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Our board and staff bring decades of expertise and a shared commitment to the communities we serve. Meet the people steering our mission forward.

Meet Our Board Members

  • Nacole Guyton

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  • Arlene Dobison

    BOARD PRESIDENT

  • Amy Yount

    MBA, CCAP
    BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT
    Agency: Step Up Suncoast, Inc.
    County(s) served: Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Pasco, Hardee, Hernando, Manatee, Sarasota, Sumter
    Community Action Programs in our agency: CATCH, HUD Counseling, Head Start/Early Head Start (at Rise and Shine Early Learning Centers), HIPPY, LIHEAP, Parents as Teachers, Utility and Housing Assistance, VITA, Weatherization, Whole Child Manatee

  • Doug Brown

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE
    Community Action Program Committee Inc.

  • Nina Self

    Interim CEO
    Agency: Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.
    County(s) served:  Leon, Jefferson, Gadsden, Franklin, Gulf, Calhoun, Liberty, Wakulla
    Community Action Programs administered in your agency: LIHEAP, CSBG, WAP, Head Start

  • Angela Davis

    Executive Director
    Agency: Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River County, Inc.
    County(s) served: Indian River
    Community Action Programs in our agency: LIHEAP, CSBG-Educational Assistance, Head Start/Early Head Start, Septic to Sewer

  • Shatara Piedrasanta

    Human Services Administrator
    Agency: Broward County Community Action Agency
    County(s) served: Broward
    Community Action Programs in our agency: LIHEAP, CSBG

  • Derek Guida

    Manager
    Agency: Hillsborough County Social Services
    County(s) served: Hillsborough County
    Community Action Programs in our agency CSBG, LIHEAP, EHEAP

  • Latawun M. Bess

    Assistant Director
    Agency: Miami-Dade Community Services Department
    County(s) served: Miami-Dade County

  • Doris E. Davis

    Senior Program Manager
    Agency: Community Services Department, Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
    County(s) served:  Palm
    Community Action Programs in ouragency:  LIHEAP and CSBG

  • Damaris Gutiérrez

    VP of Community Action
    Agency: Osceola Council on Aging, Inc
    County(s) served: Osceola
    Community Action Programs in our agency: CSBG, LIHEAP, WAP

  • Dr. Caroline W Ruff-Looney

    Chief Executive Officer
    Agency: Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.
    County(s) served: Alachua, Levy, Marion
    CSBG, LIHEAP, R.I.S.E. Program, WAP
    Community Action Programs in our agency: CSBG, LIHEAP, R.I.S.E. Program, WAP

  • Donna L. Carter

    Human Services Manager
    Agency: County of Volusia
    County(s) served: Volusia County
    Community Action Programs in our agency: CSBG, EHEAP, LIHEAP, Family Self Sufficiency

  • Carl Herriot

    Brevard County Community Action Agency

  • Patricia Sawyer

    Pinellas Opportunity Council

  • Arturo Lopez

    Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations, Inc.

  • James Lowe

    Lake Community Action Agency, Inc.

  • Shatonya Bradley

    St. Lucie Count BOCC Dept. of Human Services

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