Team Members

Board of Directors

Keli Mondello

Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Kim Kuruzovich

Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Matt Rich

Treasurer

Amy Maguire

Director

 

Elliad Granger

Director

Kyle Maxson

Director

Colby Masterson

Director

Chris Aisenbrey

Director

Eric Beck

Director

The LiFT Board of Directors is comprised of community volunteers from a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise all dedicated to supporting the strategic vision of Learning Independence For Tomorrow. 

If you would like to contact any of the LiFT Board Members, please send an email to LiFTBoard@LiFTFL.org and someone will respond to you within 48 hours.  All emails are considered confidential in nature.

Leadership Team

Shawn Naugle

Executive Director

snaugle@liftfl.org
(813) 517-6905

Tami VanOverbeke

LiFT Academy Principal

tvanoverbeke@liftfl.org
(941)-279-9665

Darrin Karuzas

LiFT Academy Assistant Principal

dkaruzas@liftfl.org
(928) 300-1218

Julie Brecher

Development Director

jbrecher@liftfl.org
(727) 433-7298

Tony Barner

Director of Information Technology & Security

tbarner@liftfl.org
(727) 742-7106

Yvette Perez

Office Manager

yperez@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Ashley Hill

LiFT University Transition & Adult Training Program Director

ahill@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Development Team

Julie Brecher

Development Director

jbrecher@liftfl.org

Joanie Gallagher

Development Finance Specialist

Jgallagher@liftfl.org
(727) 504-7810

Sarah Jeremiah

Special Events Manager

sjeremiah@liftfl.org@liftfl.org
(727) 688-5350

Marina Dous

Community Engagement Manager

mdous@liftfl.org
727-248-4908

Mark Jansson

Grant Writer

mjansson@liftfl.org
(727) 688-5350

Non-Instructional Support

Fiona De Freitas

LiFT Academy Operations Assistant

fdefreitas@liftfl.org
727-258-7659

Rachel Hernandez

LiFT Student Support Specialist

rhernandez@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Doni Hodge

LiFT Academy Teaching, Learning, and Behavior Coach

dhodge@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Mary Colton

Intervention / Extension Specialist

mcolton@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Michelle Dea

Administrative Assistant/Principal Secretary.

mdea@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

LiFT Academy Classroom Assistants

Gina Thomas

Classroom Assistant

gthomas@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Amanda Dorsey

Classroom Assistant

adorsey@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Nickie Dominie

Classroom Assistant

ndominie@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Amanda Henderson

Classroom Assistant

ahenderson@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

LiFT Academy Classroom Teachers

Teresa O’Connor

Teacher 6th Grade

toconnor@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Kristen Sebetic

Teacher 4th and 5th Grade

ksebetic@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Sydney Disimone

Teacher – Music

sdismone@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Michael Hess

Teacher – Physical Education

mhess@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

GG Ahad

Teacher Kindergarten and 1st Grades

gabdoul-ahad@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Vianney Parrinello

Teacher – Art

vParrinello@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Ed Benesh

Teacher – Math

ebenesh@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Jordan Gause

Teacher Kindergarten and 1st Grades

jgause@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Calista Hodges

Teacher – Social Studies

chodges@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Holly Huffman

Teacher 5th and 6th Grades

hhuffman@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Eric Kozlowski

Teacher – Science

ekozlowski@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Denisha Lawton

Teacher – ELA

dlawton@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Karen Pendergrass

Teacher 2nd and 3rd Grades

kpendergrass@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Mary Murphy

Teacher 5th and 6th Grades

mmurphy@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Katie Smith

Teacher – LAMP

ksmith@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Karen Fedele

Extended Care Teacher

kfedele@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

LiFT University Transition Program

Tabitha Martin

LiFT University – Program Manager

tmartin@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Philip Martin

LiFT University Transition Program Job Coach

pmartin@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

Cynthia Evans

LiFT University Transition Program Assistant

cevans@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659

LiFT Adult Training Program

Kris Otto

LiFT Adult Training Program Manager

kotto@liftfl.org
(727) 258-7659