Prior to her employment at the FICPA, she worked for Restoration Assistance, Inc. as Office Manager. Karen has also worked in the executive department of PDG Environmental, Inc. and for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.