2008 Cooperman-Bogue Award Winners
2008 Annual Award Winner
Jessica Colon Working for Gulf Coast Community Care in partnership with Eckerd Community Alternatives, touched the lives of many children and families involved in the community-based care system. She served as a Team Leader and pioneered a program for runaway youth. Jessica was a leading advocate for one of the children on her caseload who needed lifesaving surgery and stayed by the child’s side in Miami through the whole process.
2008 Quarterly Award Winners
Carol Johnson is a School Psychologist at Bauder and Seminole Elementary Schools. She consults with teachers about strategies for dealing with educational, social and emotional issues that students may be encountering. Carol works closely with students and their parents to identify concerns and advocates for services that students need.
Margianna Speights is a Family Support Worker for the Family Service Centers, Inc./Childnet Program. She visits families in their homes to teach parenting skills, homemaking skills, budgeting and nutrition. Margianna also provides referrals to other services that may be needed. She is a mentor to the parents she serves as well as her co-workers.
Anja Smulders, a Family Support Coordinator for Children’s Home, Inc., serves as a member of the Pinellas School Support Team and provides case management to elementary school age students and their families. Anja built an English for Speakers of Other Languages adult class at High Point Elementary School for the parents of many immigrant families.
To nominate an outstanding human service provider contact Eddie Burch
Call Eddie: 727-547-5676
