Mission: To promote high-quality school readiness, voluntary pre-kindergarten and after school programs, thus increasing all children’s chances of achieving future educational success and becoming productive members of society. The Coalition seeks to further the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of Miami-Dade and Monroe County children with a priority toward the ages before birth through age 5.

 

Nominating Committee Meeting May 22, 2019, 09:00 a.m. 

Executive Conference Room/786‐389‐5135, 801#  

I. Welcome & Introductions          Alan Eckstein  

II. Approval of Minutes            Alan Eckstein  

A. Motion to approve minutes for 08/23/2018        III. Reappointments            Alan Eckstein 

 A. Judy Schaechter B. Alex Soto C. Gladys Montes D. Alan Eckstein 

 IV. Public Comments            Alan Eckstein 

 V. Adjourn               Alan Eckstein 

 

     

Nominating Committee Meeting August 23, 2018, 9:00 a.m. Executive Conference Room 

 Committee Attendees:   Alan Eckstein (via conference call); Heather Carruthers (via conference call); Marisol Diaz (via 

conference call)  Committee Absentees:     

 I. Welcome and Introductions              Alan Eckstein 

  A. Eckstein called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone.    A quorum was established with two (3) voting members.  

 II. Approval of Minutes                 Alan Eckstein 

 o Motion to approve minutes by H. Carruthers. o Motion seconded by M. Diaz.  o Motion was unanimously passed. 

 III. Vacancies                  Alan Eckstein 

 

A. Eckstein commenced interview with the following candidates:  

o Dr. Claudia Orrett‐Uribe from Cherry Blossom Academy o Jennifer Roig from Roig Academy o Antoinette Patterson from 1 World Learning Center 

  Motion to approve the nomination of Jennifer Roig to board by H. Carruthers.  Motion seconded by M. Diaz.   Motion was unanimously passed. 

 IV. Public Comments                Alan Eckstein 

 V. Adjourn                   Alan Eckstein 

 

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Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Division of Adolescent Medicine University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Chief of Service, Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids - Miami

Child Health Advocate in Academic Medicine Advancing Prevention, Health Promotion, Quality Education, Health Access, Reduction of Health Disparities, Equity and Justice

SELECT LEADERSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, May 2012-present.

• Budget turn-around – closed deficit Year 1; positive budget since (yr. 2 & on-going). • Department’s 1st significant contribution margin in > 5 years (on-going). • 1st time RVUs beat benchmark in > 5 years (on-going). • New practice operations launched, inpatient & outpatient. • Implemented efficiencies, administrative and morale improvements. • Pediatric Education Plan design & implementation.

Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics, 2008-2012.

• Community & government relations. • Special projects (i.e. PMC management & funding; public school employee health)

President, National Injury Free Coalition for Kids, 2012-2014.

• Hosted two national conferences in south Florida • Lead child injury prevention advocate/representative (40 sites, 42 cities in North America) • Director and Founder, Injury Free Coalition for Kids – Miami 2000-present

o VISS pilot to the CDC National Violent Death Reporting System. o Prevention, educational tools for >40K families, police & child service providers. o Developed the Miami-Dade Injury Surveillance System. o Developed the Injury Free Mobile - teaching prevention in three languages. o National Association of Counties Achievement Award, 2011.

Chair, The Children’s Trust Health Committee, 2005-2009. Board Member 2003-2009.

• Led effort transforming public school health services from reaching 7% of MDCPS students to staffing 165 schools. Health teams comprised nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers and health aids. Funding began at $10; leveraged public-private partnerships, to resource $70M commitment.

• Launched home visitation program for all newborns in county with approximately 33K newborns annually, targeting teens and new parents in particular.

Senior Advisor, The Children’s Movement of Florida, 2010-present. • Developed policy, cost analysis on health care coverage for all children and parental access to

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developmental screening and services 24/7. Both are advanced by the movement; the latter has been adopted by the Governor.

Health Policy Expert, Florida Healthy Kids Corp. (gubernatorial appointee, 2008-present). • Executive Board Member, Treasurer, Chair, Finance & Audit Committee, Chair, Satisfaction

Committee, Chair, Administrative Simplification, Quality & Service Committee Chair, Administrative Simplification, Quality and Service Committee.

• Led corporation to strategic planning, monthly reports (published), defined goals and metrics for performance assessment, improved enrollee retention, promotion of full pay option, communication improvements (IT, cultural, literacy level and linguistic fit), performance-based contracting.

Gubernatorial Appointee, Florida Children & Youth Cabinet, 2007-present • Committee on inter-agency informational intra-operability and data sharing • Co-Chair, At-risk Youth; Lead, Anti-bullying Task Force.

EDUCATION

• University of Miami School of Business, Executive MBA in Health Care Administration & Policy, Jan 2010-Dec 2011.

o Valedictorian o Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

• Stanford University/Lucille Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Jun 1993-Jul 1996 Pediatric Internship & Residency.

o Schlossenger Award in Adolescent Medicine • Stanford University School of Medicine, MD, Aug 1989-Jun 1993.

o Dean’s Award for Community Service. • Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, Spanish Studies, Nov 1991-Dec 1991. • Brown University, BA, Religious Studies and Ethics, Aug1984-May 1988

o Phi Beta Kappa o summa cum laude

• Arnold Fellowship (independent study awarded by Brown University) Images of Holy Women and Healing in Ancient Greece & Italy, Jun 1988-Jul 1989.

• Dana Hall School Sep 1980-Jun1984 o Valedictorian

WORK EXPERIENCE Academic:

• University of Miami, Interim Chair of Pediatrics, May 2012-present. • University of Miami, Associate Chair of Pediatrics, Nov 2008-May 2012. • University of Miami, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Jun

2006-present. - University of Miami/Mailman Center for Child Development Faculty - Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids-Miami, November 2000-present. - Director, Partnership for Study and Prevention of Violence, 1998-2005.

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• Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Affiliated Faculty Member, 2006-present.

• University of Miami, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Sep 1997-Jun 2006.

• University of Miami, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Community Pediatrics, Sep 1997-Jun 1998.

Private Practice:

• Miami Beach Pediatrics, P.A., physician, Miami Beach, FL Jul 1996-Sep1997. • Evergreen Pediatrics, physician, San Jose, CA Aug1995-Jun1996. • Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, physician pool, Santa Clara & Milpitas, CA Aug 1995-Jul

1996. Hospital Appointments:

• Chief of Service, Holtz Children’s Hospital, May 2012-present. • Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1996-present. • Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1996-2004. • Miami Children’s Hospital, 1996-2003. • Miami Heart Hospital, 1996-1998.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE

• Florida Medical License, , since 1996. • US DEA 446950, since 1992. • American Board of Pediatrics Certified 1996, Recertified 2003-2010, MOC current through

12/2015. • Six Sigma, Green Belt, 2010. • AKC Dog Show Judge, since 1986.

PUBLICATIONS Books and Monographs Published:

1. Dearwater S, Schaechter J. Child Injury in Miami-Dade County, FL 2008-2010. Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. http://www.dadehealth.org/downloads/MD%20Child%20Injury%202008-2010.pdf (2012).

2. Dearwater S, Llau A, Schaechter J, Leguen F. Child Unintentional Injury in Miami Dade County,

2007-2009. Incidence by County Commission District. Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp (2011).

3. Dearwater S, Llau A, Schaechter J, Leguen F. Injury Deaths in Miami-Dade County, 2006:

Incidence by County Commission District. Miami: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. http://www.dadehealth.org/downloads/2006%20CD%20Mortality.pdf (2008).

4. Schaechter J. Community Access to Child Health at Work: Reducing Youth Gun Violence in

Miami, FL, in Chapter 5 of Dedicated to the Health of All Children, JP Baker and HA Pearson,

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AAP Publication, p81, 2005.

5. Dearwater S, Schaechter J, Uhlhorn S, Cohen T, Hernandez J. Violent Deaths in Miami Dade County 2003 – Miami Dade County Violent Injury Statistics System, November 2004. http://dadehealth.org/downloads/2003%20Violent%20Deaths%20in%20MD.pdf

6. Schaechter J, McGee K, Dearwater S, Arboleda N. Miami Dade County Violent Injury Statistics

System Annual Report 2002, May 2004. http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

7. Additional extensive intentional and unintentional injury data reports for Miami-Dade

County, created by Injury Free Coalition staff (Dearwater S and Schaechter J) and Miami Dade County Department of Health staff (Llau A and Leguen F) http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

Academic/Professional Journal Articles:

1. Faulkenberry G, Schaechter J. Pediatric Unintentional Firearm Injury, Gun Ownership, Prosecution, Media Reporting - Who's Responsible? Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, (invited August 2014; submitted Dec 2014).

2. Seifert SM, Seifert S, Schaechter JL, Bronstein A, Benson BE, Hershorin ER, Arheart KL, Franco

V, Lipshultz SE. In reply to ‘Interpretation of’ An Analysis of Energy-Drink Toxicity in the National Poison Data System. Clinical Toxicology, Mar 2014; 52(3): 234-235.

