Board of Directors

CHASE CHRISTIANSON, Chair

CEO, HCA Gulf Coast
Governor Appointed
Bay County

TONY BENNETT, Vice Chair

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Panama City
Private Sector Member
Bay County

TIFFANI HINDS, Treasurer

Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, HR Director
Private Sector Member
Bay County

JOE SEABROOK, Secretary

Retired USAF, Social Services
Private Sector Member
Bay County

TRACI CORBIN

County Health Department
County Health Department Director
Holmes and Washington Counties

RACHEL CHIMA

First Assembly of God Panama City
Private Sector Member
Bay County

SHARON GASKIN

North Florida Child Development, Inc.
Head Start Representative
Calhoun, Franklin, and Gulf Counties

ZACH GILMORE

Jackson County Economic Development Committee
Private Sector Member
Jackson County

KENNETH GRIFFIN

Agriculture/Farming Industry
Private Sector Member
Jackson County

MISSY SWORD LEE

County Department of Children and Families
DCF Services Circuit Administrator
Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties

JEANNE HITCHCOCK

Along the Way and Along the Way Learning Center
Private Child Care Provider Representative
Jackson County

ERIN JOHNSON

Rish Real Estate
Private Sector Member – Governor Appointee
Gulf County

MIATTA JALABER

Child Care Regulation, Department of Children and Families
NW Region Program Safety Manager
Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington Counties

DR. GINA MCALLISTER

Chipola College
Florida College System Institution President Designee
Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties

MARY MCKENZIE

Oglesby Plants International, Inc.
Private Sector Business
Calhoun County

JULIANA MELARA

Children’s Home Society
Representative of Program Under Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington Counties

JOSEPH TAYLOR

Washington County District School Superintendent
District Superintendent of Schools
Washington County

RICHARD WILLIAMS

CareerSource Chipola
Regional Workforce Board Director
Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson and Washington Counties

MYRTIS WYNN

Retired US Army, Co-Founder of Project HOPE of Franklin County
Private Sector Member
Bay County

DR. IRVIN CLARK

Florida State University – Panama City Campus
Private Sector Member
Bay County

VERONICA WATKINS

Peel Funeral Home
Private Sector Member – Governor Appointee
Holmes County