AVID Center Florida/Georgia 
 Office Address: 605 E. Robinson Street, Suite 135, Orlando, FL 32801
Office Fax: (407) 425-2553           

Catherine Simmons, FL/GA Director                                                                                                                                                                             csimmons@avidcenter.org (407) 803-5066
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Kelley Zulueta, FL/GA Program Manager                                                                                                                                                                                    kzulueta@avidcenter.org   (407) 803-5069                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     Travis Beverly, FL/GA Program Manager                                                                                                                                                    tbeverly@avidcenter.org  (407) 803-5097     

Alberta Banks, Eastern Division Program Manager
abanks@avidcenter.org     (404) 963-9256                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
Mary Childress, FL/GA Program Manager
mchildress@avidcenter.org      (404) 963-9257

Aeryn Anderton, FL/GA Administrative Assistant                                                                                                                                                        aanderton@avidcenter.org  (407) 803-5075              

      

                                                                                                                             

Orlando, FL 32

Where is AVID in Florida? (2012-2013)

  

Brevard County Schools	Robert McLaren, AVID District Director	mclaren.robert@brevardschools.org	
Clearlake Middle School	Cocoa High School	Eau Gallie High School	
John F Kennedy Middle School	Lyndon B Johnson Middle School	Palm Bay High School	
Rockledge High School	Ronald McNair Magnet School	Stone Middle School	

Citrus County Public Schools	Gayle Nobles, AVID District Director	noblesg@citrus.k12.fl.us	
Citrus High School	Citrus Springs Middle School 	Crystal River High School	
Crystal River Middle School	Inverness Middle School	Lecanto High School	
Lecanto Middle School			

Collier County Public Schools	Irene Benfatti, AVID District Director	benfatir@collier.k12.fl.us
	
Golden Gate High School	Lely High School		

Columbia County School District	Kitty McElhaney, AVID District Director	mcelhane_k@firn.edu 	
	Nancy Thompson, AVID District Director	thompsonn@nefec.org	
	Ree Zeigler, AVID District Director	zeiglerm@nefec.org 	
Columbia High School	Fort White High School	Lake City Middle School	
Richardson Middle School 			

Duval County Public Schools	Eddie Christian, AVID District Director	christianj@duvalschools.org	
	Bernadette Hardeman, AVID District Director	hardemanb@duvalschools.org 	
Andrew Jackson High School	Arlington Middle School	Baldwin Middle-Senior High School	
duPont  Middle School	Edward White High School	Englewood High School	
Eugene J Butler Middle School	First Coast High School	Forrest High School	
Fort Caroline Middle School	Highlands Middle School	J.E.B. Stuart Middle School	
Jean Ribault High School	Jean Ribault Middle School	Jeff Davis Middle School	
Lake Shore Middle School	Landmark Middle School	Mandarin High School 	
Mandarin Middle School	Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School	Mayport Middle School	
Northwestern Middle School	Oceanway Middle School 	Robert E. Lee High School	
Samuel W. Wolfson High School	Sandalwood High School	Southside Middle School	
Stilwell Middle School	Terry Parker High School	William M. Raines High School	

Florida A&M Developmental Research School	Randall Austin, AVID District Director	randall.austin@famu.edu	
Florida A & M University Developmental Research School			

Glades County School District	George Coates, AVID District Director	george.coates@gladesschools.org 	
Moore Haven Jr Sr High School 	Pemaytev Emahakv Charter School	West Glades School 	

Hamilton County School District	Felecia Moss, AVID District Director	felecia.moss@hamiltonfl.com 	
	Nancy Thompson, AVID District Director 	thompsonn@nefec.org 	
	Ree Zeigler, AVID District Director	zeiglerm@nefec.org 	
Hamilton County High School			

Hendry District School Board	Lucinda Kelley, AVID District Director	kelleyl@hendry.k12.fl.us	
Clewiston High School                                                                        	Clewiston Middle School	LaBelle High School	
LaBelle Middle School			

The School Board of Hillsborough County	Eric Bergholm, AVID District Director
Ansberto Vallejo, AVID District Director
Faith Miller-Burston, AVID District Director
Dr. Angela Scott, AVID District Director
Jazheel Lenegar, AVID District Director	eric.bergholm@sdhc.k12.fl.us
ansberto.vallejo@sdhc.k12.fl.us
faith.miller-burston@sdhc.k12.fl.us
angela.scott@sdhc.k12.fl.us
jazheel.lenegar@sdhc.k12.fl.us
	