3. Seifert SM, Seifert S, Schaechter JL, Bronstein A, Benson BE, Hershorin ER, Arheart KL, Franco

V, Lipshultz SE. An Analysis of Energy-Drink Toxicity in the National Poison Data System. Clinical Toxicology, Aug 2013; 51(7): 566-574.

4. Grant-Alfieri A, Schaechter J, Lipshultz SE. Ingesting and Aspirating Dry Cinnamon by Children

and Adolescents: The “Cinnamon Challenge”. Pediatrics, May 2013; 131(5):833-835. (on-line April 2013).

5. Schaechter J. Let’s Lock Up Guns, Instead of Child Victims and Young Shooters. Worcester

Medicine Seeds of Violence, March/April 2013; 77(2):20-21.

6. Schaechter J, Cosgrove LA, Rathore MH. Protecting the Patient-Physician Relationship in Florida. JAMA Pediatrics, April 2013; 167(4):317-318. (on-line Dec 2012).

7. Lipshultz SE, Schaechter J, Carrillo A, Sanchez J, Muhammad YQ, Messiah SE Hershorin ER,

Wilkinson JD, Miller TL. Can The Consequences of Universal Cholesterol Screening During Childhood Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Thus Reduce Long-Term Health Care Costs? Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Aug 2012: 9(4):698-705.

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8. Schaechter J and Uhlhorn S. Restraint use law enforcement intervention in Latino

communities. J. Trauma, Nov 2011:71(5):S517-21.

9. Seifert SM, Schaechter JL, Hershorin ER, Lipshultz SE. Special Article: Health Effects of Energy Drinks on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Pediatrics, March 2011: 127(3):511-529.

10. Schaechter J and Brosco JP, Violence in the Lives of Inner City Youth in the United States.

Arch Pediatric Adolescent Med. Feb 2011; 165(2):183-184. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.288

11. Fujiwara T, Barber C, Schaechter J, Hemenway D. Characteristics of Infant Homicides in the

U.S.: Findings from a Multi-site Reporting System. Pediatrics, Aug 2009; 124:e210-e217.

12. Barber CW, Azrael D, Hemenway D, Olson L, Nie C, Schaechter J, Walsh S. Suicides and Suicide Attempts Following Homicides. Homicide Studies, Aug 2008; 12(3): 285-297.

13. Sanders L, Schaechter J, Serwint J. Conduct Disorder. Pediatrics in Review, 28:433-434,

November 2007.

14. Schaechter J. Getting Out of the Office to Care for All Children. Pediatric Annals. October 2007; 36(10).

15. Schaechter J, Dearwater S, Uhlhorn S. Developing the Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System: Using Surveillance to Build Community Capacity for Injury Prevention. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. September 2007; 63(3) Supplement: S20-S24.

16. Schaechter J. EDITORIAL COMMENT. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. September 2007; 63(3) Supplement: S2.

17. Anderson S, Schaechter J, Brosco J. Adolescent patients and their confidentiality: Staying within legal bounds, Contemporary OB/GYN 51(2006) 53-64. http://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/obgyn/content/contentDetail.jsp?id=323657

18. Anderson S, Schaechter J, Brosco J. Adolescent patients and their confidentiality: Staying within legal bounds, Contemporary Pediatrics 22(2005) 54-64. http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/contpeds/content/contentDetail.jsp?id=170285

19. Schaechter J. Intent and Manner are Different. Pediatrics Online 3 February 2004,

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/111/4/741#672

20. Schaechter J, Duran I, DeMarchena J, Lemard G, Villar ME. Are ‘Accidental’ Gun Deaths as Rare as They Seem? A Comparison of Medical Examiner Manner of Death Coding and Intent, Pediatrics, April 2003; 111(4):741-744.

21. Arboleda N, Schaechter J. Colombia - Once Famous for Coffee, International Pediatrics, 2002;

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17(3):189-191.

22. Arboleda N, Schaechter J. (2001, Oct) American Doctors Speaking out on War: Colombia - Once Famous for Coffee, eBMJ, October 15, 2001; http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/323/7316/771c. (this electronic journal is no longer available online)

23. Schaechter J, Tunnessen W. Diagnosis by a Jaundiced ‘I’, Case Report, Contemporary

Pediatrics, 1996, 13(5):113-117.

24. Schaechter J, Harris-Canning E. “PALS”: A Medical Student Public Service Program, The Western Journal of Medicine, 1994; 161(4):390-392.

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts:

1. Faulkenberry, JG, Greenberg G, Schaechter JL. (2014, Dec.) Pediatric unintentional firearm injury and gun ownership/storage prosecution. 2014 Injury Free Coalition for Kids Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2. Schaechter J, Deus L, Garcia MP. (2013, Nov) Home Visitor Home Safety Checklist: Program Response to a Community Pilot. 2013 Injury Free Coalition for Kids Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

3. Seifert SM, Schaechter JL, Seifert S, Bronstein A, Benson BE, Hershorin ER, Arheart KL,

Lipshultz SE. (2012, Oct) Energy Drink Exposures in the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) National Poison Data System (NPDS) Database. 2012 NACCT Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

4. Sentell T, Mistry K, Trent M, Rowe T, McFarlane E, Schaechter J, Yang H. (2012, Oct) The

National Children’s Study Formative Research Group on Child Health Disparities: Considering Social Determinants in Maternal Child Health: Methods and Preliminary Findings from the Healthy Beginnings Study. 2012 APHA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

5. Schaechter J (2011, Nov) Physicians Gagged from Firearm Injury Prevention, invited panel:

From Norway to Florida: Mass Shootings, the Militarization of the Civilian gun Market and Attempts to Gag Physicians from Implementing Public Health Strategies to Prevent Firearm Injuries. 2011 American Public Health Association National Conference.

6. Schaechter J. (2011, Nov) Physician Gag Law: Florida’s Ban on Screening for Access to

Firearms, 2011 National Conference, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Cincinnati, OH.

7. Vargas ME, Sanders L, Yang H, Willis S, Schaechter J, Cheng T. (2011, Aug) Design of a Spanish-language Cognitive Interview Guide for the NCS Formative Research on Measuring Health Disparities, NCS Research Day, NIH/Bethesda, MD.

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8. Seifert SM, Schaechter JL, Hershorin ER, Seifert SA, Bronstein AC, Lipshultz SE. Energy Drink Exposures in the American Association of Poison Control Centers National Poison Data System. Clinical Toxicology, September 2011, and 2011 NACCT Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

9. Schaechter J, Uhlhorn S, Jauregui L, Sanders L. (2008, May) Differences in seat belt use and

response to a restraint intervention in 4 Latino communities. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Honolulu, HI.

10. Schaechter J, Uhlhorn S, Stepanian G, Jauregui L. (2008, Apr) Abrochemonos a la Vida: a

multi-faceted intervention to raise restraint use in Hispanic communities. Presented at the annual meeting of Lifesavers, the National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, Portland, OR.

11. Schaechter J, Uhlhorn S, Jauregui L, Stepanian G. (2008, Mar) Restraint use education,

enforcement variants and effects in 4 Latino US communities. Presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference of Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, Mexico.

12. Schaechter J, Uhlhorn S, Jauregui L, Stepanian G. (2008, Mar). Abrochemonos! - A culturally-

relevant, adaptable training to raise seat belt use in Hispanic communities. Presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference of Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, Mexico.

13. Schaechter J, Fagundo S. (2007, Nov) When Programming, Policy and Action Come Together:

A Local Solution to Access Barriers, American Public Health Association, Baltimore, MD.

14. Belkowitz J, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Deus L, Thomas M, Schaechter J. (2007, Nov) Integrating Community Based Injury Prevention for Pediatric Residents. American Public Health Association, Baltimore, MD

15. Thomas M, Stepanian G, Schaechter J. (2007, Mar) Maternal and Infant Passenger Safety

through Education on a Mobile Unit. Lifesavers, Chicago, IL.

16. Belkowitz J, Uhlhorn S, Gomez J, Sanders L, Dearwater S, Wilkinson J, Schaechter J. (2004, Nov) Improving Car Seat Use through Education at Child Care Centers: A Controlled Clinical Trial. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Atlanta, GA.

17. Gelven E, Webster R, Schaechter J, Kacanek D, Barber C. (2004, Nov) Youth Suicide: Results of

a Pilot Violent Death Surveillance System. American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

18. Arboleda N and Schaechter J. (2004, Jun) Effectively utilizing a violent injury statistics system

in a community. Abstract presented at the 7th World Conference for Injury Prevention and Control, Vienna, Austria.

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19. Schaechter J. (2004, Jun) Who, why and where? – the relationships, circumstances and locations of pediatric firearm injury. Abstract presented at the 7th World Conference for Injury Prevention and Control, Vienna, Austria.

20. Webster R, Gelven E, Schaechter J, Barber C. (2004, May) Teen Suicide, Pediatric Academic

Societies, San Francisco, CA.

21. Schaechter J, Dearwater S. (2004 Jan) Violent Death Statistics in Use in Miami. Poster presented at Masters of Pediatrics, Miami, FL.

22. Schaechter J. (2003, Nov) Violent Injury Statistics in use in Miami. American Public Health

Association, San Francisco, CA.

