Meet the Staff of T/TAS
The experts on staff at T/TAS represent a number of disciplines and speciality areas. To learn more about each individual and to access email addresses, click on the staff name.
Content Specialists:
Colleen B. Mendel, Executive Director
Marce Verzaro-O'Brien, Director
Harry W. Bickel, Jr., Health Specialist
Janet Buckley, Special Projects Specialist
Perry Davis, Management Specialist
Eric Dupree, Management Specialist
Gail Elleby, Management Specialist
Robin Gadsden-Dupree, Family & Community Partnership Specialist
Alisa Ghazvini, Assistant Project Director, Florida Quality Initiative
Michael Gramling, Human Development Specialist
Luis Hernandez, Early Childhood Education Specialist
Amy Hood Hooten, Infant-Toddler & Early Childhood Education Specialist
Jennifer Pecot, Family & Community Partnership Specialist
Janie Sailors, Health Specialist
Connie Jo Smith, Instructional Design Specialist
Betsy Thigpen, Early Education & Management Specialist
Christopher Watkins, Management & Finance Specialist
Project & Administrative Operations Specialists:
Dennis Angle, Resource SpecialistMike Hartz, Registrar and Meeting Planner
Holly Hatcher, Project Associate
Janine Keirnan, Project Management Specialist
Susan Morris, Conference/Product Coordinator
Beth O'Brien, Meeting & Conference Planner
Betty Robertson, Fiscal/Personnel Associate
Cynthia Sprouse, Project Associate
