2013 Annual Report - PACE Center for Girls

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PACE Center for Girls, Inc.
2013 Annual Report
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March 2014
Dear Friends of PACE,
Many girls have lives that have been tragically impacted by violence and trauma and it is this life history that
has brought them to PACE. Yet where each girl has been
is not what is important. What is important is where each
girl is going and the positive future that lies ahead for her.
For every girl that comes to PACE there is a moment
that marks the beginning of something new — a moment when she finds new self-confidence, new abilities
and new opportunities.
That moment for Nina helped her realized her goals
of happiness, understanding and success. For Monique,
that moment took place when she graduated from
PACE with honors and enrolled in college and for Whitney that moment culminated with her enrolling at FAU
to study cellular and molecular neuroscience.
These moments are different for each of the 2,100
girls PACE helped last year and these moments made a
significant difference for each girl, each family and each
community across the state.
The difference these moments made is reflected in
our outcomes. Across the state, 92% of our girls had no
involvement with the criminal justice system after leaving
PACE, 94% advanced academically and 93% were back in
school, graduated or found a job after they left PACE.
These moments are even more apparent when you
listen to our girls and read their stories, some of which
are featured in this year’s Annual Report.
The process of finding hope, love and change takes
time and is often difficult. But this process creates a
new path for girls, a path that leads to a new and better
future and leads to young women who are secure and
fulfilled in their lives.
We thank you and
the more than 400 staff
at PACE who made these
moments possible.
Because of you we were
able to help change the
lives of 2,127 girls and
their families.
But for every girl we
were able to help, there
were thousands more
Mary Marx, President & CEO
across the state and
across the country that needed PACE. Last year, more
than 17,000 girls in Florida were arrested. It is these girls
who needed the mental health, substance abuse and
educational services PACE provides to help them turn
their lives around. It is for them we continue our work to
expand our reach, advocate for changes in public policy
and increase the evidence base of what works to help
all girls.
Helping girls reach these
moments takes all of us.
With your continued support, we can accomplish
even more next year. We can help girls graduate and
go to college. We can strengthen our communities
by listening to girls and we can change the landscape
for girls in Florida and across the country. We join our
girls, with deepest gratitude, to thank you and we look
forward to helping even more girls and their families in
the coming year.
Sincerely,
Carole Zegel
Chair, Board of Trustees
Mary Marx
President & CEO
PACE Orange
M
y name is Nina. When I was younger I was dealing drugs and used drugs and alcohol. In 2012, I was arrested
and charged with two counts of drug possession on school property. During school, the police pulled me and
a friend out of class and read us our Miranda rights in the hallway. I was suspended for 15 days, but when it
was time for me to return to school, I learned I was expelled and charges were being pressed. Reality set in hard.
My parents frantically searched for schools that would accept me and after being turned down by multiple
schools, they found the PACE Center for Girls. We met with staff members at the Center to see if it was the “place for
me.” In order to attend I had to write an essay about why I thought PACE was for me and what issues I wanted help
with. By then, I had already lost hope so I came up with a devious plan to write a terrible essay that would lead PACE to turn me away.
As it turned out, my plan did just the opposite. In the essay, I expressed my doubts
toward change. I wrote about three simple yet ultimately complicated things I wanted
to achieve; success, equal understanding and happiness.
If it wasn’t for PACE, their encouraging words and the love
they gave me, I think I would be in jail and would have given up
on my future. I thank PACE for not only creating such a great
place but for helping me take back my life! — Nina
I was sure PACE would think they couldn’t help me attain those goals, but instead
they took it as a challenge because PACE has helped me in all three areas. When I left
my old school, I was failing my classes in an epic way. I have to be honest — I thank my lucky stars that I wasn’t held
back a year. Since being at PACE, I’ve increased my credits and am now on track to graduate on time or possibly even
early. I consider that pretty successful.
At PACE, I’ve never felt judged. The people at PACE help girls on a personal level and truly care about the outcome in our lives. I consider that to be conveying equal understanding, so there’s another checkmark on my list.
The last but probably most important factor I expressed in my admission essay was happiness. PACE is a happy
place for me. My state of mind used to be ruled by thoughts that the world was against me. After just a couple of
weeks at PACE, I learned that I’m not the only one who feels that way.
People at PACE have taught me how to say “no,” how to rise above my own expectations and how to make positive progression. Most importantly, they gave me a second chance at a first impression. The other girls have taught
me that everyone is battling demons of their own, but if you surround yourself with good company, you’ll always find
someone to catch you when you fall. I am so lucky that PACE was there to catch me.
exhibit COURAGE
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Nina’s Story
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The PACE Model
Case Management & Counseling Services
Life Skills
• Counselor/case manager assigned to each girl
• Group instruction using Spirited Girls Curriculum©
focused on life skills, health, communication & positive
decision making
• Gender responsive groups to support girls in developing
healthy relationships and improve physical & mental health
• Community Service learning to help girls develop a
connection to their community
• Individual care plan based on needs assessments with defined
goals & support developed with each girl
• Home visits and monthly meetings with parents/guardians
• R
eferrals for girls and their families to connect them to resources in
the community
Academic Services
• Individual
academic plans & roadmaps for success in high school
and post-secondary education
• Daily individualized middle & high school instruction provided by
certified teachers
• Group & individual remediation, tutoring and credit recovery
• All girl setting & small class sizes — 1:12 ratio
• Academic advising to achieve academic goals
• GED preparation as appropriate
Career Preparation & Exploration
• Career assessment and road mapping
• Career readiness instruction
• Career preparation assistance
Transition Services
• Individual Transition plan developed with each girl focused
on goals after PACE
• Follow up for three years to ensure girls are on track with
their transition plan
honor the FEMALE SPIRIT
Why PACE
For over 28 years, PACE has been a leader in providing gender-responsive alternatives to
delinquency or dependency for girls. PACE stands as a nationally recognized model for
reducing the significant long term costs associated with incarceration, teen pregnancy,
substance abuse, dropping out of school, unemployment and long term economic
dependency. PACE operates 18 non-residential day programs serving over 2,000 girls,
ages 11–17, annually. Over 25% of girls come to PACE with prior involvement in the
juvenile justice system, 76% are considered high risk for justice system involvement and
26% have dropped out of school.
The PACE model provides comprehensive education, social services (case management,
counseling and therapeutic treatment), and career readiness in a gender-responsive
environment. PACE promotes protective factors and mitigates risk factors associated
with girls’ delinquency. Participation is voluntary and PACE centers operate yearround. Each Center is structured much like a school in that girls attend daily, take a full
complement of core academic subjects linked to the state standards and work towards
a high school diploma, GED or to return to their home school on grade level.
Our Mission
PACE provides girls and young women
an opportunity for a better future
through education, counseling,
training and advocacy.
Our Philosophy
PACE values all girls and young
women, believing each one deserves
an opportunity to find her voice,
achieve her potential and celebrate a
life defined by responsibility, dignity,
serenity and grace.
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Whitney’s Story
PACE Palm Beach
H
ello my name is Whitney, I am 17 years old and my success
story is truly a miracle. Until PACE, my life was filled with
depression, hardships, violence, abuse and fear.
For as long as I can remember violence and abuse were part
of my life. My dad was abusive towards my mom and later turned
the abuse on me and my sisters. For a while, I thought my dad was
just a mean person, but I later found out that he was addicted to
hardcore drugs. After 13 years of abuse, my mom finally found the
courage to leave.
For the next four years we moved from place to place and never
really had a stable home. We lived with friends, neighbors, my mom’s
boss and when we had the money, at hotels. At one point we even
lived in our car in a parking lot.
While my family was going through its hardships my life was
falling apart. At least it felt that way. I was suffering from anorexia,
severe depression and had no motivation to participate in school. I
failed the eighth grade because I was involved in the wrong crowd
and doing things I shouldn’t have done. I really didn’t care about what
was happening in my life. I just expected it to progressively get worse.
Eventually, I too became involved in an abusive relationship.
The people at the PACE Center for Girls showed me how to end
the cycle of violence, how to make friends again, especially with
people I would never have even talked to before.
I came to the PACE Center as a freshman with no credits, but now I
am graduating. PACE has changed my life drastically and in more ways
than academically. For example, they found a dentist that would cover
my dental work for free. I was facing thousands of dollars in dental
work before I qualified for Medicaid. Now that my smile is almost
perfect, I know that I’m a beautiful girl for the first time ever.
