A Message From Our CEO
It is well known that early education & school-age care help to prepare children for kindergarten and ensure academic success. The ELC partners with over 500 preschools, family child care homes and school age care providers to deliver education and enrichment programs that set a lifelong trajectory. The ELC supports parents in preparing their children for kindergarten by making quality early learning programs affordable and accessible. Additionally, ELC supports providers through training, coaching and curriculum supports. When our children succeed, our whole community benefits. Right now, our community is struggling to “reopen”. These are difficult times and our families and providers alike are faced with impossible choices to protect children, preserve their careers and provide essential services. We don’t profess to have all the answers, but know that we are in this together. The ELC is committed to stabilizing our early learning workforce, rebuilding capacity in child care and assisting families as they contend with the pandemic.
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Mission
Revolutionize early learning to inspire children, engage families, and elevate educators.
Vision
All children will confidently enter kindergarten ready for success in school and in life.
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Our Executive Team
Our Team
ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Tasheka Williams
Director of Human Resources
twilliams@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4427
Wonetha Hall
Communication Director
whall@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4430
Tamara Hernandez
Executive Assistant
thernandez@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4446
Argie Kontodiakos
Information Systems Manager
akontodiakos@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4474
Maureen Just
Quality Assurance Coordinator
mjust@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7537
Bilan Joseph
Director of Thrive By Five Pinellas
bjoseph@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 1492
IT & FACILITIES
Patricia McAvoy
IT & Facilities Supervisor
pmcavoy@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4443
Toni Gjonaj
Facilities Assistant
tgjonaj@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7534
FINANCE
Carol Lenas
Grants and Contracts Administrator
clenas@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4425
Marianne Czarnatowicz
Purchasing Agent
mczarnatowicz@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4445
Mary Alice Hermann
Accounting Manager
mhermann@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4428
Jennifer Murphy
Senior Finance Specialist
jmurphy@elcpinellas.org
(727) 548-1492
PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT
Rhonda Collier
Reimbursement Supervisor
rcollier@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4475
Adam Jetmore
Reimbursement Specialist
ajetmore@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4462
Bre Ferguson
Reimbursement Specialist
bferguson@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4421
Firouzeh Saffari,
Reimbursement Specialist
fsaffari@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4448
Karen Keene
Reimbursement Specialist
kkeene@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4476
Marva Florence
Reimbursement Specialist
mflorence@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4477
Kathy Disney
Reimbursement Specialist
kdisney@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4477
PROVIDER CONTRACTS & COMPLIANCE
Tina Fetzer
Program Supervisor – Provider Contracts
tfetzer@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4470
Melody Fernandez
Provider Contract Specialist
mfernandez@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4412
Kayla Boland
Provider Contract Specialist
kboland@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4447
ReAnna Maroudis
Provider Contract Specialist
rmaroudis@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4415
Ashley Fairburn
Provider Contract Specialist
afairburn@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4491
Amanda Urdal-Wenzel
VPK Provider Contract Specialist
aurdal@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4466
Sherene Vaughn
Admin Specialist II
svaughn@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4417
PROVIDER SERVICES
Angela Loring
Provider Services Manager
aloring@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4435
Marie Smith
Admin Specialist II
msmith@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4461
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jamie Holevas
Program Supervisor – Professional Development
jholevas@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4432
Brett Engisch
Professional Development Trainer
bengisch@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4456
Kathy Moss
Professional Development Trainer
kmoss@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4457
Kim Scarlata
Professional Development Trainer
kscarlata@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4453
Liz Dixon
Professional Development Trainer
ldixon@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4403
Louis Marinkovich
Professional Development Trainer
lmarinkovich@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4409
Robin Cooke
Professional Development Trainer
rcooke@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4426
Mallory Akers
Professional Development Trainer
makers@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4490
Tammi McGinn
Professional Development Trainer
tmcginn@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4489
Zoe Turner
Professional Development Trainer
zturner@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4420
Sharon Dennany
Admin Specialist II
sdenanny@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4431
QUALITY PROGRAMS
Camille Eckrem
Program Supervisor – Quality Programs
ceckrem@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4436
