Circles of Care, Inc. is a private, not for profit corporation that is a 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization and a registered charitable corporation in the State of Florida.

A voluntary citizen board of twenty-two persons who live and work in Brevard County governs Circles of Care, Inc. This active and involved Board of Directors is charged with:

• Establishing all policies governing the corporation
• Approving annually the goals, objectives and a plan of operation for the delivery of services.
• Approval of an annual budget.
• Oversight of financial records and audits.
• Assuring those persons of the Brevard community are served with quality, appropriate and efficient programs.

Board members are selected for their interest and desire in the provision of quality behavioral healthcare services in Brevard County. The board members are reflective of the different geographical areas of the County and many represent consumers and family members with special interest in our various programs. Circles of Care is proud, as well, of the length of service of our board members.

Ella Greenwade

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1998
• Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
• Retired South Brevard Superintendent, Elementary Schools and Area II Superintendent, Brevard County School District
• Former Brevard County School District Educator & Administrator: Ruth Henegar Elementary; Lead Teacher for Exceptional Education, South Area; Stone Middle School, Dean of Students; Clearlake Middle School, Assistant Principal; Croton Elementary School, Principal
• Master of Education Degree in Administration, University of Central Florida
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Grambling State University; further studies: University of Illinois, Champagne/Urbana; University of Missouri at Kansas City and Louisiana State University, Shreveport
• Academic Honor: Kappa Delta Pi, University of Central Florida
• Institute for the Development of Educational Activities – I/D/E/A Fellow; Seminar Leader - Agnes Scott College, Atlanta; Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri; Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin (Assistant Coordinator)
• Family Services Volunteer, Patrick Air Force Base
• Past Board Member, United Way of Brevard; American Red Cross, South Brevard
• Past Recipient of the Amelia Bloomer, Lily Award, Most Professional Woman of Brevard County; Hosts of Brevard, Pacesetter Award; University of Central Florida, Most Professional Alumni

Jerry Allender

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Partner in the Law Office of Allender & Allender, P.A. (Elder Law)
• Juris Doctorate Degree, Stetson University College of Law
• Former Municipal Judge, City of Titusville (7 years)
• Outstanding Municipal Judge, Florida Municipal Judges Association (1973)
• Former Instructor, Real Estate License Law (12 years)
• Board of Directors, Jess Parrish Medical Foundation
• Member, Wuesthoff Hospital Development Panel, Professional Advisory Panel
• Chairman-Elect, Board of Directors, Hospice of St. Francis of Brevard
• Past Chairman/Director, Brevard Symphony Orchestra
• Past Chairman, Community Services Council Board of Directors
• Former Commissioner, Canaveral Port Authority, District 1
• Member of Brevard County Bar Association
• Member of Florida Bar Association
• Member of Indiana Bar Association

Charles J. Roberts

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1995
• Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Circuit Court Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
• Juris Doctorate Degree, Stetson University College of Law
• Former Member, Florida House of Representatives
• Former Brevard County Commissioner
• Graduate of University of Florida
• Graduate of Brevard Community College
• Graduate of Melbourne High School
• Member, Florida Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers

Chris Campanaro

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2009
• Vice President/Relationship Manager, Business Banking, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Marketing & Finance, Florida Atlantic University
• Member, Space Coast Economic Development Council (EDC)
• Member, EDC Ad Valorum Abatement Council

Hugh M. Evans

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1974
• Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Past Chairman of Numerous Committees of the Board of Directors
• Vice President, Evans Butler Realty, Inc.
• Real Estate Broker/Developer
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of South Florida
• Member, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors
• Instrumental in the development of Circles of Care’s hospital, located in Melbourne

Dr. Brenda Fettrow

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2009
• Deputy City Manager, City of Cocoa
• Doctorate Degree in Education, University of Florida
• Past Chair, Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, Brevard Cultural Alliance
• Member, Civilian/Military Community Relations Council
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commissioner
• Board Member, Space Coast Economic Development Council
• Life Member, Central Brevard NAACP

Dewey Harris

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2001
• Certified Public Accountant
• Co-owner, Harris, Miller & Bernhardt, P.A.
• Brevard Community College Board of Trustees
• Cocoa Village Playhouse Board of Directors
• Past Member, Wuesthoff Health Systems Foundation
• Past Board Officer, Brevard Crisis Hotline

Heidar Heshmati, M.D., M.P.H.,Ph.D.

