Whole Child Indian River announces new staff hiring

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Whole Child Indian River is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Kelley Williams as Executive Director.

Williams has a degree in Marketing from the University of Florida and has worked in development and marketing for Indian River County non-profits for six years.

As Executive Director, she will oversee operations, development and marketing. She is a member of and served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Indian River and was the 2010 National Philanthropy Day Co-Chair.

Mandy Burnette was also recently hired as the Program Administrator. A graduate from the University of Tennessee, Burnette has a degree in Human Ecology.

She has worked for non-profit organizations in a variety of positions for thirteen years. As the Program Administrator, she will oversee the Whole Child database, work with providers, and secure grant funds.

She also works as the Family & Center Resource Coordinator for Childcare Resources of Indian River.

A Junior League of Indian River initiative, Whole Child offers a confidential web-based program called The Whole Child Connection. The Whole Child Connection, through a six-dimensional assessment, assists parents in identifying their needs and connects them with service providers in our community.

The Whole Child Connection also assists providers in building holistic service delivery networks and helps policy makers, community leaders,  and advocates to identify critical issues related to the well-being of children and address those issues with community resources; thus creating a Whole Child Community.

The system is continually being updated with new providers. If you are a provider interested in adding your program or service, please contact Kelley at [email protected].

If you are a family in need of services, please visit www.WholeChildIRC.org to create your profile and get connected to providers today. It is confidential and free of charge.

The Junior League of Indian River is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action of trained volunteers.

Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

The organization reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.

For more information, please visit the website at www.JLIR.org.

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