Members and Committees
Lead Researcher
Lauren Josephs, PhD, LMHC, NCC
Continuum of Care System Look Committee
Co-Chair: Michael Bryant, Embrace Families
Co-Chair: Dr. Marie-Jose Francois, Center for Multicultural Wellness and Prevention, Inc.
- Babette Hankey, Aspire Health Partners
- Denisse Centeno-Lamas, Hispanic Family Counseling, Inc.
- Lisa Kroger, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
- Marucci Guzman, Latino Leadership, Inc.
- Vickie Lewis, Central Florida Behavioral Hospital
- Kenneth Henderson, University Behavioral Center
- Cindy Jurie, Early Learning Coalition
- Uschi Schueller, Kinder Konsulting
- Trinity Schwab, Central Florida Cares Health System, Inc.
- Mary Bridges, Orange County Public Schools
- Sonya Hill, Orange County Head Start
- Ellen Geiger, Healthy Start Coalition of Orange County
- George Wallace, The Center Orlando
- Steven Shea, Orlando VA Medical Center
- David Baker-Hargrove, Co-founder, 26Health
- Lisa Spector, Nemours
- Adrienne Otto Frame, University of Central Florida
- Joe Sarrubbo, Valencia College
- Ken Peach, Health Council of East Central Florida
- Debbie Andree, MD, BSN, FAAP, Community Health Centers
- Akiho Tanaka, Clinical Psychologist
- Colleen Andre, Life Counseling Solutions
- Theresa Galindo, Advent Health
- Janelle Dunn, True Health
- Tammy Carvalho, Broken Wings Ministry
- Brendan Ramirez, Pan American Behavioral Health Services
- Pete Carrasquillo, NeuMind Wellness Group
- Daisy Vazquez, Orange County Community and Family Services Department
Advocacy Committee
Co-Chair: Muriel Jones, Federation of Families of Central Florida
Co-Chair: Father Jose Rodriguez, Iglesia Jesus De Nazaret
- Eric Welch, NAMI Greater Orlando
- Marni Stahlman, Mental Health Association of Central Florida
- Pastor Ken Claytor, Alive Church
- Yasmin Flasterstein, Peer Support Space, Inc.
- Dick Batchelor, Dick Batchelor Management Group
- Iris Wimbush, parent
- Cameron Wimbush, youth/consumer
- Yvonne Camacho, parent/consumer
- Yadriel Cruz, consumer
- Yan Michael Irizarry, youth/consumer
- Tammy Jones, parent
- Aaliyah Jones, youth/consumer
- Ashanti Jones, youth/consumer
- Barbi Butler, parent/consumer
- Anastasia Soileau, consumer
Business Community Committee
Co-Chair: Karen Van Caulil, Ph.D., Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value
Co-Chair: Kenneth Robinson, Dr. Phillips Charities
- Jean Tucker, Florida Department of Children and Families
- Jennifer Lyons, Advent Health
- Sandi Vidal, Central Florida Foundation
- Nicolette Springer, Policy and Advocacy Consultant
- Tom Lacy, Nemours
- Stephanie Garris, Grace Medical Home
- Maria Bledsoe, Central Florida Healthcare Systems
- Greg Ohe, Orlando Health
- Julie Osmanski-Harmon, Wellcare
- Tony Jenkins, Florida Blue
- Peter Kacheris, Resident
- Karla Muniz, Advent Health
Criminal Justice Committee
Co-Chair: Honorable Alicia Latimore, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Co-Chair: Johnny Alderman, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
- Major Carlos Torres, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
- Faith Sills, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
- Keisha Mulfort, State Attorney’s Office
- Shana Manuel, State Attorney’s Office
- Chief Louis Quinones, Orange County Corrections Department
- Captain Lovetta Quinn-Henry, City of Orlando Police Department
- Lisa Graham, Orange County Health Services Department
- Kelly Steele, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
- Linda Brooks, Orange County Corrections Department
- Arsha Battles, Orange County Corrections Department
- Colleen Brady-Svitak, Florida Department of Corrections
- Melissa Geist, Orange County Clerk of Courts
Homelessness and Housing Committee
Co-Chair: Allison Krall, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
Co-Chair: Eric Gray, Christian Service Center for Central Florida
- Martha Are, Homeless Services Network of Central Florida
- Allison Krall, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
- Bakari Burns, Healthcare Center for the Homeless
- Ken Chapman, Salvation Army
- Zeynep Portway, Samaritan Resource Center
- Helaine Blum, Pathlight Home
- Scott Billue, Matthew’s Hope
- Mitchell Glasser, Orange County Housing and Community Development
- Shannon Nazworth, Ability Housing
- Stephanie Bowman, One Heart for Women and Children
- Frank Wells, Bright Community Trust
- Lisa Portelli, City of Orlando
- Maria Shorkey, Covenant House Florida
- Heather Wilkie, Zebra Coalition
- Babette Allen, Pathlight Home
- Catherine McManus, Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County
- Michelle Sperzel, Harbor House of Central Florida