Amanda Houston
Professional Development Advisor
ahouston@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4467
Carol Terrazas
Quality Programs Coordinator
cterrazas@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4416
Denise Wiggins
Quality Specialist – Literacy
dwiggins@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4439
Linda Johnson
Quality Specialist – Literacy
ljohnson@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4464
Jamie Acevedo
Quality Specialist – Assurance
jacevedo@elcpinellas.org
(727) 548 – 1471
Linda Townsend
Quality Specialist – Assurance
ltownsend@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4451
Shrieka Hollis
Quality Specialist – Assurance
shollis@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4406
Sima Saffary
Quality Specialist – Assurance
ssaffary@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4471
Suzanne Silkie
Quality Specialist – Assurance
ssilkie@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4493
SCREENING & INTERVENTION
Kelley Miller
Program Supervisor – Screening & Intervention
kmiller@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4454
Jennifer Bragdon
Developmental Service Specialist
jbragdon@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4455
Rafika Blanco
Developmental Service Specialist
rblanco@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4441
Wendy Oliveras
Developmental Service Specialist
woliveras@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4405
Lorrie Auger
Inclusion Specialist
lauger@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7536
Mary Grace Califano
Behavior Specialist
mcalifano@elcpinellas.org
(727) 545 – 7535
Arin Taylor
Behavior Specialist
ataylor@elcpinellas.org
(727) 548 – 7533
Anjanette Ellwood
Admin Specialist II
aellwood@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4452
FAMILY SERVICES
Ken Buchanan
Family Services Manager
kbuchanan@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4488
Tiffany George
Admin Specialist II
tgeorge@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4404
Kimberly Marn
Training Coordinator
kmarn@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4423
Cindy Green
School Readiness Program Supervisor
cgreen@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4422
Nicole Lewin
School Readiness Program Supervisor
nlewin@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4478
Diane Gaines
Family Services Specialist
dgaines@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4413
Aidrian Dixon
Family Services Specialist
adixon@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4494
Mindy Do
Family Services Specialist
mdo@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4499
Eric Jordan
Family Services Specialist
ejordan@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4465
Lois Jenkins
Family Services Specialist
ljenkins@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4402
Kaitlin Dee
Family Services Specialist
kdee@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4434
Bernice Rodriguez
Family Services Specialist
brodriguez@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4483
Brandie Williams
Family Services Specialist
ljenkins@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4469
Fay Carter
Family Services Specialist
fcarter@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4492
Laurie Weinbrecher
Family Services Specialist
lweinbrecher@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4498
Tylisha Frazier
Family Services Specialist
tfrazier@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4497
Adriana Evans
Family Services Specialist
aevans@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4418
Patricia Palmer
Family Services Specialist
ppalmer@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4444
Ajla Setkic
Family Services Specialist
asetkic@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4433
Lillian Acevedo
Admin Specialist I
lacevedo@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4468
VPK, WAITLIST, CCRR & OUTREACH
Stephanie Richards
Provider Services Manager
srichards@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4495
Nancy Feley
Family Services Specialist, CSR
nfeley@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4429
Edith Bradley
Family Services Specialist, CSR
ebradley@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4414
Alyn Reyes
VPK Eligibility Specialist
areyes@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4496
Marie Vandegrift
VPK Eligibility Specialist
mvandegrift@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4481
Beth Walker
VPK Eligibility Specialist
bwalker@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4437
Karin Surber
VPK Eligibility Specialist
ksurber@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4419
Anthony Rossi
CCR&R Community Outreach Specialist
arossi@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4484
Whitney Griffin
CCR&R Community Outreach Specialist
wgriffin@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4463
Francisca Alanis
CCR&R Community Outreach Specialist
falanis@elcpinellas.org
(727) 400 – 4479
ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Main Line: 727-548-1439
Toll Free: 855-224-3527
Main Office: 2536 Countryside Blvd., Suite 500 | Clearwater, FL 33763
Hours of Operation: M-F, 8am – 5:00pm; kiosks open until 4:30pm
CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL (CCR&R)
727-400-4411
SCREENING AND INTERVENTION
727-400-4454
For ASQ Questions/Concerns: 727-400-4452
ELIGIBILITY FAX
727-400-4486 or 727-400-4487
PROVIDER SERVICES:
SR Provider Contracts: 727-400-4417
VPK Provider Contracts: 727-400-4417
Provider Contracts Fax: 727-400-4472
Certificate Voucher Fax: 727-545-7538
CCR&R Provider Updates: 727-400-4419
Provider Portal Helpdesk: 727-400-4474
Provider Services Department: 727-400-4461
Provider Services Fax: 727-400-4472
Professional Development: 727-400-4431
Inclusion Warm Line: 727-545-7536
Complaint Line: 727-400-4495