Since the day I started, I have had a newfound push of
determination. If you use the PACE Center to your advantage, it will
help you in more ways than you can expect. Even though I like to play
off my experience at the PACE Center as being no big deal, it was just
what I needed to make my college dreams come true.
Since the day I started, I have had a
newfound push of determination.
If you use the PACE Center to
your advantage, it will help
you in more ways than you can expect.
— Whitney
(Note: Whitney is studying in the Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
program at Florida Atlantic University. She is working part-time while
attending school and job-shadowing an ER doctor.)
ACT WITH INTEGRITY
AND POSITIVE INTENT
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Financials
Financial Summary
for the Fiscal Year Ending on June 30, 2013
FY13 Revenue Breakdown
SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Department of Juvenile Justice
$11,585,780
Department of Education/Local School Boards
$ 5,556,132
Grants
$3,819,808
Contributions & In-Kind
$4,540,068
Special Events
$885,381
Other Income
$127,468
TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE
$26,514,637
EXPENSES
Program Services
$19,580,968
Management and General
$2,783,500
Fundraising
$1,929,098
TOTAL EXPENSES
$24,293,566
NET ASSETS – BEGINNING OF YEAR
$20,644,564
NET ASSETS – END OF YEAR
$22,865,635
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
$2,221,071
Thank you to our partners
who continue to support PACE’s mission across
our 18 centers:
• The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
• T he School Boards and School Districts from the following
counties: Alachua, Broward, Collier, Duval, Escambia,
Hillsborough, Lee, Leon, Manatee, Marion, Miami, Orange,
Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Treasure Coast and Volusia
• U
nited Ways of Florida in: Broward, Escambia, Lee,
Marion, Jacksonville, Leon, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach,
Treasure Coast and Volusia
Sponsored by
The State of Florida, Department of Juvenile Justice
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach
for support of this publication.
• The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
• The Kim and Michael Ward Foundation
• Publix Supermarkets Charities
• Darden Restaurants Foundation
• The NoVo Foundation
• The Healy Foundation
CREATE
(Individual contributors are listed on pages 11-13)
PARTNERSHIPS
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Accomplishments
Last fall the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF)
and the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) conducted a
national competition to identify organizations with the
potential to help more of America’s at risk youth reach
productive adulthood. This summer PACE was one of
three organizations in the country to receive this award in
support of Vision 20/20, PACE’s strategic plan for growth.
The SIF/EMCF investment will establish the platform for
PACE to become the national model for “what works” to
help girls turn their lives around. The goals of Vision20/20
are to:
• Enhance the quality of services to girls.
• Increase the number of girls served.
• P
repare PACE for future growth in Florida and
beyond.
• E xpand our base of current and future investors to
support sustainable growth.
• B
uild a strong coalition to develop public policy to
positively impact girls.
• V
alidate PACE’s long-term cost-benefit and establish
an evidence base to shape the national dialogue
on what works with girls.
In August 2013, with research partners MDRC, PACE
began a rigorous, independent evaluation of the PACE
model. With successful findings, PACE will be the only
gender responsive and evidence based prevention and
early intervention model in the country. This body of work
will have significant national implications with respect
to empowering girls and young women, preventing
violence and exploitation and promoting social and
emotional learning to ensure all girls have an opportunity
for a better future.
During FY 2013, as part of our growth plan, PACE opened
our 18th PACE Center for Girls in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami and we are putting plans in place for the
19th PACE Center to serve Clay County in 2015.
Last year we were pleased to expand our corporate
partnerships with Publix Supermarkets Charities, Bank of
America and Darden Restaurants Foundations, as well as
our foundation partnerships with the Edna McConnell
Clark Foundation, the NoVo Foundation and the Healy
Foundation, among many others. We are thankful to our
longtime friends and supporters of PACE and for the new
relationships that blossomed over the past year.
Highlights
PACE is recognized as the most effective program in the country
for helping girls find success in school, at home and in their
communities and for reducing teen pregnancy, substance abuse,
dropping out of school, detention or incarceration and long term
economic dependency. PACE’s statewide, gender-responsive focus,
comprehensive set of services and multiple goals of self-efficacy,
crime and violence prevention and educational attainment make it
unique in the nation.
In FY 2012-13, PACE served 2,127 girls at 17 Centers across the state.
Despite the challenges girls faced prior to PACE, they demonstrated
remarkable growth and change as a result of PACE. We track
outcomes statewide and in FY 2013 are proud to issue these results.
Prior to coming to PACE, 70% of girls failed at least one class in school
and 26% had already dropped out. As a result of PACE,
f girls increased their academic functioning
94% owhile
at PACE;
65% advanced a full grade level; and
f girls earned high school credit or completed
90% omiddle
school courses.
Statewide, 24% of girls came to PACE with a prior delinquency record,
yet a year after completing PACE
f girls had no involvement with the juvenile
92% ojustice
system.
The PACE model has a focus on future success, employment, and
long-term self-sufficiency. Statewide,
nrolled in college or went back to high school
64% eafter
PACE.
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2013 CENTER
HIGHLIGHTS
PACE Escambia-Santa Rosa
The Center moved into a stunning new 14,000 sq. ft.
facility located on the Pensacola State College campus. The
community launched a $2 million capital campaign to build
the new facility designed specifically to meet the changing
needs of girls in Escambia County and to accommodate
future growth.
PACE Polk
PACE Leon
PACE Polk expanded its math tutoring program in partnership
with the Learning Resource Center and the Community
Foundation of Greater Lakeland. Girls often come to PACE
with low math scores and therefore little interest in math. The
expanded focus on math and math tutoring will jumpstart a
love of math and improve math comprehension.
Through the Mother-Daughter Support Group, PACE Leon made
new strides in fostering positive relationships amongst girls and
their families, a key component of girls’ personal growth and
success. Girls and their mothers or female caregivers met weekly
to create open communication and build insight and trust.
PACE Orange
Social studies teachers at
PACE Orange kicked off a new
focus group entitled Tomorrows Leaders, helping girls
acquire knowledge and build
leadership and career skills.
The group encourages girls
to discover the stories behind
leaders in history, learn about
the characteristics leaders possess and develop their own
leadership abilities.
PACE Lee
PACE Manatee
Following a statewide search for a Center leader, PACE Lee
welcomed Meg Geltner as Executive Director. Under Meg’s
leadership, PACE Lee purchased and renovated a new facility to
meet the changing needs of girls in Lee County and to accommodate future growth. Meg brings the ability and the passion to
positively affect the lives of girls and their families in Lee County.
PACE Broward
Many girls come to PACE Broward having had interactions with the
courts or the juvenile justice system, interactions that can impact
their opportunities for future success. At PACE Broward a Diversion
and Civil Citation Program is offering girls a fresh start. The program
includes counseling, restorative justice and community service, allowing first-time misdemeanants to clear charges from their records.
PACE Palm Beach
PACE Palm Beach’s hands-on culinary program helps girls
learn about nutrition and healthy eating choices and helps
girls and their families make good nutrition choices now
and in the future.
By volunteering at a local
assisted-living facility, girls
at PACE Manatee are
building intergenerational
relationships while
earning community
service hours. Each month,
girls visit residents —
some of whom are more
than 100 years old —
and the experience has
not only taught the
girls about interacting
positively with others,
but has also given them
broader life perspectives.
PACE Pinellas
PACE Pinellas started the year in a new facility with vastly
improved amenities. Moving into a larger, more modern and
more professional space designed specifically for education
and counseling has allowed the Center to expand programs
and community involvement — a significant step forward in
our mission to meet the changing needs of our girls.
PACE Jacksonville added
a traditional high school
credit track program to
its already successful
middle-school and GED
academic programs. PACE
Jacksonville also expanded
its therapeutic services to
support improved mental
health for girls in the
Jacksonville community.
PACE Miami’s successful opening
was made possible through
partnerships with the Florida
Legislature, the Florida Department
of Juvenile Justice and the Miami
Dade County School District., as
well as strong support from the
Miami community.
PACE Marion
PACE Hillsborough has added a variety of new services and
programs to better serve girls. New vocational training, jobshadowing opportunities and career development and lifeskills programs are now in place to support girls in achieving
new opportunities and a brighter future.
PACE Marion opened its
summer session in a new
facility, located in the heart
of downtown Ocala. The new
PACE Center is significantly
larger, more conducive to
meeting the education and
social service needs of girls
in Marion County and is
designed to support future
growth.
