Christina Spudeas has been a long time advocate for delinquent and dependent youth in Florida. For the past two decades, Spudeas has worked tirelessly to defend the rights of children who are in the custody and supervision of state agencies or state contracted providers. Complete Bio

Robin L. Rosenberg became the Deputy Director of Florida’s Children First in April, 2007. Prior to joining the staff, Ms. Rosenberg was a founding board member organization and served as Secretary and Litigation Committee Chair. Complete Bio

Debby Beck came to Florida’s Children First in July 2007 after serving as Vice Mayor of the City Commission for the City of Parkland. Her background in community philanthropy and many years in leadership of volunteer organizations made her a good fit for the position of Development Coordinator. Complete Bio

Lindsay Baach joined Florida Youth SHINE in October 2009. With a strong background in youth organizing, Lindsay has come on board to work on the infrastructure and organization of this growing statewide organization. Complete Bio

Hasti Barahmand joined Florida’s Children First in September 2012 as an Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by The Florida Bar Foundation and Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Hasti’s fellowship established the Crossover to Justice Project, which provides crossover youth with legal representation in dependency proceedings as well as unmet civil legal needs. Complete Bio

Tiffany McDonough joined Florida’s Children First in August 2010 after graduating from the University of Florida in May. She previously worked for a marketing firm in Chicago, IL but decided to move back to her home state and enjoy much warmer weather. Complete Bio