Pinellas CoC Leadership

The Pinellas Continuum of Care (CoC) is led by a Board of Directors and Executive Committee. This leadership team, comprising elected and appointed leaders, guides the CoC in making policy decisions, evaluating community needs, implementing strategic responses, and measuring outcomes — all with the mission of ending homelessness in Pinellas County.

Board of Directors

Chair: Kathleen Beckman

Vice Chair / City of St. Petersburg: Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders, City of St. Petersburg

Secretary / Providers' Council Service Expert: April Lott, Directions for Living

Providers' Council Chair: Kevin Marrone, Boley Centers

At-Large / Funders’ Council Chair: Sandra Newson

At-Large: Theresa Jones

Business: Dr. Monica Discolo, New Season Treatment Center

Business: Jason Mathis, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership

City of Clearwater: Vacant, City of Clearwater

City of Largo: Vacant, City of Largo

Faith-Based Organization: Dr. Joseph Smiley

Juvenile Welfare Board: Jeanine Evoli, Juvenile Welfare Board

Lived Experience: Gary Small, Lived Experience Advisory Committee Co-Chair

Lived Experience: Michael Chretien, Lived Experience Advisory Committee Co-Chair

Pinellas County Board of Commissioners: Vacant, Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners

Pinellas County School Board: School Board Member Katie Blaxberg, Pinellas County School Board

Pinellas County Sheriff: Sheriff Robert Gualtieri, represented by Lt. Zach Haisch, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Providers' Council Service Expert: Ashley Lowery, Homeless Empowerment Program

Providers' Council Service Expert: Michael Jalazo, People Empowering and Restoring Communities (PERC)

Public Defender: Sara Mollo, represented by David Moran, Public Defender’s Office of the 6th Judicial Circuit

Veteran or Veteran Organization: Judith Warren, St. Vincent de Paul CARES

Workforce Development / Transportation: Ross Silvers, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)

Currently Vacant: Healthcare / EMS / Fire, Representative of the City of Pinellas Park, Representative of the City of Tarpon Springs, Representative of a Non-Entitlement Community (2), Housing Authority (2), City of Largo (entitlement), City of Clearwater (entitlement), Pinellas County Board of Commissioners (entitlement), At-Large (1).

Executive Committee

Chair: Kathleen Beckman

Vice Chair / City of St. Petersburg: Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders, City of St. Petersburg

Secretary / Providers' Council Service Expert: April Lott, Directions for Living

Providers' Council Chair: Kevin Marrone, Boley Centers

Lived Experience: Michael Chretien

Funders’ Council Chair: Sandra Newson

2026 Meetings

Board of Directors

  • Meetings: 1st Friday of every other month, 9:00am - 12:00pm

  • Location: Virtual

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Executive Committee

  • Meetings: 1st Friday monthly, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

  • Location: Virtual

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