Our Team

Lauri Schiffbauer
CEO & Executive Director
Kathie DuPree
Director of Operations & HR
Katelyn Drummet
Director of Development
Tavia Sumpter
Director of Shelter Services
Eric Davis
Director of Housing
LaKeisha Hill
Director of Food Services

Shardé Goodloe
Case Manager
Jo Aine Clark
Client Advocate
Penny Dasher
Client Advocate
Ronaldo Hernandez
Client Advocate
Algera “Pastor” Lavan
Client Advocate
Erin Lee
Client Advocate
Kenetra McClendon
Client Advocate
Sherry Moffitt
Client Advocate
Arine Pelham
Client Advocate
Ronald “Pine” Warren
Kitchen Services

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
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