Please see our Events page for a complete listing of meetings. The minutes from all meetings can be found HERE.
Our board is dedicated to guiding and serving the needs of the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida and the communities of Clay, Nassau, Bradford, Baker, Putnam and St. Johns.
Chair – Nancy R. Pearson
Executive Director – Dawn E. Bell
Finance Director – Patricia Larkin
| ELCNF Board 9/21/16 approved Early Coalition of North Florida
Submitted to TDixon for plan amendment 11.04.16 OEL Approved as of 12/09/16 |
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Designation in F.S. 1002.83(3) and (4) | Voting
Member |
Name
Address Telephone Number Fax Number Email Address |
Affiliation and/or Employment | For multi-county coalitions, indicate the county the member represents | Date Appointed | Length of Current Term and Date it Will End | Term | |
| 1 | Private Sector;
Chair, appointed by the Governor (Two, 4 yr. terms) |
Yes | Nancy Pearson
|
Private Sector | St. Johns | Nov. 22, 2013 | 4 Year
April 30, 2017 |
N/A | |
| 2 | Private sector appointed by the Governor | Yes | Cranford R. Coleman
|
Private Sector | Clay | Nov. 22, 2013 | 4 Year
April 30, 2016 |
1 | |
| 3 | Private sector appointed by the Governor | Yes | Brian H. Graham
|
Private Sector | Clay | May 14, 2015 | 4 Year
April 30, 2019 |
2 | |
| 4 | Department of Children & Family Services circuit administrator or designee | Yes | Mala Ramoutar
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County Department of Children and Families | Northeast Region:
Baker, Bradford, Clay, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns |
Dec. 3, 2014 | 4 Year
December 2018 |
1 | |
| 5 | District superintendent of schools or designee | Yes | Kristi Simpkins
|
Nassau County School District / Office of Elementary Education – Director | Nassau | Dec. 4, 2013 | 4 Year
December 2017 |
1 | |
| 6 | Regional workforce board executive director or designee | Yes | Renee L. Williams
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Regional Workforce Board; CareerSource | District 8: Clay, Baker, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns | Sept. 17, 2014 | 4 year
September 2018 |
1 | |
| 7 | County health department director or designee | Yes | Cynthia Kent
|
County Health Department; Bradford and Union County Health Dept. | Bradford | Was part of CNBB/PSJ Merger in July 2013 | 4 Year
September 2017 |
1 | |
| 8 | President of a Florida College System institution or his or her permanent designee | Yes | Dr. Myrna Allen
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Community College; St. Johns River State College | Clay, Putnam, St. Johns | Sept. 17, 2014 | 4 Year
September 2018 |
1 | |
| 9 | Member appointed by Board of County Commissioners or the governing board of a municipality | Yes | James K. Johns
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Board of County Commissioners or municipal governing board; St. Johns Board of County Commissioners | St. Johns | June 2015 | 4 Year
June 2019 |
1 | |
| 10 | Head Start Director | Yes | Mary Ann Holanchock
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Head Start; Head Start Director at the Webster School | St. Johns | July 2005 | 4 Year
July 2017 |
2 | |
| 11 | Representative of private for-profit child care providers
(One, 4 yr. term) |
Yes | Angelia Hough
|
Private for-profit child care | Putnam, St. Johns | June 15, 2016 | 4 Year, June 15 2020 | 1 | |
| 12 | Representative of faith based child care providers
(One 4 yr. term and must rotate counties) |
Yes | April Master
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Faith Based Child Care; | St. Johns | Oct. 2, 2012 | 4 Year
October 2016 |
1 | |
| 13 | Representative of program under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | Yes | Amy Lane
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Program Administrator for Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System for the North East Florida Education Consortium | Baker, Bradford, Putnam, St. Johns | Dec. 4, 2013 | 4 Year
December 2017 |
1 | |
| N/A | Children services council or juvenile welfare board chair or executive director | Yes, if applicable | N/A | ||||||
| N/A | Child care licensing agency head | Yes, if applicable | N/A | ||||||
| 14 | Central agency administrator or designee | Yes, if applicable | Teresa Matheny
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Episcopal Children’s Services | Clay, Barker, Bradford, Nassau, Putnam & St. Johns | 9/21/2016 | 4 Year
N/A |
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| 15 | Private Sector Business | Yes, if needed to meet private sector percentage or multi-county representation | Mike Siragusa
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Private Sector | St. Johns | June 17, 2009 | 4 Years
June 2017 |
2 | |
| 16 | Private Sector Business | Yes, if needed to meet private sector percentage or multi-county representation | Adam Deputy
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Private Sector | St. Johns | Dec. 1, 2010 2nd Term appointment Date Dec. 3, 2014 |
4 years
December 2018 |
2 | |
| 17 | Private Sector Business | Yes, if needed to meet private sector percentage or multi-county representation | Vina Delcomyn
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Private Sector | Clay | Was part of CNBB/PSJ Merger in July 2013- 2nd term date July 2015 | 4 Years
July 2019 |
2 | |
| 18 | Private Sector Business | Yes, if needed to meet private sector percentage or multi-county representation | Mark Miner
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Private Sector | St. Johns | September 16, 2015 | 4 years
September 16, 2019 |
1 | |
| 19 | Private Sector Business | Yes, if needed to meet private sector percentage or multi-county representation | Joy Stanton
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Private Sector | St. Johns | March 16, 2016 | 4 Years
March 16, 2020 |
1 | |
| Private Sector Business | Yes, if needed to meet private sector percentage or multi-county representation | ||||||||
| Non-Profit Child Care Provider* | Yes | ||||||||
| DCF Staff*** | Yes | ||||||||
* Add rows, as needed.
** If required member is not a family home provider.
*** If there is no local licensing agency.
| Early Coalition of North Florida, Inc. Membership Management
Approved as of 10/07/2016 |
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