
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 2025 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 our 2024 inaugural Impact Advocate Award Recipient, James R. Haj (The Children’s Trust), for his incredible work with young children and families across Miami-Dade.

Dr. Saralyn Grass
Kids Hope Alliance

Stacy Gromatski
Florida Network of Youth and Family Services

Debra Harris
Making Miracles Group Home

Christian Minor
Florida Juvenile Justice Association

Tina Gill
Castles of Imagination Preschool

Paul Mitchell
Southern Strategy Group

Penny Frederick
Selby Preschool at The Haven

Dr. Jose L. Dotres
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)

Felicia Harris
Hope Academy International

Kathleen Bennett
Together Tallahassee

Sharon Hughes
YMCA of South Florida, L.A. Lee/Mizell Community Center Branch

Dan and Rebecca Burd
Speak Life End Bullying

James (JR) Minter
Selfless Love Foundation

Megan Rose
Better Together