OUR TEAM
"Our Mission is to Improve the Health and Well-being of Pregnant Women, Infants, and Young Children in Sarasota County."

Shon EWENS
Executive Director
Sara OLESEN
Associate Executive Director
Beverly PHELPS
Save My Life Program Coordinator
Patricia MCMAHON
Office Manager & Development Coordinator
Casey JIMENEZ
Connect Intake CoordinatorCare Coordination Team
The core of the Healthy Start Program is Care Coordination, a team of nursing and social service professionals dedicated to serving families in our community. They meet families where they are best served, providing individualized care, support, education, and in-depth management. If additional help is needed, our Wraparound Services team is available for expanded, specialized services to address each mom’s specific needs.
Our Care Coordination team is the heart of Healthy Start. They serve moms and families in our community, regardless of income, insurance, or residency status, providing confidential and professional services at no charge to the client. Healthy Start clients come from all walks of life – they are your neighbors, your friends, or your family. Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan, and we need an extra hand: breastfeeding is more challenging than expected, our postpartum experience isn’t what we thought it would be. Don’t suffer in silence, reach out. Healthy Start is there to help, because every baby deserves a healthy start.

Care Coordination Contact:
Mara Cunha, MSW, Program Supervisor
941-861-2618
Anne Gaines, BA
941-861-2625
Khady Diarra, BS
941-861-2813
Paola Caicedo, MSW
941-861-2812
Cheleon (Shay) Waters-Sykes, BS
941-861-3321 (South County)
Ana Bellino, MSW
941-861-2864
Odhet Ortega
941-861-2880