The West Pasco Chamber of Commerce recognized PACE Pasco
with the 2013 award for Outstanding Area Youth Organization.
Citing the Center’s impressive results-oriented efforts to help
girls improve academically and to prevent involvement with
the juvenile justice system, the Center was the 2013 recipient of
this prestigious award.
PACE Collier added
new therapy groups where
girls interact with dogs and
horses to help them cope
with stress and trauma,
creative groups led by
community artists and
leadership groups led by
women business owners.
This year, the Center
also established weekly
science labs and purchased
e-readers to help girls
improve their reading skills.
In July, PACE Alachua expanded its counseling and transition
services to better serve the needs of girls in Alachua County.
The expanded services support girls in areas such as positive
self-esteem, anger management, relationship building and life
skills development.
PACE Hillsborough
PACE Pasco
PACE Collier at
Immokalee
PACE Alachua
PACE Treasure
Coast
In partnership with the Fort
Pierce Chapter of The Links,
PACE Treasure Coast initiated
a new Speakers’ Bureau. The
forum brings professional
women to the Center to
speak to girls about careers
in nursing, health care, legal
services, law enforcement,
cosmetology, graphic design
and accounting.
FOCUS ON
STRENGTHS
PACE Volusia-Flagler
Girls from PACE Volusia-Flagler helped others by providing more
than 2,500 hours of community service to local organizations
such as the Ormond Beach Elementary School, Bridgeview
Assisted Living Facility, Kidsco Day Care and the City of Ormond
Beach. Through service learning, girls experienced the benefits of
contributing to their community while increasing self-esteem and
positive peer relationships.
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PACE
Jacksonville
PACE Miami
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Thank You to our Donors
PACE extends heartfelt thanks to the following individuals, corporations and foundations that supported PACE in FY 2013
(July1, 2012-June 30, 2013). In the following pages are those who contributed $500 or more to the 17 PACE Centers across
the state, as well as those who supported our work regionally, statewide and nationally. We have made every effort to
acknowledge and thank each of our donors. If your name is missing or incorrect, please notify us so we may correct our
records. We apologize for any oversight.
STATE
$1,000,000 and Above
The Edna McConnell Clark
Foundation
$50,000 - $999,999
Darden Restaurants
Foundation
Kim and Michael Ward
Foundation
$10,000 - $25,000
Sherrill and Jimmy Ragans
$1,000 - $4,999
Appleseeds Foundation
Mattie and Stewart Fraser
Nona Jones
Sherry Magill and Robert
Willis
Mary Marx and Mike Fitch
Ellen and Gary Parker
The Rotary Club of Ponte
Vedra Beach
Audrey and Gerold
Schiebler
Leslie M. Stevens
Irene H. Sullivan
Carole and William Zegel
$500 - $999
Justin Bailey
Kay Cunningham and R.
O’Connor
Pink House Foundation
Psychological Assessment
Resources, Inc.
Vanguard Charitable
Endowment
Karen and Jacob Worner
ALACHUA
$10,000 and Above
Dickhaus Charitable Gift
Fund at Fidelity Charitable
Gainesville Television
Network **
Office of the State Attorney
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Pamphalon Foundation, Inc.
$5,000 - $9,999
Alachua County Sheriff’s
Office *
Mary Cade *
Northwestern Mutual
Ann and Wayne Southwick*
Susan and Tom Spain
University of FL Law Center
Association
$1,000 - $4,999
The Allstate Foundation
Catherine Ayers *
Cathleen M. Blagay **
Craig Bost *
Lee Bowers*
Leslie Bram *
Cheryl Breon
Gail S. and Eric J. Brill *
Celia and William Burger
C. Frederick and Aase B
Thompson Foundation *
Charles Denny Charitable
Trust
Charmettes
Alicia G Churchill *
City of Gainesville
Mary Ann H. Cofrin *
Comfort Keepers - Lynn
Domenech *
Cox Communications **
Teresa and Jib Davidson **
Phyllis Delaney *
Steve J. deMontmollin
Entercom Gainesville, LLC **
Cherie Fine *
Gainesville Dermatology
Aesthetic Center **
The Gainesville Sun **
Donna E. Giles and David S.
Guzick*
Gladys G. Cofrin Fund
Mary A. and Ellis C. Greiner
Cathy Ipser*
Heather and Kelley Jones *
Keith Watson Productions,
Inc **
Kathleen B. and John Kish Jr.
Harold Leslie
Maureen T. Long, DVM *
Karlene Lucansky *
Cindy and Ronald Marks
McCallum Cabinets, Inc. –
Tom McCallum
Linda and Kenneth McGurn*
Phoebe Miles *
Tish Oleksy *
Murriel Page *
Alice Patlovich *
Tammy Prince *
Publix Supermarkets
Charities, Inc.
Quinn Family Charitable
Foundation Inc.
Christine W Riggs *
Ann Marie Rogers *
Susan and William Rout *
Vicki Santello *
Stacy Scott
Dee Dee and Rod Smith
TDC Enterainment, Inc. **
Pat Thomas *
Trinity United Methodist
Church
Valerie’s Loft - Valerie Taylor
Mary and Mark Wise*
Carole and William Zegel *
* denotes Giving Society members ** denotes in-kind donor
$500 - $999
Alachua County Dental
Association
Lisa and Herb Anding
Beef ‘0’ Brady’s **
Claudia and Roger Brill
Victoria Canto
Patricia and John Carlson
Carr, Riggs and Ingram LLC
Lisa and Jeffrey Chacon
Coastal Mechanical Special
Projects, LLC
Robin Cunningham
Margie and Stephen
Deardourff
Erika and Guillermo E. Diaz
Dragonfly Graphics **
F. Kayser Enneking
John Eriksen
F.O.E. Eagles Auxillary Aerie
#4385
Gainesville Health & Fitness
Center **
Sue Gaintner
Lisa and Peter Gearen
Barbara Hall
Hammock Beach Resort **
James David and Lee Ann
Salter
Carol and John Koogler
Joanna Leathers
Chris and Thomas Lyman
The Mark Bostick Golf
Course @ University of
Florida **
Gail Martineau
Joel L. McCoy, Jr., CPA, PA
Marjorie and Lee McGriff
McGriff-Williams Insurance
Agency
Jennifer McIntosh
Shelley Meyer
Mount Carmel Baptist
Church
Lynn Newman
Pennington and Bailes **
Sally S. and Stephen M.
Polhamus
Bonnye and Larry Roose
Sea World Adventure Park **
LaDonna Vieweg *
Brian Watson - Koss Olinger
Peggy and Robert Williams
Joan and Allen Wysocki
BROWARD
$100,000 and Above
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation, Inc.*
$50,000 - $99,999
Children’s Services Council
of Broward County
United States Department
of Education
$25,000 - $49,999
Circle of Friends
Foundation/Joanne and
Mark Snead*
Florida Department of
Children and Families
Leo Goodwin Foundation,
Inc.*
Mary Kandaras Estate Trust*
United Way of Broward
County Commission on
Substance Abuse
United Way of Broward
County*
$10,000 - $24,999
AutoNation, Inc.*
Broward County
Commission, Broward
Addiction Recovery Center
Citrix Systems, Inc.*
Yasmine and Scott
Coleman*
Denise and Angelo Elia/Casa
D’Angelo Ristorante* **
Elite Island Resorts**
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
The Jones Family
Foundation*
Miss Katie’s Charm School &
Boutique**
Robert C. Radice*
Sam Berman Charitable
Foundation, Inc.*
The Sheriff’s Foundation of
Broward County, Inc.*
US Department of Justice
Edward J. Byrne Juvenile
Assistance Grant
$5,000 - $9,999
Andrea J. Acker*
Allen Foundation, Inc.*
Allison Brimmer, Ph.D./NSUAAUW*
Helen Furia*
Healy Foundation*
Susan and Jack Loving*
Managed Care Risk Services*
Publix Super Markets
Charities*
Senator Debby Sanderson*
Leslie M. Stevens*
SunSentinel Children’s Fund,
a fund of The McCormick
Foundation*
$1,000 - $4,999
4Girls Foundation, Inc.*
Alfred and Rose Miniaci
Foundation, Inc.*
American National Bank*
Jennifer O’Flannery
Anderson, Ph.D.
