FAIMH Local Chapters

Broward Infant Mental Health Chapter
Chair: Michelle Rogers
Phone: 954-724-3907
Email: MRogers@familycentral.org

Capital Area Infant Mental Health Chapter
(Tallahassee & surrounding areas)
Co-Chair: Susan Ellis, LCSW
Phone: 850-921-0772, Ext. 344
Cell: 850-544-1264
Email: susan.ellis@chsfl.org
Co-Chair: Jane McPherson, MSW, MPH
Phone: 850-875-7200, Ext. 404
Email: jane_mcpherson@doh.state.fl.us

Central Florida Infant Mental Health Chapter
(Orange, Osceola, Seminole & Brevard)
Chair: Mary Grimmer
Phone: 407-317-7430, Ext. 2179
Email: mary.grimmer@orhs.org

Escambia County Chapter of Infant Mental Health
Chair: Ruth Cantor
Phone: 850-434-7755
Email: rfcantor@cox.net

Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County (Tampa area)
Chair: Stephen C. Martaus
Phone: 813-837-7871
Email: smartaus@ecctampabay.org

Great Beginnings - Okaloosa Walton Alliance for Emotional Stability in Early Childhood
(Okaloosa and Walton County)
Chair: Glyn Brown
Phone: 850-207-1947
Email: eglynb@mchsi.com

Infant Mental Health Vision Council
(Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties)
Chair: Penny Geiger
Phone: 850-416-6476
Email: pgeiger@shhpens.org

Manatee Infant Mental Health Chapter
Co-Chair: Kathleen M. DiPinto
Phone: 941-752-5426
Email: dipintk@mccfl.edu
Co-Chair: Edwina Jones
Phone: 941-355-8808, Ext. 271
Email: edwinajones@msn.com

Miami Infant Mental Health Chapter of FAIMH
Co-Chair: Maite Schenker, Ph.D.
Phone: 305-685-0381 Ext. 2004
Email: mschenker@icfhinc.org
Co-Chair: Jackie Gonzalez-Knowles, LCSW
Phone: 305-424-3043
Email: jackiek@citrushealth.com

Naples
Contact: Myra Shapiro
Phone: 239-649-5260 or 239-263-2544
Email: Info@napleschild.org

North Central Florida IMH Chapter (Gainesville area)
Chair: Kimberly Shaw, PhD
Phone: 352-273-5270
Email: shaw@phhp.ufl.edu

North Florida Infant Mental Health Chapter
(Duval, Clay, Baker, Nassau, & St. Johns)
Chair: Leslie Allen
Phone: 904-755-6013
Email: lallenfsu@aol.com

Palm Beach County Early Childhood
Social Emotional Wellness Network
Co-Chair: Carol Messmore
Phone: 561-843-1058
Email: messmore@nova.edu
Co-Chair: Donna L. Donato
Phone: 561-301-9868
Email: integro_inc@worldnet.att.net

Pinellas County Early Childhood Mental Health Committee
(St. Petersburg area)
Co-Chair: James McHale
Email: jmchale@stpt.usf.edu
Co-Chair: Lisa Hughes
Email: LHughes@Childcarepinellas.org

Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Infant Mental Health
Association (Sarasota County)
Chair: Kathryn Shea
Phone: 941-371-8820, Ext. 1041
Email: kathryn.shea@thefloridacenter.org

Santa Rosa Chapter of Infant Mental Health
Chair: Patty Babcock
Phone: 850-525-9295
Email: Babcockssc@aol.com

Tri-County Association for Infant Mental Health
(Polk, Hardee, Highlands Counties)
Chair: Larry Helms
Phone: 863-619-4175; Cell: 863-860-1919
Email: Larry_Helms@dcf.state.fl.us

Volusia/Flagler IMH Chapter
Chair: Lynn Sinnott
Phone: 386-255-4568, Ext. 318
Email: lsinnott@eseals-vf.org