Our Team

  • Lauri Schiffbauer

    Lauri Schiffbauer

    CEO & Executive Director
  • Kathie DuPree

    Kathie DuPree

    Director of Operations & HR
  • Katelyn Drummet

    Katelyn Drummet

    Director of Development
  • Tavia Sumpter

    Tavia Sumpter

    Director of Shelter Services
  • Lakeisha

    LaKeisha Hill

    Director of Food Services

  • Erin Lee

    Case Manager

  • Kirshayla Sumpter

    Case Manager

  • Penny Dasher

    Client Advocate
  • Algera Lavan

    Algera “Pastor” Lavan

    Client Advocate
  • Sherry Moffitt

    Sherry Moffitt

    Client Advocate
  • Pine

    Ronald “Pine” Warren

    Kitchen Services
  • Josh

    Joshua Eddy

    Kitchen & Maintenance
  • Barry Vaughn

    Barry Vaughn

    Maintenance

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT:

  • Robert Atwood, Owner/President, Physicians’ Financial Corporation

VICE-PRESIDENT:

  • Walter (Tony) Rosenbaum, Editor-in-Chief, Journal for Environmental Studies and Sciences, Director Emeritus, Bob Graham Center for Public Service, and Professor of Political Science, University of Florida

SECRETARY:

  • John (Jack) Mecholsky, Jr. Ph.D., FACerS, Professor and Associate Chair in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida

TREASURER:

  • Charles (Al) Cockrell, Jr., Partner and Certified Financial Planner, Clarity Wealth Plan

BOARD MEMBERS:

  • Betsy Suda, Owner, Suda’s FitFoot
  • Brenda Cesar, Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, Truist Bank, Gainesville
  • Conor Flynn, Attorney, Morgan & Morgan P.A.
  • Eric Ligman, Commercial and Land Division, Bosshardt Realty Service
  • Pam Worsham, Finance Systems Specialist, Finance Department, School Board of Alachua County

  • St. Francis House has been a part of the Gainesville community since 1980. Over the years we have adapted to the immediate needs of the community and focused our programs to provide direct services to those most in need.

    Al (Charles) Cockrell, Treasurer