Bank of America
Sheila Bechert*
Penelope Blair*
Broad and Cassel
Broward County Women
Lawyers’ Association*
Broward Health
Children’s Aid Club (CAC)*
Children’s Opportunity
Group, Inc.*
City of Wilton Manors/
Wilton Manors Police
Department*
Coldwell Banker Residential
Real Estate CARES
Foundation*
Community Foundation of
Broward
Lynne and Thomas T. Coon,
Jr.*
Cooper City Commerce
Center, Inc.*
Dale Ross Campaign
Account
John Deinhardt
Kubicki Draper
Joyce and Bob Epstein*
Saul Epstein
Nikki and Timothy
Ermatinger*
Christine Fanizzi*
Barbara Ferguson*
Ferrari-Maserati of Fort
Lauderdale**
Finizio & Finizio Law Offices,
PA*
Marianne Finizio and Robert
Stewart
First Southern Bank*
Connie and Theo Folz*
The GEO Group, Inc.*
Deanne Gertner and Warren
Wheeler*
Mary-Jane Graff*
Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.
Foundation, Inc.*
Linda and Hon. William
Haury, Jr.*
Sylvia Henderson
Sara Rashti and Philip
Hopkins*
Hudson Family Foundation*
Hugh’s Culinary**
Huizenga Family
Foundation
Richard S. Ingham, Jr.*
Tim Ingham and Julie Pabst
Jaline Boccuzzi, DMD PA
Pauline and Richard
Brodeur
Cheryl and Stephen Budd
Andre Capi
Kris and Dick Coker
Jane and Robert Conti
Cooley Bastone Gill Family
Charitable Fund in
Memory of Fred Bastone
of the Community
Foundation of Broward
Daoud’s Fine Jewelry**
Daughters of Penelope
Leda Chapter 59
Amy Engelberg
Mark Feinstein
Florida Panthers
Foundation**
Giselle Cheminand / GCI
Worldwide Corp.
Gonzalez & Goetz, LLC*
Barbara and Arnold Grevior
Deborah and John
Hartman
Lois and Hal Herman
The Janoura Group, Inc.
The Jonathan S. and Patricia
England Foundation
Laurence and Edith G. Weiss
Foundation, Inc.
Pru Lewis
Lauren Littlejohn
Marriott Harbor Beach
Resort and Spa**
Mayors at Galleria Mall**
Elaine and Dr. Kenneth
Monson
Panera Bread/Covelli
Enterprises**
Jane and George Rankin
Riverside Hotel**
Hon. Stacy M. Ross
Service Choice Lawn &
Pest Control
Angela Sherlock*
Phil Smith
Soroptimist International
of Davie
Soroptimist International of
Fort Lauderdale**
Southwest Airlines Co.**
Adrianna and Jack Tavone
Karen Unger and Chaplain
Ron Perkins*
Victoria & Associates Career
Services
Jerome Vogel
The Westin Diplomat Resort
& Spa**
Gloria Wetherington
Katherine Zeigler
COLLIER
$10,000 and Above
Arthrex, Inc.
Costley Family Foundation
Diermeier Family
Foundation
Elizabeth Galeana
Charitable Foundation,
Inc.
Mimi Foundation
* denotes Giving Society members ** denotes in-kind donor
$5,000 - $9,999
BB&T
Executive Women’s Golf
Association
The League Club, Inc.
Shelia Smith Davis Columbus Foundation
United Way of Collier
County
Zonta Club of Naples
$1,000- $4,999
Kathleen Azzariti
Susan and William Brock
Community Foundation of
Collier County
Elizabeth and Norman
Crowder
Sheilah Crowley
Delaney Meeting and Event
Management
The Diamond District
Mr. and Mrs. C. Eisenacher
Frank Fornari
The Forum Club of
Southwest Florida
Fox Plastic Surgery Center
Myra Friedman
Germain BMW of Naples
Goodwill Industries of SW
Florida
Jean Hahm
Home-Tech
Michelle Jones
Eileen Mann
Faith Matous
Cheryl McDonnell
Kathleen Passidomo
Regions Bank
Garrett Richter
Maureen Russell
Arlene Shapiro
Angelina Spencer
R. J. Vitelli
Wainscott Family Fund
Kristen Weardon
Nancy White
$500 - $999
A Jaron Studio
Cheryl Baber
Dr. and Mrs. Neal Beightol
Kimberly A Bellestri
Yvonne Bourk
Lori and Edward Cohen
David M. Crisp
DeVoe Automotive Group
Mindy DiPietro
Virginia Forget
Jen Franchino
Connie and Edward J.
Fullmer
Gulf Coast Coin & Jewelry
Michelle Shaw Hashman
Key Bank National
Association
Elisabeth and Jacob
Nassberg
Gayle Nelson
Cindy and Philip Obrecht
Pat Patterson
PNC Foundation
John Sigg
Alfred Southall Jr.
Chandra Spary
SWFL Chapter of the Kiwis
Vanderbilt Presbyterian
Womens Association
Sandra Winetroub
ESCAMBIA
$250,000 and Above
Dugas Family Foundation,
Inc.
Quint and Rishy Studer
Charitable Giving*
$50,000 - $249,999
J. H. Baroco Foundation Inc.
Abby and Robert Rinke
$20,000 - $49,999
Gannett Foundation
The Kugelmann Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
The Bear Family
Foundation, Inc.
Laura Keene
Teresa Levin*
Merrill Lynch
Gigi and Tom Owens
The Russenberger
Foundation
Sansing Foundation, Inc.
Justine Simoni
Switzer Brothers Charitable
Foundation
John T. Tolan, Jr., TTEE
$5,000 - $9,999
Bear Family Foundation
Ann Belleau*
Karen Brown*
Carol and Charles Carlan*
The Chadbourne Family
Foundation, Inc.
Cox Communication
Elaine and Brooks Davis*
The GE Foundation
Rachael and Albi Gilmer*
James J. Marks Foundation*
The Kerrigan Family
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Jane Merrill*
Marjorie and Alan Moore*
Mike Papantonio
Pete Moore Chevrolet
Marlene Sackheim*
Joe Scarborough
United Way of Escambia
County
Judith and Robert
Zitzewitz*
$1,000 - $4,999
A. Downing Gray &
Company
Denise Ables*
Laura and Sam Alliss
Christie and David Alsop
Carolyn Appleyard*
Anai Barangan
Jennifer and Lewis Bear III*
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Bell*
Lorrie Berry*
Suzanne Berry*
Vicki Bordelon*
Anne and John Brewer
Monaand Jerry Brown*
Linda Buehler
Cathy and Peter Butler*
Beverly Campbell*
Cheveron Humankind
Matching
Natalie Ciano
Connie Clark*
Donna Clark
Robert Combs
Shannon W. Cook*
Terri Davidson
Diane DeJean and William
Balchunas*
Kathy and Mike Denkler*
Dr. and Mrs. Tara and
Michael Dolister
Jennifer and Kevin Doyle*
Jacqueline Falzone
Amy and Timothy Falzone
Don and Lori Farmer*
Drs. Ed and Forrest
Faulkner*
Susan and Brian Finger*
Mary Gamble*
Laura Ann Gill
Gulf Breeze Optimist Club
Gulf Isle Neighbors
Gulf Power Foundation
Lorese Hines*
Linda Hoffman
Frances Horton*
Martha Ann Hunter
Helen Ihns
International Paper
Anthony Jacobs
Mark Juneau Jr. M.D.
Bettie Kahn
Dr. and Mrs. Celeste and
Alan Krys
Fred Levin*
Levin & Papantonio
Linda and Charles Liberis*
David Lister*
Mary Ann Long*
Karen and Ted Mansfield*
Bobby Marcus
Marianne McMahon*
Cate Merrill
Bill Mertins*
Jan Miller
Marcy Miller*
Stephen K. Miller
Terry Miller
Marianne Moore*
David Morgan, Sheriff
Nancy K. Morris
Lianna Marks Nash*
Barbara Orth*
Katherine Ostrander
Lauren Parra
Shannon Paulos*
Jerre and John Peacock
C. Wade Peters, M.D.
Diane and Brad Peterson
Sean Phillips
Picard-Dannheisser Family
Foundation
Jacqueline Pollei
Ginger and John Porter*
Nell Potter, MD*
Susan Ragan
F. T. Ratchford Attorney
at Law
Laurie Rodgers and
Pat Parmley
Jenny Roney
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John and Nellie Bastien
Memorial Foundation*
Lisa and Catesby Jones
Nina and Eric Lear*
Lou and May Jean Wolff
Family Foundation
Fund of the Community
Foundation of Broward*
Toby and Terry Manke*
Steven Mariano*
Mario Mangone/The Self
Storage Depot, Inc.*
Ginger Martin*
Suzie Horovitz Maurer and
Laurence Maurer*
Caroline and Paul McGee*
Meike and Dominick
Miniaci
Thomas Mulligan*
Muvico Theaters, Inc.**
Lynda Napolitano*
NCCI Holdings, Inc.*
Sandra and Peter Nori*
Linda and Robert O’Mara*
Aggie A. Pappas*
Peter Slavis/Greenspoon
Marder PA*
Ingrid and Joseph Piccirilli*
Point Pleasant Wellness
Spa**
Joseph Della Ratta
REMS Group
Rita and Rick Case/Rick
Case Auto Group*
Robert O. Law Foundation,
Inc.*
Commissioner Bruce G. and
Sharlene Roberts*
Jacquelyn and Bruce
Rogow*
Seiler, Zaden, Rimes &
Wahlbrink*
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino**
Cheri and Charlie Silveria
Stephen L. Goldstein and
Fred Goldstein/Sylvia K.
