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Administration
Becky Dotson
President & CEO
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Becky Dotson was appointed President & CEO of the Florida United Methodist Children's Home effective May 1st, 2013. She previously served as President & CEO of United Methodist Ministry with Children and Families, which oversees the United Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi. Before serving as President, she worked as the Director of Development.
Becky has also served as the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi. Along with her accomplishments in leadership and fundraising, Becky also brings an extensive background in finance and accounting to the Children's Home.
Becky received her Bachelor's of Business Adminstration Degree from Belhaven College, now Belhaven University which is located in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Administration
Ruth Moore Administrative Services Coordinator
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Ruth Moore has served at the Florida United Methodist Children's Home for over 27 years. She has held her current position as Administrative Assistant to the President & CEO for the past 10 years.
Her previous work in the Development Department and as a houseparent has given her a broad perspective of the other departments on campus. Ruth is the liaison for our Board of Trustees. In 2009, she was recognized as Support Staff of the Year by the Florida Coalition for Children.
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Development
Rev. Stephen Hartsfield
Interim Vice President of Development
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Rev. Stephen Hartsfield, currently serves as Interim Vice President of Development for the Florida United Methodist Children's Home. Rev. Hartsfield leads a development team of sixteen and is responsible for providing innovative and strategic leadership in the planning, implementation, and administration of the Children's Home comprehensive development, alumni affairs, and public relations programs and initiatives.
Stephen also serves as our Director of Church Relations.
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Chapel
Rev. Lauren Dancey
Chaplain
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Lauren Dancey grew up in Palm Harbor, Florida, and attended the University of Florida for her undergraduate studies. She has been involved in youth ministry since she was a youth herself, and through this involvement discerned a call to full-time ministry.
In pursuit of fulfilling God's call on her life, she enrolled in Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, where she received her master's degree in Divinity.
After seminary, Lauren served in a local church and as a hospital chaplain. She was ordained on a provisional basis in June 2010, and began her ministry as Chaplain at the Florida United Methodist Children's Home in the same month. While pursuing her seminary degree, Lauren met her husband Drew Dancey. He also serves as a pastor in the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church.
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Residential Care
Mindy Chambers
LMHC, Residential Care Director
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Mindy Chambers, LMHC, serves as the Residential Care Director at the Florida United Methodist Children's Home. Mindy is responsible for the leadership, operations, planning and implementation of programs, having the largest Residential Care program capacity within the state of Florida.
Mindy has developed 10 Residential Care programs consisting of 13 cottages and 5 specialized programs: Teen Mother/Baby, Specialized Therapeutic Group Home, Emergency Shelter, Specialized Treatment For Boys (STFB), and Preparation for Adult Living. Mindy is also responsible for the senior leadership of Admissions, Clinical, Education, Medical, and Recreation programs.
As a former certified social worker and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Mindy is involved with the Florida Coalition for Children, United Methodist Association, and the Alliance for Children and Families. Mindy is also a peer reviewer for EAGLE.
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Independent Living
Dr. Debra Suto Henry
Independent Living Director
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Debra Suto Henry has served at the Children's Home for 22 years in many capacities. Currently, Debra is the Independent Living Director and is developing the Independent Living program for the campus based on her research on "Emotional Intelligence and Adolescents in Residential Care."
Debra is a Certified Peer reviewer for the Council on Accreditation, and since 1997 has been a team member on numerous reviews all over the country.
Debra received her BSW degree from the University of Central Florida, her MSW from Florida State University, and her Ph.D. from Barry University.
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Early Childhood Education
Jayne Carroll
Director of Early Childhood Education Montessori Preschool
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Jayne Carroll has served the Florida United Methodist Children's Home for 10 years. She is the director of In As Much, the Early Childhood Educational program on campus.
Jayne has been in Early Childhood Education and Administration for 25 years.
She is a long time member of National Association of Child Care Management (FACCM) and the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
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Operations
Tom Rockwell
VP of Operations
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Tom Rockwell has over 30 years experience in the Human Services Counseling field. His management experience includes Residential Youth Care, Employee Learning, Human Resources, Performance & Quality Improvement and Facilities.
Tom has served a number of roles at the Florida United Methodist Children's Home since 1990, working with diverse resident and staff groups, and now oversees the operations of the facility.
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Finance
Tom Levesque
VP of Finance
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Tom Levesque joined the Florida United Methodist Children's Home in 2011 after serving as CFO for another Central Florida non-profit organization (Give Kids The World) for approximately nine years. He is a licensed CPA with an MBA degree from the University of Central Florida.
Tom brings a strong blend of quantitative and verbal skills drawn from his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and graduate degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from Florida State University. Tom's primary role at the Children's Home includes financial management, budgeting, IRS reporting and working with our external auditors to present our financial statements to interested stakeholders.
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Foster Care
LaShawnda Harkness, M.A.
Director of Open Hearts Family Services
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LaShawnda Harkness joined the Florida United Methodist Children's Home in 2012. She has served over 18 years in child welfare in both the public and private sectors, 10 plus have been in a leadership capacity.
She leads the Open Hearts Family Services team of twenty and is directly responsible for managing and the development of all satellite operations. Currently, Open Hearts is operating in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia, Flagler and Hillsborough Counties.
LaShawnda received her BA degree from Bethune-Cookman University and her MA from Webster University. She is also a Certified Child Welfare Trainer through the Florida Certification Board, Inc.
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Madison Youth Ranch
Mike Moore
Director of Operations |
Mike Moore was appointed to the position of Director of Operations for the Madison Youth Ranch effective December 31, 2012. He will manage preparation of the grounds for construction of the buildings included in Phase One and provide much of the additional grounds preparation necessary for a growing community.
Mike will also provide oversight and security of increasing assets at the site. He will be responsible for oversight and maintenance of grounds, facilities, and equipment.
Mike brings to us many years of organizational, construction, and maintenance experience.
Development
Rev. Stephen Hartsfield, Church Relations Director
Zoe Peterson, Special Events Coordinator
Lynn Bellomy, Volunteer Relations Supervisor
Merrilu Bennett, Communications & Media Coordinator
Mike Cummins, Director of Family Philanthropy
Katharine Zimmerman, Development Officer
Mark Nelson, Development Officer
Juan Rodríguez-Tolentino, Development Officer
Jeanne Griffith, Grant Development Coordinator
Chapel
Ryan Frack, Associate Chaplain & Director of Youth Services
Residential Care
Yolaine Cotel, Family Services Specialist
Human Resources
Diana Dovey - Human Resources Director
Facilities
Norman Lewis, Facilities Director
Information Technology
Shailen Barmeda, Information Technology Director
Foster Care
Deland Office, Volusia/Flagler
Rev. John Gill-Community Development Coordinator
(386) 299-8142
Milverton Robinson-Coordinator
114 South Alabama Ave.
Deland, FL 32724
(386) 738-3663 Phone
(386) 738-3668 Fax
Foster Care
Orlando Office, Orange/Osceola/Seminole
Pam Reister, Coordinator
1100 N. Fern Creek Ave.
Orlando, Fl 32803
(407) 895-6421 Phone
(407) 895-6381 Fax
Foster Care
Tampa Office, Hillsborough
Cedric Davis MS, Coordinator
504 E. Paris Street
Tampa, FL 33604
(813) 988-2969 Phone
(813) 988-6264 Fax
Parent Coach/Visitation
Kissimmee Office
Bertha Mucherera, Coordinator
1619 E. Vine Street
Kissimmee, FL 34744
(407) 483-5171 Phone
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