Tracie Moorer was born in Jacksonville, Florida. A portion of her childhood was spent moving around. She was a “military brat.” Which she says was one of the best experiences of her life. Tracie has lived in...

Samantha Tolbert was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. She graduated from University of West Florida and has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work with a minor in Child Welfare, and […]

April became a social worker because she had a passion for helping other people and she wanted to make a difference in people’s lives and have a positive impact on them. So far, April has...

Brianna Cooper is from Orlando, Florida and will be graduating from Florida State University in May with a Bachelor of Social Work. She is planning on continuing her education at FSU to receive a Master’s...

Aliris Dickens is from Lakeland, FL She attended Florida A&M University for her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and has been a Social Worker since 2020. Aliris is currently working to obtain her Master’s Degree...

"I have been very blessed in my life and have an amazing husband and a healthy, smart and talented 14 year old son. I have worked with Northwest Florida Health Network, formally Big Bend Community...

"It is vital to have good management skills and learn about community partners and services they provide." You have to create quality relationships with these partners and maintain them even when working with others such as judiciary, local...

Sheri Colonna was born in Atlanta but mostly grew up in Southern California. She graduated from the University of West Florida and has been in child welfare for 20 years.  There […]

Meet Andrea Ziglar. Andrea earned a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. "My first job after receiving my Bachelor’s was in dependency case management. Being in the field for several years developed my passion...

Michelle has been in Social Work since 1995. She first began as a Family Services Counselor at HRS; then Foster Home Licensing; then Contracts. There have been so many good stories over the years but...