About the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida

Message from the Director

A New Look...

    Welcome to the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida’s newly redesigned website! Our goal for this website is to provide families, providers, community and business partners relevant information about the services we offer in a user-friendly format. Your opinion is important to us and we value your feedback. Please let us know what you like about the site or any areas that we can improve by calling 1-866-269-3022, extension 126 or send an e-mail to info@elcnwf.org.

    Growing healthy children, parents, and the relationship between them…

Rotary Read-A-Loud

What is the Rotary Read-a-Loud vision?
We envision a Northwest Florida where children receive world-class early education and care, thereby being fully prepared to learn upon entering kindergarten. This will become a reality because of a committed team of children, parents, volunteers, and professionals.

What is the Rotary Read-a-Loud program?
Rotary Read-a-Loud is a partnership between the Rotary Club of Panama City and the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida.

Our Purpose, Values, and Mission

OUR PURPOSE
We exist to grow healthy children, parents, and the relationship between them.

OUR VALUES
We value compassion, dedication, discipline, excellence, honesty, respect and safety.

OUR VISION
We envision a Northwest Florida where all children receive world class early education and care thereby being fully prepared to learn upon entering kindergarten. This will become reality because of a committed team of children, parents, volunteers, and professionals.

OUR MISSION
We will be on-purpose when we flawlessly execute the following mission directives:

Board Membership

The Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida, Inc. is seeking to fill the following vacancies of its Board of Directors:

  • Bay County Private Sector Business Owner/Manager
  • Bay County Private Sector Business Owner/Manager
  • Bay County Private Sector Business Owner/Manager
  • Bay County Private Sector Business Owner/Manager
  • Community College President or Designee

Meetings & Events

For all Meetings and Events please click on the Coalition's Calendar to the left.

Board of Directors

2012-2013 Officers
Jon McFatter, Chair
Governor Appointee
Simply the Best
Bay County
David Melvin, Vice Chair
Governor Appointee
Melvin Engineering, Inc.
Jackson County
Jerry Sowell, Treasurer
Private Sector Member
Segers, Sowell, Stewart, Johnson, and Brill, P.A.
Bay County
Darrin Wall, Secretary
Private Sector Member
Gulf Power
Washington County

Committees

Executive Committee
Bay Jon McFatter – Chair
Jerry Sowell – Treasurer
Al McCambry
Julian Bennett
Calhoun Mary McKenzie
Franklin Michaelin Watts
Gulf David Warriner
Holmes Richard Williams

News Releases

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT APPOINTS RITA L. ACOBA OF PANAMA CITY TO EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Rita L. Acoba to the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida. Acoba, 75, of Panama City, is a retired bank executive. She is appointed for a term beginning September 11, 2012, and ending April 30, 2016.

Outreach Events

VPK Round-Ups!
The Coalition will be holding VPK Round-Ups at various locations through out the months of March and April. To determine where and when click on the Calendar icon on the left of the webpage.

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