Goldstein Education Fund*
Merrill Thomas
Sharyn Bey Turchin**
United Way of Palm Beach
County, Inc.
US Trust, Bank of
America Private Wealth
Management*
Barbara Wagner and
Richard Wagenheim*
Lynne Wines*
Wini and Joseph Amaturo/
Amaturo Family
Foundation*
Women’s Executive Club of
Fort Lauderdale*
Theresa and Richard
Zaden*
$500 - $999
Kristin Anderson
Carole Berman
Bettye Grant*
Hon. Martin J. Bidwill*
Susan and Robert Black
Blue Moon Fish Co.**
Boca Raton Resort and
Club**
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Katharine Searcy*
Siemens Building
Technologies
Scott Simmering*
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Society of the Debutante
Charity Cotillion
Dr. Noel Spurlock
Mallory Studer*
Quinton D. Studer*
Rishy Studer*
Carrieand J.J. Talbott
Jeremiah J. Talbott, PA
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Maureen Valentino*
Brenda and Fred Vigodsky*
Cyndi Dawson Warren*
Laura Wehry
Wells Fargo
Ruth White
Linda Whitman*
Gail Williams*
Tiffany T. Woodward
Susan Woolf*
Tonya Zimmern*
$500 - $999
Abigail and David Ackerman
Hazel Adams
Alice Bush
Christ Church Parish
Lisa Cleveland
Rene Cole
Nancy Davis
Dr. Anthony DeRaimo
Gulf Coast Friends
Darlene and Jon Hammond
Sharon Hightower
Lee Mclaughlin (Lee Tracy
Shoes & Apparel)
Margaret N. Lorren Trust
Sydney McAbee
Jenifer Morrison
Patrick and Norma Fleming
Murray
Margaret O’Reilly
Ruth Orth
Karla Schmitz
Hazel Shackley
Dawn Wein
HILLSBOROUGH
$10,000 and Above
Coach Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Interfaith Social Action
Council of Sun City Center
Kass Schuler, P.A.
$1,000 - $4,999
Cecile Bare
Kay Cummingham
Grow Financial
Hamburger Mary’s
Jr. League of Tampa
New York Life Foundation
Par, Inc. *
United Community Church
United Way of Sun Coast
United Way of Tampa
Dierdre White
$500 - $999
Bank of Tampa
Anne Carney
Carol Crawford
Marleen Geyen
Renier Gobea-Millan
Independent Financial
Millenium Sertoma Club
Teresa Morrow
Jodi and Mark Perez
Tampa Bay Players, Inc.
Women in Nielsen
JACKSONVILLE
$100,000 and Above
Jacksonville Children’s
Commission
Nancy McDonald Trust
$50,000 - $99,999
Nancy and Gary Chartrand*
COMCAST
Andrus Healy**
Henry and Lucy Gooding
Foundation
Margaret and Robert Hill*
Jacksonville Jaguar
Foundation
Brooke and Hap Stein*
Women’s Giving Alliance
$30,000 to $49,999
Healy Family Foundation
United Way of Northeast
Florida
$10,000 to $29,999
Peggy and J.F. Bryan*
CITI
Joan and Preston Haskell*
Laura Lete*
Mayo Foundation
Sherry Murray*
Northeast Florida Healthy
Start Coalition
Mrs. C. Herman Terry
Delores Barr Weaver
$5,000 to $9,999
Melissa Adams*
Eleanor J. Ashby*
Baggs Dixon Powell Group*
Lynn and Gordon Bailey*
Lynn H. Bertram*
Michael Born*
Rae Brown*
Sandra Cook*
Kitty and Ander Crenshaw*
Laura and Jim Crooks*
Barbara J. Drake*
Renee R. Finley*
Florida Blue Foundation
Brenda and Earnie Franklin*
Mattie and Stewart Fraser*
Laura M. Gonzales*
Victoria Hahn*
Jill and Marcus Haile*
Hands On Jacksonville, Inc.
Birgit Harrell*
Maribel Hernandez*
Julie Holt*
Susan and Ted Hughes*
Amanda Joyce*
Gayle Kanak*
Holly and Craig Kobrin*
Maxine Kroll*
Mary Pat and Dave Kulik*
Helen LaMore*
Helen M. Lane*
* denotes Giving Society members ** denotes in-kind donor
Tanya and James Leonard*
Katharine and David Loeb*
Barbara Maple*
Joanne and James Marx*
Eleanor Maxwell*
Karen McCombs*
Tammy McGriff*
Renee McQueen*
Connie Menor*
Debbie More*
Sherry Murray*
Teresa K. Myers*
Karen Nasrallah*
Carmen North*
Sarah Patent*
Mary Pietan*
Marian B. Poitevent*
Emily A. Rambo*
Pam Ricard*
Cyndi and Kent Schmidt*
Karen and Allan Seals*
Carol and Bob Shircliff*
Cristalia and Derrick Smith*
Elaine Stallings
Morgan and John Starks*
Betty and Dwight
Strickland*’
Beth Touchton*
Neely Towe*
Uptown Civitan
Mary Warner*
Tracey Westbrook*
Ruth Whitner*
Vicky Wild*
Ellen and James Wiss*
Kelly Witt*
Zimmerman Family
Foundation*
$1,000 - $4,999
Acosta Sales & Marketing
Arlington Lion’s Club
AT&T Telecom Pioneers
Florida
Kristi N Bageant-Epperson
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Clare Berry
Catherine and Mike Datres
Deerwood Rotary Charities
Patty and Jose deRojas
Sandi Edwards
Emily Balz Smith Foundation
Helen Euston
Sandra L. Herrington
Michael Humphrey
Marty and Miles King
Prudence Chiang Kuia
Christopher Leeper
Susan and Ron Masucci
Maria Mestre*
Murray Family Scholarship
Nustar Energy LP
Fran Pepis
Pioneer Express, Inc.
Miyuki K. Scheidel
Schumann Foundation
Shepherd of the Woods
Luthern Church
Loretta and Ted Thranhardt
Truist
Mr. & Mrs. James Van Vleck
Robert Wall
Wells Fargo Foundation
Windstream
WJCT
Paige Yauger**
Carol Yelinek
$500 - $999
Virgina Allmond
Tamelyn Banno
Mr. & Mrs. R. Paul Bent
Shirley Bullington
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Callaway
Mary and Doug Coleman
CSX Foundation
CSX Transportation
Employees
E-Rate Advantage
Lavonia Fore
Gilbert Appraisal Reviews
Larry Grogg
M. Elaine Hall
Craig S. Heligman
Irene Lazzara
Ronald Levin
Connie Menor
Cynthia and James
Montgomery
Mary M. Morris
Patricia Remmer Charitible
Trust
Betty and Tom Petway
Pilot Club of Jacksonville
Patricia A. Reeder
Lois and Harvey Schlesinger
Helen and Michael Spencer
Mary E. Strickland
Alan Taffet
Janet Terlouw
Chase Zimmerman
LEE
$10,000 and Above
Chief Doug Baker
David and Karen Johnson
Crowther*
Bernese B. Davis
Mary and Scott Fischer*
Home-Tech: Sonya Sawyer*
Kleist Family Foundation*
Lamar Advertising
The News-Press Media
Group
Sandra Stilwell & Sons*
Anna “Boots” Tolles
United Way of Lee, Hendry
and Glades Counties
Waterman Broadcasting
White House Black Market
WINK 96.9 FM
Zonta Foundation of SWFL,
Inc.
