Advisory Committee
The role of the Healthy Families Florida Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to the Healthy Families Florida staff and the Board of Directors of the Ounce of Prevention Fund related to program policy and implementation, advocacy, training, evaluation and funding. The Advisory Committee generally meets at least two times a year either through face-to-face meetings in Tallahassee or via conference call. The Chair may also convene other meetings as needed.
Statewide Partnerships
Mr. Alan Abramowitz Chair
The ARC of Florida
Year Appointed: 2009
Mr. Matt Dunagan
Florida Sheriffs Association
Year Appointed: 2017
Mr. Ken Kniepmann
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
Year Appointed: 2021
Ms. Wanda Minick
Florida Head Start Association
Year Appointed: 2022
Ms. Summer Pfeiffer
Children's Home Society of Florida
Year Appointed: 2014
Ms. Cathy Timuta
Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions, Inc.
Year Appointed: 2018
Mr. James Wylie
Florida District Kiwanis
Year Appointed: 2014
State Agencies
Mr. Eugene Morris
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Year Appointed: 2015
Ms. Anna Simmons
Florida Department of Health
Year Appointed: 2022
Ms. Alice Sims
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Year Appointed: 2015
Ms. Jessica Tharpe
Florida Department of Children and Families
Year Appointed: 2022
The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida Board of Directors
Mr. Guy Spearman, III
Spearman Management
Year Appointed: 1998
The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida Board Appointees
Ms. Mary Maxwell
Child Advocate
Year Appointed: 1998
Healthy Families Florida Sites
Ms. Pam Banks
Healthy Families Gadsden/Leon
Year Appointed: 2011
Ms. Robyn Jernigan
Healthy Families Putnam
Year Appointed: 2022
Ms. Leidy Ramirez
Healthy Families Miami-Dade
Year Appointed: 2022