Our Team

Board of Directors

• President

  Dr. David Josephs

  Lakeview Center

• Vice President

  Dr. Marcus McBride

  Career Source Escarosa

• Secretary

  Dr. Vanessa Phillips

  Florida Department of Health

• Abe Singh

  Area Housing Commission

• Rebecca Meredith

  The First Bank - Garden Street Branch

• Melissa Condon Onacki

  Legal Services of North Florida

• Jordyn Palmer

  Youth Action Board Representative

• Marsha Travis

  Favor House

• Melissa Sidoti

  Florida Department of Children and Families

• Raymond Mitchell

  Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

• Katrina Madden

  Epiphany Skincare

Community

• Serene Keiek

  Marketing/Interim-Director

The Community department actively collaborates with local service providers, community organizations, churches, municipalities, and businesses to develop resources and greater awareness of the homeless community. This includes attending community events, speaking to organizations, and participating in local conferences and seminars. Along with overseeing the organizations promotion and advertising efforts to drive donations and build brand awareness.

• Marketing development
• Volunteer coordination
• Event planning
• Donor relations

Accounting

• Joan Vincent

  Accounting Director

Accounting manages all funds incoming and outgoing for Opening Doors. They are responsible for:

• Program income
• Budget controls
• State and federal audit requirements
• Fund usage procedures
• Financial reporting
• Clients serviced deliverable reporting
• Procurement

Compliance

• Martika Baker

  Compliance Officer

In charge of all aspects of grant compliance:

• Grant contract rule adherence
• Fund usage compliance
• Record retention
• Creation of policies and procedures

HMIS

Homeless Management Information System

• Martika Baker

  HMIS Director

• Edward Varnado

  HMIS Administrator

• Sadan Yagci

  HMIS Administrator

Opening Doors Northwest Florida administers the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Agencies that serve the homeless in our area are encouraged to utilize our HMIS, as it helps reduce duplication of services. It also allows us to measure our area's effectiveness at meeting the needs of the homeless in Escambia and Santa Rosa. Agencies interested in using the local HMIS should contact the HMIS Department.