23. Schaechter J and Wang C. (2003, May) Gun-Related Deaths – Evidence of Child Neglect? Poster, and Pediatric Academic Society Abstracts Book and CD, Seattle.

24. Schaechter J and ME Villar, (2002, May) Tracking Pediatric Violent Injury, Abstracts Book of

the 6th World Conference for Injury Prevention and Control, University of Montreal Press, ISBN 2-7606-1845-5, p. 881-882.

25. Stepanian G and Schaechter J, (2002, May) In-Reach, Community Injury Prevention, Abstracts

Book of the 6TH World Conference for Injury Prevention and Control, University of Montreal Press, ISBN 2-7606-1845-5, p. 1072-1073.

26. Schaechter J and ME Villar, (2002, May) Gun Storage and Child Access, Abstracts Book of the

6th World Conference for Injury Prevention and Control, University of Montreal Press, ISBN 2-7606-1845-5, p. 830-831.

27. Schaechter J and ME Villar, (2002, May) Gun Death: Is It Child Abuse and Neglect, Pediatric

Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, published abstract.

28. Villar M, Stepanian G, Schaechter J. (2002, May) UM/JMH’s Partnership for the Study and Prevention of Violence. Community Campus Partnerships for Health Conference, Miami, FL.

29. Stepanian G, Schaechter J, Villar M. (2002, May) In-Reach: A Community Initiated and

Research Based Child Injury Prevention Program. Community Campus Partnerships for Health Conference Miami, FL.

30. Schaechter J, Torres S, Villar M, (2001, Dec) Using diagnosis codes to study pediatric violent

injury, oral presentation, and 2001 Abstracts Mobilizing for a Safe USA – A Leadership Conference to Reduce Violence and Injury in America.

31. Schaechter J, Villar M.(2001, Dec) ‘It’s a family affair:’ Child and adolescent gun death, oral

presentation, and 2001 Abstracts Mobilizing for a Safe USA – A Leadership Conference to Reduce Violence and Injury in America.

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32. Schaechter J, Villar M. (2001, Dec) Youth gun death in Miami-Dade County before and after

the Florida CAP law, 2001 Abstracts Mobilizing for a Safe USA – A Leadership Conference to Reduce Violence and Injury in America.

33. Schaechter J, Villar M. (2001, Oct) Deliberating on deliberate: coding of pediatric firearm

deaths, roundtable presentation at the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

34. Schaechter J. (2001, Oct) GUN DEATH: child abuse & neglect? Oral presentation to the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

35. Schaechter J, Villar M, Erdman E, Torres S. (2001, Oct) Gun Buy-backs/Gunlock Giveaways,

presentation at the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

36. Schaechter J. (2001, Oct) “NOT ONE MORE” A Catch Program, presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

37. Schaechter J, (2001, Apr) Unintentional Pediatric Firearm Injury, poster presented at the

Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, Abstract published.

38. Schaechter J (2000, Jan) “NOT ONE MORE: Miami-Dade Plan to Reduce Youth Gun Violence, presentation, Masters of Pediatrics, Miami, FL.

EDUCATIONAL TOOLS CREATED/CONTRIBUTED

1. Immunization: A Dose of Reality. Hour-long televised PBS documentary special with topic-specific modules on the web to educate the public regarding vaccine history, safety and effectiveness. Produced by the Florida Department of Health and Brunet-Garcia, 2011. Contributed to design, content and taping.

2. Child Injury Prevention in the Community and Home. A multi-media training and information

resource for public and child service provider use (in development).

3. Injury Free Mobile. Mobile Home Safety Center, staffed by trilingual trained home safety and certified child passenger safety technicians, serving all of Miami Dade County (pop 2.5 M), Developed with Gayane Stepanian and Julie Belkowitz, MD. 2005 to present.

4. Don’t Put your Baby in this Position. SIDS and Infant Suffocation Prevention/Co-sleeping Risk

Awareness in English, Spanish and Creole. Developed in cooperation with MDPD Homicide Bureau, produced by MDPD Productions, December 2006. Posted on MDPD website, http://www.mdpdtraining.com/Infant_Suffocation.htm

5. Buckle Up - Saves Lives, Saves Money. Teen/Young Adult Seat Belt Use in Spanish and

English, developed in cooperation with MDPD & MDTV. Shown 400 times on MDTV Fall 2006, and all Regal Cinemas in South Dade theaters, each movie showing, November 14, 2006-

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December 14, 2006.

6. Safe Storage. Firearm Injury Prevention in the home in Spanish and English, Developed in cooperation with MDPD Community Affairs Bureau, produced by MDPD Productions, 2001, shown regularly on the Injury Free Mobile.

7. Miami-Dade Firearms Injury Prevention Training Network. Developed English and Spanish

Speaker’s kit for community distribution, presented to EMS and Firefighter’s students, PTAs, Day Care groups, houses of worship, parenting groups, 1999. In use 1999 -2006.

ADVOCACY COMMUNICATIONS (ADDITIONAL)

1. Schaechter J, The President’s Perspective: Injury Prevention: Children with Special Health Care Needs, The Injury Free Connection, Spring 2013(2), 4.22.13

2. Schaechter J, Is it so hard to keep guns away from kids? Miami Herald, 12.01.12.

3. Schaechter J, How could I not ask my patients about guns in the home? Miami Herald,

3.20.11.

4. St. Paul R, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J. (2009, Nov). Let’s Talk Turkey . . . Fried Turkey! Teach More Love More, (9)4, 1. http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp.

5. Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J. (2009, Oct). Hidden Dangers in Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs. Teach More

Love More, (9)3, 4. http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp.

6. Kolb S, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J. (2009, Sep). Rear Facing Car Seats: The Longer the Better. Teach More Love More, (9)2, 1. http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

7. Schaechter J. Get your immunization and maybe save a child, Tallahassee Democrat, My View.

August 21, 2009.

8. Uhlhorn S, Dearwater S, Kolb S, Stepanian G, Schaechter J. (2009, Aug). When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! Teach More Love More, (9)1, 1. http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

9. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2009, Jun). Sunshine on your

shoulders . . . not so lovely! Teach More Love More, (8)11, 1. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

10. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2009, May). Buckle Up or Pay Up.

Teach More Love More, (8)10, 1. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

11. Uhlhorn S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Schaechter J. (2009, Apr). Playing it Safe. Teach More

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Love More, (8)9, 4. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

12. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2009, Mar). Is there Trouble Growing in your Yard? Teach More Love More, (8)8, p.4. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

13. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2009, Feb). Keeping your Child

Free from Burns Teach More Love More, (8)7, p.4. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

14. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2009, Jan). Never Leave Your Child

Alone in a Car Teach More Love More, (8)6, p.1. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

15. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2008, Dec). Keeping Holidays Safe

& Sober Teach More Love More, (8)5, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

16. Kolb S, Dearwater S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2008, Nov). Keeping your Kitchen

Injury-free for the Holidays Teach More Love More, (8) 4, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

17. Kolb S, Uhlhorn S, Stepanian G, Schaechter J (2008, Oct). Street Smarts. Teach More Love

More, (8)3, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

18. Kolb S, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2008, Sep). Does Your Child Need a Boost? Teach More Love More, (8)2, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

19. Kolb S, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2008, Aug). Safety After the Storm Teach

More Love More, (8)1, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

20. Kolb S, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J (2008, Jun). Would You Hear a Drowning

Child? Teach More Love More, (7)11, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

21. Kolb M, Belkowitz J, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J. (2008, May). Dog Bite

Prevention: Are Dogs a Child’s Best Friend? Teach More Love More, (7)10, p.4. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

22. Kolb M, Belkowitz J, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J. (2008, Apr). How Safe Is

Your Home? Teach More Love More, (7)9, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

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23. Kolb M, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J. (2008, Mar). Windows Can Be Clearly Dangerous. Teach More Love More, (7)8, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

24. Kolb M, Belkowitz J, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J, Dearwater S. (2008, Feb).

Are There Loose Canons in Your Backseat? Teach More Love More, (9)7, p.1. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

25. Kolb M, Belkowitz J, Dec A, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Schaechter J, Plan Your Escape. (2008, Jan). Teach More Love More, (7)6, p.3. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

26. Dec A, Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007, Dec). The Holidays: A Time to

Celebrate Smart. Teach More Love More, (7)5, p.4. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

27. Kolb M, Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007, Nov). Where’s the Lead?

Teach More Love More, (7)4, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

28. Kolb M, Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007, Oct). The ABCs of

school bus safety. Teach More Love More, (7)3, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

29. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007, Sep). Protect Your

Children From Choking Hazards. Teach More Love More, (7)2, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

30. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007, Aug). Hurricane Season: Dangers

after the Storm. Teach More Love More, (7)1, p.4. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

31. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Schaechter J. (2007, Jun). What Children Shouldn’t Learn From TV.

