Executive Committee
Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely
Marketing Project Manager – Publix Super Markets, Inc. (Ex Officio: Board of County Commissioners Appointee) (Board Vice-Chair, Interim Chair)
Karie Barquin
Senior Coordinator/Interim Director – Head Start Polk (Ex Officio: Head Start Director) (Board Secretary)
Nancy Ebrahimi
Child Care Supervisor, Circuit 10 - Florida Department of Children & Families (Ex Officio: DCF) (Board Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair)
Terry Brigman
Community At Large (Enhancements Committee Chair)
Rickey Maxey
Community At Large (Nominating Committee Chair)
Members
Stacy Campbell-Domineck
CEO – Career Source Polk (Ex Officio: Workforce Development Director)
Dr. Mary C. Clark
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation & Research - Polk State College (Ex Officio: President of Community College Designee)
Nicholas Emanuel
President – Cirtosuco North America, Inc
Frederick Heid
Superintendent of Schools - Polk County Schools (Ex Officio: District Superintendent of Schools)
Dr. Jane Ierardi
Chief Partnership Officer FL – Nemours Children's Health System
Dr. Joy Jackson
Director – Florida Department of Health in Polk County (Ex Officio: County Health Department Director)
Benjamin LeFrancois
Shareholder – GrayRobinson, P.A.
Jobe Ream
Director – FutureCare Learning Center (Representative of Private Child Care Provider)
Lori Shea
Associate Vice President, Women & Children's Service Line - Lakeland Regional Health
Dr. Emily Shaffer
Associate Professor - Bay Area Early Steps Program Director - University of South Florida, Dept. of Pediatrics (Representative of Children with Disabilities)
VACANT
(Representative of Faith-Based Child Care Provider)
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