Ginger Davis is a resident of Valparaiso located in Okaloosa County. Ginger is originally from Lexington, SC. She received her Masters of Social Work from the University of South Carolina in 1995. She obtained her Licensure as an Independent Social Worker with an emphasis in Clinical Practice in 2000. She has worked primarily in the children and adolescent mental health field in community based services.

During her early years as a mental health counselor, she often worked with Guardian ad Litem advocates. As a result, she knew this would be something she would pursue one day.

Ginger has been a volunteer advocate with the Guardian ad Litem Program for 11 years. She served on the Foundation Board previously for over three years and has recently rejoined. She is the cofounder of a local nonprofit called A Bed 4 Me which started in her garage.

With her travels as an Air Force military spouse Ginger has had the opportunity to volunteer with Mental Health Crisis Lines, a Crisis Pregnancy Center, outreach to the homeless to name a few. She has been a Sunday school teacher, team mom and both a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. She enjoys playing tennis, reading, boating and travel.

Ginger and her husband, Patton, have two children. Their son Tripp serves in the Army and their daughter, Megan, is married and attending medical school while living in Winston-Salem with her husband.

Randy spent 33 years in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Colonel in 2013 after 14 assignments. His final assignment was as the Chief, Budget Integration Division, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Pentagon, Washington, DC. In that role, he oversaw the justification for, distribution and execution of the Air Force's $46 billion annual operating budget.

Since retiring from the Air Force, Randy has been the CFO of two separate Community Colleges, including Northwest Florida State College in Niceville. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems and a master’s degree in operations management. He is married to Maria Earnhardt White and they have two children and two grandsons.

Randy and Maria attend Crosspoint Church, and they are involved with many charitable organizations, including the Destin Charity Wine Auction, Emerald Coast Autism Center, Kiwanis, Impact 100, and others. Their hobbies include food, wine, and travel, and are very interested in making their community a better place for everyone.

Donna moved to Walton County, Florida in 1993. She’s been married to her husband Dan for 29 years and has a son named Jon and two sweet fur babies named Lola & Poppy.

Donna started her volunteer work in 2000 at the Children’s Advocacy Center and knew that working with children was what she was meant to do.

She became a GAL Volunteer in 2012 and has advocated for over 50 children during these years. She joined the foundation as a board member in 2017, received the Volunteer of the Year award from Rick Scott in 2018, and accepted the VP board position in 2019.

Donna is truly a pillar of the community not only as a volunteer but as a business owner for more than 25 years.

Her hobbies? You guessed it! Volunteering and advocating for children in need.

Robert Rogers has been a GAL volunteer since 2014 starting in North Carolina and is currently serving in Escambia County.

He is an Air Force and Desert Storm veteran. After military service Robert found his passion in Youth Development in 1994, as Teen Coordinator at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan. His journey further led to Teen Coordinator positions at Ramstien AFB, Germany; Anderson AFB, Guam; Pope AFB North Carolina and Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts; Recreational Supervisor at Jacobs Creek Job Corps Conservation Center in Bristol, Tennessee; Boys and Girls Club Executive Director of Lenoir County, NC and Youth Programs Director at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina.

Robert has served in Youth Development and mentor programs for over 30 years. He will continue to serve in any capacity necessary to make life better for children.

Aletheia grew up in Massachusetts and developed a desire to help children early in her life. As a young adult, she worked for several years at a trauma informed residential treatment center for children and teens unable to adjust to foster care. When she left this employment to raise her own children, she stayed an active volunteer in several youth serving organizations.

Aletheia moved to Milton, FL in 2004 and completed her degrees in mathematics, statistics, and instructional design while raising three children. She served as a coordinator for her church for Family Promise of Santa Rosa County for four years, helping facilitate meals and temporary housing for homeless families while they completed job training and worked toward self-sufficiency.

In 2013, Aletheia became a faculty member at the University of West Florida and currently serves as the Assistant Chair of the Mathematics and Statistics department and as the Academic Fellow for Student Engagement for the college. During Covid, Aletheia served for two years as a driver for Meals on Wheels and served senior meals for the Council on Aging of Northwest Florida. She has served as a Guardian ad Litem volunteer since early 2021 and is looking forward to expanding her service to this community.

