A Message From Our CEO
It is well known that early education and school-age care help to prepare children for kindergarten and ensure academic success. The ELC partners with over 500 preschools, family child care homes and school age care providers to deliver education and enrichment programs that set a lifelong trajectory. The ELC supports parents in preparing
their children for kindergarten by making quality early learning programs affordable and accessible. Additionally,
ELC supports providers through training, coaching and curriculum supports. When our children succeed, our
whole community benefits. We don’t profess to have all the answers, but know that we are in this together.
The ELC is committed to stabilizing our early learning workforce, rebuilding capacity in
child care and assisting families.
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Mission
Revolutionize early learning to inspire children, engage families, and elevate educators.
Vision
All children will confidently enter kindergarten ready for success in school and in life.
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Our Executive Team
Our Team
ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Tasheka Williams
Director of Human Resources
twilliams@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4427
Wonetha Hall
Communications Director
whall@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4430
Tamara Hernandez
Executive Assistant
thernandez@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4446
Argie Kontodiakos
Information Systems Manager
akontodiakos@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4474
Maureen Just
Quality Assurance Coordinator
mjust@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7537
IT & FACILITIES
Patricia McAvoy
Manager, IT & Facilities
pmcavoy@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4443
Toni Gjonaj
Facilities Assistant
tgjonaj@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7534
FINANCE
Carol Lenas
Grants and Contracts Administrator
clenas@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4425
Jennifer Murphy
Senior Finance Specialist
jmurphy@elcpinellas.org
(727) 548-1492
Eva Stoddard
Finance Specialist
estoddard@elcpinellas.org
727-400-4428
Marianne Czarnatowicz
Purchasing Agent
mczarnatowicz@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4445
Kelly Hammill
Finance & Fraud Specialist
khammill@elcpinellas.org
727-400-4480
PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT
Rhonda Collier
Reimbursement Supervisor
rcollier@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4475
Adam Jetmore
Reimbursement Specialist
ajetmore@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4462
Bre Ferguson
Reimbursement Specialist
sferguson@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4421
Firouzeh Saffari
Reimbursement Specialist
fsaffari@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4448
Karen Keene
Reimbursement Specialist
kkeene@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4476
Marva Florence
Reimbursement Specialist
mflorence@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4477
Melissa Russ
Reimbursement Specialist
mruss@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400-4433
Tanya Burbee
Reimbursement Specialist
tburbee@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400-4438
PROVIDER CONTRACTS & COMPLIANCE
Tina Fetzer
Program Supervisor – Provider Contracts
tfetzer@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4470
Amanda Urdal-Wenzel
VPK Provider Contract Specialist
aurdal@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4466
Ashley Fairburn
Provider Contract Specialist
afairburn@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4491
Kayla Boland
Provider Contract Specialist
kboland@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4447
Melody Fernandez
Provider Contract Specialist
mfernandez@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4412
Melissa Sevos
School Readiness Contract Specialist
msevos@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400-4415
Destiny Woodward
Admin Specialist II
dwoodward@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4417
PROVIDER SERVICES
Angela Tufts
Provider Services Manager
atufts@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4435
Kristen Burns
Admin Specialist II
kburns@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4461
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jaime Holevas
Program Supervisor – Professional Development
jholevas@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4432
Damaris Rosado James
Professional Development Trainer
drosado-james@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4453
Kathy Moss
Professional Development Trainer
kmoss@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4457
Liz McClendon
Professional Development Trainer
lmcclendon@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4403
Mallory Akers
Professional Development Trainer
makers@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4490
Zoe Turner
Professional Development Trainer
zturner@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4420
Sharon Dennany
Admin Specialist II
sdenanny@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4431
QUALITY PROGRAMS
Camille Mendez
Program Supervisor – Quality Programs
