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Boardroom

Stay up to date about upcoming meetings and view available materials.

Boardroom

Stay up to date about upcoming meetings and view available materials.

Board of Directors


Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (Healthy Kids) is the KidCare partner responsible for providing marketing, and customer and administrative services for Florida KidCare. Healthy Kids is governed by a board of directors including each Florida KidCare component, including the Department of Children and Families, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Florida Department of Health, as well as the Florida Department of Financial Services, the Florida Department of Education, physicians, a dentist, and other experts on children’s health policy and medical care.

The board of directors is chaired by Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos on behalf of Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis. The CFO appoints five of the board’s members. The remaining board members are appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Executive Committee

Stephanie Haridopolos, M.D.
Chair
Family Medicine Physician

Peter Claussen D.D.S.
Vice Chair
Florida Dental Association

Philip Boyce
Secretary/Treasurer
Baptist Health

Voting Members

  • Jose Armas, M.D.: Child Health Policy Expert Representative
  • Peggy Aune, Ed.D.: Florida Department of Education
  • Dave Eggers, Commissioner: Florida Association of Counties
  • Robert English, MD, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI: Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Erica Floyd Thomas, MSW: Designee, Florida Department of Children and Families
  • Andrea Gary: Children's Medical Services, Florida Department of Health
  • Robert Karch, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP.: Florida Department of Health Representative
  • Jason Weida: Secretary, Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Amra Resic, M.D., FAAFP: Florida Academy of Family Physicians

 Ad Hoc Members

  • Steve Freedman, Ph.D.: University of South Florida
  • Paul Whitfield: Florida Department of Financial Services 

 Staff Executives

  • Ryan West, Chief Executive Officer
  • Jeff Dykes, Chief Financial Officer
  • Suzetta Furlong, Chief Operating Officer
  • Leon Biegalski, Chief Legal Officer 
  • Ashley Carr, Chief Marketing Officer

Meeting Calendar & Materials

The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Board of Directors holds four, quarterly meetings per year. All meetings are open to the public. All dates, times and locations are subject to change. For more information, please contact Healthy Kids at (850) 224-5437.

Upcoming Meetings

2025

  • 5 Mar

    Board of Directors Meeting

    Hotel Duval
    415 N. Monroe St.
    Tallahassee, FL 32301
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • 22 May

    Board of Directors Meeting

    Tampa/Orlando, FL
    TBD

    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • 14 Aug

    Board of Directors Meeting

    Microsoft Teams Meeting
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • 23 Oct

    Board of Directors Meeting

    Tampa/Orlando, FL
    TBD

    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Annual Reports

2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2021 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report
2019 Annual Report

Office Contact Information

1203 Governors Square Blvd.,  STE 400, Tallahassee, FL, 32301
(850) 701-6100