Florida Family Network
Working in partnership with families.
Executive Steering Committee
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Dr. Carlton Robinson
President
First Coast African American Chamber of CommerceIndependent Researcher/Consultant
Dr. Carlton Lamar Robinson is a native Floridian (St. Petersburg), veteran of the United States Army, and resident of Northeast Florida (Clay County) since 2000. During his nine-year tenure with a Fortune 50 financial services firm he worked in multiple communities in the areas of employment, business development, and underwriting. At the end of that tenure (2005) he focused on the final year of his doctoral studies in the area of management and workplace diversity. See more...
Dreamal I. Worthen, Ph.D
Professor
College of Engineering SciencesTechnology and AgricultureFlorida A&M University
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Dr. Robert Conners
Director of ResearchFlorida Commission on Human Relations
Dr. Conners directs agency research and assists in formulating policy for the Florida Commission on Human Relations. He holds a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology and Human Systems from Florida State University and has more than two decades' experience working for and consulting with numerous public and private sector institutions and agencies in matters ranging from institutional research to race relations. Shortly after earning his doctorate in the late eighties, See more...
Sokoya Finch
Founder and Executive DirectorFlorida Family Network, Inc. (FFN)
Sokoya Finch is founder and Executive Director of Florida Family Network, Inc. (FFN). FFN's mission is to advocate, educate, and promote self-sufficiency among families by strengthening the family foundation. Ms. Finch has been working with minorities and very low- to-moderate income families across the Southern Black Belt region; specifically in Florida, for more than 30 years. Her areas of focus in disparities have included poverty and wealth, health, education, and incarceration disparities. See more...
Melba Furlow-Herrington
MPA, Ph.D. (candidate) Northeast Florida Community Action Agency
As a teenager, Furlow-Herrington was appointed to Mayor Teen Volunteers by former Mayor, Tommy Hazouri. In 1987, Melba earned both the Silver and Silver Leadership Awards. They were both presented by former Governor Martinez's wife at the governor's mansion in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1991, Melba was recognized by former president George Bush, Sr. when she earned both, the Gold and Gold Leadership Awards. This award was recognized by the Veteran's of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, See more...