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2004
• Director, Brevard County Health Department
• Chief Local Registrar, Vital Statistics
• Board Certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health
• Member, Florida and American Medical Associations
• Member and Board of Governors, Brevard County Medical Society
• Member, Children's Services Council of Brevard County
• Volunteer Dental Society Board of Directors
• Health Advisory Board for Child Care Association
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Sciences, NOVA Southeastern University
• Member, Florida Society for Preventive Medicine
• Member, Florida Public Health Association
• Member, National Association of Local Board of Health

Nancy Higgs

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2008
• Manager, Barefoot Bay Recreation District
• President, Education Solutions International, LLC
• Master of Science Degree in Counselor Education, Florida State University
• Former Commissioner, Brevard County
• Board of Directors, Barrier Island Preservation & Protection Association
• Past Co-Chair, Mullet Creek Preservation Society
• Past Member, Brevard County Board of Adjustment
• Past President, South Brevard Water Co-op
• Past Committee Member, South Beaches Small Area Plan for County
• Past Board Member, Allan Broussard Conservancy; Community Based Care of Brevard; Brevard Health Alliance

Neil M. Jackson

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1997
• Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Firm Administrator, Hoyman, Dobson & Company
• Member and Past President, Suntree Pineda Rotary Club
• Junior Achievement Volunteer
• Suntree Viera Parks Advisory Committee
• Former Coach, Space Coast United Soccer Club
• Past Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Suntree United Methodist Church

Alice M. Jones, Ph.D.

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1982
• Scientist/Educator
• Ph.D., Epidemiological Science, University of Michigan
• Bachelor Degree, Wayne State University
• Program Coordinator, Brevard Machinist Apprenticeship Programs
• Owner, American Interhealth

Darcia Jones Francey

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1983
• Past Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
• Bachelor of Arts Degrees in History and Biology, Wesleyan College
• Graduate School, University of St. Thomas
• Community Service Leader, averages 60 volunteer hours a week
• Florida Today 2002 Volunteer of the Year Award
• Chairwoman, PREVENT! Of Brevard Board of Directors
• Member, Sally’s Friends Guild
• Brevard Art Museum Board of Trustees
• Brevard Art Museum Council of 100
• Holmes Regional Medical Center Grape Escape Volunteer Committee
• Brevard Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors
• Brevard Symphony Orchestra Volunteer of the Year 1999
• Brevard Symphony Orchestra South Guild
• Women's Center Guild
• Member, Project Hunger
• Melbourne Civic Theatre Board of Directors
• Brevard Cultural Alliance Board of Directors
• American Association of University Women Lifetime Member

George Kambourelis

• Member of the Board of Directors from 1985 to 1987; returned to the Board in 1999
• Retired Harris Corporation Executive
• MSEE, University of New Mexico
• BEE, University of Florida
• Past Board Member, Brevard County Mental Health Association
• Grassroots Supporter of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• Extensive background in advocacy for the mentally ill
• Broad-based knowledge of the behavioral healthcare systems
• Consumer Advocate

Mary Beth Kenkel, Ph.D.

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Dean of the College of Psychology & Liberal Arts, Florida Institute of Technology
• Licensed Psychologist (CA)
• Member, Brevard County Commission on Mental Health and Community Solutions
• Chair, Board of Directors, Brevard Drop-In Center
• Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Fellow, Society for Community Research and Action
• APA Presidential Citation, 2000
• National Academies of Practice Distinguished Practitioner Award
• National Council of Schools and Progress of Professional Psychology Distinguished Service and Contribution Award
• Numerous publications

