Strategic Partners
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.
Chair:
Eileen Connolly-Keesler, Collier Community Foundation
Members:
Jessica Campbell, Fun Time Early Childhood Academy
Judy Coleman, Lal Gaynor Early Education & Beyond Fund at the CFCC
Dr. Linda Cunning, New Horizons of SWFL
Michael Dalby, Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Evans, Champions For Learning
Lara Fisher, Grace Place for Children & Families
Mary Beth Geier, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
Maria Jimenez-Lara, Naples Children & Education Foundation
Megan McCarthy, Boys & Girls Club of Collier County
Dawn Montecalvo, Guadalupe Center
Lisa Morse, Collier County Public Schools
Noemi Perez, The Immokalee Foundation
Tami Raznoff, Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida
Dr. Leslie Ricciardelli, Collier County Public Schools
Steven Sanderson, United Way of Collier County
Melanie Stefanowicz, Ed.D., Early Learning Coalition of SWFL
Heather Singleton, Child’s Path
Backbone Organization Facilitating the Collaboration
Champions For Learning (CFL), The Education Foundation of Collier County is an independent, community-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that creates life-changing learning experiences for every student. With a vision of a community that is 100% engaged in support of student success, CFL has a unique and important role to be a community catalyst and convener around student learning and community engagement. ChampionsForLearning.org

Network Partners
The following organizations are represented by board members, staff, and volunteers working together within Future Ready Collier.
For more information, contact info@FutureReadyCollier.org