Vice-President – Ginny Yates

Vice-President – Ginny Yates

Ginny Yates, CSA, CDP, National Registered Professional Guardian.

Ginny attended Florida Southern College and is a graduate of the Florida School of Banking.  

Secretary – Beth Prather, Esq.

Secretary – Beth Prather, Esq.

After receiving her Master’s degree in Business Administration in 1988 from Nova University and her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, in 1992 from the University of Maine, Beth Prather returned to her home town of Fort Myers to practice law. In 2006, Beth earned her certification as an Elder Law Attorney by the Florida Bar. She was accredited with the Veterans Administration in 2008. Her practice concentrates in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, guardianship, and Medicaid and VA Benefits. She was named as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine in 2008-2018 and a Top 50 Women Super Lawyer for 2018.

Legislative – Courtney van Emmerik Lovejoy, Esq.

Legislative – Courtney van Emmerik Lovejoy, Esq.

Courtney V. Lovejoy is an attorney with Green Schoenfeld & Kyle LLP, where she focuses on probate, estate planning, and guardianship matters.  Courtney received her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and is currently pursuing her LL.M. in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law.