$5,000 - $9,999
Catherine and Don
Canterna*
CenturyLink
Christin and David Collins*
Cheryl and Dave Copham*
Edison National Bank*
Heritage Palms Women’s
Golf Association
John E. and Aliese Price
Foundation, Inc.
Cookie Levinsky
Gail Markham*
Rotary Club of Fort Myers
Theodore Cross Family
Charitable Foundation
Anne M. Wittenborn*
$1,000 - $4,999
ACRA Electric, Inc.
Todd P. Adams
Betsy Alderman*
Karen Bell*
Patricia Bell*
Lizbeth Benacquisto*
Better Coupons
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Boost Creative
Doretta Bree
Robin Broyles*
State Representative
Matthew H. Caldwell
Caloosa Tent and Rental*
Pat Carroll*
Donna J. Caruso*
Todd and Tracey Coppin
Caruso*
CCIM/Krise Commercial
Group, LLC*
Karen Chapman*
Heather Christie*
Community Foundation of
Collier County
Dianne Cook
Dianne and Ronald Cook
Heather and Mark
Creighton
Lisa Cronin
Amanda Cross
Stephen J. deMontmollin
Margaret and David
Depew*
Cheri and David DePree*
Suzanne and Charles H.
Edwards*
Kelly Fayer, P.A.*
Fernandez Family Foundation
First National Bank of the
Gulf Coast Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Heather Fitzenhagen*
Donna M. Flammang*
Florida Gulf Coast University
Foundation, Inc.
Grace Frey*
Lorraine Frey
Linda Fried*
Brad Phelps and Ryan Frost*
Pason Gaddis*
Gannett FoundationMatching Gift Center
The GE Foundation
Dena and Patrick Geraghty*
Tom Giles*
Goodwill Industries of
Southwest Florida, Inc.
Kitty Green*
Gulfcoast Coin & Jewelry
Gulfshore Life Magazine
Leslie and Tom Gunderson*
Lorraine L. Hanno*
Harley-Davidson of Fort
Myers
Kim and Jody Hart*
Henderson Franklin
Attorneys at Law
Penny Henkel*
Spada Salon & Day Spa
Stilwell Enterprises*
Marilyn Stout*
Strayhorn & Persons, PL
Pamela Templeton*
Kelsey Thompson*
W. Brown and Jo Carr
Thompson
Elise M. Thornley*
Kathy J Totterdale*
Lisa Walsh
Judy and Andrew Williams*
Diana Willis*
Robert Wilson*
Beth Wolt*
Kathleen Wolter
Mary Yankaskas*
$500 - $999
John Agnew*
Denise Anderson*
Barbara Antonietti*
David M. Arter, Jr.*
Aurora Badia*
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Jennifer Berg*
Vera Bergermann*
Elizabeth “Betsy” Pearce
Bernstein*
Florida Marina Clubs, LLC*
Janet and John Fritts*
Jonathan Gabel*
Honorable Josephine
Gagliardi*
Katherine and Sam
Galloway
Crystine Galvan*
Jamie B Gates*
Geraghty, Dougherty &
Edwards, P.A.
Karen Gerry*
Nancy Gibson*
Katie Haas
David Hall*
Matt Hammerling*
Sunni Hammermeister
Deanna S. Hansen
Kimberly and Jay Haskins*
Elaine Hawkins*
Amy Hawthorne, Esq.*
Helen J Hendry*
Alison Hussey*
Edith W. Ink
Stefanie Ink*
Luis Insignares*
Frank Jean, LMT
June and John Kimbell*
Mary Koeppel
Anne Rose*
Ute Rosinus*
Stephen B. Russell
Saks Fifth Avenue
Amy and Stephen Sanford*
Say Cheese Photo Booth,
Inc.
Russell Schropp*
Beth and Bruce Schultz*
Christina Schwinn*
Jeffrey T Shafer
Lia Sophia
South Seas Island Resort
Jo Stecher
Cathy Stephens*
Stevens Construction*
Barb and Craig Stevens*
Jamie Linn Stuart*
Kathy and Rad Sturgis*
Donna and James Sublett
Kendra Sutton*
Synovus Trust Co.
Lynne M. Tarman*
Gay Rebel Thompson*
Dr. & Mrs. Kathy and Ronald
Toll*
Sharon Torregrossa
Tween Waters Inn
Lora Ulrich*
Emily Haymes
Melanie Lee
Nancy Miller
Jeanna Olson*
Laura Osteen
Sandra Rackley
Tallahasse Sunrise Rotary
Club
Tally Taco
Tomahawk Sports Bar and
Grill
Bj and William Pike Vickers
Harriet Williams
MANATEE
$10,000 and Above
Janet and Jim Green
Publix Super Markets
Charities, Inc.
The Steven V. Mills
Memorial Fund, Inc.
United Way of Manatee
County, Inc.
$5,000 - $9,999
Anna Maria Oyster Bar Inc.
Community Foundation of
Sarasota
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
invest in the FUTURE
Tara and Don Molloy*
Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney
Joann Morris
Karen Mosteller*
New Beginnings Events
Ophthalmic Facial Plastic
Surgery
Palm Printing Strategic
Solutions
Andre Patrone*
Dr. Sandra Pavelka*
Elizabeth Perez-Lavin*
Power Purchasing*
Prawnbroker Group
Prendiville Facial Plastic
Surgery
Tehjan S. Prendiville
Kathy Lynne Roberts
Pritchett*
Private Client Insurance
Services, LLC
Connie and Louis Rosellini*
Royal Shell Vacations, Inc.
San Carlos Self Storage
Lesley De Sanctis
Lisa Joy Sands
Sanibel Congregational
Women in Mission
(SCWIM)
Honorable James and
Diann Seals*
Caryn Smith*
Southwest Florida
Community Foundation
Cynthia Black*
Victoria Black*
Susan and Mark Blust*
Karina and Eric Borgia*
Marshall T. Bower*
Suzanne Boy*
Amanda Brock and Luis
Rivera*
Christine and Terri Brosh*
Rusty Brown*
Nancy and Erick Burton
Cape Coral Community
Foundation
Tracie Carlson*
Angeli Chin*
Chris-Tel Company*
City of Fort Myers
Melissa Cofta*
Brittany Cohill*
Timi Coleman*
Jeffrey Cull*
Daniel R. and Anne M.
Harper Foundation
Alyssa DeLora
Beverly Duff*
Valerie R. Dyke*
Julia East*
Michele Eddy*
Charlotte and Charles
Edwards*
Joann Curtin Elardo*
Susan Erickson*
Fran Femming*
Mary Fischer*
Florida Eye Health
* denotes Giving Society members ** denotes in-kind donor
Cheryl F. Komnick*
Arvey Krise*
Jane Lane*
Melissa Leach*
Mary and Norman Love*
Barbara B Mann*
Lisa Marazzi*
Jacke and Arden McCurdy*
Nancy McGovern*
Noelle M. Melanson
Stephanie Miller*
Theresa and Joe Mitchell*
Neale Montgomery*
Jocelyne Mufalli*
Dorothy D. Munsch*
Elizabeth Munz
Myers, Brettholtz &
Company, PA
Kathleen and Emmett
Nealon*
Wendy Newman*
Joni Norton*
Sarah Owen*
Annette M. St. PierreMacKoul*
Paul and Gail Pinault*
Vicki Pitbladdo*
Power Purchasing, Inc.Donna Marks*
Stephen Prendiville
Bob Puls*
Red Sox Foundation*
Muni B. Reynoldson*
Riverchase Dermatology
Rena Romano*
Dr. Kate Wagner*
Sasha and Stuart Williams*
Women’s Day
Caprice Woodburn
Andrea Wright*
Karen Wynter*
LEON
$10,000 and Above
City of Tallahassee
Kerrigan Family Charitable
Fnd*
Leon County
United Way Of Big Bend
$5,000 - $9,999
KIA AUTOSPORT - Melanie
Lee*
$1,000 - $4,999
Ameriprise Financial
Susann and Harry Anstead*
Beatitude Foundation
Dorothy Binger*
Civilian Club Of Tallahassee
Catherine Jones*
M and R Foods Management
Sherrill and Jimmy Ragans*
Rudnick Development
Tallahassee State Bank
Robin and Dan Thompson*
$500 - $999
Tiffany Ardley
Robert Christie
Alicia Crew
Delta Sigma Theta
Manatee Community
Foundation
Pittsburgh Pirates
W. Paul Hoenle Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999
BB&T Insurance Services, Inc.
