Staff

The staff at the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida is available to serve you. For the main office, please call: 904-342-2267.

 

Dawn Bell, Chief Executive Officer

Dawn Bell

Chief Executive Officer

P: 904-342-2267 X 204

F: 904-342-2268

C: 904-377-5248

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

Marie Hanson, Office Manager

Marie Hanson

Office Manager

P: 904-342-2267 ext. 203

F: 904-342-2268

[email protected]

 

 

 

Tajaro Dixon, Grants & Operations Manager

Tajaro Dixon, Grants & Operations Manager

 

 

Tajaro Dixon

Grants & Operations Manager

P: 386-328-6232

F: 904-342-2268

[email protected]

 

 

 

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Joan Whitson, Early Literacy Coordinator

 

Joan Whitson

Early Literacy Coordinator

P: 904-342-2267 X 202

F: 904-342-2268

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

Christopher Spell, Finance Manager

Christopher Spell

Finance Manager

P: 904-342-2267

F: 904-342-2268

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

Susan Pettijohn, Finance Manager

Susan Pettijohn

Finance Manager

P: 904-342-2267

F: 904-342-2268

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

Lacy Doss

Outreach Assistant

P: 904-375-1486

 

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Stephanie LaRoche, Screening Specialist

Stephanie LaRoche

Screening Specialist

P: 904-726-1500 Ext. 103

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynette

Lynette Clark, Screening Specialist

Lynette Clark

Screening Specialist

P:  904-726-1500 X 2245

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan

Susan Murphy, Outreach Assistant

Susan Murphy

Outreach Assistant

P: 904-342-2267

[email protected]

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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.