Parent Partners
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Jaime Bracken Date Started: 2008 Duties at CARD: Parent partner for Columbia County, Community awareness, Support group Areas of Interest: Early intervention, sensory issues, parent support, school acceptance Background: Mother of two sons, one who is living with Autism. Parent advocacy and appropriate school placement is my driving force |
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Cheryl Brenner Date Started: March, 2002 Duties at CARD: Parent Partner for Putnam County, Community Awareness Areas of Interest: Parent training and networking, sensory issues Background: Cheryl is the mother of two; a son and a daughter. Her daughter has autism. She started the ASD focus group in Putnam County and is a member of the Putnam County Interagency Transition Team. |
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Margie Garlin
Date Started: November, 1999 Duties at CARD: Parent Partner for Hernando County, Parent Orientations and follow-up Background: Margie is also a parent of a child with autism and is active in District 3 Family Care Council and Families for Inclusion in Alachua County |
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Kristin Mercer, Ed.S.
Date Started: July 2008 Degrees: B.S., Psychology, University of Florida, M.Ed., Mental Health Counseling, University of Florida, Ed.S., Mental Health Counseling, University of Florida Duties at CARD: Parent Partner/Intake Coordinator Areas of Interest: Parent Support, Training, Education, Autism |
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Date Started: November, 2004 Degrees: B.A., Communication, Johnson C. Smith University Duties at CARD: Parent support, training and community awareness Areas of Interest: Visual Strategies, Augmentative Communication and Assistive Technology, Transition and Independent Living Background: Sylvia is the mother of two sons living with Autism. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Parents Helping Parents of Florida, Inc. (PHPF), a support organization for families and children with disabilities. She is actively involved in Marion County as a member of the Marion County Children's Alliance, co-chair of the Autism and Other Disabilities Workgroup, a member of the Marion Area Transition Team (MATT) and is a Certified Behavior Assistant. |
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Amparo Perales Date Started: November, 2004 Degrees: BS, Computer Science, Park College. 2003 Graduate Partners In Policy Making, Florida Developmental Disabilities Council. Duties at CARD: Parent Partner for Marion County, parent orientations, follow-up and support in locating services and resources Background: Amparo is the mother of six sons, having two sons with disabilities, the care, well-being and education of special needs children have become her passion. |