The Florida Afterschool Network is one of the 50 state afterschool networks dedicated to informing policy, developing partnerships, and shaping practices to ensure youth have access to quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs. It is informed by a robust advisory council of partners and governed by a small executive committee in partnership with a fiscal sponsor, the Children’s Forum.
Executive Committee
- John Trombetta, Chair
Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Project
www.alzheimersproject.org - Douglas Sessions, Jr., Vice Chair
President & CEO, Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida
www.ounce.org - Saralyn Grass, Ed.D., Treasurer
Chief Administrative Officer, Kids Hope Alliance
www.kidshopealliance.org - Phyllis Kalifeh, Ed.D., Secretary
Child Advocate, Retired - Charles Byrd, Ph.D., Member-at-Large
President & CEO, The Center for Assessment, Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Research
www.casperfl.com - Erin Smeltzer, Fiscal Sponsor
President & CEO, Children’s Forum
www.flchild.com/
Advisory Council Members
- Cindy Arenberg Seltzer
President & CEO, The Children’s Services Council of Broward County
www.cscbroward.org - Sharon Carie
Executive Director, Florida After School Alliance
www.floridaafterschool.org - Joseph Davis
Executive Director, Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
www.flabgc.org - Angie Gallo
VP of Education Development, Florida PTA
www.floridapta.org - Jim Haj
President and CEO, The Children’s Trust
www.thechildrenstrust.org - Suzette L. Harvey
President & CEO, Prime Time Palm Beach County (representing Palm Beach Children’s Services Council)
www.primetimepbc.org - Kim Kelling
Director of Content & Community Partnerships, WFSU Public Media
www.wfsu.org/ - Adrian Laffitte
Retired, Launch Director, Lockheed Martin - Julie Orange
Director of Educational Development, Department of Juvenile Justice
www.djj.state.fl.us - Vanessa Spero
Regional Specialized 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent, UF/IFAS
www.florida4h.org - Erin Smeltzer
President & CEO, Children’s Forum
www.thechildrensforum.com - Eleanor Warmack
Executive Director, Florida Recreation & Parks Association
www.FRPA.org - Lynne Wilcox
President & CEO, Florida Alliance of YMCA’s
https://www.floridaymcas.org/ - Karen Woods, LMHC
Program Administration Manager, Juvenile Welfare Board
www.jwbpinellas.org - To be Appointed
21st Century Community Learning Centers, Florida Department of Education
www.fldoe.org - To be Appointed
Office of Early Learning
www.floridaearlylearning.com