Board of Directors

2025-2026 Officers
President – Lauren Mollman
Vice President – Nancy Castillo
Treasurer – Deepthi Varma
Secretary – Elizabeth Deola

Lauren Mollman, President
Healthy Communities Director
Suwannee River Area Health Education Center
Community Organization

Nancy Castillo, Vice President
Program and Outreach Director
Community Coalition Alliance
Community Organization

Deepthi Satheesa Varma, Treasurer
Assistant Professor
University of Florida, Epidemiology
Community Organization

Elizabeth Deola, Secretary
Chief Program Officer
Early Learning Coalition of Marion County
Community Organization

Ann-Marie Fenn, CNM, ARNP, MS, FACCE, MSW, LMHC
Midwife
Advocacy

Dr. Adetola Louis-Jacques
Assistant Professor
University of Florida, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Community Organization

Cheryl Dawson, RN
Nurse Care Coordinator
Partnership for Strong Families
Community Organization

Heather Gilardi, BSN, RN
Birth Coordinator, Labor & Delivery
Advent Health Ocala
Community Organization

Varnessa McCray
Director of Community Engagement
The Children’s Movement of Florida
Advocacy

Board of Directors

2025-2026 Officers
President – Esmeralda Batiz
Vice President – Lesha Buchbinder
Treasurer – Dawn Jackson
Secretary – Vacant
Past President – Vacant

Esmeralda Batiz, President
Outreach and Marketing Director
Community Health Centers
Community Organization

Lesha Buchbinder, Vice President
Executive Director
Early Learning Coalition of Lake County
Community Organization

Dawn Jackson
Program Director – MAPS Citrus
Operation PAR
Community Organization

Atiya Spellman
Program Manager
Healthy Families Pasco-Hernando
Community Organization

Linette Torres
Community Health Worker
Lake County Government
Community Organization

Sandra Woodard
Director of Communications
Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast
Community Organization