Adams Middle School                                                     	Alonso High School	Armwood High School	
Barrington Middle School	Bartels Middle School	Benito Middle School	
Blake High School	Bloomingdale High School	Brandon High School	
Buchanan Middle School	Burnett Middle School	Burns Middle School	
Chamberlain High School	Coleman Middle School	Davidsen Middle School	
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	Durant High School	East Bay High School	
Eisenhower Middle School	Farnell Middle School	Ferrell Middle School of Technology	
Franklin Middle School	Freedom High School	Gaither High School	
Giunta Middle School	Greco Middle School	Hill Middle School	
Hillsborough High School	Jefferson High School	Jennings Middle School	
King High School	Lennard High School	Leto Comprehensive High School	
Liberty Middle School	Madison Middle School	Mann Middle School	
Marshall Middle School	Martinez Middle School	McLane Middle School	
Memorial Middle School	Middleton High School	Monroe Middle School	
Mulrennan Middle School	Newsome High School	Orange Grove Middle School	
Pierce Middle School	Plant City High School	Plant High School	
Progress Village Arts Middle School	Rampello Downtown Partnership School	Randall Middle School	
Riverview High School	Robinson High School	Rodgers Middle School	
Roland Park Middle School	Shields Middle School	Sickles High School	
Sligh Middle School	Smith Middle School	Spoto High School	
Steinbrenner High School	Stewart Middle Magnet School	Strawberry Crest High School	
Tampa Bay Technical High School	Tomlin Middle School	Turkey Creek Middle School	
Van Buren Middle School	Walker Middle School	Webb Middle School	
Wharton High School	Williams IB Middle School	Wilson Middle School	
Young Middle Magnet School			

Jefferson County Public Schools	Dr. Kelvin Norton, AVID District Director	norton_k@firn.edu 	
Jefferson County Middle-High School			

Lafayette County Schools	Rebecca Sharpe, AVID District Director	bsharpe@lcbmail.net	
Lafayette High School 			

Lake County Schools	Phillip Pautienus, AVID District Director	PautienusP@lake.k12.fl.us 	
Carver Middle School	Clermont Middle School	East Ridge High School	
East Ridge Middle School	Eustis High School	Eustis Middle School	
Gray Middle School	Lake Minneola  High School	Leesburg High School	
Mount Dora High School	Mount Dora Middle School	Oak Park Middle School	
South Lake High School	Tavares High School	Tavares Middle School	
Umatilla High School	Umatilla Middle School	Windy Hill Middle School	

School Board of Lee County	Mikeol Stroh, AVID District Director	mikeoljs@leeschools.net	
Bonita Springs Middle School	Caloosa Middle School	Cape Coral High School	
Dunbar High School 	East Lee County High School 	Fort Myers Middle Academy	
Gulf Middle School	Harns Marsh Middle School	Ida S. Baker High School 	
Lehigh Middle School	Lehigh Senior High School	Mariner High School	
Mariner Middle School	North Fort Myers High School	Oak Hammock Middle School	
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	Riverdale High School	South Fort Myers High School	
Varsity Lakes Middle School			

Leon County Schools	Anicia Robinson, AVID District Director	robinsona2@leonschools.net	
Amos P. Godby High School	Ft. Braden K-8 School 	R. Frank Nims Middle School	
Rickards High School			

School Board of Levy County 	Gina Tovine, AVID District Director	gina.tovine@levy.k12.fl.us 	
	Nancy Thompson, AVID District Director	thompsonn@nefec.org	
	Ree Zeigler, AVID District Director	zeiglerm@nefec.org 	
Bronson Middle-High School	Chiefland High School	Chiefland Middle School	
Williston High School	Williston Middle School		

The School Board of Manatee County	Shirley Hurley, AVID District Director
Lindy Carlson, AVID District Director 	hurleys@manateeschools.net
carlsonl@manateeschools.net	
Bayshore High School	Braden River High School	Braden River Middle School	
Buffalo Creek Middle School	Haile Middle School	Harllee Middle School	
Johnson Middle School	King Middle School	Lakewood Ranch High School	
Lee Middle School	Lincoln Middle School 	Manatee High School 	
Nolan Middle School 	Palmetto High School	Southeast High School	
Sugg Middle School 			

