BOARD MEMBERS

Meet the Board Members

The Children’s Board is governed by 10 board members of the local community. Five are “ex-officio,” meaning they serve by virtue of the office they hold, including the Superintendent of the Hillsborough County School District, a Hillsborough County School Board member, the District Administrator from the Department of Children and Family Services, a Hillsborough County Commissioner, and a judge assigned to juvenile cases as designated by the Chief Judge. The other five members of the Children’s Board are Hillsborough County citizens appointed by the Governor of Florida.

The Honorable Judge Katherine Essrig

Judge of the 13th Circuit Court
Board Vice Chair
Andy Mayts

Andrew J. Mayts Jr.

Board Secretary/Treasurer

” I am humbled by the stories of children who have found a safe haven in our programs, in the tears of gratitude from parents who have received much-needed support, and in the dreams of a brighter future that we help nurture in the hearts of our youth. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all our current and future providers that we support, we cannot do this work without you.”

– Robin Wright DeLaVergne

Van Ayres

Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent

Megan Proulx Dempsey

Gubernatorial Appointee

Henry “Shake” Washington

Hillsborough County
School Board

” Our entire Board remains dedicated to ensuring that Hillsborough County is one of the top places to raise children in America. The health and well-being of all families in Hillsborough County is our top priority. ”

– Andrew J. Mayts Jr.

Gwen Myers

Hillsborough County
Board of County Commissioners

Beth Pasek

Department of Children & Families

Edwin Narain

Gubernatorial Appointee

Sarah Naumowich

Gubernatorial Appointee

BOARD MEMBERS

Meet the Board Members

The Children’s Board is governed by 10 board members of the local community. Five are “ex-officio,” meaning they serve by virtue of the office they hold, including the Superintendent of the Hillsborough County School District, a Hillsborough County School Board member, the District Administrator from the Department of Children and Family Services, a Hillsborough County Commissioner, and a judge assigned to juvenile cases as designated by the Chief Judge. The other five members of the Children’s Board are Hillsborough County citizens appointed by the Governor of Florida.

The Honorable Judge Katherine Essrig

Judge of the 13th Circuit Court
Board Vice Chair
Andy Mayts

Andrew J. Mayts Jr.

Board Secretary/Treasurer

” I am humbled by the stories of children who have found a safe haven in our programs, in the tears of gratitude from parents who have received much-needed support, and in the dreams of a brighter future that we help nurture in the hearts of our youth. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all our current and future providers that we support, we cannot do this work without you.” – Robin Wright DeLaVergne

Van Ayres

Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent

Megan Proulx Dempsey

Gubernatorial Appointee

Henry “Shake” Washington

Hillsborough County
School Board

Sarah Naumowich

Gubernatorial Appointee