Our Team

Meet the Teach For America Florida staff who lead our Miami-Dade, Jacksonville, and Tampa Bay regional offices.

Executive Director & Vice President

LaKeisha Wells-Palmer

LaKeisha Wells-Palmer

Statewide Executive Director & Vice President, Executive Director Coach & Regional Field Advisor

Teach For America Florida Regions

LaKeisha Wells-Palmer serves as the Statewide Executive Director and Vice President for Teach For America Florida, where she leads the organization’s work across Miami-Dade, Jacksonville, and Central Florida, and strengthens statewide alignment toward long-term student success. In addition to her Florida portfolio, she serves nationally as an Executive Director Coach and Regional Field Advisor, supporting executive directors across the enterprise in sharpening their strategic judgment, deepening their leadership capacity, and navigating the complexities of regional vision, execution, and impact.

Miami-Dade Team

Vice President, Programs and Impact

Gerthy Eugene


Vice President, Statewide Operations

Patrick Evans


Director, Statewide Operations

Heather Phelps


Managing Director, Board & Network Coalitions

Megan Cole


Managing Director, Statewide Alumni & Network Strategy

Jazmin Miller


Director, Statewide Alumni Educator & Fellowship Initiatives

Zahirah Calloway


Director, Alumni Network

Matt Boerner


Managing Director, Government & Public Relations

Chelsea Franklin


Senior Managing Director, Statewide Leadership Development

Kiara Drummond


Managing Director, Leadership Development

Olivia Allen


Managing Director, Leadership Development

Nina Rivera


Managing Director, Leadership Development - Operations

Courtney Coffill


Managing Director, Statewide Matriculation Generalist

Xavier Suarez


Manager, Operations

Emily Mayeda


Senior Managing Director, Development

Julia Schmidt


Director, Grants, Southeast Development Hub

Lauren Collens


Director, Statewide Talent Pipeline

Angie Arroyo

MD, Ignite Program Impact

Anna Lisa Caraveo-Flores

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Jacksonville Team

Vice President, Programs and Impact

Gerthy Eugene


Vice President, Statewide Operations

Patrick Evans


Director, Statewide Operations

Heather Phelps


Managing Director, Board & Network Coalitions

Megan Cole


Director, Statewide Alumni Educator & Fellowship Initiatives

Jazmin Miller


Director, Alumni Impact

Zahirah Calloway


Director, Alumni Network

Matt Boerner


Managing Director, Government & Public Relations

Chelsea Franklin


Senior Managing Director, Statewide Leadership Development

Kiara Drummond


Managing Director, Ignite Program Impact

Courtney Coffill


Managing Director, Statewide Matriculation Generalist

Xavier Suarez


Managing Director, Leadership Development - Operations

Emily Mayeda


Director, Grants, Southeast Development Hub

Lauren Collens


Director, Statewide Talent Pipeline

Angie Arroyo

MD, Ignite Program Impact

Anna Lisa Caraveo-Flores

Managing Director, Leadership Development

Cayla Young

Director, Leadership Development

Zandra Bryant

Senior Managing Director, Head of Southeast Development Hub

Cheria Funches

Director of Development

Rachel Engle

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Tampa Bay Team

Vice President, Programs and Impact

Gerthy Eugene


Vice President, Statewide Operations

Patrick Evans


Director, Statewide Operations

Heather Phelps


Managing Director, Board & Network Coalitions

Megan Cole


Managing Director, Statewide Alumni & Network Strategy

Jazmin Miller


Director, Statewide Alumni Educator & Fellowship Initiatives

Zahirah Calloway


Director, Alumni Network

Matt Boerner


Managing Director, Government & Public Relations

Chelsea Franklin


Senior Managing Director, Statewide Leadership Development

Kiara Drummond


Managing Director, Operations

Courtney Coffill


Managing Director, Statewide Matriculation Generalist

Xavier Suarez


Managing Director, Leadership Development - Operations

Emily Mayeda


Director, Grants

Lauren Collens


Director, Statewide Talent Pipeline

Angie Arroyo

MD, Ignite Program Impact

Anna Lisa Caraveo-Flores

Managing Director, Ignite Program Impact

Cheria Funches

Managing Director, Leadership Development

Demetria Geathers

Managing Director, Leadership Development

Chris Richardson

Director, Statewide Novice Teacher Training Program & Data

Kady Haslam

Director, Development

Alex Marasco

Director, Alumni & Network Engagement Central Florida

Vanessa Nicholson

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