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National Board of Forensic Evaluators

Leadership & Teams

Our advisory board consists of licensed marriage & family therapists, attorneys, licensed mental health counselors, forensic mental health evaluators, licensed social workers, licensed psychologists, clergy, physicians, and certified hypnotherapists.

NBFE leadership

Valentino Norton

Administrative Assistant, NBFE

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Advisory board

Dawn Fields, JD

Retired - 7th Circuit Court Judge in Volusia County, FL

Daniel Wilensky, JD

Retired - 4th Circuit Court judge in Duval County, FL

Rick Brown, JD

Family Law Mediator

Argene K. Danielides, PhD, EdS

Licensed Psychologist/Licensed School Psychologist

Ronee D. Hudson, MA

Executive Director Conklin Davis Center

Paul E. Rice, Jr, Esq

Past President - Volusia County Bar Association

Paul K. Nanda, MS, MD

Tampa, FL. Emergency/Crisis Management Physician

Dan Engle, Ph.D., LMFT

Ordained Minister, Tallahassee, FL

Juan Gallego, MD

Tampa, FL. Emergency/Crisis Management Physician

Phillip M. Sinaikin, MD

Psychiatrist - The American Board of Psychology and Neurology, Tampa, FL

Mark S. Rubin, MD, F.A.C.S.

Asst. Professor of Ophthalmology University of South Fl.
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, FAA (U.S.) and CAA (JAR) (U.K.)

John M. Selden, Esq.

Appellate Specialist and Chief, Civil Commitment Division, Office of the Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit.

J. P. Hoffman, MD

Anesthesiologist - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fl.

Jill Lakin Schatz, Esq.

Solo Practitioner specializing in Civil Litigation

Satya B. Laren, PhD, CFMHE, CCCE

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Dean R. Cauley, Ph.D., LMHC, CFMHE

Port Charlotte, FL

Stephen A. Giunta, PhD, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC

FMHCA President (2010 - 2011) 
AMHCA President (2014-2015)

Fermin A. Ano, MD

South Daytona, FL. Family Physician

Gregory Vecchi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Missouri Western State University
CEO, Vecchi Group International, LLC
Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Chief of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit

Judge Daniel F. Wilensky

Fourth Judicial Circuit in and for Duval County, Florida

Meet the NBFE team

Get to know the people behind NBFE. Explore their biographies and contact details below, or use the search and category filters to find a team member.

Committees & chairs

Explore NBFE's committees and the people serving on each team.

Oral Examination Committee

  • Valerie G. Hoffman, PhD., LCSW, CFMHE (Chair)
  • Norman E. Hoffman, PhD., Ed.D., LMHC, LMFT, CFMHE, CCCE, CFBA, CFP.
  • Kathryn Coker, Ph.D., EdD., LMHC, CFMHE, CCCE, CFBA

Training, Education, and Implementation Committee

  • Valentino Norton, Committee Member
  • Aaron Norton, PhD,LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, CRC, CFMHE, CFBA, NCC

Policies & Procedures Committee

  • John M. Selden, Esq.
  • Satya B. Laren, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, CFMHE
Our advisory board consists of licensed marriage & family therapists, attorneys, licensed mental health counselors, forensic mental health evaluators, licensed social workers, licensed psychologists, clergy, physicians, and certified hypnotherapists.
Norman E. Hoffman, PhD, EdD, LMFT, LMHC, CCMHE, CFMHE, CFBA,CFP 
President/Founder, NBFE

Valerie G. Hoffman, PhD, LCSW

Vice President, NBFE

Richard J. Stride, PsyD, LPC, LMHC 

Secretary, NBFE

Aaron Norton, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, CRC, CFMHE, CFBA

Executive Director, NBFE

Valentino Norton

Administrative Assistant, NBFE

Dawn Fields, JD

Retired - 7th Circuit Court Judge in Volusia County, FL

Daniel Wilensky, JD

Retired - 4th Circuit Court judge in Duval County, FL

Rick Brown, JD
 Family Law Mediator

Argene K. Danielides, PhD, EdS
 Licensed Psychologist/Licensed School Psychologist

Ronee D. Hudson, MA
 Executive Director Conklin Davis Center

Paul E. Rice, Jr, Esq
 Past President - Volusia County Bar Association

Paul K. Nanda, MS, MD
 Tampa, FL. Emergency/Crisis Management Physician

Dan Engle, Ph.D., LMFT
 Ordained Minister, Tallahassee, FL

Juan Gallego, MD
 Tampa, FL. Emergency/Crisis Management Physician

Phillip M. Sinaikin, MD
 Psychiatrist - The American Board of Psychology and Neurology, Tampa, FL

Mark S. Rubin, MD, F.A.C.S.
Asst. Professor of Ophthalmology University of South Fl.
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, FAA (U.S.) and CAA (JAR) (U.K.)

John M. Selden, Esq.
Appellate Specialist and Chief, Civil Commitment Division, Office of the Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit.


J. P. Hoffman, MD

Anesthesiologist - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fl. 

Jill Lakin Schatz, Esq.
 Solo Practitioner specializing in Civil Litigation

Satya B. Laren, PhD, CFMHE, CCCE
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Dean R. Cauley, Ph.D., LMHC, CFMHE
 Port Charlotte, FL

Stephen A. Giunta, PhD, LMHC, NCC, CCMHCFMHCA President (2010 - 2011) 
AMHCA President (2014-2015)

Fermin A. Ano, MD
 South Daytona, FL. Family Physician

Gregory Vecchi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Missouri Western State University
CEO, Vecchi Group International, LLC
Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Chief of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit

Judge Daniel F. Wilensky
Fourth Judicial Circuit in and for Duval County, Florida

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