Captain Teresa Della Monica — Board Member
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Justin Dolan — Board Member
Justin Dolan opened the Charles Schwab Independent Branch in 2020, bringing the brand to St.Augustine. Schwab, one of the largest full-service investment services firms in the country, offers access to a range of modern investing, wealth management and personal finance guidance and services that combine the best of what people and technology can provide. A …
Monica Ortiz-Sanchez — Board Member
Mónica Ortiz -Sanchez served the children of New York City for 25 years after working in the accounting field for 10 years. She earned a B.S in Accounting and a M.S. in Education from Lehman College (CUNY). She received her C.A.S in Educational Administration from New York University and in 2012 earned her doctoral degree …
Richard M. LaVista — Board Member
Rich LaVista was born and raised in Westhampton Beach, Long Island, New York; earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Psychology from Long Island University in New York City in 1974; and moved to Melbourne Florida to pursue a career in Financial /Retirement Planning with E F Hutton and Company in 1978 and has served …
Alex Najarian — Board Member
Alex Najarian was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts; earned his law degree at St. John’s University in New York City in 2014; and spent his early career working in the entertainment industry in New York prior to relocating to St. Augustine Beach Alex currently is an attorney at The Corneal Law Firm where he …
John Gillespie — Board Member
John Gillespie was born in Altoona, PA, is 1946; moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1951, where he attended elementary school, and Englewood High School. In 1960 he started seminary training at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated college in 1968. After three years graduate study at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary …
Rachel Fulghum — Homeless Prevention Specialist
Rachel assists with the following duties: Food Stamps SSI (Supplemental Security Income) SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) Medicaid Unemployment Assistance with employment-related needs such as job search, resume assistance, etc.
Ellen Walden — Executive Director
Ellen Walden has been a resident of St Johns County since 1963, attending area schools. She graduated from St Joseph’s Academy and went on to further her education at Flagler College. Ellen has spent the last 42 years in management positions in organizations and government positions assisting the community with health and human services; 27 …
Nancy O’Byrne — Board Secretary
Nancy retired in 2004 from commercial real estate, leasing office space in downtown Jacksonville for 15 years. She decided to take a more meaningful path in her life by devoting much of her time to advocacy for peace and justice issues in her church and in her community. She was the Chairwoman of the Catholic …
Michael Biance — Treasurer
Through the course of his career, Michael has had the opportunity to work with many communities, both on the county, state, university and international levels. Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in Scholastic Philosophy in 1969,and his master’s degree in Administration and Supervision of Education in 1973. He completed Doctorate and some Postdoctoral coursework at Peabody …