Our Team
The staff and board members who help unaccompanied homeless youth build stable, independent futures
Board of Directors
Matthew Silverman
Chairman Emeritus
President, Tampa Bay Rays
Leila Tooley
Chair
Gulf Coast Commercial Banking Market Executive, Wells Fargo
Robin DeLavergne
Vice Chair
SR VP External Affairs, Tampa General Hospital
Steve Raney
Treasurer
President, Raymond James Bank
Megan A. Odroniec
Secretary
Esquire, Foley & Lardner
Jane Castor
Mayor, City of Tampa
Van Ayres
Superintendent, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Kevin K. Hendrick
Superintendent, Pinellas County Public Schools
Karen Arnold
Community Volunteer
Thomas Blake
Managing Director, Disruptive
Conan Gallaty
CEO, Tampa Bay Times
Bill Goede
DBA, Assistant Professor of Instruction, USF
Richard Gonzmart
President, Columbia Restaurant Group
Dr. Michael Grego
Former Superintendent, Pinellas County Schools
Susan Guttentag
PhD, Educational Psychology/Services
Emery Ivery
Formerly Chief Impact Officer, United Way Suncoast
Jodi Jacolow
President, Premier Lifestyle Management, Inc.
Marilena Lakoumentas
Former Chief Digital-Marketing, Fortune 500 Banking and Healthcare
Sandra Murman
Executive Vice President and Principal Local Practice, Shumaker Advisors
Irwin Novack
Chief Executive Officer/Owner, Kane’s Furniture
Loren Rhoads
President, Rhoads Advertising
Tiara Rubio
Project Director, Pure Project Management
Alice Sartory
Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Inga Schmitzer
Vice President Human Resources, MHK
Michelle Shimberg
Community Volunteer
Joel Sokolik
M.D., Neuroradiologist, Florida Medical Clinic
Ocea Wynn
Administrator of Neighborhood and Community Affairs, City of Tampa
Staff Leadership
Vicki Sokolik
Founder/CEO
Dominique Griffin
Affiliate Director
Cameron Sokolik
Grant Writer
Alli Ducker
Grant Writer
Jill Proto
Academic Team Lead
Melanie De Campos, MSW
Social Services Team Lead
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. SRN will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, compensation, termination, promotions and other conditions of employment against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin or sex.
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