Best Buddies in Florida

Statewide Staff
State Director – Andi Allen
Director, Development – Jaclyn Clark
Deputy Directors, Jobs –  Raquel Linares & Whitney Michielssen
Deputy Director, Programs – Courteney Fitzgerald
Coordinator, Operations – Kelsey Gilson
Intern – Alyzea Blankenship

Broward Office
broward@bestbuddies.org
3450 Lakeside Drive, Suite 304
Miramar, FL 33027
Phone: 954.449.6522 | Fax: 954.449.7649
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Deputy Director of Development – Darren Cadet

Friendships
Senior, Program Manager – Tara Moras
Program Managers – Elizabeth Caristo & Blake Geary

Jobs
Supervisor, Transitions Program – Daniella de la Riva
Employment Consultants – Carmen Peralta

Central Florida Office
centralflorida@bestbuddies.org
1001 North Orange Ave
Orlando, FL, 32801
Phone: 407. 898.0787 | Fax: 407. 367.4354
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director – Kim Wehagen
Employment Consultants – Tim Loulan & Lynne Martin
Program Managers – Brittany Bennett & Hartley Villagra Cortes

Ft. Myers Office
southwestflorida@bestbuddies.org
5237 Summerlin Commons Boulevard, Suite 105
Fort Myers, FL 33907
Phone: 239.275.2510
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director – Pamela Conner
Program Manager – Rebecca Boyd

Miami Office
miami@bestbuddies.org
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305.374.2233 | Fax: 305.374.5305
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Regional Director – Martha Lagarde

Friendship
Program Managers – Erin Aymerich & Laurin Friedland

Jobs
Program Supervisor, Jobs – Ana De Nobrega
Employment Consultant – Daniela Santana

North Florida Office
jacksonville@bestbuddies.org
4600 Touchton Road East, Dearwood Park North
Building #100, Suite 150 (Office #103 & #104)
Jacksonville, FL, 32246
Phone: 904.296.0510 | Fax: 904.296.0511
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Senior, Program Manager – Sarah Jeter
Program Manager, Valentina Gonzalez Garzon

Palm Beach Office
palmbeach@bestbuddies.org
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 401
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561.972.5312 | Fax: 561.557.2109
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director – Tricia Williams 
Lead Employment Consultant  – Courtney Relicke
Program Manager, Volunteers – Tyler Jasensky
Program Manager – Torrance Bostic

Tampa Office
tampabay@bestbuddies.org
3902 Henderson Blvd, Suite 208 (Office #9 & #10)
Tampa, FL, 33629
Phone: 813.254.9025 | Fax: 813. 254.9085
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director – Morgan Heartsfield
Employment Consultant – Raschel Pratt
Program Manager, Mission Expansion – Meghan Lytle
Program Manager – Maria Gammill