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Administration

Phyllis Kalifeh, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jenna Brown, Communications Director
Tamela Nelloms, Director of Human Resources
Saralyn Grass, Vice President, Chief Programs Officer
Melissa Clements, Vice President, Chief Research Officer
Beverly Esposito, Vice President, Chief Quality Initiatives Officer
Janelle Karlen, Graphic Arts

Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services/Central Directory

Lou Ann Long, Director of Disability & Special Health Care Needs
Rosetta Hutley, FDLRS / Central Directory Specialist
Kathy Moffett, Central Directory Specialist

Child Care Evalutation Services

Felicia Bonner, Director
Fatima Nichols, Specialist

Finance Department

Kerri Cloud, Chief Financial Officer
Kate Nielsen-Nunez, Contracts and Grants Administrator
Shelly Shafer, Fiscal Specialist
Holly Stetson, Contract/Fiscal Specialist

Management Information Systems

William (Bill) Kirchhoff, Vice President of MIS
Kelly Fountain, Data Support Coordinator
Roy Chambers, Web/Programmer
Paul Robinson, Web/Programmer

Professional Development

Beverly Esposito, Vice President, Chief Quality Initiatives Officer
Melissa Clements, Vice President, Chief Research Officer

Program Assessment Center, Palm Beach

Debbie Conley, Director
Denise Griffith-Leckey, Area Coordinator
Ann Marie Calderon, Early Childhood Specialist
Marie Abrams, Early Childhood Specialist
Jill Stuckwisch, Early Childhood Specialist
Deliana Borissov, Early Childhood Specialist

Program Assessment Center, Southwest Florida

(Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Sarasota Counties)
Debbie Conley, Director
Barbara Zirilli-Lonergen, Area Coordinator
Marielena Aguilar, Early Childhood Specialist

Quality Counts Career Center

Rosemarie Inserni, Career Center Director
Flor Brito, Career Center Advisor
Gwen Covey, QCC Registry Assistant
Sonia D'Amico, Career Center Advisor
Carmen Medrano, Career Center Advisor
Dasiely Marrero, QCCC Career Advisor
Nayree Navarro, Career Center Advisor
Aydelin Roman, Career Center Advisor
Julia Sura, Registry Coordinator
Olivia Quintero, QCCC Career Advisor
Maili Rodriguez, Data Service Assistant

Refuge Child Care Microenterprise Development

Joan Grillo, Technical Assistant Specialist
Ida Lopez, Program Assistant

T.E.A.C.H.

Lori Stegmeyer, Director of Workforce Initiatives
Lisa Adams, T.E.A.C.H. Assistant Director
Emily Fulkerson, T.E.A.C.H. Counselor
Paula Grant, Scholarship Reimbursement Specialist
Tricia Lindlau, T.E.A.C.H. Administrative Specialist
Chelsea Lister, T.E.A.C.H. Administrative Specialist
Jessica Long, T.E.A.C.H. Counselor
Dawn Lynn, Front Desk Receptionist
Laura Simonds, T.E.A.C.H. Counselor
Mary Terry, Administrative Assistant
Heather Wilson, T.E.A.C.H. Counselor

WAGE$

Lori Stegmeyer, Director of Workforce Initiatives
Qiana Carter, WAGE$ Coordinator
Viviana Avila, WAGE$ Administrative Specialist
Nikita Allen, WAGE$ Counselor
Iris Davis, WAGE$ Counselor
Erika Williams, WAGE$ Senior Counselor

Florida’s 21st CCLC Administrative Team

Saralyn Grass, Project Director
Lisa Roberts, Professional Development Specialist
Kati Settle, Program Assistant
Robin-Linn McGrew, Program Assistant
Shelah Woodruff, Lead Program Development Specialist
Elizabeth Burns, Program Development Specialist (supports Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Taylor, and Walton counties)
Prisha Malone, Program Development Specialist (supports Alachua, Duval, Gilchrist, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, Orange, and Volusia counties)
LaShawnda Woods, Program Development Specialist (supports Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Osceola, Seminole, and St. Lucie counties)
Bobby Gaines, Program Development Specialist (supports Charlotte, DeSoto, Gadsen, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties)
Chris Wilkins, Program Development Specialist (supports Northern Broward, Collier, Lee, and Palm Beach counties)
Ana Acevedo, Program Development Specialist (supports Southern Miami-Dade county)
Hollie Cohen, Program Development Specialist (supports Southern Broward and Northern and Central Miami-Dade counties)
Melissa Clements, Lead Program Evaluator
Jinan As-Siddiq, Program Evaluator
Shukree Cha-Jua, Program Evaluator
Melissa Evenson, Lead Compliance Monitor
Lynn Comer, Compliance Monitor