Teach More Love More, (6)11, p.2. Available at http://teachmorelovemore.com/MonthlyNewsletter.asp

32. Bike Safety. (2008). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System.

Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

33. Burn Safety. (2008). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

34. Poisoning. (2008). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System.

Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

35. Car Safety. (2008). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System.

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Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

36. School Bus Safety. (2007). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

37. Lead Poisoning. (2007). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance

System. Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

38. Pool Safety. (2007). [fact sheet]. Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. Available at http://www.dadehealth.org/injury/INJURYsurveillancepub.asp

39. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007 May) Pedaling Safely, Teach

More/Love More, (6) 10, p. 2.

40. Schaechter J, Belkowitz J, Uhlhorn S, Dearwater S. (2007 Apr) Family First Aid, Teach More/Love More, (6) 9, p.1.

41. Belkowitz J, Schaechter J, Uhlhorn S, Dearwater S. (2007 Mar) Keeping your child “Grounded”

Teach More/Love More, (6) 8; p.4.

42. Belkowitz J, Schaechter J, Stepanian G, Uhlhorn S, Dearwater S. (2007 Feb) Buckle Up, Teach More/Love More, (6) 7; p.2.

43. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2007 Jan) Safe at Play: Playground Safety,

Teach More/Love More, (6) 6; p.4.

44. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2006 Dec) Holiday Cheer! – Drinking and Driving Responsibly, Teach More/Love More, (6) 5, p 1.

45. Belkowitz J, Uhlhorn S, Dearwater S, Schaechter J. (2006, Nov) Poison Prevention Teach

More/Love More, (6) 4, p 4.

46. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Schaechter J, Dearwater S. (2006, Oct) October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Teach More/Love More, (6) 3, p 2.

47. Uhlhorn S, Belkowitz J, Schaechter J, Dearwater S. (2006 Sep) Safe Sleep for Baby. Teach

More/Love More, (6) 2, p 1.

48. Schaechter J. (2005 October) Baby Nutrition. Teach More/Love More, (5)4, p 1.

49. Injury Free Coalition for Kids. (2004, Nov) Injury-Free Halloween, Teach More/Love More, Vol. 4(4).

50. Belkowitz J, Stepanian G, Schaechter J. (2004, Jun) National ASK Day, June 21st, Teach

More/Love More, Vol. 3(9).

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51. Schaechter J. Gun Violence, The Florida Pediatrician, XIII (1):10.22, 2000. “NOT ONE MORE:

Miami-Dade Plan to Reduce Youth Gun Violence, poster presentation, Mailman Center, Conference for Research Development, Miami, FL November 1999.

52. Schaechter J. Kids and Guns and the Florida Pediatric Society, The Florida Pediatrician,

XX1(3):12, 25, 1998.

53. Schaechter J. Help Curb Guns’ Toll, The Miami Herald, Letter to the Editor, March 7, 1988, p 21A.

54. Schaechter J. Kids, curiosity, and guns: A tragic mix, The Miami Herald, Reader’s Forum,

December 4, 1997, p 24A. FUNDED RESEARCH Federal

1. Primary Care Faculty Development Program, Mentorship of generalist faculty in health disparities, minority health, medical home, preventive health and community-based participatory research and clinical fellowship. PI- Carrasquillo, Schaechter - pediatric co-director), HRSA, 2011-2017.

2. Chronic Disease specialist enhanced care and Telehealth Pilot. Verizon, $70K, 2014-2015. Schaechter, PI).

3. National Children’s Study, $38 M from the NIH, investigator and lead, Community Outreach and Engagement (PI, S. Lipshultz; Schaechter – lead Community Engagement Investigator), largest longitudinal study of child health, environmental and genetic factors, 4 Florida county award, Sept 2008-2013.

4. The Healthy Beginnings Study: A Formative Study of the National Children’s Study, focusing on

Health Disparities, Health Literacy, Discrimination and Health Services Utilization. (Schaechter, site PI) 12/1/12-11/30/13, $260K.

5. Pediatric Mobile Clinic – Telemedicine Capability for School Health. HRSA, (co-PI

Lawrence/Schaechter), August 2011-2012. 6. Health Literacy, Disparities, Discrimination and Child Health Outcomes in Peri-partum Women,

National Institutes of Health, a multi-site formative study of the National Children’s Study, (co-PI Schaechter/Sanders) 10/1/10-5/31/12, $630K.

7. Abrochemonos El Cinturon (Schaechter, PI) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA) to Increase Seat Belt Use in Hispanic Communities. A demonstration project to develop, implement and evaluate a collaborative community effort combining education, law enforcement, marketing and resource procurement to increase restraint use in differing

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Latino communities. September 2004-August 2006, $600K.

8. NOT ONE MORE: The Miami-Dade Coalition for Youth Violence Prevention. (Schaechter, PI) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency, to enhance and evaluate a youth violence prevention coalition. September 2001-December 2003; $285,519.

National (Foundations, Corporations)

1. National Violent Injury Reporting System. (Schaechter, PI) Joyce Foundation, subcontracted through Harvard University. To pilot surveillance for creation of National Violent Death Reporting System. January 2002 -December 2003; $120K.

2. Care of Displaced Children after the Haitian Earthquake. (Schaechter, PI), The Children’s

Health Fund. 2010, $100K.

3. Safe Playgrounds. (Schaechter, PI) Allstate Foundation - Columbia University. Built playground at formerly condemned site in collaboration with Overtown’s Dunbar Elementary parents, students and staff. May 2002-December 2007, $60K.

4. Home Safety Bag Study. (Schaechter, PI) Dyson Foundation. Randomized, controlled study of

injury prevention education with equipment distribution vs. education alone. September 2002-June 2004, $30K.

5. South Florida Pediatric Mobile Clinic. (Gwynn, PI), The Children’s Health Fund, renewal 2011,

$250K. 6. South Florida Pediatric Mobile Clinic. (Schaechter, PI), The Children’s Health Fund, 2010,

$250K. 7. JAC, Health Assessment of Arrested Juveniles: (Schaechter, PI). Arrested youth health needs

assessment and survey of acceptability of JAC facility as site for delivery of health services. August 2005-July 2006; $60K from Dyson/Champ with match from the Juvenile Assessment Center.

8. Improving Child Passenger Safety: (Schaechter, co-PI with Dr. Belkowitz). Dyson/CHAMP. June

2004-May 2005; $30K. State 1. Florida Medical Schools Quality Network Child Health Preventive Dental Initiative.

(Schaechter, UM site PI) Submitted to AHCA, 2014.

2. Florida Healthy Child Development, Early Child Readiness, October- Nov 2009, foundational work for the Florida Children’s Movement.

3. Miami-Dade County Child Passenger Safety Initiative Florida Department of Transportation,

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June 2008-Sept 2008, $50K. Local 1. Injury Free Miami: Building Community Capacity to Protect Children, The Children’s Trust

(Schaechter, PI), August 2011-2012, renewable for 3 years, $250K annually.

2. Health Connect in Our Community, Injury Prevention Training for Family Coaches (Schaechter, PI) The Children’s Trust, February 2008 –January 2009 (IFCK collaborative with Healthy Start and Jackson Memorial Hospital), $60K.

3. Buckle Up, County-wide initiative to increase motor vehicle restraint use. (Schaechter, PI), The

Children’s Trust July 2008 –June 2010 (Collaboration with Miami-Dade County Mayor’s Office and Jackson Memorial), $300K annually, 3 years. Buckle Up was awarded the National Association of Counties Achievement Award, 2011.

4. Injury Free Mobile, County-wide, Hands-on Home and Transportation Safety in three

languages (Schaechter, PI), ($300K, annually) The Children’s Trust, November 2004 –June 2011 (twice renewed), $250K annually x 10 years.

5. Jump Start for Child Health. (PI: Sanders) The Children’s Trust, October 2008 –June 2010 (IFCK

collaborative with UM Mailman Center for Child Development), $67K.

6. Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System. (Schaechter, PI) Health Foundation of South Florida. Creating an all-injury morbidity and mortality surveillance system in partnership with the Health Department. April 2004-March 2006; $87K.

7. Miami-Dade County, Violent Injury Statistics System. (Schaechter, PI) Miami-Dade Department

of Human Services. Founded a violent death system in 2000, now five years in operation to provide local data and serve as a pilot site for the creation of the CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System. January 2000-December 2005; $500K.

8. Injury Free Coalition for Kids-Miami. (Schaechter, PI) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Variety of community-based injury prevention research and service activities using Injury Free model. November 2001-October 2005; $200K.

9. InReach: $83,000 annual match to the RWJF grant funded by Miami-Dade County. Small grants program mentoring Overtown community members to prevent injury using their ideas. October 2001-September 2004.

10. InReach. (Schaechter, PI) Piloted In-Reach model in Liberty City. March 2004-December 2004, $7500.

11. Miamians Working Together Community Change Project. (Schaechter, PI) Dade Community Foundation. Youth violence prevention arts program to foster new relationships in Miami.