Joan E. Madden

• Member of the Board of Directors since 1998
• Past Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
• Former Chief Executive Officer, Coastal Ambulance Service
• Former Assistant County Administrator, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
• PREVENT! Of Brevard Board of Directors
• Healthy Start Coalition of Brevard County Board of Directors
• Crisis Services of Brevard (211) Board of Directors
• Member, Brevard Commission on Aging
• Past Member, Governor's Task Force on Substance Abuse
• Past Board Member, District VII Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Board; Mental Health Association; South Brevard Sharing Center; Central Florida Society for Prevention of Blindness; Harbor City Volunteer Ambulance Squad
• Past Member, District VII Human Rights Advocacy Committee
• Past President & Board Member, Brevard Family Aid Society
• Former Member, United Way Task Force on Family Violence
• Past Advisory Board Member, Big Brothers and Sisters of Brevard
• Past President, Board of Directors, Brevard Association for Advancement of the Blind
• Past Chairwoman, State of Florida Young Mother's Council

Jack Masson

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Parks and Recreation Director, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
• Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Brevard
• Board of Directors, Keep Brevard Beautiful
• American Heritage River Committee
• St. Johns River Water Management Advisory Council
• Florida High School Activities Association, High School Baseball Umpire
• Florida Little League District 22, Past District Administrator
• Past Recipient of the Brevard County Board of Commissioner's Excellence in Public Service Award. Given to one senior management employee annually to recognize professional service and community involvement
• Past Recipient of the Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow Award – the Club's way of expressing appreciation through the Rotary Foundation to someone who has aided in its humanitarian and educational programs

Dr. Joe Lee Smith

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Provost, Brevard Community College, Melbourne Campus
• Former College Ambassador, Brevard Community College
• Former President and now Retired Campus President Emeritus, Brevard Community College, Cocoa Campus
• Former Director, Dean, Provost and President, Brevard Community College, Titusville Campus
• Doctorate Degree in Educational Administration & Supervision in Higher Education, University of Florida
• Long-time Rockledge City Councilman
• Board of Directors, United Way of Brevard County Board of Directors
• Board of Directors, Devereux Florida Board of Directors
• Board of Directors, Wachovia Bank Board of Directors
• Board of Directors, Salvation Army Board of Directors
• Board of Directors, Brevard Literacy Council Board of Directors
• Space Coast Civilian Military Council
• Cocoa-Rockledge Civic League
• Child Care Association Policy Council
• Alco-Rest Treatment/Shelter Center
• Leadership Brevard Education Committee
• Friends of Taylor Park - Rockledge
• Rockledge Heritage Foundation
• Life Member, Florida Association of Community Colleges
• Inducted into the prestigious Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame in 1986

Joe O. Sofia

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2009
• Commercial Lender, Florida Business Bank
• Masters Degree in Business Administration, Capital University
• Chairman of Young Professionals of Brevard
• Member, Brevard County Civilian Military Council
• 2010 Finalist for Lead Brevard 4 Under 40
• Board Member and Treasurer Elect, Prevent! Of Brevard
• Board Member, Brevard Cultural Alliance
• Board Member, Brevard Art Museum
• Member, Planning Committee for the Evening of Hope II
• Member, Emerging Leaders of the United Way
• Member, Vivace Society for the Brevard Symphony Orchestra
• Member, Melbourne Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Chamber 20/40
• Member, Kiwi Tennis Club
• Volunteer for Junior Achievement
• Former Board Member, Economic Development Council of the Space Coast
• Former Member, Health First Ball Underwriting Committee

John Stark

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2006
• CFP/First Vice President-Investments, The Stark-Perna Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
• Certified Financial Planner & Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
• Member, International Association for Financial Planning
• Member, Central Florida International Association for Financial Planning
• Board of Directors, Cape Canaveral Hospital Foundation
• Board of Directors, Health First Foundation
• Port Ambassador for Port Canaveral Port Authority
• Member, Brevard County Estate Planning Council
• Member, Space Coast Tiger Bay Club
• Board Member, American Cancer Society
• Included in “America's Best Financial Planners” by the Consumer's Research Council (October 2005)

John J. Weaver

• Member of the Board of Directors since 2000
• Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Retired Director of Ground Systems Support, United Space Alliance
• Computer Systems and Applications Expert
• Board of Directors, Parrish Medical Foundation
• American Cancer Society Volunteer
• Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
• Member, National Management Association
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• Member, Association for Computing Machinery