Miami-Dade County Public Schools	Eva Regueira, AVID District Director	emreguiera@dadeschools.net	
Booker T. Washington Senior HS	Brownsville Middle School	Leisure City K-8 Center	
Miami Beach Senior High School	North Miami Senior High School		

Monroe County School District	Hammond Gracy, AVID District Director	hammond.gracy@keysschools.com 	
Coral Shores High School*	Horace O'Bryant Middle School	Key Largo School	
Key West High School	Marathon Middle/High School		

Nassau County School District	Mary Duffy, AVID District Director	mary.duffy@nassau.k12.fl.us 	
	Nancy Thompson, AVID District Director	thompsonn@nefec.org	
	Ree Zeigler, AVID District Director	zeiglerm@nefec.org 	
Callahan Middle School*	West Nassau County High School		

Okeechobee County School Board	Mary Hurley, AVID District Director	hurleym@okee.k12.fl.us	
Okeechobee Freshman Campus 	Okeechobee High School	Osceola Middle School	
Yearling Middle School			

Orange County Public Schools	Barbara Verity, AVID District Director
Amanda Schaffer, AVID District Director
Alex Reyes, AVID Elementary District Liaison	barbara.verity@ocps.net 
amanda.schaffer@ocps.net
vidal.reyes@ocps.net
	
Apopka High School                                                         	Apopka Middle School                                                     	Boone High School 	
Bridgewater Middle School	Catalina Elementary	Chain of Lakes Middle School	
Colonial High School	Conway Middle School	Corner Lake Middle School	
Cypress Creek High School	Discovery Middle School	Dr. Phillips High School	
Durrance Elementary	East River High School	Edgewater High School 	
Evans High School	Freedom High School	Freedom Middle School	
Gotha Middle School	Hiawassee Elementary	Howard Middle School	
Jones High School	Lake Nona High School	Lake Nona Middle School	
Lakeview Middle School	Lancaster Elementary	Legacy Middle School	
Liberty Middle School	Lockhart Middle School	Maitland Middle School	
Meadow Woods Middle School	Meadowbrook Middle School	Memorial Middle School	
Oak Ridge High School	Ocoee High School	Ocoee Middle School 	
Odyssey Middle School	Olympia High School 	Palmetto Elementary	
Piedmont Lakes Middle School	Pine Castle Elementary	Pineloch Elementary	
Pinewood Elementary	Ridgewood Park Elementary	Robinswood Middle School	
Rolling Hills Elementary	Sadler Elementary	Shingle Creek Elementary	
South Creek Middle School	Southwest Middle School	Stonewall Jackson Middle School 	
Timber Creek High School	Union Park Middle School	University High School	
Walker Middle School	Wekiva High School	West Orange High School	
Westridge Middle School	Winegard Elementary	Winter Park High School 	
Wolf Lake Middle School 			

The School Board of Osceola County	Alyson LeBlanc, AVID District Director	leblanca@osceola.k12.fl.us	
Bellalago Academy	Celebration High School	Denn John Middle School	
Discovery Intermediate School	Gateway High School	Harmony High School	
Horizon Middle School	Kissimmee Middle School	Liberty High School	
Narcoossee Middle School	Neptune Middle School	Osceola High School	
Parkway Middle School	Poinciana High School	St. Cloud High School	
St. Cloud Middle School	Westside K-8		

The School District of Palm Beach County	Chuck Green, AVID District Director
Kisa Permenter, AVID District Director
Kathleen Perry, AVID District Director	chuck.green@palmbeachschools.org 
kisa.permenter-harley@palmbeachschools.org 
perrka@sprint.blackberry.net	
Atlantic Community High School	Boca Raton Middle School	Boynton Beach High School	
Congress Middle School	Conniston Middle School	Crestwood Middle School	
Forest Hill High School	Glades Central Community High School	John I Leonard High School	
Lake Shore Middle School	Lake Worth Community High School	Palm Beach Gardens High School	
Palm Beach Lakes High School	Royal Palm Beach High School	Santaluces Community High School	
Village Academy School 			

