Distinguished citizens and community leaders who have lent their support to the Institute.
Karyn I. Cunningham, Mayor of Palmetto Bay
Frank G. DeLaurier, Ed.D., The Melissa Institute former Executive Director
Michael A. Haggard, Personal Injury Attorney, The Haggard Law Firm
Martha C. Jurney, Miami, FL
Remi J. Kajogbola, MBA, MBA Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Judith S. Katzen, Coral Gables, FL
Suzanne L. Keeley, Ph.D., President Emeritus and a founding member of The Melissa Institute
David Lawrence, Jr., President, Early Childhood Initiative, Florida International University
Ira H. Leesfield, Esq., Leesfield Family Foundation
The Hon. Carlos J. Martinez, Miami-Dade County Public Defender, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Hon. Orlando Prescott, Chief Administrative Judge, Juvenile Division, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Hon. Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Hon. Nushin G. Sayfie, Chief Judge, Criminal Division, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Fred Stock, MSW, NHA, Former CEO and President
Trish Ramsay, M.A., Former Education Director of The Melissa Institute