Board of Directors

2023-2024 Officers
President – Sharon Surrency
Vice President – Lauren Mollman
Treasurer – Brooke Frye
Secretary – Cathy Winfrey

Sharon Surrency, President
RN Care Coordinator
Partnership for Strong Families
Address: 5950 NW 1st Place, Suite A
Gainesville, Florida 32607
Phone: (352) 244-1686
Email: Sharon.Surrency@pfsf.org
Community Organization

Lauren Mollman, Vice President
Tobacco Program Manager
Suwannee River Area Health Education Center
Address: 14646 NW 151st Blvd
Alachua, Florida 32615
Phone: (386) 462-1551 ext. 109
Email: lmollman@srahec.org
Community Organization

Brooke Frye, Treasurer
Tobacco Policy Manager
Civic Communications
Address: 299 SW Morning Glory Drive
Lake City, Florida 32024
Phone: (386) 984-5669
Email: jbhagler@bellsouth.net
Community Organization

Cathy Winfrey, Secretary
Program Manager
Healthy Families ACUB
Address: 6011 NW 1st Place Suite 20
Gainesville, Florida 32607
Phone: (352) 294-5523
Email: cwinfrey@ufl.edu
Community Organization

Nancy Castillo
Program Manager
Community Coalition Alliance
Address: 11250 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 15-314
Jacksonville, Florida 32257
Phone: (904) 204-4211
Email: nairza@hotmail.com
Community Organization

Elizabeth Deola
Chief Program Officer
Early Learning Coalition of Marion County
Address: 2300 SW 17th Road
Ocala, Florida 34471
Phone: (352) 369-2315
Email: edeola@elc-marion.org
Community Organization

Ann-Marie Fenn
Midwife
Address: 1801 SE 32nd Avenue Ocala, Florida 34471
Phone: (352) 275-8176
Email: amfmidwife@yahoo.com
Advocacy

Dr. Adetola Louis-Jacques
Assistant Professor
University of Florida, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Address: 1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, Florida 32608
Phone: (352) 273-7660
Email: louisjacquesa@ufl.edu
Community Organization

Deepthi Satheesa Varma
Assistant Professor
University of Florida, Epidemiology
Address: PO Box 100231 Gainesville, Florida 32610
Phone: (352) 294-5941
Email: dvarma@ufl.edu
Community Organization

Board of Directors

2023-2024 Officers
President – Joelle Aboytes, Esq.
Vice President – Esmeralda Batiz
Treasurer – Kristen Hopper
Secretary – Sandra Woodard
Past President – Lesha Buchbinder

Lesha Buchbinder, Past President
Executive Director
Early Learning Coalition of Lake County
1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 206
Leesburg, Florida 34748
Phone: (352) 435-0566
Email: lbuchbinder@elcla.org
Community Organization

Joelle Aboytes, Esq., President
Community Development Administrator
Department of Children & Families (Circuit 5)
Address: 1604 West Gulf Atlantic Highway
Wildwood, Florida 34785
Phone: (352) 330-5512
Email: joelle.aboytes@myfamilies.com
Advocacy

Esmeralda Batiz, Vice President
Outreach Manager
Community Health Centers
Address: 1296 West Broad Street
Groveland, Florida 34736
Phone: (407) 580-8906
Email: e.batiz@chcfl.org
Community Organization

Kristen Hopper, LCSW, Treasurer
Associate VP of Child Integrated Services
LifeStream Behavioral Center
Address: 1300 South Duncan Drive, Bldg. E
Tavares, Florida 32778
Phone: (352) 446-2680
Email: khopper@lsbc.net
Advocacy

Sandra Woodard, Secretary
Director of Communications
Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast
382 North Suncoast Blvd.
Crystal River, Florida 34429
Phone: (352) 563-9939 ext. 313
Email: swoodard@elc-naturecoast.org
Community Organization

Dee Dixon
Program Manager
Healthy Families Citrus
Address: 324 NE 5th Street
Crystal River, Florida 34429
Phone: (352) 563-0107
Email: ddixon@cdsi.org
Community Organization

Atiya Spellman
Program Manager
Healthy Families Pasco-Hernando
Address: 26 South Brooksville Avenue
Brooksville, Florida 34601
Phone: (352) 999-1281
Email: aspellman@pascokidsfirst.org
Community Organization

Linette Torres
Community Health Worker
Lake County Government
2008 Classique Lane
Tavares, Florida 32778
Phone: (352) 742-6518
Email: linette.torres@lakecountyfl.gov
Community Organization