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Volunteer with DJJ!

Thank you for your interest in volunteering your time and assistance to Florida’s at-risk children and their families. As a "Friend of Juvenile Justice," your volunteer service or gift can have a lasting positive impact on the lives of Florida's at-risk children.

For more information on how you can help, please contact your local volunteer coordinator listed below, or our statewide office at (toll-free) (866) 888-4355.

If you cannot contact someone at a number listed below, please e-mail or call Catherine Chandler (see below) for assistance.

Circuit 1 - Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton

Paul Wallis
Chief Probation Officer
Pensacola
850-595-8820 x233
paul.wallis@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 2 - Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla

Vicki Cunniff
Chief Probation Officer
Tallahassee
850-921-1066
vicki.cunniff2@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 3 - Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor

Sharon Neelands
Chief Probation Officer
Live Oak
386-362-6838 (Live Oak) 386-758-1448 (Lake City)
sharon.neelands@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 4 - Clay, Duval, Nassau

Robert Charlton
Chief Probation Officer
Jacksonville
904-391-3830
robert.charlton@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 5 - Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter

Jeff Shealy
Chief Probation Officer
Ocala
352-732-1279
jeff.shealy@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 6 - Pasco, Pinellas

Adrienne Conwell
Chief Probation Officer
St. Petersburg
727-893-2022
adrienne.conwell@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 7 - Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns, Volusia

Paul Finn
Superintendent, Volusia RJDC
Daytona Beach
386-254-3740
paul.finn@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 8 - Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Union

Jill Bessette
Chief Probation Officer
Gainesville
386-418-5226
jill.bessette@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 9 - Orange, Osceola

Jerome Hightower
Chief Probation Officer
Orlando
407-445-5354 x300
jerome.hightower@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 10 - Hardee, Highlands, Polk

Tom McFadyen
Residential Regional Director
Tampa
813-647-4018
thomas.mcfadyen@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 11 - Miami-Dade

Terria Flakes
Chief Probation Officer
Miami
305-493-6071
terria.flakes@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 12 - Desoto, Manatee, Sarasota

Virginia Donovan
Chief Probation Officer
Bradenton
941-727-6229
virginia.donovan@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 13 - Hillsborough

Judy Roysden
Chief Probation Officer
Tampa
813-740-7896
judy.roysden@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 14 - Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington

Wanda Jackson
Chief Probation Officer
Panama City
850-872-7630
wanda.jackson@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 15 - Palm Beach

Lois Salton
Residential Regional Director
West Palm Beach
561-616-1560
lois.salton@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 16 - Monroe

Raiette Avael
Chief Probation Officer
Key West
305-292-6787
raiette.avael@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 17 - Broward

Vanessa Hargray
Chief Probation Officer
Broward
954-969-4349
vanessa.hargray@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 18 - Brevard, Seminole

Dan Rodgers
Chief Probation Officer
Titusville
321-752-3260
dan.rodgers@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 19 - Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie

Wydee’a Wilson
Chief Probation Officer
Ft. Pierce
772-429-2121
wydee’a.wilson@djj.state.fl.us

Circuit 20 - Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

Vinnie Vurro
Superintendent, Southwest Florida JDC
Ft. Myers
239-332-6927
vincent.vurro@djj.state.fl.us

State-wide

Catherine Chandler
Tallahassee
(850) 921-6736
catherine.chandler@djj.state.fl.us

Last Updated: October 28, 2011
 

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