Backbone Support
Champions For Learning facilitates the collective impact network. The organization is committed to this strategic community engagement and has dedicated staff time to provide support for Future Ready Collier.
Leadership
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, Collier Community Foundation
Members:
Dr. Elizabeth Alves, Collier County Public Schools
Susan Block, Early Learning Coalition of SWFL
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
Organization Partners
The following organizations are represented by board members, staff, and volunteers working together within Future Ready Collier.
To join us, contact info@futurereadycollier.org.