Our Team
Lauri Schiffbauer
Kathie DuPree
Katelyn Drummet
Tavia Sumpter
Eric Davis
LaKeisha HIll
Rita Palacio-Savory
Jo Aine Clark
Carson Creamer
Algera Lavan
Regina Livingston
Sherry Moffitt
Shayla Sumpter
Ronald “Pine” Warren
Darius McDaniel
Barry Vaughn
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT:
- Charles (Al) Cockrell, Jr., Certified Financial Planner with North Florida Wealth Advisors
VICE-PRESIDENT:
- Robert Atwood, Owner/President, Physicians’ Financial Corporation
SECRETARY:
- John (Jack) Mecholsky, Jr. Ph.D., FACerS, Professor and Associate Chair in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Florida
TREASURER:
- Roland Denault, Associate Casualty Claims Director with Nationwide Insurance
BOARD MEMBERS:
- Betsy Suda, Owner, Suda’s FitFoot
- Brenda Cesar, Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager – Truist Bank, Gainesville
- Fr. David Ruchinski, Pastor and Director of the Student Center, St. Augustine Church and Catholic Center
- Eric Ligman, Commercial and Land Division at Bosshardt Realty Service
- Kyler Burk, Founder, Integrated Image Communications
- Pam Worsham, Finance Systems Specialist, Finance Department, School Board of Alachua County
- 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
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, President