Tampa attorney, business leader named to state board
June 29, 2020 -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Gretchen Saunders and Ellen Ostman, both of Tampa, to the Board of Chiropractic Medicine. Saunders is the chief business officer with Hillsborough County Public Schools, a position she has held since 2005. She previously held various management roles with Hillsborough County Public Schools, beginning in 1996. Ostman has been a senior attorney with Givens Givens Sparks PLLC, a trial law firm, since 2000. Previously, she served as an attorney with the State Courts of Florida where she was a hearing officer from 1995 until 2000 and a traffic magistrate from 1995 until 2001. Both were named to four-year terms. Their appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.