Board & Executive/Admin Committee Members

Board of Directors

Our ELC Board of Directors 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.

Interim Chair – Joy Farris

Executive Director – Dawn E. Bell

Board Roster Listing and Document: BOARD ROSTER REVISED March 2023

The ELC also includes the Executive/Admin Committee to help serve our mission.

2022-23 Executive Admin Committee

  • Joy Farris, Interim Chair

  • Aubrie Simpson-Gotham, Vice Chair

  • Vina Delcomyn, Treasurer

  • Renee Williams, Secretary

  • Theresa Little

  • Michael Siragusa

This committee is responsible for direction and oversight regarding the overall financial management. Functions of the Executive/Admin Committee include the following financial responsibilities:

a. Review and recommendation of the organization’s annual budget (prepared by the staff) for final approval by the full Board.
b. Financial planning.
c. Establishment of investment policy and monitoring investment performance
d. Evaluation and approval of facilities decisions (i.e. leasing property)
e. Monitoring actual vs. budgeted financial performance
f. Oversight of reserve funds

The review of the organization’s financial statements shall not be limited to the Executive/Admin Committee, but shall involve the entire Board of Directors.

Please contact us if you are interested. Some of these committees require board membership.

 

 

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Mission & Vision

Vision: Coordinate services that allow children to enter kindergarten healthy and ready to learn.

Mission: To serve parents, caregivers and educators of children ages birth to pre-kindergarten by managing and evaluating early child care and early education programs through a quality school readiness delivery system in Baker, Bradford, Clay, Nassau, Putnam & St. Johns Counties.

United Way Division of Early Learning

Providers

The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida supports potential and current providers through Episcopal Children’s Services, the ELC’s contracted primary service provider. Episcopal Children’s Services is available to offer information about starting a new child care business (including directing to DCF for licensing) and enhancing your program. Episcopal Children’s Services is eager to assist providers with Contracting with the Coalition and with questions about the VPK and School Readiness programs. Please contact Episcopal Children’s Services’ “Provider Contract Services Department” located at 8443 Baymeadows Road in Jacksonville by calling 904-726-1500, extension 7054.