Amanda Robbins
Chairman
Amanda Robbins lives in Central Florida, as a senior attending Vero Beach High School. She has had an interest in politics at a very young age, since the 2004 elections. She began to be active after helping to start Vero Beach Teenage Republicans in 2008; going from Executive Director and Vice-Chair to currently Chairwoman. In April of 2009 she was voted in as Secretary from the board and re-elected later that year during the State Convention. At the latest election in June of 2011, she was elected the first female and youngest Chairwoman in FFTARs history. Amanda has met many important political leaders such as (FL)Bill McColumn, (FL)Marco Rubio, and even Sarah Palin. She is also enjoys taking pictures and sending facebook updates for the club at various events. She hopes to expand the federation to 100 clubs going into the 2012 elections!

Evan Schmidt
Vice-Chairman
Evan Schmidt has been involved in Republican politics since the 2004 elections. He joined the Teenage Republicans at the age of thirteen, and has become an active member at both the local level and state level. He was elected unaniously as Vice-Chairman, and previously served at the state-level positions of Treasurer, Webmaster, Press Secretary, and interim Secretary.  Evan has met with local, state, and national Republican leaders on behalf of Teenage Republicans, such as Sen. John McCain, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Jim DeMint, Fmr. Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Fmr. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.  He attended the National Teenage Republican Conference in 2009 and 2010, accepting the "Outstanding Website in the Nation" award for the website that he developed for the Vero Beach Teenage Republicans, and the National Teenage Republicans "Rising Star Award" on behalf of his local club.

Connor Larkin
Treasurer
Connor Larkin has been involved in Republican politics for the past 3 years. He started working on Republican campaigns at the age of thirteen during the local, state, and national elections in 2008. This provided a solid foundation for his political career and helped him begin to develop the skills needed to succeed in this type of work. Since then, Connor has maintained close ties with his elected politicians by developing longstanding relationships with his local representative and senator as well as his national congressman. Over the last two years, he has used these connections to gain valuable experience in state politics by working on campaigns during election season and landing a job as an intern for Rep. Mike Weinstein in the Florida Legislature. In addition to this, Connor also served a ten month internship for U.S. Congressman John Mica in his St. Augustine office. This job involved utilizing his public speaking and writing skills to both address complaints of the local constituency and communicate both oral and written messages with some of Northeast Florida’s most influential leaders. He has put this experience to work for local Republican groups by serving in leadership roles in the South Jacksonville Republicans Club and the NW. St. Johns County Republicans Club. As a TAR member Connor is the chairman of his local club at Bartram Trail, which is one of the largest in the state, and currently holds the office of Political Director on the state level. Connor believes that the values held by the Republican Party are essential to the wellbeing of America and as the next generation it is our responsibility to take action regarding the political direction of our nation.

Wesley Davis
Secretary
Wesley Davis has been involved in the Teenage Republicans for two years. Wesley was born and raised in Vero Beach. He is currently serving as Vice-Chairman of Vero Beach TARS. Wesley is also involved with the Florida Southern College Republicans and is very involved with the Republican Party. He has worked on various state house and local campaigns. He is dedicated and committed to the Republican Party and educating his generation. Currently he is attending Florida Southern College in Lakeland, where he is majoring in International Business.

Scott Hansen
Communications Director
Scott Hansen lives in Seminole County and has been very involved with local TARS organizations. He is president of Lake Mary High School TARS and is looking to increase involvement in his club and clubs around the state with FFTARS. Scott is a newcomer to the statewide scene of Teenage Republicans and hopes to bring new ideas and people to the table. Scott has always taken an active interest in politics, recognizing the need to be informed, and his awareness and understanding of issues have been awarded by his club. He views individual freedoms, private enterprise, and a restricted government as necessary to preserving the integrity of our nation.

Matt Parvus
Political Director


Joseph DiPaolo
Chief of Staff


John Clark
South Florida Director
John Clark is a co-founder and the Chairman of the Palm Beach County Teenage Republicans, and is the Youth Outreach coordinator for the Boca Raton Republican club. He serves as the FFTARS South Florida Director, and is responsible for promoting the FFTARS in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade Counties. John has volunteered for the John McCain and Allen West campaigns, and most recently implemented a petition drive in which the Allen West campaign processed over 9000 petitions. He has spoken at a variety of events including Memorial Day Ceremonies in Palm Beach County, an Allen West rally, and Tea Parties in Palm Beach County. This past February, he was sponsored by the Conservative Direct Mail Fundraiser Base Connect , to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC. John is an Honors and AP Student, plays Varsity football , and has been active in his Schools DECA Chapter, and the Civil Air Patrol where he holds the rank of Senior Master Sergeant.

Leah Facto
Interim Advisor

Dustinn Keeling
Immediate Past Chairman
Dustinn Keeling has been involved in the Teenage Republicans for three years. He has served as a founding member of Vero Beach TARS, Vice Chairman of Vero Beach TARS, and is the current 2nd Vice Chairman of Hillsborough Teenage Republicans. Dustinn is the Chairman of the Southeastern University College Republicans and is very involved with the Republican Party. He has worked on various state house and local campaigns, as well as the presidential campaign of 2008. He is dedicated and committed to the Republican Party and educating his generation. He is currently a Premed student at Southeastern University and wants to attend medical school before pursuing office.