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Your Children's Board of Directors is comprised of ten members: five appointed by the governor and five additional members, including the Superintendent of Schools, a Juvenile Court Judge, the District Administrator of the Department of Children & Families, a School Board Member and a County Commissioner. This year's Board consisted of:

Chair

Ms. Valerie Hubbard-Goddard
C.E.O., The Goddard Group


Vice-Chair

Honorable Katherine Essrig
Circuit Judge, Juvenile Dependency (Division D)


Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. David A. Kennedy
President, Kennedy Investments, Inc.


Mr. Thomas L. Hernandez
Vice President, Energy Supply
TECO Energy

Ms. MaryEllen Elia
Superintendent, Hillsborough County Schools

Ms. Doretha Edgecomb
Hillsborough County School Board Member

Mr. Nick Cox
Regional Director, Suncoast Region
Department of Children & Families

Ms. Patricia A. McClure
Managing Partner, Envision Consulting

Commissioner Mark Sharpe
Hillsborough County Commission, District 7

John G. Evon III
Sales Manager
Ward Oil Company

Mr. John W. Bakas, Jr.
Board Attorney

Ms. Yolanda Cotroneo
Board of Directors' Assistant