Milestones
FLASH Appoints Tami Torres SVP of Outreach & Communication
Tami Torres will join FLASH as SVP of Outreach & Communication on May 6th in the Tallahassee office. Tami’s professional experience includes more than 20 years of responsibility and broad experience in advocacy, communications, outreach, and program management. She began her career in communications, marketing and legislative advocacy for two high profile trade associations before moving to the Florida Senate where she handled media relations and communications, and assisted in policy development.
In 2001, Tami was recruited to the executive branch of government to manage media relations and communications for Florida’s Insurance Commissioner and subsequently the Chief Financial Officer. In 2007, she was tapped to serve as Executive Director of the My Safe Florida Home program. During this time, she also served as Executive Director of the legislatively created Windstorm Mitigation Study Committee and was an appointee to the Residential Construction Mitigation Advisory panel and Home Hurricane Rating System Coalition.
Following the conclusion of the My Safe Florida Home program, Tami was appointed Director of the Division of Consumer Services. Most recently, Tami served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer, overseeing internal and external communications, consumer assistance and outreach, personnel management and policy and program initiatives.
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