Board Members
Executive Committee (6 Members)
Chair
Beth Brant (Gubernatorial Appointee, Private Sector)
Vice-Chair
Don Edwards (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 (17 Total Members)
Memberships Established by Agency Affiliation-Position, and County(s) (9)
DCF District Administrator Appointee (O & W)
To be named at a later date
Workforce Development Board Director (O & W)
Michele Burns, Exec. Director
Walton County School Superintendent Appointee
Pam Jones, Principal and VPK Administrator
Walton County Commissioner Appointee
Mary King
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)
Tawanda Brown, Dir. Teacher Education
Agency Serving Children with Disabilities (O & W)
To be named at a later date
County Health Department Representative (O)
Amanda Colwell, Community Health Improvement Section Chief
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 – 6, Total = 7 Private Sector)
Beth Brant (Gubernatorial Appointee)
Poly, Inc. (O)
Ray Sansom
Rader Group (O)
Don Edwards
Renasant Bank (O)
Caroline Fitzgerald (Gubernatorial Appointee)
Office of M. Lunderman, MDPA (O)
Scot B. Copeland, Esq.
Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon, P. A. (W)
Amanda Negron
HSU Foundation (O)
Shea Boykin
Okaloosa County Teachers Federal Credit Union (O)
Open Board Positions
- Representative of Program under Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Private Sector Business
Private Sector Gubernatorial Nominee
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.
