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Meet The Team

Excellence serves as the ELC’s cultural cornerstone, guiding our promise of service and responsible stewardship. With a sense of urgency, we work innovatively to optimize and employ our resources, accepting individual and collective responsibility for continuous improvement in our service to clients, providers, and communities.

Administration 

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Sonya Bosanko, DBA

Chief Executive Officer

sbosanko@elc-naturecoast.org

352-563-9939

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Sheri Ellis

Director of Human Resources

sellis@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-1770

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Sandra Woodard

Director of Communications

swoodard@elc-naturecoast.org

352-303-9410

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John Coronado

Director of Technology

jcoronado@elc-naturecoast.org

352- 457-8600

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Robert Merkle

Information Systems Analyst 

rmerkle@elc-naturecoast.org

352- 601-7540

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Matt Garcia

Technology Specialist

mgarcia@elc-naturecoast.org

352- 496-6005

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Finance & Contracts

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Desirae Rickman

Director of Finance

drickman@elc-naturecoast.org

352-598-3661

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Wendy Lindbert

Accounts Payable Coordinator

wlindbert@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7342

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Nicole Gardner

Fiscal Specialist

ngardner@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-0212

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Robyn Landerer

Contracts Manager

rlanderer@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7063

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Emily Gianikas

Contracts Specialist

egianikas@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7298

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Education

 

Deirdre LaBelle

Director of Education

dlabelle@elc-naturecoast.org

352-257-2174

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Brooke Hiers

Education Manager

bhiers@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7387

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Heather Ellis

Education Manager

hellis@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-0484

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Amanda Mendoza

Quality Education Coordinator

amendoza@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7569

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Kimberly Ear

Quality Education Coordinator

kear@elc-naturecoast.org

352-436-7726

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Melissa Geer

Quality Education Coordinator

mgeer@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7802

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Payton Dietz

Quality Education Coordinator

pdietz@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7493

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Shawnda Richard

Quality Education Coordinator

srichard@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7103

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Haley Cook

Education Specialist

hcook@elc-naturecoast.org

352-673-5185

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Eligibility & Reimbursement

 

Tonya Hiers

Director of Eligibility

thiers@elc-naturecoast.org

352-535-7154

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Carol Rodriguez

CCR&R Manager

crodriguez@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7849

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Christine Kilner

CCR&R Specialist

ckilner@elc-naturecoast.org

352-793-5430

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Cindy Prodey

Eligibility Manager

cprodey@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7545

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Laticia Brown

Eligibility Analyst

lbrown@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7934

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Lynette Hipp

Eligibility Analyst

lhipp@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-6456

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Melissa Watson

 Eligibility Analyst

mwatson@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7963

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Sylvia Herrera

Eligibility Analyst

sherrera@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7778

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Jody Studstill

File Review Coordinator

jstudstill@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7437

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Amanda Newbern 

Reimbursement Manager

anewbern@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-0144

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Christel Hogan

Reimbursement Analyst

chogan@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7447

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Kristina Sanders

Reimbursement Specialist

ksanders@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-6308

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