Our Staff

Strategy and Educational Support Department

Melanie Kestory

Chief of Strategy & Educational Support
mkestory@elcoc.org
407-839-6526

Jessica Ruiz-Ahorrio

Director of Program Services & Grants
jruiz-ahorrio@elcoc.org
407-499-1844

Eric Richter

Accountability Manager
erichter@elcoc.org
321-379-6303

Chanel Graham

Special Projects Manager
cgraham@elcoc.org
407-385-2621

June Matthews

Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator
jmatthews@elcoc.org
407-726-6230

Provider Services

Zania Breary

Executive Assistant
zbreary@elcoc.org
407-588-9688

Rosanie Jean Philippe

Program Administrative Assistant
rphilippe@elcoc.org
407-605-0651

Cecile Hairston

Provider Services Manager
chairston@elcoc.org
407-506-2192

Kayla Gravenmier

Provider Services Manager
kgravenmier@elcoc.org
407-697-4278

Denisha Ramos-Cubero

Provider Services Manager
dramos-cuber@elcoc.org
407-863-0723

Professional Development

Melissa Gish 

Professional Development Lead
mgish@elcoc.org 
 407-726-5553

Provider Relations

Millie Ortiz

Provider Relations Specialist Lead
mortiz@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

 

Danielle Loney

Provider Relations Specialist
dloney@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

Lakeira Davis

Provider Relations Specialist
ldavis@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

 

Alisha Henry

Provider Relations Specialist
ahenry@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

 

Mikeriia Clark

Provider Relations Specialist
mclark@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

Donna Crawford

Provider Relations Specialist
dcrawford@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

 

Kiema Nisbett

Provider Relations Specialist
knisbett@elcoc.org
407-841-6607 "Press 5"

Family Services

Nicole Shepard

Chief of Family Services
nshepard@elcoc.org
407-697-8377

DeTasha Kelley

Executive Assistant for Family Services
dkelley@elcoc.org
407-349-3821

Per-Shara Milord

Director of Family Services
pmilord@elcoc.org
321-379-7554

Michael Montgomery

Family Services Manager
mmontgomery@elcoc.org
407-634-7687

Consuelo Sims

Family Services Manager
csims@elcoc.org
407-743-1536

Fairlena Betterson

Family Services Manager
fbetterson@elcoc.org
407-743-3854

Kara Fitchett

Family Services Manager
kfitchett@elcoc.org
407-572-3487

Lora Petty

VPK Coordinator
lpetty@elcoc.org
407-502-2797

Sean Seaver

Family Services Training Supervisor
sseaver@elcoc.org
407-634-7752

Lorinda Gamson

Director of Family Services
lgamson@elcoc.org
321-468-3711

Tangela Wilkerson-Jones

CCR&R/Waitlist Manager
twilkerson@elcoc.org
407-431-0067

 
Linda Gonzalez

Customer Service Manager
lgonzalez@elcoc.org
407-608-9064

Keisha Bertrand

Early Learning Support Manager
kbertrand@elcoc.org
407-747-9659

Jennifer Morris

Early Childhood Screening Supervisor
jmorris@elcoc.org
407-487-8764

Baby Institute

Darla Braziel

Baby Institute Manager
dbraziel@elcoc.org
407-506-5264

Finance

Jenny Longo

Chief Financial Officer
jlongo@elcoc.org
321-468-3702

Cathy Vargas

Executive Assistant to the CFO
cvargas@elcoc.org
321-241-5344

Maria Carreno

SR/VPK Reimbursement Director
mcarreno@elcoc.org
407-634-7685

Ana Santiago

Reimbursement Manager
asantiago@elcoc.org
407-634-7686

Samir Merchant

Director of Finance
smerchant@elcoc.org
407-848-1087

Juan Artiguez Gutierrez

AP and AR Manager
jartiguez@elcoc.org
407-588-9793

Amy Richter

Director of Contracts and Procurement
arichter@elcoc.org
321-413-5675

Sheida Alava

Procurement Specialist Lead
salava@elcoc.org
407-338-4825 

Community Relations

Kelly Schulz

Chief of Communication and Community Engagement
kschulz@elcoc.org
407-747-0849

Skylar Diaz

Senior Administrative Assistant
sdiaz@elcoc.org
407-501-5261

Erin Drew Kent

Community Engagement and Outreach Manager
ekent@elcoc.org
407-726-5770

Operations

Michelle Newman

Chief of Staff
mnewman@elcoc.org
407-502-0613

Technology

Sherry Ann Koon-Koon

Director of Information Technology
sakoonkoon@elcoc.org
321-241-5316

Human Resources

Theresa Brady

Chief of Human Resources 
tbrady@elcoc.org
321-468-3712

Erika Rivera

Human Resources Manager
erivera@elcoc.org
407-326-6634

Office of the CEO

Scott Fritz

Chief Executive Officer
sfritz@elcoc.org
689-800-8650

Kathy Hill

Office Manager
khill@elcoc.org
407-726-4858