The Coalition board membership is established in accordance with Florida law and includes representatives from key sectors that support early learning and school readiness.
Howard S. Burnston
- First Horizon Bank
Andrea Keiser
- Keiser Legal, PLLC
Elisa Cramer
- Palm Beach County Youth Services Department
Jeremy Bowerman
- Jeck, Harris, Raynor & Jones, P.A.
Maria Bishop
- School District of Palm Beach County
Karen Brill
- School District of Palm Beach County
Max Cohen
- FL Home Buyers/Comax Construction
Laura Conway
- Head Start Lutheran Services Florida, Palm Beach County
Robert Dattolo
- Alliance Bernstein-Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Dr. Jyothi Gunta
- Palm Beach County Health Department
Steven Gustafson
- CareerSource Palm Beach County
Kathryn Horton
- Kathryn K. Horton CPA PA
Williams Isis
- Department of Children and Families, Circuit 15
Eric Kelly
- Quantum Foundation
Christina Lambert
- Gordon & Partners
Evelyn Lawrence
- Faith-Based Child Care Provider
Andrew Massie
- Plastridge Agency
Mary Morris
- For-Profit Child Care Provider
Rafael Reyes
- Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County
Thais Sullivan
- Valley National Bank
Dr. Lisa Williams-Taylor
- Children's Services Council
Board Application
Thank you for your interest in the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County Board of Directors. Due to the limited number of Board positions, openings are not always available, however we accept applications at any time. When there is a Board vacancy, it will be posted to the Coalition website and all eligible applications will be reviewed.
The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County is currently accepting Board applications.
Gubernatorial Appointment
The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County is currently seeking a volunteer candidate to fill a Governor-appointed private sector Board member position. The candidate must reside in Florida and associated with a private-sector business entity conducting business in Palm Beach County.
- An owner having at least a 10% ownership interest in the business entity;
- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the business entity;
- A business executive or employee of the business entity, who is at the management level or higher with optimum policy making or hiring authority; or
- An individual who previously met one of the criteria aforementioned, but is retired from the business entity.
* Please note the candidate (or candidate’s relative) must not be a child care business owner or employee.