Board Members
Executive Committee (6 Members)
Chair
Amanda Grandy (Gubernatorial Appointee, Private Sector)
Vice-Chair
Lindsay Roberts (Private Sector)
Secretary
Shea Boykin (Private Sector)
Treasurer
Ray Sansom (Private Sector)
Member-at-large
Michele Burns (Workforce Board of Okaloosa and Walton)
Member-at-large
Vacant
Board Members (26 Total Members)
Memberships Established by Agency Affiliation-Position, and County(s) (10)
DCF District Administrator Appointee (O & W)
Bambi Sealy
Workforce Development Board Director (O & W)
Michele Burns, Exec. Director
Okaloosa County School Superintendent Appointee
Amy Bowles, Principal of Southside Primary School
Walton County Commissioner Appointee
Caroline Durkee
Head Start Director (W)
Kim Gillis
Private Child Care Provider (O)
Kristen Murdy, Kids Discovery Quality Learning Center, Director of Operations
NWF State College President Appointee (O & W)
Dr. Sandy Arteaga, Dean of Education & Charter School Initiatives
Agency Serving Children with Disabilities (O & W)
To be named at a later date
County Health Department Representative (O)
Amanda Colwell, Assistant Director
Faith-Based Child Care Provider (O)
Kathy Curry, Trinity United Methodist Preschool, Director
DCF Regional Administrator Delegate (O & W)
Melissa Sidoti
Private Sector Members (Walton – 1, Okaloosa – 14, Total = 14 Private Sector)
Amanda Grandy (Gubernatorial Appointee)
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty (O)
Gretta Barrett (Gubernatorial Appointee)
Realty ONE Group Emerald Coast (O)
Sarah Davis (Gubernatorial Appointee)
Magellan Federal (O)
Ray Sansom
Rader Group (O)
Beth Brant
Poly, Inc. (O)
Amanda Negron
HSU Foundation (O)
Shea Boykin
Okaloosa County Teachers Federal Credit Union (O)
Lindsay Roberts
Osprey Title (O)
Kimberly Cox
United Fidelity Bank (O)
Carrie Brewer
Tidwell Development (O)
Julie Webb
Advanced Sacred Hope Academy (ASHA) (O)
Jeff Brown
Bridging Analytics (O)
Ardelle Bush
Healthy Start (O & W)
Victoria Ebert
RC Hospitality (O)
Open Board Positions
- Representative of Program under Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Ch. 1002.83 (11) Each early learning coalition shall establish terms for all appointed members of the coalition. The terms must be staggered and must be a uniform length that does not exceed 4 years per term. Coalition chairs shall be appointed for 4 years pursuant to s. 20.052. Appointed members may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. When a vacancy occurs in an appointed position, the coalition must advertise the vacancy.