Bright House Networks
Campaign Account for W.
Brad Steube for Sheriff
Claudia Cannon
Dr. & Mrs. Megan and
James Chatham
Duncan Real Estate - Darcie
Duncan
Edward and Lillian H.
Bishop Foundation
Eileen Fisher, Inc.
Jeff Eisenmann
Florida Community Bank
Tricia Fulton
Kelly and Steve Fyffe
Home Tech
Amanda Horne
Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm,
Furen & Ginsberg
Inn Group Inc.
The J. Stuart & Elizabeth
Moore Charitable
Foundation
Denise and Robert Johnson
Lori and Bill Klemish
LaPensee Plumbing
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Marty Miller
Sally Mills
Mosaic
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Hodges University
Lindy Holt*
Hope HealthCare Services*
Hope Hospice and
Community Services
House of Wu
Hughes, Snell & Co., P.A.
Wanda M. Hurt*
Irberseder Films
Irrestible Confections
Jason’s deli
Junior League of Fort Myers
Brian Kelley
La Trattoria Cafe Napoli
Nicole Laquis*
Lee Memorial Health
System
Connie and Ed Lizak*
Loretta Bridal Boutique
Susan and Andrew Malach*
Donna and John Manning
Tammy Surratt Marino*
Danielli Martel
Lisa and Kirk Martin*
Douglas L. Meurer*
Lee Meyers*
Karen Miller*
Mills-Price & Associate*
Cora Cisneros Molloy*
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Valerie and Chris Parsons
Planet Stone Marble &
Granite
Tara and Bill Poulton
Teresa Rawe
Rotary Club of West
Bradenton
Service Club of Manatee
County Florida, Inc.
Sun Hydraulics
Swat Networks
Debbie and Steve Tapp
Blalock Walters
Greg and Amy Wick Mavis
$500 - $999
Margaret Parente Berry and
Brian Berry
BOA Sisterhood
Ashley Brown and Jim
Templeton
Betty and Don Callaghan
Andrew Cantrell
Theresa Kaklis-Dees and
John Dees
Teri Folkens
Robert Gause
Karen and Alex Harllee
Ralph Hoenle
Kohl’s
Mary and Reece Lansberg
Jeanette and Ron Mills
Connie and Joe Myers
Marcia Roger
Barbara Sato
David Scherer
Sparks Computerized Car
Care
Jason Stanford
Marla and Jeff Sverdlow
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Bradenton
Scott Watkins
Helena and Derek Williams
Karim and Dionne Yamout
MARION
$10,000 and Above
United Way of Marion
County
$1,000 - $4,999
Craig Bachrodt *
Anne and Walter Berman *
Cathleen Blagay *
Cannon Law Firm
Suzy and John Heinbockel *
Alexander Muhs
Palm Chevrolet *
Dr. & Mrs. Lauren and Ron
Spencer *
Joyce Urban
Walmart Foundation
$500 - $999
Dana and Raymond
Andrews
Jean and John Bittle
Drs. Riadh and Manal
Fakhoury
First Presbyterian Church
Grace Episcopal Church of
Ocala
Susan and Randy Herbert
Lynn and John Knettles
Ocala West United
Methodist Women
Representative H. Marlene
O’Toole
Regions Bank
Salvation Army
Becky and James Schatt
Skin Cancer Center
Representative Charles and
Michelle Stone
Webster University
Zonta Club of Ocala
ORANGE
$10,000 and Above
Bahama Breeze
Heart of Florida United Way
$5,000 - $9,999
Centennial Bank
Dream Big Foundation
Virginia and Alex Hull
“The Stephen Colbert
American Dream Fund of
Coastal Community
Foundation”
SunTrust Foundation
Tupperware Brands
Corporation
$1,000 - $4,999
5th 3rd Bank
American Association of
University Women
Bank of America United
Way Campaign
Rachael Crews, ESQ.
Eileen Fisher
Kathy and Kevin Fraser
Gray Robinson - Attorneys
at Law
Katrina Lindsey, ESQ.
Kara and Timothy Moore
Jo-El Quinlan
Chris Rolle
Anita Roque
Visit Orlando
$500 - $999
Community Foundation of
Central Florida,Inc.
Barbara and James Knapp
Anne Landrum
Ellen and Gary Parker
SunTrust United Way
Campaign
Wells Fargo - Wachovia
Foundation
Special thanks to Winter
Park Construction
PALM BEACH
$50,000 and Above
Jim Moran Foundation
United Way of Palm Beach
$1,000 - $4,999
4 Girls Foundation
Community Foundation of
Palm Beach
Elayne Goodman
Ibis Golf and Country Club
Marybeth Kincey
Nona and William Kramer
Marilyn Perez and Luis
Martinez
The Philip and Julia Meshberg
Family Foundation Inc.
Kathe Thompson
Truist
* denotes Giving Society members ** denotes in-kind donor
$500 - $999
B.C. Perkins Trust
Kristin Bennett
Exchangette Club of North
Palm Beach
Green Span Foundation
Helen Wagner and William
Mcafee
Lisa Russo
Barbara White
Women’s Foundation of
PBC
PASCO
$10,000 and Above
Tampa Bay Times Forum
West Pasco Chamber of
Commerce
$1,000 - $4,999
Chris Nocco
Rotary Club of Trinity
Wells Fargo Foundation
$500 - $999
Artsy Girls, LLC
Chelsea Dental
Maxine Clayton
Joseph Detrano
Alice Everard
Paul Friedlander
Newport Richey Rotary
Club
Verizon
PINELLAS
$10,000 and Above
Beth Dillinger Foundation*
Pinellas County Sheriff’s
Office
Schoen Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Gannett Foundaiton
Heritage United Methodist
Church
Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church
$1,000 - $4,999
Ann Blumencranz
City of Pinellas Park
Clark Family Fund
Community Foundaiton of
Tampa Bay
Diane Crowl
Dale Christensen Family
Foundation
Joyce Funk
Liz and Charles Gonzalez
Gail Handel*
Deborah Kynes
Senator Jack Latvala
Debbie and Larry
Lieberman
The Honorable Patricia
Muscarella
National Christian
Foundation
National Philanthropic/Sol
PNC Bank
Progress Energy
Publix Super Markets
Charities
Jan Regulaski
Sabal Trust Company
Helanie Solc*
The Honorable Irene
Sullivan*
Unilever U.S. Foundation
Mary and John Wheeler
$500-$999
Beverly Beirl*
Angela Blaylock
Church Women United
James Doyle
Dena Hale*
Sue and William Keweshan
Richard Lane
Carol and Jim Lankton
Mary Mascaro
Coni Notter
Maureen O’Connor
The Tampa Bay Players
Barbara Thomas*
United Way of Tampa Bay
Joann White
POLK
$5,000 and Above
James H. Hamm III*
Debbie Haskell*
Suzette Jones*
Charlotte Tucker*
Hazel “Hean” Wright*
$1,000 - $4,999
Cardiovasc Center for
Res Inc.
Detroit Tigers Foundation
of Florida
Rhonda and Richard Grant
Leslie Kalna
Jill and Mike Mitchell
Regal Automotive Group
Saddle Creek Corporation
Scott Kelly Villa Club, LLC
Senator Kelli Stargel
SunTrust Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Vicki and Robert Wolf
$500 - $999
Action Home Care, Inc.
Drummond Co., Inc.
Fresh Dough Pizza LLC
Beverly D. Hollis
Hulbert Homes
Alice Hunt
McKinley Financial Services,
Inc.
Olive Branch Realty
Tiffant P. Osler
Martha Pellegrini
Representative Seth McKeel
Campaign Account
Marsha Faux Shields
Amy Thornhill
United Methodist Temple
Men’s Club
TREASURE COAST
$50,000 and Above
Allegany Franciscan
Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
United Way St Lucie
$5,000 - $9,999
Barbara Meadows
$1,000 - $4,999
Christina Wilson Adams *
Mark Barnes
Coggin Ft. Pierce
PGA Country Club
Publix Super Markets
Royal Palms of St. Lucie
Evett Simmons*
Unity Property
Development
Walmart Business
Theora and Horace Webb*
$500 - $999
Battle Creek Foundation
Vicki Colter
Larry Lee, Jr.
Greenspoon Marder
Maryann Picker
Stever Rivera
Walmart Stores, Inc.
VOLUSIA
$10,000 and Above
Perryman Family
Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Spanish River Grill
Suntrust Foundation
United Way of Volusia
Flagler Counties
$1,000 - $4,999
Allstate Foundation
Avectra, Inc.
