Advisory Board

The Lastinger Center Advisory Board provides thought leadership in key areas of the Center’s work and makes recommendations to the Center Director and Executive Team in strategic areas. Members serve as ambassadors, enlist partners to engage in efforts to advance the Center’s mission, and support the development of strategic partnerships and fundraising efforts to grow and sustain the organization.

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Founders & Chair

Board Members

Jeff Atwater

Jeff Atwater

2008-2010 Senate President
2011-2017 CFO

State of Florida

Dean Dancer

Dean Dancer

Senior Vice President, Investments

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Larry Holland

Larry Holland

Senior Consultant
Office of the President

Scholastic, Inc.

Amanda Neitzel

Amanda Neitzel

Deputy Director of Evidence Research

Johns Hopkins Center for Research and Reform in Education

Janice Palmer

Janice Palmer

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Helios Education Foundation

James Pond

James Pond

President

Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation

Michele Watson

Michele Watson

Chief Executive Officer

Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils & Trust

Ex-Officio Members

Hope Carter

Hope Carter

Assistant Vice President, Advancement

University of Florida

Corinne Huggins-Manley

Corinne Huggins-Manley

Professor of Research & Evaluation Methodology
Director of Human Development & Organizational Studies in Education
Research Foundation Professor

University of Florida

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