The Strategic Partners for Future Ready Collier are composed of representatives from organizations making a significant and sustained organizational investment in the collective. The group provides strategic guidance and engagement, reviews budgets, and balances overall partner commitment and expectations.
Strategic Partners Chair:
Eileen Connolly-Keesler, Community Foundation of Collier County
Members:
Dr. Elizabeth Alves, Collier County Public Schools
Dr. Peggy Aune, Champions For Learning
Susan Block, Early Learning Coalition of SWFL
Lisa Church, Champions For Learning
Judy Coleman, Lal Gaynor Early Education & Beyond Fund at the CFCC
Michael Dalby, Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce
Lara Fisher, Grace Place for Children & Families
Mary Beth Geier, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
Beth Hatch, Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee
Maria Jimenez-Lara, Naples Children & Education Foundation
Megan McCarthy, Boys & Girls Club of Collier County
Susan McManus, Champions For Learning
Dawn Montecalvo, Guadalupe Center
Lisa Morse, Collier County Public Schools
Dr. Kamela Patton, Collier County Public Schools
Noemi Perez, The Immokalee Foundation
Tami Raznoff, Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida
Steven Sanderson, United Way of Collier County