Circuit 1
Bryan Carter, Circuit Director
First Judicial Circuit
1800 West St. Mary Ave. Box 3
Pensacola, FL 32501
Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton
850-595-3728
Northwest Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation Inc.
19 Iowa Drive NE
Fort Walton Beach FL 32548
President: Charles E Schuster
E-Mail ceschuster@valp.net
850.678.8576
Circuit 2
Deborah Moore, Circuit Director
Second Judicial Circuit
Leon Court Annex
1920 Thomasville Road, Suite 208
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla
(850) 606-1200
Child Advocates II
P.O. Box 3992
Tallahassee, FL 32315
850-559-7916
Website: www.gal2.org
Email: tdc@berkeley.edu
President: Tom Cordi
850.570.1725
Circuit 3
Linda Dedge, Circuit Director
Third Judicial Circuit
213 E Howard St. East
Live Oak, Florida 32064
Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor
386-364-7720 / 386-758-1170 (alternate)
Voices for Children of the Suwanee Valley
C/O GAL Program
213 E Howard St
Live Oak, FL 32064
386.867.1387
President: Amy Argetsinger Email: amy269@gmail.com Phone: (386) 623-7762
Circuit 4
Melinda Brown, Circuit Director
Fourth Judicial Circuit
214 N. Hogan Street, 6th Floor, Suite 6400
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Clay, Duval, Nassau
Phone: 904-255-8440
Fax: 904-255-8356
Guardian ad Litem Foundation of Florida’s First Coast, Inc.
PO Box 10198
Jacksonville, FL 32247-0198
904.255.8440
President: Marietta Sampson
Guardian ad Litem Society of Nassau County
8360 Sanctuary Lane
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904-200-0730
President: Sean Maguire
Circuit 5
Marcia Hilty, Circuit Director
Fifth Judicial Circuit
110 N. Magnolia Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475
Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter
352-671-5757
Voices for Children of North
Central Florida
PO Box 4062
Ocala, Florida 34478-4062
GAL Program Phone: 352.484.0319
Website: www.voicesofcentralfl.com
Chairperson: Karen Strouse
Circuit 6
Donna Rasmussen, Circuit Director
Sixth Judicial Circuit
14250 49th Street, Suite 4000
Clearwater, Florida 33762
Pasco, Pinellas
727-464-6528
http://www.guardianadlitem6.org
Guardian ad Litem Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc.
c/o Guardian ad Litem Program
14250 49th St N, Suite 4000 Clearwater, FL 33762
Circuit 7
Shirley Holland, Circuit Director
Seventh Judicial Circuit
250 N. Beach Street, Suite 140
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia
386-239-7803
Website: www.GAL7.org
GAL7 Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Karen Finder, President
Correspondence to:
Beverly Naylor, Co-founder
Circuit 8
Angela Armstrong, Circuit Director
Eighth Judicial Circuit
14 S. Main Street, Suite A
Gainesville, Florida 32601
Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Union
352-374-3656
The Guardian Foundation, Inc.
14 South Main St.
Gainesville, FL 32601
GAL Program Phone: 352.374.3656
Website: www.Guardian8.org
Chair: Judge Padgett – padgej@shands.ufl.edu; padgejc@gmail.com
Circuit 9 – Osceola
Lesley Scott, Circuit Director
2 Courthouse Square, Suite 3400
Kissimmee, Florida 34741
Osceola
407-742-6655
Friends of Osceola Children, Inc.
PO Box 452377
Kissimmee, FL 34745President: Kathy Wandel
Phone: 407-205-9537
E-Mail: info@voices.org
Website:www.voicesoc.org
Circuit 9 -Orange
Bethanie Barber, Circuit Director
Ninth Judicial Circuit – Orange County
Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar
Guardian ad Litem Program
100 E. Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32801
Orange
407-841-8310
Circuit 10
Cookie Mooney, Circuit Director
Tenth Judicial Circuit
205 East Main Street
Bartow, Florida 33830
Hardee, Highlands, Polk
863-534-4605
Speak up for Children
PO Box 7604
Winter Haven, FL 33883GAL Program Phone: 863-534-4605
President: Kerry Wilson
E-Mail: kwilson@sixtenllc.com
Website: www.becomeaguardian.com
Circuit 11
Jessica Allen, Circuit Director
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Children’s Courthouse
155 NW 3rd Street, 6th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
Miami-Dade
305-679-2222
Voices for Children Foundation, Inc.
