Staff

        Kathy Meena (OCPS ESE Transition Teacher, President, Board of Directors)

Kathy Meena has been a teacher of students with autism and intellectual disabilities for 18 years with Orange County Public Schools. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida in Education and a Master’s Degree in Exceptional Student Education/Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Central Florida. Kathy serves as both a mentor/demo site classroom for OCPS and UCF’s Project ASD. Kathy created the Special Hearts Farm 10 years ago and is a parent of a child with autism.

 

Jennifer Elliott (OCPS ESE Transition Teacher, Vice President, Board of Directors) 

Jennifer Elliott has been a teacher of students with autism and intellectual disabilities for 19 years with Orange County Public Schools. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource and Community Family Development from the University of Florida, and was a Social Worker for 8 years. Jennifer assisted in creating the Special Hearts Farm 10 years ago.

Emily Davis (Director of Development, Grant Writer)

Emily Davis is a nonprofit and grant administration professional.  She is highly motivated to drive funds into the hands of community leaders pursuing meaningful projects. Emily graduated from Fayetteville State University, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Emily has a passion for the mission of Special Hearts Farm and loves to share the heart of the organization with the local community.

                         

  

 

            Emily Rouse                                                                       Erin McManus-Varallo

Direct Care Staff-Tamesha Berry (Not Pictured), Nicole Burnett,

 Julia Elsner, Colleen Fitch, Heather Hoyt, Sue Irizarry, Todd Meena, Cassie Noll

ADT Farmers/Hired Farm Hands

Michael Woolhouse, Jade McFarland, Steven Gibson, Esteban Estrada (Not Pictured)

Board of Directors

 Kathy Meena, Jennifer Elliott, Rob Springer, Yamile Luna, Clem Lemarche