Our People

Senior Leadership Team

Jon Heymann
Chief Executive Officer

Bill Hodges
Director, Student Enrichment Program
Carolyn Lynn
Director, Literacy Division
Leon Baxton
Chief Operating Officer

Eric Johnson
Director, After School Division
Keto Porter
Director, Achievers for Life
Michael Lisle
Chief Financial Officer

Board of Directors

Athena Mann
Board Chair
Vice President,
Environmental Svcs, JEA

Michael Stewart
Vice Chair
Director of External Affairs
Jacksonville Airport Authority

Chris Greene
Board Secretary
Attorney
Purcell, Flanagan,
Hay & Greene, P.A.

Tracy Arthur
Board Treasurer
Senior Council
Rayonier

Jay Plotkin
Immediate Past Chair
Attorney
Wilner, Hartley & Metcalf, P.A.

Jon Heymann
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Lehman Barnes
Professor
University of North Florida

Martha Barrett
Vice President,
Market Development
Bank of America

Greg Beliles
Business Executive
JP Morgan Chase

Hon. Corrine Brown
Congresswoman
U.S. House of Representatives


Dr. Charles Cline
Retired
Duval County Public Schools

Shelley Cooper
Vice President
Customer Service Operations
CSX

Dr. Larry Daniel
Dean, Education and Social Services
University of North Florida

Hon. Eleni Derke
Duval County Court Judge

Nancy Dreicer
District 4 Administrator
Florida Department of
Children & Families

Linda Edwards
Retired
Duval County Public Schools

Andy Ferguson
President
Zurich Insurance Services

Ian Graham
Vice President & General Counsel
BAE Systems Products Group

Kirk Hansen
Retired
IBM

Diana Haramboure
Vice President,
Strategy & Business Relations
First Coast Service Options
Todd Johnson
Sr. Vice President & Corporate Secty
Lender Processing Services

Bobby Martin
General Manager
Florida Times-Union

Sonny Martin
Certified Public Accountant
Barley, Martin & Wild, CPA, PL

Gloriden Norris
The Gloriden Johnson Norris Trust

Hon. John Peyton
Former Mayor
City of Jacksonville

Ed Pratt-Dannals
Superintendent
Duval County Public Schools

Hon. John Rutherford
Sheriff
City of Jacksonville

Susan Skinner
Vice President, Corporate Services
RS&H

Hon. Stephen Wise
Senator
Florida Legislature

Community Partners

Aetna

AT&T

Bank of America

Blue Cross/Blue Shield
of Florida

Mr. Charles (Bucky)
Clarkson

City of Jacksonville

Mrs. Cindy Edelman

The Comcast Foundation

The Community Foundation
of Jacksonville

Lucy Gooding Charitable Trust

Helping Hands

CSX
DuBow Family Foundation

Duval County
Public Schools

Florida State College,
Jacksonville

Florida Times-Union

Holland & Knight

Jacksonville Children’s
Commission

Jacksonville Jaguars
Foundation

The Jacksonville Journey

Jacksonville Public
Education Fund

Jacksonville Symphony

The Jim Moran Foundation
JP Morgan Chase

Lender Processing Services

Mr. Michael Ward

Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton

THE PLAYERS Championship

Rayonier Foundation

Remmer Founation

Ms. Tracy K. Arthur

United Way of
Northeast Florida

US Assure Volunteer Florida

Site Coordinators

Kelley BrennerArlington
Lauren CowmanFt. Caroline
Stephanie DonelanLake Forest
Brian DouglassJuvenille Detention Center
Teneshia DurhamSt. Clair Evans
Andrea EvansAndrew Robinson
MaryAnn FosterFrank H. Peterson
Renata HannansNathan B. Forest
Terra Harold-JacksonTerry Parker
Valerie HarrisRV Daniels
Blythe MauldinJohn E. Ford
Marvin McQueenJoseph Stillwell
Marvin McQueenRomana
Bramley RossBiltmore
Danita ReedRamona
Ingrid ThomasA. Philip Randolph
Theresa TippinsAndrew Jackson