Larry Clarke graduated from VA Tech with a BS in Business in 1965 and immediately joined the Navy attending OCS in Pensacola, FL. He served 28 years in assignments in the Pacific (in-country Vietnam), Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean and 7 years ashore in Europe (3 years in Command). He retired as a CAPTAIN (0-6) in September 1991 and immediately accepted a job as a contractor with the Operational Support Office at the National Reconnaissance Office.

He resigned that job in 2002 to assume Program Manager for the Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Technology Alliance. He entered semi-retirement in Pensacola in 2006. Mr. Clarke still participates in classified work for the Intelligence Community.

He and his wife Carol are active at Faith Baptist Church in Pensacola. They have been Guardian ad Litem volunteers for almost 16 years.

Larry now serves on multiple committees and is the past VP of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Karen was born and raised in Milton, Fl. She is married to Doug and they have three children, Kalli, Kole & Kynlee.

Karen was introduced to the foster care world when she was just 18 and her parents became foster parents. When she and Doug were married they quickly took foster parenting classes and signed up to take children into their home on an emergency basis until they adopted their first daughter Kalli.

In 2015, Karen decided that becoming a GAL Volunteer was a way she could still make a difference in a foster child’s life. She joined the foundation board in 2019.

Karen works full-time for a large corporation and part-time for her husband’s marketing business. When she’s not working or taxiing children, she enjoys volunteering in her church’s youth group, traveling and enjoying delicious meals cooked by her husband.

Carolyn joined the Board in July of 2016 . She formerly served as Vice President of Santa Rosa/ Escambia counties and is now a contributing member of the fundraising committee.

Carolyn has been a volunteer child advocate for 13 years.

She currently lives and works in Gulf Breeze with my husband, Ray and together they have two children and a grandson.

Roslyn Snyder is a current GAL volunteer and has lived in the local area for over 30 yrs, with her husband, a local businessman and 2 adult children. One is an a Civil Engineer in the area; and the other, a new mom in Nashville. In 2018, she retired from the Costa Family McDonalds ( 24 restaurants ) after 5 years. There she was marketing /communications director, specializing in their Hospitality Ambassadors and charity partnerships. She was also a Human Resource manager. With a marketing degree from FSU, she held positions in Advertising and hospital marketing and now works part time for her husband's 17 yr old property management company ( 32 Gulf Front condos ) which caters to large family gatherings. She is an active member of Shoreline Church in Destin and a member of the NWF Tennis League. Roslyn will lead our Retention & Recruitment Committee and will lend a hand in all areas of the foundation.

Graduating from University of Alabama with a BS in Psychology in 1983, Susan worked for several larger companies, to include Nynex and IBM. Taking time out for family, she had two wonderful children, Kyle and Emily, then went back to school for her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Mercer University).

Susan began her therapy career working as an outbound therapist, working with children and families through the Department of Family and Children Services, then transitioned into Addictions Counseling. After moving to Pensacola a few years later, she discovered that a like-minded high school friend, Joan Irby, lived here. Joan told Susan about the Guardian ad Litem organization and Susan was instantly interested! Since 2020, she has volunteered, collaborating with many wonderful people who are truly working “for the child.” The children for whom she advocates have a special place in her heart. Susan truly enjoys assisting children in their journey to feel safe, with trusting relationships, and within a stable family situation.

Currently, she is a GAL volunteer, a volunteer at church, and a blessed grandmother! Susan enjoys life in Pensacola with her husband, Dean-o, sharing various Navy and aviator-based fraternal organization events, going to Blue Wahoos games, exercising at the YMCA, and being involved with the community.

Heather considers herself a native of Okaloosa County. She grew up as a military brat and found Shalimar, Florida home after many moves. She graduated from Choctawhatchee High School and went on to graduate from The University of Florida with a Bachelors in Health Science Education and School Health. She was married soon after to Brandon Huff of Niceville, Florida and they have three children. Zander, 24, works with her husband in the building and development field, Hatten, 22, works for WinRed which is an American Republican Party (GOP) fundraising platform, and Blakely, 20, is a student at Pepperdine who is currently studying in Lausanne, Switzerland. They find themselves avid Auburn Tiger fans seeing her husband, son, and daughter all graduated from Auburn.

