Florida Mentoring Partnership Advocacy Council

The Florida Mentoring Partnership Advocacy Council is focused on solidifying Florida’s group of state and community mentoring providers through advocacy, to keep mentoring strong for generations to come. The Council meets in January and July.



Chairs

Steve Uhlfelder, Uhlfelder & Associates – Chair, Florida Mentoring Partnership
Mayor Richard Baker, City of St. Petersburg – Chair, Municipal Mentoring



Members

Sharon Berrian, Florida League of Cities
Michelle Braun, Wachovia
Frank Brogan, Florida Atlantic University
Linda Curtis, First Serve
Lisa Derx, Best Buddies
Joe Formusa, State Farm Insurance
Lois Gracey, Communities In Schools
David Griffin, Griffin & Hart, LLC
Michele Holcomb, Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Danny Lyons, Florida Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
Kristen Knapp, Able Trust
Pam Lastowski, FAPE
Graci McGillicuddy, Child Protection Center
Deb Thielen, Florida Association of BBBS
Angela Orkin, Guardian ad Litem
Don Pemberton, Lastinger Center for Learning
Adolfo Perez, Carnival Cruise Lines
DeeDee Rasmussen, Florida Campus Compact
Emily Santos, IBM
Pastor Kenneth Scrubbs, FBC of Leesburg
Carl Weinrich, YMCA Alliance
Michael Weinstein, Take Stock in Children
Elaine Liftin, Ed. D., Council for Educational Change
Ruth E. Haniff, Eccleston Elementary School, Orange Co.
Matthew W. Dietz, Law Offices of Matthew W. Dietz, P.L.
Donna Callaway, State Board of Education