Board Officers 2024
Chairperson:
Amanda White
Child Find Content Specialist, FDLRS/East
Brevard Public Schools
Vice Chairperson:
Ian Golden
Department Director
Housing & Human Services
Treasurer:
Laene Keith, MA, CCC/SLP, IBCLC
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Lactation Link
Secretary:
Sharon Tolson
Retired – Brevard County Schools
Community Member
Board Members
Ashley Fleeman, MSCPE
Sales Director
Oracle
Patricia (Pat) Fruen, MSN, RN
Director of Maternal Child Services
Rockledge Regional Medical Center
Melinda Hodges, RN, BSN
Manager of Women’s Services
Parrish Medical Center
Dr. Kathleen Rooney-Otero
Pediatrician
Nemours Children’s Hospital
Sherry Scates, MSN, BSN, RNC
Clinical Education Specialist, Women & Children
Health First
Maria Stahl, DNP, RN
Retired – Administrator/Health Officer – Florida Department of Health, Brevard County
Community Member
Interested in becoming a Board Member?
If you are interested in membership on the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors, please contact Jennifer Schwalb Floyd,
Executive Director, at 321-634-6101.
Prior to serving, applicants must submit an application for membership and meet with Healthy Start Staff for an overview of the organization and board roles and responsibilities. Members are then elected upon a vote by the Board of Directors. The Board is active in fundraising and advocacy efforts to support our programs for pregnant women and infants in Brevard County.
Healthy Start Coalition Staff
- Jennifer Schwalb Floyd, Executive Director
- Gabrielle Bargerstock, Associate Director
- Dainelle Tarr, Program Director / CQI Specialist
- Marie Sullivan, Accounting Manager
- Lisa Haferkamp, Project Manager and FIMR (Fetal and Infant Mortality Review) Coordinator
- Monica Lomeli, Community Relations Coordinator
- Shelley Wilson, Senior Community Program Specialist
- Janine Rodriguez, Community Program Specialist
Healthy Start Care Coordinators
- Alexandra (Allie) Chase, Program Manager
- Lakeira Dean, Lead Care Coordinator
- Milourde (Mimi) Jean Charles Blaise , Care Coordinator
- Ivelisse (Ivy) Porrata Mercado, Care Coordinator
Healthy Start FIMR (Fetal and Infant Mortality Review) Brevard Staff
- Lisa Haferkamp, FIMR Coordinator
- Melissa Berge, FIMR Administrative Assistant
- Barbara White, FIMR Nurse Abstractor