Heather has always had a heart for serving and helping whenever and wherever she is needed. As a family they decided to choose several college students and provide financial aid while they are in school. They hoped that this gave freedom to them and lifted the load of the students’ financial worries.

She has been a member of Crosspoint Church for nearly 26 years where she has taught Sunday school classes, led Wednesday night children’s classes, been a member of multiple adult small groups, taught Vacation Bible School for 15 years and loved those she’s walked alongside. She has served on the Vacation Bible School Executive Board for 5 years and served as a member of Crosspoint’s Administrative Board for 3 years. The project she enjoyed the most was ‘Supper on Saturday.’ She and her husband served warm meals and had fellowship with families and different individuals as they built relationships with those most in need. They served in this capacity for 10 years until Covid changed the layout of this program.

Heather also has a heart for what Sharing and Caring does for her community. She was a volunteer at the Niceville location for almost 6 years where she was able to see and visit with a lot of the same people that they would deliver food to with Supper on Saturday. The work that this organization does for those in need is amazing and it paralleled the mission of Supper on Saturday.

She was asked to serve on the Planning Committee for the Okaloosa County School Board. She served on the committee for three years and was involved in determining the schedule for the upcoming calendar years. She currently serves on the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Advisory Committee. This group is comprised of mainly businessmen and women from all ends of the county and where they are educated and updated on the latest from the sheriff’s department.

Heather is excited to be involved in helping serve in any way she can. You will find her putting all the energy she has into the task at hand and is at a perfect place in life to give of her time. She is an avid tennis player, lover of fitness, always willing to try something new.

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Lori was born and raised in Tolland, CT and is a true New Englander. She received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Marist College, where she met her husband, Bill, and have been married almost 40 years! Lori and Bill have 2 adult children; Ryan and his wife Jessica live in Chicago, and Rachel lives in Orlando.

While Bill’s career with UPS moved them across the country often, they discovered and fell in love with the Florida Panhandle. They decided to make Walton County their home in 2016 after Bill retired.

Each state gave Lori new opportunities to hone her advocating, research and building connections skills. She considers herself a relocation expert when it comes to choosing new schools, youth sports teams and medical specialists for her family, especially her special needs daughter.

She found her niche in each community through volunteering and advocating for others. Some of the organizations she has volunteered with are Meals on Wheels, Children’s Hospitals, PTA, Girl Scouts, Pediatric Therapy Centers, various social committees and many public and private schools.

She started her training for the Walton Country Guardian Ad Litem program in 2021. Her heart for children, especially for those who need a strong voice in this world, has always been a stepping stone for her. Lori takes her commitments extremely seriously and absolutely loves figuring out how to move forward in any situation.

Born and raised in Pensacola, FL, Abigail graduated from the University of West Florida with a B.A. in Legal Studies, which led her to joining the FBI and moving to Atlanta, GA.

During her tenure with the FBI, she worked on various threats, to include Counterterrorism, Violent Crimes, and Crimes Against Children.

In her spare time, she assisted the Public Affairs Officer in both the Jacksonville Office and the Atlanta Office in being a liaison with other agencies in the community.

Despite her love for investigations, Pensacola was calling her back home. She became a GAL volunteer in August 2022 and a CAM in the Escambia Office from February 2023-June 2024.

While she is currently pursuing a career in the legal field, Abigail still has a heart for children in the Dependency system and remains a volunteer for the Escambia Office.

Abigail is a member of Echo Life Church, and in her spare time enjoys the beach, spin class, and working at her family’s summer seasonal restaurant, Gators Seafood.

Holly was born in Maryland but as a child her parents decided to move to Pensacola, FL. She has lived here most of her life.

Holly has always had a passion to help others. After high school, she spent almost 5 years working at Clarkson Eye Care. There she gained valuable healthcare and insurance knowledge before “retiring” as a stay at home mom when she had her son in 2017.  

Holly’s husband, Doug, is a local business owner. They have one son, Clayton, who recently started elementary school. When his first school year began, she found herself looking for places to volunteer. A friend introduced her to the Guardian ad litem volunteer program. She completed training in 2023 and immediately started visiting foster children.

Holly had never been exposed or aware of the foster care system and was shocked when she learned what these children go through on a daily basis while in foster care. After just 6 months as a volunteer, it became very obvious to Holly that she wanted and needed to do more and was asked to join the foundation as a board member.