Brevard County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Brevard County FAPA Officers Lindsay Ataman, President Mary Grace West, Secretary Valeria Goodman, Treasurer
Guardian Ad Litem – Circuit 9 Orange County
Bethanie Barber, Circuit Director Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Guardian ad Litem Program 100 E. Robinson Street Orlando, FL 32801 Orange County (Osceola County is served by a different office in Circuit 9) 407-841-8310
Guardian Ad Litem – Circuit 9 Osceola County
Lesley Scott, Circuit Director 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 3400 Kissimmee, Florida 34741 Osceola County (Orange County served by a different office in Circuit 9) 407-742-6655
Guardian Ad Litem – Circuit 5
Marcia Hilty, Circuit Director Fifth Judicial Circuit 110 N. Magnolia Avenue Ocala, FL 34475 Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter 352-671-5757
Children’s Legal Services – Circuit 18 (DCF)
Barbara Dirienzo Managing Attorney 2921 South Orlando Dr., Suite 150 Sanford, FL 32773 Office: (407) 328-5656 E-mail: Barbara_Dirienzo@dcf.state.fl.us
Children’s Legal Services – Circuit 9 (DCF)
Christy Fisher Managing Attorney 400 W. Robinson Street, Suite S1114 Orlando, FL 32801 Office: (407) 317-07964 E-mail: Christy_Fisher@dcf.state.fl.us
Children’s Legal Services – Circuit 5 (DCF)
Mark Burnette Managing Attorney 1601 W. Gulf Atlantic Hwy Wildwood, Florida 34785 Office: (352) 330-5516 E-mail: Mark_Burnette@dcf.state.fl.us
Embrace Families (C9)
Community Based Care Lead Agency for Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. (All of Judicial Circuit 9 and Seminole County in Circuit 18) Contact: Glen Casel ED., CEO/President, glen.casel@embracefamilies.org 4001 Pelee St., Orlando, FL 32825, (321) 441-2060 https://embracefamilies.org/
Kids Central, Inc.
Community Based Care Lead Agency for: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties. (All of Judicial Circuit 5.) Contact: John Cooper, CEO, John.Cooper@kidscentralinc.org, 901 Industrial Dr. # 200 Wildwood, FL 34785 (352) 387-3413 http://www.kidscentralinc.org
Osceola County Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
President: Jerry Pitzer Phone: 321-299-2295 jerryfpl@aol.com