Don joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County as CEO in December 2017. His background includes 30+ years of senior-level management experience in all facets of business including strategic planning and positioning of businesses and products, fundraising, product development, sales management, operations, and team building, for not-for-profit organizations and technology-focused companies. His roles have ranged from Associate Director of Advancement to President/C.E.O. with both large and small organizations ranging from startups to $9B businesses. Geographically, his experience includes extensive U.S., European, Caribbean, Central and South America, and Asian travel. His education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and an M.B.A., both from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Donald has served in his current position as the CHOP Peer Specialist for the Sulzbacher Center in Jacksonville, FL since August 2015 and has worked at Sulzbacher for 10 years. He also serves as a Peer Specialist for Project Save Lives with Gateway battling the opioid epidemic. Donald is a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist and a Certified Behavior Health Technician. Donald began working in substance abuse and mental health in 2008 after realizing his calling was to use his own personal experience with addiction and homelessness to help others. He does this by serving as a role model and providing encouragement, hope, assistant guidance, and understanding. Donald has 17 years of sobriety and is always willing to share how he got this far. He was awarded the I.M. Award for Outstanding Service to Clients from the Sulzbacher Center in 2016 and was also featured as a success story in a major agency event, “Transformations”, in 2013 and 2019.

Brittany Coronado is a Business Intelligence Analyst and the owner of Informed by Data, LLC. Brittany conducts data analysis by examining pre-existing data to discover information. With the information provided, Brittany uses science to build models that will help organizations make more informed decisions.
Brittany began her career in 2009 as a housing case manager and later became the system administrator for the St. Johns County HMIS. Brittany saw the difficulty of navigating such a complex system and wanted to understand the “why”. Often, we are driven by best practices and attempt a one-size-fits-all approach. Communities should understand why they are different and develop an approach that fits their needs. This has driven Brittany to solve complex problems and discover new ways to make a difference.
Brittany is certified in Advanced Leadership helping to address communication, critical and creative problem solving, cultural intelligence & diversity, emotional intelligence, resilience & confidence, and collaboration. Brittany also anticipates her A.S. in Data Analytics by February 28, 2022, and will continue to further her education with a B.S. in Data Analytics.

Christine Durrance is a homeless and housing subject matter expert (SME) with more than 12 years of experience in public and nonprofit management, housing and homeless policy and programming, social determinants of health, and health equity initiatives. Ms. Durrance currently serves as Simply Healthcare’s Housing Program Manager in the State of Florida, leading social determinants of health initiatives serving homeless and at-risk of homeless members. Previous experience includes serving as a national, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) technical assistance (TA) expert working nationwide to improve federally funded housing and homeless crisis response systems, and working in health, homeless, and housing sectors in both local government and Pinellas County’s Continuum of Care (CoC).

Amy is a passionate community advocate. Her career has been dedicated to empowering girls and women and advocating against inequities for our most underserved and at-risk communities while focusing on holistic systems change. Prior to joining the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas as the CEO in December 2020, she was the Executive Director of the Guardian Ad Litem Foundation of Tampa Bay for 6 years, where she increased resources and support for children in foster care by more than 500%. Prior that that, Amy served as the National Collaborative Network Manager for the National Girls Collaborative Project to increase gender equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. During her tenure, Amy provided professional development to 43 states to build public/private cross sector partnerships focused on collective impact.  Her prior experience includes ten years with Girl Scouts, where she managed volunteers, created curriculum and training, and developed additional funding streams. Amy is a Member of the City of St. Petersburg City Council and serves on a number of committees. She volunteers for local community organizations and has served in leadership for the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin. From Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Amy received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Sociology from Centenary College of Louisiana. Amy also serves as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem to teens. This passion for young adults led Amy to adopting her daughter Elena after she aged out of foster care in 2015.

As Executive Director of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, Victoria L. Mallette is responsible for directing and implementing Miami-Dade County’s Community Homeless Plan, the local Continuum of Care’s approach to ending homelessness. She provides administrative, contractual and policy formulation assistance related to homeless services, and oversees a $60 million budget, in collaboration with a 27-member Board of Trustees.

Michael Overway is the Executive Director of Hunger and Homeless Coalition of Collier County and CEO at Continuum Care | Consulting. Michael has led in the growth of HMIS data systems and Continuum of Care programs in Southwest Florida for the past 11 years. “Continuum of Care systems are meant to support the community as it seeks to reform and set programs and projects into motion that provide quality, clarity, and transparency for the end-user.”

Chris has worked in many different states, with many different homeless organizations, and partners. He is committed to ending homelessness not only in the state of Florida but throughout the entire country. Why he’s committed to ending homelessness: "I have worked with individuals and families for many years that have suffered from insecure housing and homelessness. I am in awe of the resiliency of those individuals, many of which just need that one person or organization to believe in them and give them the opportunity which starts with a safe and secure place to live. I have seen first-hand the positive impacts on an individual’s health, wellbeing, cognitive functioning, quality of life and length of life that housing can have on those individuals and how it can change their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Success starts with stable housing!"

Courtney Walker is currently serving as the Interim State Coordinator for the Florida Department of Education’s (FLDOE) Homeless Education Program (HEP). She has been with the program for four and a half years. Ms. Walker has been with FLDOE for nearly 16 years previously working in the Office of Healthy Schools, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Migrant Education Program. In her current role, Courtney assists local school districts serving students that are experiencing homelessness through addressing identification and barriers to regular school attendance and academic achievement.
Ms. Walker is a graduate of Florida State University earning a Bachelor’s in Information Studies and Master’s in Educational Policy with certification in Program Evaluation. She has a passion for all needs of children and youth being met especially students that are overlooked and underserved. In her spare time, Courtney enjoys spending time with her family and friends across Florida, traveling, writing, exploring the outdoors, and mentoring.