
This Impact Advocate Award recognizes an individual who is actively engaged professionally or as a volunteer in work that positively affects the status and well-being of Florida’s young children, teens, and families, locally or at the state level.
We are proud of all our 2024 Impact Advocate nominees listed below, for their hard work and dedicated efforts! Thank you for everything you’ve done for your communities and across the state.
Congratulations again to 2024 and inaugural Impact Advocate Award Recipient, James R. Haj (The Children’s Trust), for his incredible work across Miami-Dade.

Victoria Vangalis Zepp
Team 180 Consulting

James R. Haj (Winner)
The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County

Charles M. Urban
Urban Family Sports Inc, dba First Tee Tallahassee

Gabriela Rojas
Miami Diaper Bank

Jada N. Brown
Angel & Grace Group Care

Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet
Ruvos

Madeleine Thakur
The Children’s Movement of Florida

Kelly Sarria
Brevard Public Schools