Pinellas CoC Leadership

Board of Directors ║ Executive Committee ║ Meetings ║ Board Membership Applications

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: Ann Marie Winter, Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas

At-Large: Sandra Newson, Carrfour Supportive Housing

At-Large: Theresa Jones

Business: Monica Discolo, New Season Treatment Center

Business: Jason Mathis, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership

City of Clearwater: Councilmember Michael Mannino, City of Clearwater

City of Largo: Commissioner Donna Holck, 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

Local Housing Authority: Elise Minkoff, Pinellas County Housing Authority

Pinellas County Board of Commissioners: Commissioner Vince Nowicki, 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: Funders’ Council Chair, 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 (1)

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Executive Committee