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Meet The Team

Excellence serves as the ELC’s cultural cornerstone, guiding our promise of service and responsible stewardship. With a sense of urgency, we work innovatively to optimize and employ our resources, accepting individual and collective responsibility for continuous improvement in our service to clients, providers, and communities.

Administration 

 

Sonya Bosanko, DBA

Chief Executive Officer

sbosanko@elc-naturecoast.org

352-563-9939

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Sheri Ellis

Director of Human Resources

sellis@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-1770

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Sandra Woodard

Director of Communications

swoodard@elc-naturecoast.org

352-303-9410

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John Coronado

Director of Technology

jcoronado@elc-naturecoast.org

352- 457-8600

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Robert Merkle

Information Systems Analyst 

rmerkle@elc-naturecoast.org

352- 601-7540

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Matt Garcia

Technology Specialist

mgarcia@elc-naturecoast.org

352- 496-6005

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Finance & Contracts

 

Desirae Rickman

Director of Finance

drickman@elc-naturecoast.org

352-598-3661

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Wendy Lindbert

Accounts Payable Coordinator

wlindbert@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7342

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Nicole Gardner

Fiscal Specialist

ngardner@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-0212

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Robyn Landerer

Contracts Manager

rlanderer@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7063

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Emily Gianikas

Contracts Specialist

egianikas@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7298

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Education

 

Deirdre LaBelle

Director of Education

dlabelle@elc-naturecoast.org

352-257-2174

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Brooke Hiers

Education Manager

bhiers@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7387

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Heather Ellis

Education Manager

hellis@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-0484

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Amanda Mendoza

Quality Education Coordinator

amendoza@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7569

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Haley Cook

Education Coordinator

hcook@elc-naturecoast.org

352-673-5185

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Melissa Geer

Quality Education Coordinator

mgeer@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7802

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Payton Dietz

Quality Education Coordinator

pdietz@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7493

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Shawnda Richard

Quality Education Coordinator

srichard@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7103

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Eligibility & Reimbursement

 

Tonya Hiers

Director of Eligibility

thiers@elc-naturecoast.org

352-535-7154

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Carol Rodriguez

CCRR Manager

crodriguez@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7849

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Jody Studstill

File Review Coordinator

jstudstill@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7437

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Cindy Prodey

Eligibility Manager

cprodey@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7545

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Laticia Coleman

Eligibility Analyst

lcoleman@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7934

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Lynette Hipp

Eligibility Analyst

lhipp@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-6456

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Melissa Watson

 Eligibility Analyst

mwatson@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7963

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Sylvia Herrera

Eligibility Analyst

sherrera@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7778

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Amanda Newbern 

Reimbursement Manager

anewbern@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-0144

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Christel Hogan

Reimbursement Analyst

chogan@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-7447

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Kristina Sanders

Reimbursement Specialist

ksanders@elc-naturecoast.org

352-601-6308

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