601 NW 1st Court, 10th Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: 305.324.5678
Website: www.voices4.org
President: Nelson Hincapie
E-Mail: nhincapie@beavoice.org
Circuit 12
Toni Latortue , Circuit Director
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
1051 Manatee Avenue W,
Hensley Wing, Suite 330,
Bradenton, FL 34205
DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota
941-744-9473
Children’s Guardian Fund, Inc.
PO Box 49722
Sarasota, FL 34230
GAL Program Phone: 941.861.4875
Website: www.childrensguardianfund.org
Hal Hedley, President
E-Mail: svetlanacgf@gmail.com
Contact: Judith Watson
Circuit 13
Tabitha Lambert, Circuit Director
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
700 East Twiggs Street, Suite 750
Tampa, FL 33602
Hillsborough
813-272-5110
Voices for Children of Tampa Bay, Inc.
P.O. Box 2694
Tampa, FL 33601-9783
813-275-9300
Website: www.vfcgal.org
Executive Director: Ronna Kennedy
President: Jeanette Sanderson
E-Mail: director@vfcgal.org
Circuit 14
Fred Hapner, Circuit Director
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
456 E. 11th Street, Suite A
Panama City, FL 32401
Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson
850-747-5180
Advocates for Children, Inc.
PO Box 1521
Panama City, Florida 32402
GAL Program Phone: 850.747.5180
President: Jim Barr
Email: jbarr@gulfcoast.edu
Circuit 15
Michelle Canaday, Circuit Director
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Palm Beach County Courthouse
205 North Dixie Highway, Suite 4.1100 Juvenile Justice Wing
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Palm Beach
561-355-2773
Speak Up For Kids of Palm Beach County, Inc.
PO Box 1896
West Palm Beach, FL 33402
GAL Program Phone: 561-355-2773
Lynne Brown, President
E-Mail: lbrowngal@yahoo.com
Website: www.SpeakUpForKidsPBC.org
Circuit 16
Alexsa Leto, Circuit Director
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
5503 College Road, Suite 206
Key West, FL 33040
Monroe
305-292-3485
Voices for Florida Keys Children
PO Box 1757
Islamorada, FL 33036
305.664.5423
Presidents: Tom Woods
Circuit 17
Kassandra Phillips, Circuit Director
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
612 SouthAndrews Avenue, Suie 1000
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Broward
954-831-6214
Voices for Children of Broward County, Inc.
401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 130-301
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
845-797-1683
Executive Director: Erica Herman
Email: erica@voicesbroward.org
Circuit 18 – Brevard
Sharon Graham, Circuit Director
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Moore Justice Center
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, Florida 32940
Brevard
321-690-6823
Friends of Children of Brevard County, Inc. C/O GAL Program
Moore Justice Center
2825 Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, Florida 32940
GAL Program Phone: 321.690.6823
Kathy Heron, President
Circuit 18
Sharon Graham, Circuit Director
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Juvenile Justice Center
190 N Bush Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773
Seminole
407-665-5370
Seminole County Friends of Abused Children, Inc.
P.O. Box 161351
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32716-1351
Website: www.galseminolecounty.orgPresident: Faith ShorthouseE-Mail: fshorthouse@hotmail.com
Circuit 19
Vern Melvin, Circuit Director
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
584 NW University Blvd., Suite 600
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie
772-785-5804
Voice for Children of Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast
James Pawlak, President
E-mail: jpawlak2000@gmail.com
http://www.voicesforchildrenotc.org/who-we-are.html
Circuit 20
Holly Rodriguez, Circuit Director
Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Mailing Address
Lee County Justice Center Annex
1700 Monroe Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Physical Address
2075 West First Street, Suite 300
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee
239-533-KIDS (5437)
Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit
2075 West First St.–Suite 300,
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: 239-533-1434
Website: www.galfoundation20.org
Executive Director: Rozanne Wendling
E-Mail: rwendling@galfoundation20.org