Kara Collins-Gomez Staff Director Government Operations Phone: 850/717-0503 Email: collins-gomez.kara@oppaga.fl.gov

MA, Clinical Psychology, Saint Michael's College
BA, Clinical Psychology, Smith College
Certified Public Manager, Florida State University
Legislative Staff Management Institute, University of Minnesota

Kara Collins-Gomez serves as staff director for the Government Operations policy area. Since 1998, she has conducted and led program evaluations and policy analyses in a variety of areas, including children and family services, business and professional regulation, insurance regulation, and special district governance and administration. Collins-Gomez also assists with the maintenance of OPPAGA electronic products, such as the Florida Monitor Weekly and Florida Government Accountability Report and is a member of OPPAGA's external relations workgroup.

This policy area evaluates state programs, consults with the Legislature, and maintains Government Program Summaries on programs administered by the entities below.

The Government Operations policy area conducts reviews involving the following state agencies.

• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
• Department of Citrus
• Department of Economic Opportunity
• Department of Environmental Protection
• Department of Financial Services
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, including public-private partnerships, such as Enterprise Florida and the Florida Commission on Tourism
• Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• Department of Management Services
• Department of Military Affairs
• Public Service Commission
• Department of Revenue
• Department of State
• State Board of Administration
• Department of Transportation
• Water Management Districts