Children and Youth Cabinet Members

The members of the Children and Youth Cabinet consist of a chairman, the secretaries of the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Agency for Health Care Administration, as well as the directors of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities and the Office of Early Learning. Other members include the State Surgeon General, the Commissioner of Education, the director of the Guardian ad Litem Office, and the director of the Governor’s Office of Adoption and Child Protection. Additionally, the Governor appoints five members from around the state who are representatives of children and youth advocacy organizations, but who are not service providers. Rounding out the Cabinet are the five ex-officio members named in statute, or their designees.

Members:

Chairman Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo Department of Health	Jason Barrett Executive Consultant Guidewell	Senator Lauren Book District 32
Judge Jessica G. Costello Hillsborough County	Carlos de la Cruz, Jr. Everglades Foundation	Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. Department of Education
Commissioner Rene Garcia Miami-Dade County District 13	Secretary Eric Hall Department of Juvenile Justice	Secretary Shevaun Harris Department of Children and Families
Director Taylor Hatch, Agency for Persons with Disabilities	Sandra Himmel Superintendent of Citrus County Schools	Forough Hosseini Vice President ICI Homes
Belinda Keiser Vice Chancellor Keiser University	Representative Traci Koster District 64	Chancellor Cari Miller Division of Early Learning Department of Education
Dennis W. Moore Executive Director Guardian Ad Litem	Senator Corey Simon District 3	Secretary Jason Weida Agency for Health Care Administration