Board Members & Staff

Board Officers 2026

Chairperson:
Sharon Tolson
Retired – Brevard County Schools
Community Member

Vice Chairperson:
Laene Keith, MA, CCC/SLP, IBCLC
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Lactation Link

Treasurer:
Cheri Meyer
Office of Curriculum and Instruction
Brevard Public Schools

Secretary:
Juanita Jackson
Department Director
Housing & Human Services

Board Members

Ashley Fleeman, MSCPE
Sales Director
Oracle

Melinda Hodges, RN, BSN
Manager of Women’s Services
Parrish Medical Center

Sherry Scates, MSN, BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ONQS
Nurse Manager NICU/Pediatrics
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 Jones, Accounting Assistant
  • Lisa Haferkamp, Operations Director and FIMR (Fetal and Infant Mortality Review) Program Director
  • Monica Lomeli, FIMR (Fetal and Infant Mortality Review) Coordinator and Project Coordinator
  • Shelley Wilson, Senior Community Program Specialist
  • Janine Rodriguez, Community Program Specialist
  • Johana Rodriguez, Community Program Specialist

Healthy Start Care Coordinators

  • Alexandra (Allie) Chase, Program Manager
  • Kayla Pierre, Service Delivery and Compliance Coordinator 
  • Lizandra Duenas, Lead Perinatal Parenting Educator 
  • Mara Class, Perinatal Parenting Educator 
  • Rickelle Speigner, Perinatal Parenting Educator
  • Lisa Soto, Perinatal Parenting Educator 
  • Jaime Summitt, Perinatal Parenting Educator
  • Leira Thornton, Perinatal Parenting Educator 

T.E.A.M. Dad Program

  • Barbara Lucy, INSPIRE Chief Executive Officer  
  • Shay Hall, T.E.A.M. Dad Coordinator 

Healthy Families Program

  • Mackenzie Quirarte, Program Manager 
  • Megan McChesney, Healthy Families Supervisor 
  • Heidi Zellman, Healthy Families Supervisor 
  • Dani McDevitt, Healthy Families Data Specialist 
  • Uma Naicker, Healthy Families Behavioral Health Navigator
  • Kristen Clark, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist
  • Michaela S. Cisler, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist   
  • Amber Cole, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist
  • Sophie Dahavarian, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist 
  • Rosemary Joseph, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist  
  • Cindy Miller, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist
  • Carmen Reina, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist  
  • Lore’l Swint, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist  
  • Stephanie Thompson, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist  
  • Tyaka Woods, Healthy Families Family Support Engagement Specialist  

Healthy Start FIMR (Fetal and Infant Mortality Review) Brevard Staff

  • Lisa Haferkamp, FIMR Program Director
  • Monica Lomeli, FIMR Coordinator
  • Meghan Christie RN, FIMR Nurse Abstractor

Healthy Babies Start With Healthy Moms