Leadership
Board of Directors
Matthew Silverman
Chairman Emeritus
President, Tampa Bay RaysMichelle Shimberg
Chair
Community VolunteerBill Byrne
Vice Chair
President, Ajax ConstructionSteve Raney
Treasurer
President, Raymond James BankMegan A. Odroniec
Secretary
Esquire, Foley & LardnerJane Castor
Mayor, City of Tampa
Van Ayres
Superintendent, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Bill Goede
Market President, Bank of America
Richard Gonzmart
President, Columbia Restaurant Group
Kevin K. Hendrick
Superintendent, Pinellas County Public Schools
Emery Ivery
Formerly Chief Impact Officer, United Way Suncoast
Susan Guttentag
PhD, Educational Psychology/Services
Jodi Jacolow
President, Premier Lifestyle Management, Inc.
Mark Lettelleir
Executive Vice President, Prime Medical
Sandra Murman
Commissioner, Hillsborough County
Jim Myers
President & Chief Operating Officer, Crown Automotive
Irwin Novack
Chief Executive Officer/Owner, Kane’s Furniture
Inga Schmitzer
Vice President Human Resources, MHK
Jib Reagan
Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services
Thomas Blake
Managing Director, Disruptive
Tom Iorossi
VP, Commercial Division, Wharton-Smith, Inc
Ocea Wynn
Administrator of Neighborhood and Community Affairs, City of Tampa
Leila Tooley
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking: Wells Fargo
Andrew Warren
State Attorney, Hillsborough County, 13th Judicial Circuit
Tiara Rubio
Project Director, Pure Project Management
Robin DeLavergne
SR VP External Affairs, Tampa General Hospital
Joel Sokolik
M.D., Neuroradiologist, Florida Medical Clinic
Conan Gallaty
CEO, Tampa Bay Times
Loren Rhoads
President, Rhoads Advertising
Staff Leadership
Vicki Sokolik
Founder/CEO
Dominique Griffin
Assistant Executive Director
Cameron Sokolik
Grant Writer
Alli Ducker
Grant Writer
Alex Musgray
Finance Coordinator
Wendell Mclellan
Lead House Manager – Pinellas
Darcie Manning
Program Coordinator
Jill Proto
Academic Team Lead
Malesa Chance
House Manager Supervisor & Culture Coordinator
Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
Starting Right, Now recognizes the need for our employees, volunteers and board members to represent the diverse population of homeless youth we serve.