Rebecca Becker
Jeff Blass
Consolidated Tomoka
Land Co.
Daytona Mustang Club
DME Automotive
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University
Floridian Bank
Christopher Higgs
Michelle Jackson
Patricia and Stephen Lang
Radiology Imaging
Associates
Realty Pros and Associates
Sara Truhlar
Volusia County Health
Department
Constance Yuschok
$500 - $999
American Assoc Of Univ
Women R
Molto Bella
Brown and Brown of Florida
Christ Presbyterian Ormond
Beach
Cobb and Cole, PA
Sherry and Thomas Dargan
Daytona International
Speedway
Thomas Dickman
Linda Downs
Dennis Higginbotham
Intervest Construction, INC.
Sherry and Gerald Keyes
Linda and William McMunn
Cari and Matthew Merrell
Pilot Club of Daytona
Beach, Inc
Madonna and Gerald Reda
USTA Florida
Michael Walther
Julie Young
PACE | 2013 Annual Report 15
Monique’s Story
PACE Broward
M
onique began her PACE Center journey as a tenth-grader. She came to
PACE Broward as a result of severe bullying during her childhood.
After enrolling at PACE, Monique learned that it was okay to take off her
“mask” and be herself. At PACE her self-esteem significantly improved and she
gained confidence to be herself.
Monique quickly advanced to the highest level of the PACE merit system and
earned a spot on the girls’ House Council in student government. As a strong
leader on the council she advocated on behalf of her peers and mentored newly
enrolled girls. She also demonstrated artistic talents and was selected as part of
“Girls N’ Power,” an eight- week, arts-based, confidence-building program offered
by Young at Art Museum.
Eighteen months after coming to PACE, Monique graduated with honors and
was awarded a two-year scholarship to Broward College. At graduation, Monique
said, “I am really looking forward to attending college, because I’m one step closer
to finding out who I am and what I’m going to be.” Her career goal is to become
a market research analyst. “It was an honor to attend PACE, where the staff
gives their all to the girls,” she added.
PACE was honored to be a part of her journey and we are proud of how she
overcame many obstacles. We wish her much success and look forward to hearing
about her future achievements, including graduation from college.
It was an honor to attend
PACE, where the staff
gives their all to the girls.
— Monique
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS
VALUES AND PRINCIPLES GUIDING OUR ACTIONS
HONOR THE FEMALE SPIRIT: We value and promote the
EXHIBIT COURAGE: We think courage is essential in making a
female perspective by respecting its distinct needs, creating
safe and gender responsive environments and celebrating the
female experience.
difference, enabling us to speak for those who cannot, take risks
to do what is right, deliver just and fair consequences and be
accountable for our actions.
FOCUS ON STRENGTHS: We look to identify strengths in
SEEK EXCELLENCE: We strive for excellence in all we
our girls, their families, our staff and supporters. Using these
strengths as our foundation, we build strong, confident,
productive community participants.
accomplish by holding true to our mission while consistently
meeting high standards of performance, reflecting critically
upon our accomplishments, seeking innovative solutions and
believing all things are possible.
ACT WITH INTEGRITY AND POSITIVE INTENT: We believe
that all actions and decisions must be guided by the highest
ethical principles, respecting the uniqueness of all involved and
honoring the differences.
EMBRACE GROWTH AND CHANGE: We believe that
everyone is capable of remarkable growth and only by
encouraging change can individuals, organizations and society
reach their full potential.
VALUE THE WISDOM OF TIME: We understand that patience
can be as powerful as immediate action and each has its place.
We value the discernment required for their effective use.
CREATE PARTNERSHIPS: We believe in developing
effective partnerships and long-term relationships by
listening to our staff, our girls and their families and our
communities, incorporating their input and involving them in
our decision-making.
INVEST IN THE FUTURE: We place our faith in the longterm growth and development of our girls, staff, agency and
communities, believing it is the best strategy for creating results
that have lasting impact.
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-2013
Carole Zegel, Chair
Executive Director, State
Attorney, Florida’s 8th Judicial
Circuit (ret)
Mark Snead, Chair Elect
Founder, Circle of Friends
Foundation, Global Managing
Partner, Accenture (ret)
Sherrill Ragans, Vice-Chair
Past President, Mercer
University President’s Club
Sherry Magill
President, Jesse Ball
du Pont Fund
Mei-Mei Chan
President and Publisher
The News Press
Mike Mitchell
Director of Government
Relations, Publix Supermarkets
Mattie Fraser
Senior International Director,
Civitan International
James Seals
Juvenile Dependency Court
Judge, Florida’s 20th Judicial
Circuit (ret)
Neil Skene
Vice Chairman, MedAffinity
Corporation
Dena Geraghty
Coordinator, Lee County
Juvenile & Family Drug Court
Mark Barnes, Treasurer
Principal, DiBartolomeo, McBee,
Hartley & Barnes, CPA
Ellen Parker, Immediate
Past Chair
Asst. Counsel, Darden
Restaurants Inc.
Harry Anstead
Chief Justice Florida Supreme
Court (ret)
Stephen de Montmollin
Vice President Legal Affairs,
Av-Med (ret.)
Nona Jones, Secretary
Government & Community
Relations Director, Gainesville
Regional Utilities
PACE EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Leslie Stevens
Vice President of
Compensation and Benefits,
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Jeffery Goldhagen
Chief, Division of Community
and Societal Pediatrics,
University of Florida/
Jacksonville
Mary Marx
President & CEO
Yessica Cancel, MHRM, SPHR, CCP
Chief Organizational
Development Officer
Theresa Giles, CFM, MBA
Chief Business Officer
REGIONAL
DIRECTORS
Debbie Moroney, ACSW – North
Lynn Kiehne, EdD, MHA – Central
Oley Njie, PhD – South
Irene Sullivan
Juvenile and Family Court
Judge, Florida’s 6th Judicial
Circuit (ret)
PACE CENTERS IN FLORIDA
STATE OFFICE
Mary Marx, President and CEO
One West Adams Street,
Suite 301
Jacksonville, FL 32202
904-421-8585
ALACHUA
Kathie Southwick, EdS, LMHC
Susan and Tom Spain Campus
1010 SE 4th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352‑374‑8799
BROWARD
Aggie Pappas, MSW
Leo Goodwin Campus
2225 N. Andrews Avenue
Wilton Manors, FL 33311
954‑561‑6939
COLLIER AT IMMOKALEE
Marianne Kearns
Isabel Collier Read Center
160 North 1st Street
Immokalee, FL 34142
239-842-5406
ESCAMBIA-SANTA ROSA
Laurie Rodgers, MS
1028 Underwood Ave
Pensacola, FL 32504
850‑478‑7060
LEON
Kelly Otte
1344 Cross Creek Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850‑241‑0241
HILLSBOROUGH
Tanya R. Hollins
1933 East Hillsborough
Avenue, Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33610
813‑739-0410
MANATEE
Amy C. Wick Mavis, MEd
3508 26th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941‑751‑4566
JACKSONVILLE
Renee McQueen, EdD, LMHC
Thompson-Weaver Building
2933 University Blvd North
Jacksonville, FL 32211
904-448-8002
LEE
Meg M. Geltner
L. Gail Markham Building
3800 Evans Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-425-2366
MARION
Carole Savage APR, CPRC
328 NE 1st Avenue, Suite 500
Ocala, FL 34470
352-369-0571
MIAMI
Sherry Thompson-Giordano
1400 NW 36th Street
Miami, FL 33142
305-978-1493
ORANGE
Dee Rosado-Chan, MPA
445 N. Wymore Road
Winter Park, FL 32789
407‑992-0456
www.pacecenter.org
PALM BEACH
Angela Clarke
1225 D South Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
561‑472-1990
PASCO
Gail Armstrong
12200 US Hwy 19
Hudson, FL 34667
727‑849‑1901
PINELLAS
Sally Zeh, MPA
4000 Gateway Center Blvd,
Suite 400
Pinellas Park, FL 33782
727‑456-1566
POLK
Michele DeLoach
101 W. Main Street, Suite 140
Lakeland, FL 33815
863-688-5596
TREASURE COAST
Teresa Johnson, MS, GPC
3651 Virginia Ave
Ft Pierce, FL 34981
772‑595‑8880
VOLUSIA-FLAGLER
Lori Richards, MNM
Rigby Center
208 Central Avenue
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386‑944-1111