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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: 4 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".

   
 
   

Isalene Montgomery

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

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 3 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.

   


Katrina Bell

Dean of Adult Education - Adult HIgh School, Daytona State College

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: New Board Member
What Katrina loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Ms. Bell is a mentor with the Community Partnership for Children and also brings her experience in nonprofit compliance, sub-grant monitoring, grant writing and personal and non-profit management to the Healthy Start Board.

   

Kassandra Blissett

Private Citizen

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 2 Year
What Kassandra loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Using my networking skills to benefit this extremely worthwhile cause.

 
 

Pamela Carbiener, MD

Doctor, Halifax OB/GYN Associates

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: Returning Board Member (previously served on the Board for 4 years)
Capacities or Committees Served: Fetal Infant Mortality Review Case Review Team (FIMR-CRT), FIMR Community Action Group (FIMR-CAG)
What Pamela loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: I love the potential to positively impact access to prenatal care and reduce perinatal morbidity.

 
 

Darlinda Copeland

Chief Operating Officer, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: New Board Member

What Darlinda loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: As a nurse, and as the Chief Operating Officer of our local hospital, which houses a Birth Center, I am able to give a medical perspective to the Board. Together, we can positively influence outcomes for mothers and babies in our community.

     

Steven R. Forsyth, CFP

Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Management, SunTrust Bank

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 3 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.

 
 

Jessica Fox Sznapstajler

Event Marketing Manager, Daytona Beach News-Journal

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: New Member
What Jessica loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: I like to volunteer my time to help others and my goal in life is to assist families in need. I can help spread awareness by being on the Board.

 
 

The Honorable Bob Garcia

Mayor, City of DeBary

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 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.

 
 

Eric Goire

Operations Director, Museum of Arts and Sciences

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: New Member
What Eric loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Second to the arts, the healthcare industry is where my heart is. I have experience working with children and young mothers. By serving on the board I may be of some help in whatever is needed.

 
 

Patrick Johnson

Administrator, Flagler County Health Department

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 6 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: 1 Year
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, The Chiles Academy
TGLasenb@volusia.k12.fl.us

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 3 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

Doctor, OB/GYN Health Center

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 3 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: 2 Years
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.

 
     

Ray Salazar

President, United Way of Volusia & Flagler Co.

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 8 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.”

 
     

Diane Smith

Board Member, District 5, School Board of Volusia County

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: New Member
What Diane loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: Advocating for children and their families. Ms. Smith also brings marketing, business and fund raising talents to the Healthy Start Board.

 
     

Bonita Sorensen, MD

Director, Volusia County Health Department

Term of service on the Healthy Start Board: 1 Year
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: 1 Year
What Loverso loves most about serving on the Healthy Start Board: I have a personal concern for the health and well being of people in our community.