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Staff Contacts

Staff Contacts

Please copy BESEsupport@fldoe.org on emails to specific staff to ensure a timely response.

Phone: 850-245-0475
Fax: 850-245-0953
Email: BESEsupport@fldoe.org
Staff
Title
Email
Victoria Gaitanis
Bureau Chief
Victoria.Gaitanis@fldoe.org

Instructional Support Services (ISS)

Staff
Title
Email
Christina Whitfield
Educational Program Director: Instructional Support
Christina.Whitfield@fldoe.org
Katherine Milazzo
Educational Program Director: Data & Communications
Katherine.Milazzo1@fldoe.org 
Jennifer Barnhill
State Lead: Emotional Behavioral Disabilities
Jennifer.Barnhill@fldoe.org
Wendy Metty
State Lead: Transition (Graduation, Drop Out, T16 Compliance)
Wendy.Metty@fldoe.org
Mary Walsh
State Lead: Speech/Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Orthopedic Impairments, Physical Therapy
Mary.Walsh@fldoe.org
LeNita Winkler
State Lead: Pre-Kindergarten Students with Disabilities
Lenita.Winkler@fldoe.org
Patricia Bodiford
State Lead: Intellectual Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury
Patricia.Bodiford@fldoe.org
Terry Hoffman
State Lead: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Terry.Hoffman@fldoe.org
Kindrea Hill
State Lead: Parent Engagement and Support Services for Students with Disabilities, Transition (Employment, CTE)
Kindrea.Hill1@fldoe.org 

Student Support Services Bridge Unit

Staff
Title
Email
Tonya Milton
Lead Policy Analyst
Tonya.Milton@fldoe.org
Jesus Aviles
State Lead: School Psychology, Child Find, Evaluation
Jesus.Aviles@fldoe.org
Thomas Garrett
Lead Analyst Portal to Exceptional Education Resources (PEER)
Thomas.Garrett@fldoe.org
Jan Oberschlake
PEER System Analyst
Jan.Oberschlake@fldoe.org

Dispute Resolution and Monitoring (DRM)

Staff
Title
Email
Jessica Brattain
Senior Director/Section Administrator
Jessica.Brattain@fldoe.org
Jacqueline Roumou
Program Director (Unit 2) , Lead for State Facilitated IEPs (SFIEP) & Mediation
Jacqueline.Roumou@fldoe.org
Joy Dunlavy
Compliance Specialist/Investigator, SFIEP Liaison
Joy.Dunlavy@fldoe.org
Patricia Gaddis
Compliance Specialist/Investigator
Patricia.Gaddis@fldoe.org
Michael Newsome
Compliance Specialist/Investigator, Due Process Liaison
Michael.Newsome@fldoe.org
Sarah Maxwell
Compliance Specialist/Investigator
Sarah.Maxwell@fldoe.org
Erin Leathers
Compliance Specialist/Investigator
Erin.Leathers1@fldoe.org
Brian Merck
Compliance Specialist/Investigator, Due Process Liaison
Brian.Merck@fldoe.org
Bryce Milton
Compliance Specialist/Investigator, Mediation Liaison
Bryce.Milton@fldoe.org
Tiliany Parra Fontalvo
Compliance Specialist/Investigator,  Mediation Liaison
Tiliany.ParraFontalvo@fldoe.org
Margaret Reilly
Publications Specialist, Lead Editor
Margaret.Reilly@fldoe.org

Program Accountability, Assessment & Data Systems (PAADS)

Janae Duclos-Francois
Fiscal Program Director
Janae.Duclos-Francois@fldoe.org
Chelsea Strickland
Data and Monitoring Director
Chelsea.Strickland@fldoe.org
Steve Barnes
Data Program Specialist
Steven.Barnes@fldoe.org
Kaitlyn Bishop
Fiscal Program Specialist
Kaitlyn.Bishop@fldoe.org
Cyrilla Hackley
Entitlement Grants Fiscal Specialist
Cyrilla.Hackley@fldoe.org
Jennifer Canfield
Discretionary Grants Fiscal Specialist
Jennifer.Canfield1@fldoe.org
Kelbe Harrell
State Monitoring Specialist
Kelbe.Harell@fldoe.org

Support Staff

Staff
Title
Email
Lakeevia Thomas
Administrative Assistant
Lakeevia.Thomas@fldoe.org
Sandreka Miller
ISS Administrative Specialist
Sandreka.Miller@fldoe.org
Kimberly Williams
PAADS Unit 1 Administrative Specialist
Kimberly.Williams1@fldoe.org
Deliris Caceres
PAADS Unit 2 Administrative Specialist
Deliris.Caceres@fldoe.org
Keilani Melendez
DRM Unit 2 Administrative Specialist
Myrna.Melendez@fldoe.org
Constance Ostrus
DRM Unit 1 Administrative Specialist
Constance.Ostrus@fldoe.org