District School Board of Pasco County	Darrell Huling, AVID District Director	dhuling@pasco.k12.fl.us 	
Chasco Middle School*	Crews Lake Middle School*	Gulf Middle School*	
Hudson Middle School*	James W. Mitchell High School*	Pasco High School	
Pasco Middle School*	Paul R. Smith Middle School*	Ridgewood High School	

The School Board of Pinellas County	Christie McMullen, AVID District Director
Y’Desha Alsup, AVID District Director & Elementary District Liaison	mcmullench@pcsb.org
alsupy@pcbs.org 	
Azalea Middle School	Bay Point Middle School	Bear Creek Elementary School	
Boca Ciega High School	Carwise Middle School	Clearwater Fundamental Middle School	
Clearwater High School	Countryside High School	Dixie M. Hollins High School	
Dunedin High School	Dunedin Highland Middle School	East Lake High School 	
Fairmount Park Elementary School	Gibbs High School	John Hopkins Middle School	
Lakewood Elementary School	Lakewood High School	Largo High School	
Largo Middle School	Madeira Beach Fundamental Middle 	Meadowlawn Middle School	
Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School	New Heights Elementary School	Northeast High School	
Oak Grove Middle School	Osceola High School	Osceola Middle School	
Palm Harbor Middle School	Palm Harbor University High School	Pinellas Park High School	
Pinellas Park Middle School	Safety Harbor Middle School	Seminole High School	
Seminole Middle School 	St. Petersburg High School	Tarpon Springs High School	
Tarpon Springs Middle School	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Tyrone Middle School	
Woodlawn Elementary School			

Putnam County School District	Renee Hough, AVID District Director	rhough@putnamschools.org 	
	Nancy Thompson, AVID District Director	thompsonn@nefec.org	
	Ree Zeigler, AVID District Director	zeiglerm@nefec.org 	
Crescent City Jr. Sr. High School 	Palatka High School		

St.  Johns County School District	Ted Banton, AVID District Director	bantont@stjohns.k12.fl.us	
A.D. Nease High School	Gamble Rogers Middle School	Pedro Menendez High School	
R.J. Murray Middle School	Sebastian Middle School	St. Augustine High School 	

St. Lucie County School District	Dr. Kevin Perry, AVID District Director	kevin.perry@stlucieschools.org 	
Fort Pierce Central High School	Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8		

Sumter County School Board	Nicole Wade, AVID District Director	nicole.wade@sumter.k12.fl.us 	
South Sumter High School 	South Sumter Middle School 	Wildwood Middle- High School	

Volusia County School District	Glenda Butler, AVID District Director	gcbutler@volusia.k12.fl.us	
Atlantic High School	Campbell Middle School	DeLand Middle School	
Deltona High School	Deltona Middle School	Galaxy Middle School	
Heritage Middle School	Holly Hill School	Mainland High School	
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	Pine Ridge High School	River Springs Middle School	
Southwestern Middle School	Taylor Middle-High School	University High School	

Wakulla County School District	Beth O’Donnell, AVID District Director	mary.odonnell@wcsb.us	
Riversprings Middle School	Wakulla High School	Wakulla Middle School	

Walton County School District	David Jeselnik, AVID District Director	jeselnid@walton.k12.fl.us	
Emerald Coast Middle School 	Freeport Senior High School 	Freeport Middle School 	
Paxton Middle/High School	South Walton High School	Walton High School 	
Walton Middle School 			

Today, AVID has been adopted by nearly 4,800 schools in 48 states, the District of Columbia and 16 countries/territories, and serves approximately 425,000 students, grades 4-12. Schools and districts have taken methodologies and strategies from the elective course, and implemented them schoolwide and districtwide to impact their entire communities, and create articulated programs for college success.
AVID Center – Eastern Division is comprised of over 1041 sites within 19 states and 2 territories, including the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  These states and territories include:
Alabama	Connecticut	Delaware	
District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia	
Kentucky	Louisiana	Massachusetts	
Maryland	Mississippi	North Carolina	
New Hampshire	New Jersey	New York	
Pennsylvania	South Carolina	Tennessee	
Virginia	U.S. Virgin Islands	West Virginia