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December 2002-November 2003, $45K. Grant (Contribution made to UMMSOM Submission)

1. Miami Dade County Public Schools -- School Board Based Clinic Services, 2011. (Contract Awarded – UMMSOM/Family Medicine, operations initiated 2014)

EDITORIAL/REVIEWER CONTRIBUTIONS:

• JAMA reviewer, 2012-present. • Pediatrics, 2011-present. • Florida Department of Health, White Paper of Infant Mortality Prevention, external reviewer

appointed by Florida Surgeon General, February 2008. • American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2008-present. • Journal of Trauma, 2007-present. • Health Education Research, 2005-present. • Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics), 2003-present. • Journal of Adolescent Health, 2001-present.

GRANT REVIEWER:

• Health Foundation of South Florida, 2003-present. • The Children’s Trust, 2005-2007. • Centers for Disease Control, 2002-present. • Miami Dade County Human Services Alliance, 2004-2006. • W.T. Grant Foundation, 2000-2006. • Blue Ribbon Panel for the Miami-Dade County Youth Crime Task Force, 1999.

PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS:

• Board President, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Nov 2012-2014. • Honorary Board Member, The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention, June 2013-present. • Board Member, Florida Afterschool Network, May 2013-present. • American Academy of Pediatrics, member since 1994.

o Elected member, Executive Committee of the Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, July 2014-June 2017.

o Fellow 1996-present, resident member 1994-1996. o Section on Injury and Poison Prevention, member 2001-2010, 2013-present. o Section Co-Chair, Nominations Committee, 2007-2008. o Council on School Health, 2006-2010. o Section on Adolescent Health, member, 2000-2007.

• Florida Pediatric Society, 1996-present. o Chair, Child Safety Committee, 2010-present.

• American Medical Association, 2014. • Florida Medical Association, 2014. • Ambulatory Pediatric Association, member, 2002-2008. • American Public Health Association, 2001-2007. • Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2000-2006.

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• Project Lifeline, 1998-2006. • HELP Network, 1997-2007.

HONORS & AWARDS • City of Miami Beach Commission for Women, “Women Worth Knowing” Award, 2013 • Diabetes’s Research Institute’s Dancing with the Star’s Award, 2013 • The President’s Commission on White House Fellows Program, National Finalist, 2012 • Iron Arrow Honor Society, University of Miami, 2012 • United Way of Miami-Dade Dorothy Shula Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Finalist, 2011 • National Association of Counties Achievement Award, 2011 (Awarded to Miami Dade County

for Buckle Up, an Injury Free-Miami program) • Movers and Shakers, Miami Business Media, 2009 • Health Care Hero Award, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 2009 • Clay Hamilton Hope Award, Human Services Coalition, 2008 • Health Care Hero Finalist, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 2008 • Super Doctors, annually since 2011 • Top Doctors annually since 2008 • The Global Directory of Who’s Who (Top Doctors) annually since 2011 • Best Doctors in America, annually since 2007 • Excellence in Family Advocacy Award, Parent to Parent of Miami-Dade, 2007 • “Woman of Valor,” National Council of Jewish Women of Miami-Dade, 2000 • Hometown Hero, CBS/WFOR, Miami, FL, 2000 • Community Hispanic Leadership Recognition, 1999 • Essie Silva Community Builder Award Recognition, United Way, 1999 • Norman Schlossberger Educational Award in Adolescent Medicine, Stanford University, 1995 • The Dean’s Award for Community Service, Stanford Medical School, 1993 • Special Commendation of the Association for the Care of Children’s Health, 1991 • The Arnold Fellowship for Independent Research, Brown University, 1988-89 • Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 1988 • Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University, 1988

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Florida Children’s Summit Workgroup, 2008-2010. • NOT ONE MORE, Miami-Dade’s coalition to reduce youth violence, Co-Founder and Chair,

Miami, FL, 1997-2003. TEACHING SPECIALIZATION

• Co-Director, Pediatric Advocacy Training, 2011-2013. • Co-Director, Generalist Training Fellowship, 2011-2017 (HRSA funded). • Advanced Clinical Experience Program Mentor, 2006-2011. • Access to care, child health policy, 2005-2010. • Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine and health Equity, faculty lecturer and mentor, 2008-2011. • Adolescent medicine, adolescent gynecology, advocacy, prevention, disparities, access to care,

1997-present. • Public Health - University of Miami MPH program (PH Administration, Maternal and Child Health

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and Health Education and Behavior courses) - violence prevention, injury prevention, policy, surveillance and civic engagement in PH, 2000-2010.

• CHAMP/Dyson Initiative in Community Pediatrics, faculty, 2000-present. • Minority Youth Program, University of Miami, instructor and faculty mentor, summer program

for minority students interested in science careers, Office of Minority Affairs, 2000-2012. INVITED LECTURES & TESTIMONY (Professional):

1. Personal/Professional Responsibility – Florida Gag Law. Panel Participant, Wollschlaeger v. Florida, American Medical Association National Conference. Litigation Center Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 2014.

2. “Home Visitor Home Safety Checklist: A Community-Based Formative Study” 18th Annual

National Injury Free Coalition for Kids Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 2013. 3. “A Six Year Retrospective Review of Pediatric Firearm Injuries”, Council on Injury, Violence,

and Poison Prevention Program, (invited panelist), AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, October 2013.

4. Consumer Federation of America, Dialogue on Unintentional Injury and Low Income Child

Safety, Washington, D.C., September 2013. 5. “Kids, Guns, and Pediatricians” UM Pediatric Grand Rounds, July 2013. 6. “U.S. Kids, Guns, and Doctors” Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv

University, Grand Rounds, Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, Pain, and Critical Care, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2013.

7. "Gags, Guns, Rights, Responsibilities, and Pediatricians" Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of

UPMC Pediatric Alumni Day Lecture (The Howard A. Mermelstein, M.D., Memorial Lecture), Three Rivers Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2013.

8. "Adolescent Brain Development" Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pediatric Grand Rounds,

Pittsburgh, PA, May 2013. 9. "Guns, Politics and Public Health" Good Government Initiative's Second Community

Conversation, Miami, FL, April 2013.

10. “Adolescent Brain Development” MAST Academy's Annual Health & Wellness Symposium, Miami, FL, March 2013.

11. “Adolescent Contraception” UM/JMH Med-Peds Program, February 2013. 12. “Bullies, Bullied, and Bystanders” Masters of Pediatrics “Caring for our Future” UM/Broward

Health Pediatric Conference, February 2013.

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13. “Communicating with Underserved Populations” National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Clinical Vaccinology Course, Miami, FL, November 2012.

14. “Adolescent Eating Disorders” UM Pediatric Grand Rounds, July 2012.

15. “Free Speech, Privacy and Physician-Patient Relationships: Should Pediatricians be Prohibited

from Asking about Child Safety Practices?” UM Bioethics Conference, Miami Beach, FL, March 2012.

16. Pediatric Primary Care, Session Moderator, UM/Harvard Primed Conference, Ft. Lauderdale,

Feb 2012.

17. “Do they all think they are too fat? Managing Adolescent Eating Disorders,” UM/Harvard Primed Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Feb 2012.

18. “Eating Disorders: The Pediatrician’s Role in Prevention, Identification and Management,”

Chris Evert Children’s Hospital Caring for Our Future Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Oct 2011.

19. “Sex, Drugs and Social Media—Approaching this Generation of Adolescents,” Oct 2011, Chris

Evert Children’s Hospital Caring for Our Future Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Oct 2011.

20. “Health Care, Policy and Business” -- Minority Women in Medicine, Miami, April 2011.

21. “Adolescent and Adult Vaccination” – Primary Care Education, National CME conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2011.

22. “Child Health and Education Policy – Federal and State Issues” Spark, Miami, FL, March 2011.

23. “The State of Children in Florida” Lend Leadership Group, Miami, FL, November 2010.

24. “Menstrual Issues Management” Pediatrics Training Program, Miami, FL, November 2009.

25. “The Public Health Approach to Injury Prevention,” Public Health Administration course, MPH

program, Miami, FL, November 2009.

26. “Contraception Counseling” Medicine Training program, Miami, FL, October 2009.

27. “Approach to the Adolescent” Medicine Training program, Miami, FL, October 2009.

28. “Teen Vaccines: Update and Controversies,” UM/Harvard Primed National Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Feb. 2009.

29. “PAX/USA Non-Violence Programs,” Community and Neighborhood Service Provider Meeting,

Miami, FL, August 21, 2008.

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30. “Adolescent Contraception Counseling, “Resident Conference, Miami, FL, August 7, 2008.

31. “Adolescent Transition,” Children’s Medical Services staff, Miami, FL, March 26, 2008.

32. “3-year-old with a seizure,” UM Staff Conference, Miami, FL, March 7, 2008.

33. “Education, Health and Advocacy in Early Childhood, S. Florida Association for Young Children,

Miami, FL, February 23, 2008.

34. Facilitator, Plenary session, Masters of Pediatrics, Miami, FL February 23, 2008.

35. “Childhood obesity and the cost of nutritious foods,” Food and Wine Festival, Miami, FL, Feb 22, 2008.

36. “What’s up with children in Florida?” LEND Training Conference, Miami, FL, Jan 11, 2008.

37. Building community infrastructure for violence prevention, National Conference for Injury

Free Coalition for Kids, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2, 2007.

38. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Professional Day/Student Support Services, “Peacing it Together,” Keynote, Miami, FL March 16, 2007.

39. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Professional Day/Superintendents “A Day of Wellness,”

Panel discussion, Coral Gables, FL March 16, 2007.

40. Campaign for Children’s Health Care. Miami Dade County panelist, Mailman Center for Child Development, Miami, FL, Jan 11, 2007.

41. Community Voices Community Health Workers Program Graduation, Keynote address, Miami,

FL, October 26, 2006.

42. Minority Leadership Forum, National Black Child Development Institute. Getting a Healthy Start, National Conference, Miami, FL, Oct. 24, 2006

43. The Children’s Campaign for Children Candidate’s Forum, speaker and facilitator, Access to

Health Care, Miami Dade County Board of Commissioners Chambers, August 2006.

44. University of Miami Pediatrics Staff Conference, Medical Decision Making, Guardianship and Transition to Care for Special Needs Adolescents, July 7, 2006.

45. United Teachers of Dade, First Annual Conference. Health and Wellness Workshop, Miami, FL

2006.

46. Greater Miami Pediatric Society, Health Connect, Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL, Spring 2006.

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47. Florida Parent Teacher Association Leadership Conference, “Got Milk? Where’s the Candy?:

School Nutrition”, St. Petersburg, July 2005.

48. UM Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Home Safety”, Miami, FL June 2005.

49. Clinical Research Forum in Pediatrics: “SAFE-AT-HOME Bags”, Miami, FL May 2005.

50. Child Care Health Consultant Training, “Childhood Injury & Prevention”, Miami, FL March 2005.

51. UM/Harvard Primed conference, “Teen Violence Prevention for the Practitioner”, Ft.

Lauderdale, FL February 2005.

52. Public Health Administration, UM Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, “Injury Prevention”, November 2004.

53. Miami Children’s Hospital International Graduate Conference - AAP CATCH Seminar, “NOT

ONE MORE, a CATCH Program”, Miami, FL February 2004.

54. University of Miami Masters of Pediatrics, “Management of Adolescent Violence”, Miami, FL February 2004.

55. Miami Dade Juvenile Justice Council, “Presentation of VISS 2003 Report”, Miami, FL January

2004.

56. Adolescent Lifestyles Conference, Miami Dade/Jackson Nursing and Social Work Education, “Adolescent Violence”, December 12, 2003.

57. Youth Crime Task Force, “Presentation of VISS 2002 Data”, December 3, 2003.

58. Miami-Dade County Public Health Nursing Education, “Youth Violence and Prevention”,

October 28, 2003. 59. UM Pediatric Grand Rounds, “ASK: Pediatric Violence Prevention”, June 3, 2003.

60. Youth Gang Summit 2003, Facilitator for Miami-Dade Criminal Justice Council, North Miami,

FL February 2003.

61. Masters of Pediatrics national conference, “Clinical Management of Adolescent Violence” workshop with D. Thevenin, PhD, Miami, FL, January 2003.

62. NACHRI (National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Research Institutes) Annual

Conference “Preventing Childhood Intentional Injury Among Youth”, Dallas, TX, April 2002.

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63. Primed Harvard Medical School/UM Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference, “Violence Prevention in Primary Care”, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 2002.

64. Masters of Pediatrics, “Youth Homicide and Suicide", workshop with D. Thevenin, PhD,

Miami, FL, January 2002.

65. Miami Children’s Hospital, Grand Rounds, “Youth Violence”, Miami, FL May 2001.

66. Jackson Memorial Hospital, “Adolescent Violence & Victimization,” Miami, FL, April 23, 2001.

67. Lifestyles of Adolescents Conference, “Teen Violence”, Miami, FL, December 2000.

68. AAP’s CATCH Southeast Regional meeting, “Violence: The Florida Experience”, San Destin, FL September 28, 2000.

69. Miami-Dade County Commission, invited by Mayor Penelas to address the Commission

regarding trigger locks and child safety, September 2000.

70. Florida Pediatric Society/FL Chapter of AAP “NOT ONE MORE: CATCH Project”, March 5, 2000, Tampa, FL.

71. The Children’s Shabbat, “Preventing Youth Violent Injury”, Temple Beth Sholom, December

10, 1999.

72. Lifestyles of Adolescents, “Teen Violence”, Miami, FL December 3, 1999.

73. Miami Children’s Hospital, “Taking an Adolescent History”, October 28, 1999.

74. American Academy of Pediatrics, Annual CATCH Meeting, “NOT ONE MORE: Miami Experience with Gun Violence”, October 8, 1999.

SELECT STUDENTMENTORING /FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

1. Tavia Clark, MD HRSA Generalist Candidate and MPH candidate. 2015-2017 (recruited). 2. Grey Faulkenberry, MD. HRSA Generalist Candidate and MPH candidate. 2014-2016.

3. Oriana Ellis, Cadet, United States Military Academy at West Point, pre-med / MPH candidate, USMA Class of 2014.

4. Cynthia Gillikin, PhD Epidemiology dissertation committee, risk factors for girls in detention, 2008-2009.

5. Fernanda Kuchkarian, MPH, research supervision, capstone project Juvenile justice health and violence prevention, 2005.

6. Nelson Arboleda, MD, MPH, research supervision & capstone projectin violence and injury prevention, 2003-2004. Completed CDC Epidemiology Fellowship.

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7. Meg Hate, MD, Injury surveillance research and career mentoring, 2002-2003. Completed Pediatrics Residency at Baylor College of Medicine.

8. Glendene Lemard, violence prevention research and career mentoring, PhD in International Studies, 2001-2003. Completed fellowship at Harvard University.

ADDITIONAL SERVICE LEADERSHIP University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities:

1. Office of Diversity, Strategic Planning Working Group Member, 2014-2015. 2. CART, Ad hoc Committee, 2013. 3. UMMSOM Primary Care Policy Planning Committee, 2013. 4. CBO “War Room” Committee, 2012. 5. Emerging Transformational Leadership Program (ETLP) Community Advisory Board, 2011-

2012. 6. Mailman Center for Child Development, Committee for Public Policy and Advocacy, Charter

Member, 1999-2008. 7. Mailman Center for Child Development, Clinical Services Committee Member, 1999-2010. 8. University of Miami Masters of Pediatrics Organizing Committee Member, 2007-2009.

Community and Child Health Leadership Roles Florida Children’s Movement – Senior Advisor on health issues, lead author on health and developmental screening position papers. The Movement now has 1700 volunteers in Florida, is advancing child literacy and advocating for improved early education, access to health care, screening and treatment for developmental delays, 2010- present. Florida Children and Youth Cabinet – created in 2007 to improve State services to children and encourage collaboration between State agencies, gubernatorial appointee 2007; reappointed 2011.

• Committee on inter-agency informational intra-operability and data sharing • Defining indicators to judge cross-agency and state-wide progress in improving child well-

being • Co-Chair At-risk Youth • Lead, Bullying prevention and Character Workgroup

Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Board – Florida’s Children’s Health Insurance Plan, gubernatorial appointment as health policy expert to Board, 2008; reappointment 2011.

• Title XX1 enrollment of 225,000, Annual budget $365M. • Treasurer, Member Executive Committee & Chair Finance Committee 2012-13. • Chair, Administrative Simplification, Quality and Service Committee 2008-2011. • Chair, Satisfaction Committee, 2011-present. • Foci: Defining goals and metrics for performance assessment, improved retention, promotion

of full pay option, communication improvements (IT, cultural, literacy level and linguistic fit), performance-based contracting.

Miami-Dade County Immunization Coalition, Chair, 2013 – present.

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• Charged to improve immunization rates in Miami-Dade County. • Appointed by Miami-Dade County Health Department Director Rivera.

Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness – Charged to develop implementation plan to improve fitness in Florida, gubernatorial appointee 2007, reappointed 2009, appointed as honorary member 2010.

• co-Chair of the Nutrition and Health Sub-committee. The Children’s Trust – Miami-Dade County’s Children’s Services Council, annual budget >$100M

• Charter board member, at-large 2003, re-appointed by the board 2005, 2007. • Executive Committee, Member. • Health Committee, Chair. • Program Services Committee, Member. • Task Force on Children with Special Needs, co-Chair.

HealthConnect – Chair of the Health Committee of The Children’s Trust, led the planning, design, and implementation phases of Health Connect, a $20 million investment by The Children’s Trust, with an additional $14.5 M leveraged from additional partners (schools, department of health, community providers), 2005-2009.

• HealthConnect in Our Schools - Health teams (nurse/NP, MSW and health aide) in 165 schools • HealthConnect in the Early Years - Home visitation program open to all pregnant women and

young families, with a recruitment focus on teen and new mothers. • HealthConnect in Our Communities – Community outreach worker program to increase

family enrollment in Medicaid, SCHIP, and connection to medical homes Ready Schools - Health Advisor/Community Partner– Kellogg Foundation-funded initiative to improve school curriculum continuum, educator development and whole child outcomes from pre-K through 3rd grade. My role concerns the health-education-child development interface and how the community health infrastructure can support aims of Ready Schools initiative, 2006-2010. CHEER, Child Health, Education, Economic Resources - Health Advisor regarding design and adoption of an integrated information technology resource for child health providers to reduce gaps, duplication and improve child and community outcomes. Involvement grew out of participation in the South Florida Health Information Initiative, planning for RHIO, 2006-2008.

