The Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF) is pleased to announce its 2025-26 Board of Directors, following this spring’s elections. This dedicated group of volunteer leaders, composed of 17 members representing agencies and associate organizations across Florida and beyond, will guide HCAF in its mission to advance home care for patients, providers, and professionals statewide.

The Board includes an Executive Committee — President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer –—serving in at-large roles, as well as regional representatives aligned with the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA) health care regions. Additionally, the Board includes Private Care Director and Associate Director, representing private pay providers and vendor partners, respectively.

The newly elected Board members, who will serve two-year terms beginning July 1, 2025, are:

President: Michelle Rogers, Health First Home Care (Cocoa)

Vice President: Cindy Lavoie, Interim HealthCare of NorthWest Florida (Tallahassee)

Secretary: Melinda Gaboury, Healthcare Provider Solutions (Nashville, TN)

Treasurer: J’non Griffin, SimiTree (Carbon Hill, AL)

Region 1 Director: Haden Gilder, Home Helpers (Milton)

Region 3 Director: David Snyder, Evergreen Private Care (Ocala & Stuart)

Region 5 Director: Jennifer Harvard, BAYADA Home Health Care (St. Petersburg)

Region 7 Director: Theresa Gates, AdventHealth Home Health (Altamonte Springs)

Region 9 Director: Richard Butler, Etairos Health, Inc. (Palm Harbor)

Private Care Director: Ralph Laughton, Heart, Body & Mind Home Care (Fort Myers)

Additionally, Kimberly Wilkerson of SimiTree was re-elected to the Region 11 seat, continuing her invaluable service on behalf of members operating in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

Other continuing Board members include:

Region 2: Emily Brown, Calhoun Liberty Hospital (Blountstown)

Region 4: Melissa Glein, Pruitt Health@Home (Jacksonville)

Region 6: Eric Misselwitz, BrightStar Care (Tampa)

Region 8: Jonathan Hollander, Lee Health Home Health (Fort Myers)

Region 10: Mary Ann Knee, Unique Med Home Health Care Services (West Palm Beach)

Associate Director: Kimberly Skehan, Community Health Accreditation Partner (Arlington, VA)

Advisory Director: Dr. Vikash Negandhi, Trust USA Home Health and All About You Home Health (Plantation)

HCAF congratulates all newly elected and returning Board members and expresses deep gratitude for their commitment to leading the association and representing Florida’s diverse home care community. Their leadership ensures HCAF remains a powerful voice for policies, programs, and partnerships that support high-quality in-home care throughout the state.