cmendez@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4436
Shrieka Hollis
Program Supervisor – Assessment
shollis@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4406
Amanda Houston
Quality Programs Coordinator
ahouston@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4467
Carol Terrazas
Quality Programs Coordinator
cterrazas@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4416
Celeste Dukes
Quality Specialist – Assessor
cdukes@elcpinellas.org
(727) 554-6789
Jamie Acevedo
Quality Specialist – Literacy
jacevedo@elcpinellas.org
(727) 548 – 1471
Kenneth Buchanan
Quality Specialist – Literacy
(727) 400-4464
kbuchanan@elcpinellas.org
Denise Wiggins
Quality Specialist – Assessor
dwiggins@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4439
Linda Townsend
Quality Specialist – Assessor
ltownsend@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4451
Suzanne Silkie
Quality Specialist – Assessor
ssilkie@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4493
Brandi Crosby
Quality Specialist – Coach
bcrosby@elcpinellas.org
(727) 914-3720
Brittney Wilson
Quality Specialist – Coach
bwilson@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545.5810
Fatima Bichoutar
Quality Specialist – Coach
fbichoutar@elcpinellas.org
(727) 914-3785
Jaquanda Jordan
Quality Specialist – Coach
jjordan@elcpinellas.org
(727) 914-3783
Laura Garcia
Quality Specialist – Coach
lgarcia@elcpinellas.org
(727) 914-3785
Robin Pentz
Quality Specialist – Coach
rpentz@elcpinellas.org
(727) 914-3784
SCREENING & INTERVENTION
Kelley Miller
Program Manager
kmiller@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4454
MaryGrace Califano
Program Supervisor
mcalifano@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7535
Behavior Specialists
David Drumm
Behavior Specialist (North County)
ddrumm@elcpinellas.org
Michelle Althof
Behavior Specialist (Mid-North County)
malthof@elcpinellas.org
(727) 554-6782
Aoy Santavysuk
Behavior Specialist (Mid-County)
asantavysuk@elcpinellas.org
(727) 914.3781
Jennifer Bragdon
Behavior Specialist (Mid-County)
jbragdon@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4455
Arin Taylor
Behavior Specialist (South County)
ataylor@elcpinellas.org
727.545.7533
Development Specialists
Rafika Blanco
Developmental Specialist (North County)
rblanco@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4441
Linda Sauter
Development Specialist (North County)
lsauter@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400-4471
Wendy Oliveras
Developmental Specialist (Mid-County)
woliveras@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4405
Chantell Walker
Development Specialist (South County)
cwalker@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400-4456
Lorrie Auger
Inclusion Specialist
lauger@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7536
Anjanette Ellwood
Admin Specialist II
aellwood@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4452
FAMILY SERVICES
Maureen Just
Family Services Manager
(727) 400 – 4499
Cindy Green
School Readiness Program Supervisor
cgreen@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4422
Nicole Lewin
School Readiness Program Supervisor
nlewin@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4478
Adrian Dixon
Family Services Specialist
adixon@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4494
Adriana Evans
Family Services Specialist
aevans@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4418
Brandie Williams
Family Services Specialist
bwilliams@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4469
Claudia Willingham
Family Services Specialist
cwillingham@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4442
Fay Carter
Family Services Specialist
fcarter@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4492
Laurie Weinbrecher
Family Services Specialist
lweinbrecher@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4498
Lois Jenkins
Family Services Specialist
ljenkins@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4402
Ryan Mangelsdorf
Family Services Specialist
rmangelsdorf@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4434?
Shenee Campbell
Family Services Specialist
scampbell@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4463
Kimberly Marn
Training Coordinator
kmarn@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4423
Lillian Acevedo
Admin Specialist I
lacevedo@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4468
VPK, WAITLIST, CCRR & OUTREACH
Stephanie Richards
Family Services Supervisor
srichards@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4495
Edith Bradley
Family Services Specialist, CSR
ebradley@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4414
Tylisha Frazier
Family Services Specialist
tfrazier@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4479
Erin Yeager
Family Services Specialist, CSR
eyeager@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4459
Alyn Reyes
Eligibility Specialist
areyes@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4496
Beth Walker
Eligibility Specialist
bwalker@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4437
Karin Surber
Eligibility Specialist
ksurber@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4419
2536 Countryside Blvd Suite 500, Clearwater, FL 33763
Hours of Operation: M-F, 8:00am – 5:00pm