(Additional) Community and Translational (Professional-Public) Activities:

1. Invited participant, DOH-community planning for influenza and swine flu vaccination campaigns, 2009-2010.

2. Invited participant, Discussions to Promote Racial Equity, initiated by the Kellogg Foundation Learning labs, 2009-2010.

3. Florida Children’s Summit Workgroup, 2008-2010. 4. Miami-Dade MAPP - Mobilizing for Action through Planning & Partnership, 2007-2010. 5. United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, Health Committee, 2007-2009. 6. Speakers Bureau, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, 2001-present. 7. Medical and Health issues advisor to Florida Senator Dan Gelber, District 109, September

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2000-Nov 2010. 8. National Fatal Firearm Injury Reporting System Task Force, 2000-2008. 9. PTA, Ada Merritt K-8, Health Committee Chair, 2007, Advocacy Chair, 2008-2009. 10. The Samantha Foundation, Board Member, 2007-2009. 11. PTA Miami Dade and Broward Counties, Children’s Services Committee for Health,

Environment and Safety, 2005-2007. 12. Executive Committee, The Children’s Trust, 2006-2009. 13. Committee on Disabilities, The Children’s Trust, 2004-2006. 14. Medical Co-Director, “Just the Facts” Campaign for the HELP Network, to promote a National

Violent Death Reporting System, 2001-2003. 15. Speakers Bureau, Physicians for Social Responsibility, 2002. 16. Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Co-chair of Crime and Drug Prevention Committee for

NOT ONE MORE, 1999 - 2002. 17. Project SafeZone, Regional Coordinating Council (development of violence reduction

strategies in the City of Miami), 2000-2001. 18. HIV Education Week Volunteer, 1998. 19. Stanford Medical Youth Science Program: Mentor for minority high school students, 1991. 20. The PALS Program, Founder and Coordinator: PALS fosters long-term relationships between

chronically and terminally ill children and medical students on a big brother/big sister model. Program continues in its eighth year, 1990-1991.

21. AIDS Outreach: Volunteer for AIDS Education and Health Promotion, 1988-1990. PRESS CONFERENCES & MEDIA: 11.25.14 WQBA 1140 AM Radio, "Luchando por Nuestros Hijos" with Senator Rudy Garcia. Car Seat/Booster Seats (interview). 12.19.13 Stutzman, R. Orlando Sentinel. Gun accidents in Florida are double the national average (interview). 11.24.13 Flu Season Starting with a Bang, Miami Herald. Flu Season Starting with a Bang - http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/24/3772526/flu-season-starting-with-a-bang.html 11.20.13 Florida Department of Health & Jackson Health Systems: Importance of Receiving Flu Vaccine (media availability); internet coverage - http://www.jacksonhealth.org/advisories/13-11-19_flu.asp; Channel 7 coverage - http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21012268504916/health-officials-offer-tips-to-avoid-the-flu/ 10.29.13 WQBA 1140 AM Radio, "Luchando por Nuestros Hijos" with Senator Rudy Garcia. Car Seat Safety (interview). 10.24.12 AM 1040 Radio. Energy Drinks (interview). 7.20.12 Lin, S. Bradenton Herald. Florida county schools consider banning energy drinks (interview).

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4.17.12 WSUA Radio Caracol AM 1260 (Spanish) La ventana con Pedro Sevcec. CDC Child Injury Rate Reports (interview). http://www.caracol1260.com/escucha/programas/abrimos--la-ventana-para-hablar-sobre-muertes-accidentales-en-menores-de-18-anos-para-ellos-la-profesora-judy-schaechter-nos-acompana/20120417/programa/1540139.aspx?au=1671688 10.21.11 CBS4 News. Teen Trend: Gummy Bears and Vodka. Interview. 10.17.11 Spotlight on Ask Campaign in Florida. Center to Prevent Youth Violence. News. Fall 2011 9.29.11 Hensley S NPR Blog, Worries About Autism Link Still Hang Over Vaccines 9.26.2011 Florida Matters Radio Physician Gag Law and Firearm Injury Prevention. http://www.wusf.usf.edu/news/2011/09/26/docs_versus_glocks_gun_owners_privacy_rights_clash_with_doctors_right_to_free_speech 9.14.11 Reinberg S, Health Experts Say HPV Vaccine is Safe, Health Day 8.24.11-8.30.11: Pediatric Mobile Clinic, Himan Brown Foundation and 19th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, 8/24/11, covered Channel 10 8/24/11; Miami Herald 8/25/11, UHealth e-Update 8/30/11. 7.12.2011 Reinberg S. Dental Care for Kids on Medicaid Varies by Fees Each State Sets Health Day and outlets. 6.28.11 U Miami e-Update The Miller School Hosts National ASK Day to Avoid Gun Tragedies 6.22.11 Franklyn G. Gun-safety campaign kicks-off with a simple message: Ask, Miami Herald. 6.21.11 Mack S. HealthyState.org ASK Campaign Gathers in Miami to Encourage Gun Safety HealthyState.org – Florida Health News.mht 5.23.11 Health Matters, WPLG/Channel 10, on Pediatrics, Nutrition & Obesity. 4.1.11 Sanders K. Herald/Times Tallahassee. School Lunches to Ag Department: Plan Marches On. Interview. 3.12.11 Our Children – WSVN/Channel 7 Talk show guest on Medicaid reform and the state of children in Florida. 3.7.11 Surviving Serious Childhood Illness Takes Toll Later, Reinberg, S. Health Day and multiple outlets. 2.17.10 Reinberg S. More Young Women Driving Drunk Health Day, multiple outlets. 2.14.11 Energy Drink Ingredients May Pose Risk to Children, Study Says, Ostrow, N Bloomberg Press.

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3.12.11 Our Children, WFOR/Channel 7 Broadcast Talk Show on Kidcare and Medicaid Reform, invited guest. 5.21.10 Reinberg S. Health Reform Should Provide Insurance to Many Young Adults. 2.7.10 Cohen H University of Miami's Pediatric Mobile Clinic gives kids access to healthcare. Miami Herald. 11.3.09 Governor Crist Appoints Two to the Children and Youth Cabinet, CBS/WCTV Tallahassee. 10.19.09 H1N1 Vaccination, Channels 4, 6, 10 and the AP 10.10.09 H1N1 Virus and Vaccine, CBS4 10.8.09 Influenza Vaccination Spanish language Radio interview, WQBA, AM 1140, Host: Bernadette Pardo 5.21.09 Dr. Judy Schaechter Named Health Care Hero. Children’s Trust Bulletin

5.14.09 Dorschner J Miami Chamber honors healthcare heroes Miami Herald 8.4.08 “Diving Injuries”, HealthDay, multiple sites. 5.08 The Children’s Trust Summer Programs Guide, “Fun in the Sun,” pg 4. 4.11.08 AP, “Kids with cell phones not as safe crossing streets,” Amanda Gardner, Health Day Reporter, covered on 50 sites, TV and print. 4.1.08 Florida Children’s Week, Capital Rotunda in Tallahassee, FL. 2.08 Governor’s Fitness Challenge Launch in Miami, FL, press conference. 9.6.07 Miami Herald, “Two named to Crist’s Children’s Council,” Ana Rhodes 10.7.07 Miami Herald, “Children’s health care bill is a no-brainer,” Ana Menendez, quoted on S-CHIP need and health economics. 8.17.07 Miami Herald, “S. Fla Families push to immunize children, Evan Benn. 4.8.07 Air America, AM 940, Jim DeFede Show, HPV vaccination. 1.17-18.07 Channel 41 "Quiereme Descalzi,” Children’s health insurance coverage (repeat broadcasts).

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1.13.07 El Nuevo Herald “Refuerzan campaña para educar a los choferes en la seguridad de los niños,” por Alejandra Chaparro, p 6 1.12.07 El Nuevo Herald, “Piden que se amplie el seguro medico para menores de edad,” por Alejandra Chaparro, p 4a. 12.21.06 Preventable Infant Deaths – SIDS and Suffocation Prevention, press conference from MDPD Headquarters, MDCISS data and prevention campaign, launched with MDPD Homicide. 5.27.06 Miami Ahora Univision, “Summer Safety Issues,” aired 10:30 am. 5.29.06 NBC 6, Injury Free Mobile, live, 10:30 am. 1.25.06 Abrochemonos a la Vida, Press Conference with MDPD. 11.2-3.03 WLRN Herald Report, VISS 2002 results, radio interview (repeat broadcast). 6.20.03 Miami-Dade County’s “ASK Day” Press Conference from Ryder Trauma Center, to emphasize safe firearm storage. Attended by Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas, Public Health Trust Board Chair Larry Handfield, doctors, law enforcement and community agencies. 2.03 Cable Tap, WLRN, Mentoring and NOT ONE MORE (repeat broadcasts) 8.1.02 “Tropical Currents,” WLRN, 30 min radio interview. 2.14.02 “NOT ONE MORE,” Increase the Peace Day, Miami, FL. 11.23.99 “NOT ONE MORE/Violence Prevention Center,” Press Conference, Edison Middle School. 10.29.99 “TIPS LINE,” Student Crime Stoppers, Edison Middle School, Press Conference. 6.26.99 Gun Safety Day, Arcola Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Press Conference. 6.11.99 “Firearm Injury Prevention,” lecture, Miami Children’s Hospital Grand Rounds. 5.13.99 Television Interview, Univision, Miami Ahora, NOT ONE MORE. 4.14.99 Declining Gun Fatalities, Press Conference, Miami-Dade County. 3.15.99 Television Interview, Canadian Broadcasting Company, gun injury in Miami-Dade. 3.15.99 Television Interview, Univision, Miami Ahora, Kids and Guns. 2.6.99 “The Pediatrician as Child Advocate,” panel member, HELP Network National Meeting.

