Board of Directors


   

The Honorable Patricia Northey

County Council Member, District 5, County of Volusia
Current Board Office: President

Previous Board Offices Held: Vice-President
Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 3 Years
Capacities or Committees Served: Executive Committee
What Patricia loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Everyday we are assuring that babies come into the world healthy and grow up safe and well. This is important work. I am proud to support the Coalition in all they do to help every baby have a "Healthy Start".

   

Anne Ferguson, MPA

Executive Director, The Chiles Academy
akfergus@volusia.k12.fl.us
Current Board Office: Vice-President

Previous Board Offices Held: Secretary
Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 5 years
Capacities or Committees Served: Executive Committee, Advocate for the pregnant and parenting teens of Volusia County, FL
What Anne loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: “Sharing information and resources with other like-minded, involved, and caring individuals. ”

   

Isalene Montgomery

Director, Daytona State College Women's Center
Current Board Office: Treasurer

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2 Years
Capacities or Committees Served: Executive and Finance Committees
What Isalene loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Working with an organization to ensure that services are channeled to those who need them.

   

Karen Turner

Thompson Well & Pump
Current Board Office: Secretary

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 4 years
What Karen loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: “I want to be able to give back something to the community, especially to this population.”

   

Richard Hills

Current Board Office: Immediate Past President
rhills@cfl.rr.com

Previous Board Offices Held: President, Vice-President
Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 9 years
Capacities or Committees Served: Executive, Governance, Nominating, and Executive Director Search Committees
What Richard loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: "The cause we work for -healthy birth outcomes- is a just and righteous cause which correlates well with the values central to my own life journey - justice, fairness and compassion."

 
 

Kassandra Blissett

Private Citizen

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 1 Year
What Kassandra loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Using my networking skills to benefit this extremely worthwhile cause.

 
 

Steven R. Forsyth, CFP

Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Management, SunTrust Bank

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2 Years
Capacities or Committees Served: Finance Committee
What Steven loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Devoting time and resources to helping families in our community.

 

 
 

The Honorable Bob Garcia

Mayor, City of DeBary

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2010 New Member
What Bob loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Forming partnerships with the community, nonprofits, educators, programs and business to support the well being of our community.

 
 

Patrick Johnson

Administrator, Flagler County Health Department

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 5 Years
Capacities or Committees Served: Fetal Infant Mortality Review Case Review Team, Program Services, Executive Committee, and Executive Director Selection Committees
What Patrick loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: "Being associated with quality people in an important social service agency."

 
 

Missy Kelly

Private Citizen
riverwoman@cfl.rr.com

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2010 New Member
What Missy loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Networking in the community and volunteering at community events.

 
     

Tracey Lasenby

Child Care Director, Chiles Academy
TGLasenb@volusia.k12.fl.us

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2 Years
What Tracey loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Working with others to promote and educate the masses about the importance of the Healthy Start program. Spreading the news and showing others that the more you know the more you can grow. Knowledge is power.

 
 

John Meyers , MD, FACOG

Physician, OB/GYN Health Center

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2 Years
What John loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Being on the front lines, caring for pregnant women everyday in our community, I can assist Healthy Start by communicating with caregivers, patients and administration.

 
     

 

 

Jennifer Morgan

Business Services Representative, The Center for Business Excellence

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 1 Year
What Jennifer loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Volunteering to support Child Watch events and crib donations. Brining to the table another avenue for reaching young ladies in schools, clubs, organizations, at home and in neighborhoods.

 
     

 

The Honorable Dr. Blaine O'Neal

Mayor, City of South Daytona

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 1 Year
What Blaine loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: It is very important for me to give back to this community and educate people as much as I can.

     

Ray Salazar

President, United Way of Volusia & Flagler Co.

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 7 Years
Previous Offices Held: Immediate President, Vice-President
Capacities or Committees Served:
Governance, Nominating, Executive, and Executive Director Search Committees
What Ray loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: “Participating in Child Watch - the prevention aspects of Healthy Start are so well framed that it converts people very quickly. I like the link between Healthy Start and United Way’s Success by 6 program.”

 
     

Bonita Sorensen, MD

Director, Volusia County Health Department

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: New Member
Capacities or Committees Served: Fetal Infant Mortality Review Case Review Team

 
 

Loverso Walker

Pastor, Faith Temple C.O.G.I.C.

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2010 New Member