Our Team

Board of Directors

Richard Albertson

Live the Life Founding President & CEO

Holly Bernardo

Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director of Hope Navigators

Linda Bond Edwards

Alvarez Dispute Resolution Mediator/Arbitrator

Shannon Britton Hartsfield

Holland & Knight LLP Partner

Jim Davis

Treasurer, The Village Square CPA

Bryan Desloge

Past NACo President Bryan Desloge

Arun Dhanarajan

Second Harvest of the Big Bend CFO

Dennis Gallant

Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs Shareholder – Tax Services

Alan Hanstein

Challenger Learning Center Tallahassee Executive Director

Justine Hicks

Florida Hospital Association Deputy Director of Communications

Lena Juarez

JEJ & Associates Founder

Kim Kelling

WFSU TV/FM Public Media Retired Director of Content and Community Partnerships

Lea Marshall

Theatre Teacher Lea Marshall

Julie McBride

Art Instructor

Liza McFadden

Liza & Partners President

Rick Minor

Leon County Commissioner

Keith Parker

National Education and Empowerment Coalition, Inc. Founder

Derick Tabertshofer

Americans For Prosperity

Thomas Whitley

City of Tallahassee Director of Strategic Innovation

Jovita Woodrich

AARP Florida Associate State Director, Outreach & Engagement Panhandle

Advisory Council

Jack Romberg

Temple Israel Rabbi Emeritus

Bill Mattox

James Madison Institute

Hetal Desai

Legal Advisor Administrative Law Judge

Staff

Liz Joyner

The Village Square Founder + President

Christine Cox

The Village Square – Tallahassee Director

Matthew Wilson

The Village Square Webmaster