Alexander L. Soto, MBA

West Miami, Florida 33144

SUMMARY I am a financial professional with over 9 years experience in Commercial Banking, who is a self-starter and capable of effectively functioning with minimum supervision. Known for taking initiative and skilled at meeting challenges and deadlines. I am a team player who is attentive to detail and produces quality results. Continually developing analysis skill set by leveraging industry standards with emerging practices and concepts. Areas of expertise include but not limited to: • Customer Service and Retention • Cash Management • Loans • Business Development • Merchant Services• Estate and Probate Accounts• Detail Oriented. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sabadell Bank Coral Gables, Florida Branch Manager 7/14-Present

Met and exceeded sales goals consistently. Managed client portfolio which includes consumer/commercial loans and deposit relationships. Top five relationships have a value of 10 million in 25 accounts and loans. Business development and retention. Experienced in working and handling IOTA, Estate, Trust and Probate accounts. High level of customer service and working with clients to meet their banking needs.

JGB Bank Coral Gables, Florida Senior Relationship Banker 5/10-07/14

Met and exceeded sales goals consistently. Managed client portfolio which includes consumer/commercial loans and deposit relationships. Top five relationships have a value of 10 million in 25 accounts and loans. Business development and retention. Experienced in working and handling IOTA, Estate, Trust and Probate accounts. High level of customer service and working with clients to meet their banking needs. Helped grow the Coral Gables Branch to 40 million in deposits in 2 years.

Great Florida Bank Coral Gables, Florida Business Banker 7/05-5/10

Met and exceeded sales goals consistently. Managed client portfolio which includes consumer/commercial loans and deposit relationships. Built a portfolio size of 55 million and over 700 accounts. Top five relationships have a value of 5 million in 20 accounts and loans. Managed solution center, oversee all aspects of daily operations. Responsibilities include audits of vault, physical count consignment items, ATM balancing & auditing.

EDUCATION St. Thomas University Miami, Florida Master of Business Administration December 2005 Florida International University Miami, Florida Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy April 2002 Miami Dade Community College Miami, Florida Associate in Arts in Law May 2002 ACHIEVEMENTS -Named top 25 Club Leaders of the Future by Latino Leaders Magazine 2011 -Finalist for the PhilantroGuia 2012 award Sembrando Semillas 2012 -Member of the History Honor Society at Florida International University 2001 ORGANIZATIONS -St. Thomas University-Alumni Advisory Committee - Board Member Present -Kiwanis of Coral Gables - Board Member – Vice President Present -Board Member for Partnership for Self Employment Present -Member of the Small Business Committee of the Coral Gables Chamber Present -The Beacon Council - International Advisory Committee Present -Early Learning Committee – Audit Advisory Present -Board Member for Charter Review for West Miami Present -Noise Abatement Advisory Board for Miami-Dade County Dec. 2012/Sept. 2013 -Board Member of the Code Enforcement for West Miami May 2010/Oct. 2013

Gladys R. Montes   With nearly 30 years of experience in the field, Gladys R. Montes has devoted her life to helping young children get off to the best possible start in school and life. A champion for high quality early childhood education, Gladys joined United Way of Miami‐Dade in 2004 to spearhead the creation of the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education and its Demonstration School.  Today, the Center is an internationally‐recognized best practices teaching and learning center for both children and adults, committed to elevating the quality of early care and education for all children.    As vice president of the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, Gladys is at the helm of a collaborative project that is changing the way people define school readiness in Miami‐Dade and across the nation. Throughout her career, Gladys has been a vocal advocate for professional development opportunities within the early education field.  At the Center, she has created a number of programs for teachers and administrators aimed at elevating their administrative and instructional skills, particularly in the area of early literacy, as well as their understanding of quality and its importance. Gladys is the architect of the children’s programming at the Center’s Demonstration School, which models many leading‐edge, evidence‐based best practices including continuity of care, dual language acquisition, visible thinking as well as robust arts, literacy, science and math programs. The Demonstration School enrolls 120 children ages six weeks to 5 years.   During her years at the Center, it has captured the attention of early education experts and advocates from around the country.  In 2008, the Center’s Demonstration School became the seventh Educare Center in the country. The Center has earned both NAEYC and APPLE accreditation. The Center continues to expand its reach and is currently working with United Ways throughout Latin America to elevate the quality of early education in their respective countries.  Gladys serves as an international consultant to P & G in Panama. Gladys is also responsible for United Way’s entire portfolio in early education – including United Way’s investments in other early education centers in Miami‐Dade.    A native of Puerto Rico, Gladys graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a bachelor’s degree in home economics and child development and later earned a master’s degree in early childhood education from Nova Southeastern University. Along the way, Gladys has worked as a preschool teacher, a childcare center director, as the associate director for Catholic Charities’ early childhood division, as a federal reviewer for Head Start Programs and as a validator with the National Association for the Education of Young Children. She was an early childhood specialist for Western Kentucky University, providing consulting on early childhood issues to programs in the southeastern region of the United States and is an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College and Nova Southeastern University. Gladys was instrumental in the development of the Birth to Three Learning and Development Standards, a project sponsored by the Florida Partnership for School Readiness and the Florida Institute of Education.   Gladys and her husband Oscar are the proud parents of two children, Darlene and Oscar, and grandchildren, Isabella and Ishmael.  Gladys R. Montes Experience    Director, United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education 

United Way of Miami‐Dade 2004‐present 

 Bilingual Consultant for West Ed Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers 2003‐present  Early Childhood Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Western Kentucky University Head Start Quality Improvement Center, Region IV 2001‐present  Adjunct Professor Early Childhood Miami Dade College 1997‐present 

 Peer Reviewer ‐ Area of Specialty Education HS & EHS, Outcomes HS Head Start Bureau 1995‐present  Program Validator National Association for the Education of Young Children 1995‐present    Professor Early Childhood Miami Dade College 2003‐2004  Adjunct Professor Nova Southeastern University 1998‐2001  

 Program Administrator, Center for Early Care and Education Miami Dade College 1998‐2001   Associate Director Child Care Division for Catholic Charities’ Head Start and Early Head Start, Delegate of Miami‐Dade Community Action Agency (six sites)   1997‐1998    Program Administrator, Little Cruisers Child Development Center Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ltd. 1994‐1997 

ALAN ECKSTEIN Key West, Florida 33040 •

OBJECTIVE

To represent Monroe County on the Board of Directors of The Early Learning Coalition ofMiami-Dade/Monroe, Inc., in order to ensure that from birth to five years of age, the children ofMonroe County and their families have the necessary resources for the children to acquire educational, emotional, and social skills so that they are ready and eager to learn by the time theyenter school.

EMPLOYMENT

ATTORNEY YEARS EMPLOYED: 1990-2015Alan Eckstein, P.A. Key West, Florida

General practice with emphasis on civil and criminal litigation.

ATTORNEY YEARS EMPLOYED: 1973-1987Public Defender of Cook County, Illinois Chicago, Illinois

Representation of indigents charged with criminal offenses.

ATTORNEY YEARS EMPLOYED: 1973-1987Alan Eckstein Attorney-at-Law Chicago, Illinois

Part-time civil practice.

EDUCATION

JURIS DOCTOR YEARS ATTENDED : 1970 -1973Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Institute of Technology

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE YEARS ATTENDED: 1965-1969University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

SKILLS

∙ Issue oriented∙ Logical thought process∙ Leadership skills∙ Writing skills∙ Detail oriented

ORGANIZATIONS

Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe - Board Member (2006 - 2013). Chair of theMonroe Advisory Committee while a board member to presentKey West Business Guild - Board Member (1999-2009)Hospice/VNA of the Florida Keys - Board Member (1992-1999) Secretary (1998-1999) Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens - Board Member (1994 -2000) (2001-2005)Wesley House Family Services - Board Member (1998-2005) Chair (2003-2005). Current BoardMemberDistrict Advisory Committee 1 (DAC-1) of the Tourist Development Council - Appointed in 2003

by the Monroe County Commission for a three year term, reappointed in 2009, and reappointedin 2012Friends of the Aids Memorial - Board Member and Vice-Chair (2009 - present)Salt Ponds Advisory Committee - Chair - Appointed in 2005 by the Key West City Commission