Committee-Issues & Government Affairs 2017 - 2018

Rachael Kobb is the Government Relations Manager for Orlando Health, a $2.8 billion not-for-profit health care organization. In this role she advocates for programs and policies critical to Orlando Health, including preserving the ability for level one trauma systems to remain viable and protecting and enhancing funding and services for vulnerable children and babies. Rachael is heavily involved in the Central Florida community and proud to serve as Chair of the Seminole County Chamber’s Issues & Government Affairs Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Political Science from Temple University and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Central Florida.

Bill Blend, CPA, CFE is a Shareholder at MSL and a member of MSL’s Governmental Practice Group. He is the Shareholder in charge of Quality Control and has over 25 years of public accounting, governmental, and not-for-profit experience.Bill has performed audits of various governmental entities and has participated in all phases of an audit. He is qualified to perform audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, Federal Single Audit Uniform Guidance, and Florida Single Audit requirements. He has audited and performed consulting work for Not-for-Profit, Construction, Trucking, Health Care, and Middle Market entities.Bill performs training for organizations like the FICPA, FGFOA, and MSL's continuing education courses. He has been recognized by the FICPA as Outstanding Discussion Leader 4 times and authored the AICPA's yellow book update CPE session in 2015 & 2016. He is a certified fraud examiner and has investigated cases involving business fraud.

Tina Calderone has been a lifelong public school advocate and was first elected to the School Board in 2010. She and her husband have been residents of Seminole County since 1989 and both of their children have graduated from SCPS. Tina is a proven community leader and volunteer as is evidenced by her membership in all of Seminole County’s Chambers of Commerce and has served on the boards of the Greater Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, School Readiness Coalition, and Seminole County Library Advisory Board just to name a few.