Local Advisory Board

Imran Ali, Miami-Dade County
Hilarie Bass, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
W.J. Blechman, M.D., Bertha Abess Children’s Center
Charles Bleiker, Ph.D., Florida International University
Ava G. Byrne, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Maria R. del Busto, Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD
Lilia C. DiBello, Barry University
Manuel E. Fermin, Healthy Start Coalition
Melvyn R. Fletcher, M.D.
Susan Gold, Ed.D., Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami
Mehdi Ghomeshi, Great Florida Bank
Daryl B. Greenfield, Ph.D., University of Miami
Luis Hernandez, Western Kentucky University
Virginia A. Jacko, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Therese G. Klotz
Dave Lawrence Jr., The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation
The Honorable Cindy Lederman, 11th Judicial Circuit Court
Josie Maymi, School of Education, Miami Dade College
Harve A. Mogul, United Way of Miami-Dade
Ann E. Pope,  Ann Pope Consulting
Claudia Puig, Univision
Georgina Prats, The Joy of Learning
Toni Randolph, United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education Committee
Jane Robinson, Miami-Dade Community Action Agency Head Start/Early Head Start program
Wilma Robles de Melendez, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Angela Salmon, Ph.D., Florida International University
Natacha Seijas, Board of County Commissioners, Miami-Dade County
Abby Thorman, Independent Consultant