Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  President & CEO Rev.Stephen E. Braddock, Ph.D.  
  Chairman
Samuel Kaufman, Esq
 
Vice Chair
Jimmy Weekley
Treasurer
Douglas Bradshaw
Secretary
George Maurer, Esq.
Director
Dr. Rose Chan

 

Director
Paul Clayton

 

Director
Sarah Fowler

Director
Ronald Roberts

Director
Rev. Randolph Becker

Director
John Sangston

Director
Dennis W. Ward, Esq.


Director

Eric C. Nichols, Ph.D.


Director

Jennie GS Wolf
 


Deputy
Director
Gina Pecora


 

Sarah Fowler Joins FKOC Board


(Rev. Stephen Braddock, President of FKOC, with newly appointed board member, Sarah Fowler)

Well known community activist, Sarah Fowler, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition (FKOC), by the homeless service organization's Chairman, Sam Kaufman.

Fowler is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and will be ordained an Episcopal deacon in December. She has been active in outreach ministry to the homeless since 1992, stating that her "life has been dedicated to serving people less fortunate than others."

As an FKOC Board member, Fowler will help govern the group's five transitional housing facilities for homeless men, women and children; the Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter; and, the Loaves and Fish Food Pantry, an anti-hunger initiative cosponsored by St. Paul's.

Fowler's community involvement includes serving on the board's of: Old Island Restoration Foundation, Hospice/VNA, Key West Woman's Club, Wesley House Family Services, Easter Seals, Cancer Society of the Florida Keys, League of Women Voters, and the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys.

In February, Fowler received the Florence Spottswood Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Red Cross for her tireless work on behalf of the community's poor and needy.

"I am thrilled Sarah has accepted this position and look forward to working with her to advance FKOC's mission to assist homeless individuals and families attain lives of self-sufficiency and independence," said FKOC President, Fr. Steve Braddock.

Former Key West Mayor Elected
FKOC Vice-Chair

Rev. Steve Braddock with former Key West Mayor Jimmy Weekley. Weekley has served on the FKOC Board of Directors since 2005 and was recently elected to serve as Vice-Chairman. As Mayor, Jimmy was instrumental in the successful transfer of excess Navy property for use as housing for homeless individuals and families. He also worked to establish the Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter (KOTS) and co-chaired the committee that developed the Key West and Monroe County 10-year Plan to End Homelessness.

 

 

Homeless Coalition Elects Board for 2008 - 2009

(KW) The Florida Keys Outreach Coalition (FKOC) celebrated it's
16th anniversary during an awards luncheon on April 23rd.
Judge Peary Fowler was on hand to adminster the oath of office
to the organization's newly elected board of directors.



Front L-R) Paul Clayton; Jimmy Weekley; Rev./Dr. Randy Becker; Rev. Ron Paige.
(Rear L-R) George Maurer, Esq.; John Dionne; Stephanie Robinson; Dr. Eric Nichols; Samuel J. Kaufman, Esq.; The Honorable Peary Fowler; and Rev./Dr. Stephen E. Braddock, President and CEO.
(Not pictured: Dennis Ward, Esq.; John Sangston; Jennie Wolfe; Doug Bradshaw)


 

Board Elects Officers for 2007/2008

The Florida Keys Outreach Coalition elected officers for the upcoming year during its May 16th general meeting.

 
 

Left-Right) Rev. Stephen E. Braddock, Ph.D., President and Executive Director; Rev. David Wilt, Vice-Chairman; Samuel J. Kaufman, Esq., Chairman; George Maurer, Esq., Secretary; and Douglas Bradshaw, Treasurer.

 
 

 

 
   
 

Pastors Elected to Board
The Reverend Ron Paige, of the First Congregational Church,
and the Reverend Randy Becker, of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, were elected to the FKOC Board.

 
   
  (Photo by Joe Knoth)
Pictured (L-R) FKOC Chairman, Samuel J. Kaufman, Esq.; Rev./Dr. Randolph Becker; Rev. Ron Paige; Deputy Director, Gina Pecora; and President &CEO, Rev./Dr. Stephen E. Braddock.
 
     
   
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The FKOC, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, supports its programs through local, state and federal grants, foundations, and corporate and private donations.


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