Children and Youth Cabinet Members
The Children and Youth Cabinet is made up of 20 members:
- Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp, Chairman
- Secretary George Sheldon, Department of Children and Families
- Secretary Frank Peterman, Jr., Department of Juvenile Justice
- Secretary Holly Benson, Agency for Health Care Administration
- Director James DeBeaugrine, Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Interim Director Cynthia Lorenzo, Agency for Workforce Innovation
- State Surgeon General Ana Viamonte Ros, Department of Health
- Commissioner Eric J. Smith, Department of Education
- Statewide Director Theresa Flury, Guardian Ad Litem Office
- Jim Kallinger, Florida’s Chief Child Advocate
Governor’s Appointees include the following:
- Judy Schaechter, physician and professor at the University of Miami, Mailman Center for Child Development
- David Lawrence Jr., President of the Early Childhood Initiative Foundation in Miami and “University Scholar for Early Childhood Development and Readiness” at the University of Florida
- Donna Gay Lancaster, Executive Director of Juvenile Welfare Board Children’s Services Council of Pinellas County
- Antonia Crawford, Chairman of the Early Learning Coalition
- Dick Batchelor, President of Dick Batchelor Management Group
Ex officio members include the following:
- Senator Nan Rich, Designee of Florida Senate President
- Representative Nick Thompson, Designee of Speaker, Florida House of Representatives
- South Florida Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Guerra, Designee of Attorney General Bill McCollum
- Justice Fred Lewis, Florida Supreme Court, Designee of the Chief Justice
- Maureen S. Dinnen, Vice Chair, Broward County School Board, Designee of Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink