Executive Team
Connie Stophel, Chief Executive Officer
Teresa Matheny, Chief of Programs and Administration
Heather Hodges, Vice President of Human Resources
Jeanne Dillard, Chief Officer of Center Operations
Autumn Tomas, Director of Head Start/Early Head Start
L. Holly Bryan, Vice President of Finance
Education Team
Dr. Gigi David, Director of Education
Dr. Melanie Clough, Director of Early Learning
Amanda Griffis, Director of School Readiness Education
Human Resources Team
Heather Hodges, Vice president of HR – Strategic planning, compliance, and oversight. 904-726-1500, ext. 285
Region I
Donna Maxwell, Benefits Specialist – All benefits, FMLA, Short Term Disability, and Workers Compensation for all staff. 904-726-1500, ext. 236
Angelique Tripoli, Recruitment Specialist – Recruitment for Region I and support to Region II. 904-726-1500, ext. 269
Tenisha McCoy, HR Associate – Background screens, employment verification requests, and general HR questions. 904-726-1500, ext. 232
Rae Durham, HR Manager – Employee relations, recruitment, training and professional development, compliance, benefit support, performance reviews, and general HR-related issues. 904-726-1500, ext. 214
Region II
Jeff Gaines, HR Manager – Recruitment, employee relations, and general HR-related issues. 352-816-8051
Cindy Lizardi, HR Specialist – Recruitment, background screens, employment verification request, and general HR questions. 352-816-8050