BIOGRAPHY
As a consultant in the non-profit industry, Susan has dedicated her professional efforts to helping organizations design solutions that achieve maximum results.

After graduating from Florida State University, she spent the first part of her professional career in the for-profit arena working for companies including Columbia Broadcasting Systems and the Gillette Company. Her experience led to a proven track record in the ability to effectively analyze organizational needs and develop and implement strategies to solve problems and maximize success.

Susan shifted her career focus and expertise to work in the non-profit field where she worked for the Parent Resource Center. She has also provided training to Heart of Florida United Way, Walt Disney World, and Lockheed Martin.

As the Project Manager for the Orange County School Readiness Coalition during the start up of the school readiness initiative, Susan began working with the Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County in 2001 where she has since dedicated herself fulltime to ensuring that the children of Osceola County enter school prepared to succeed.

BIOGRAPHY
At a young age, Daisy Silva emigrated from Cuba to the United States to Chicago, Illinois where she lived for several years before settling down in Miami, Florida where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.  While in Miami, she worked with Major Appliances as an Accountant Supervisor for 6 years before accepting the role of Controller with H&J Paving Corporation, where she was responsible for all accounting functions and contract work.

In 1993, Daisy began working with Miami Dade County Housing Agency as an Accounts Payable Supervisor where she supervised a staff of 10, overseeing the disbursement of operating expenditures exceeding $30 million annually. She then transferred to the Section 8 Housing Division where she managed a staff of over 20 people in the maintenance of interdepartmental agreement programs, allocation of expenditures, budget oversight and more. Of the 13 years that Daisy was with Miami Dade Housing Agency, 7 of those were spent supervising the Cash Management Division, in which she managed the Agency’s cash average balance of $15 to $18 million, coordinated cash investments on a daily basis, maintained long-term debt service schedules and maintained the Home Ownership and Vista Verde Program files where she also personally attended closings.

In 2005, Daisy relocated to Orlando, Florida to be closer to her family and accepted the position of Fiscal/Compliance Manager with the Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County.  As the Fiscal/Compliance Manager, Daisy is responsible for the non-profit grant accounting and fiscal integrity functions with the Coalition, fiscal planning, revenue and expense projections, fiscal record keeping, and fiscal and contract compliance.   

 

SHELLI HOERNLEIN Program Services Manager Phone: (407) 933-5353 Fax: (407) 933-5012 Email Address: shoernlein@elcosceola.org

BIOGRAPHY
In her hometown of Seattle, Washington, Shelli spent much of her adult life very integrated and involved in the North Seattle community of Shoreline. Shelli has over 20 years experience working with children and families which includes countless hours of volunteer work at the Shoreline School District offering teacher support, student support, and family communication. Eleven of these years were spent as the owner and childcare provider of Happy Faces Childcare where her passion was to enrich the lives of children and families in the community through support and services for working families.

Shelli and her family spent time in 2007 traveling the country before relocating to Kissimmee, Florida where she enjoyed a hiatus with family before joining the Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County in 2008 as a contracted consultant. In 2010, Shelli transitioned to a permanent position as the Program Services Coordinator with the Coalition before becoming the Program Services Manager. Shelli is passionate about all areas of early learning and enjoys the opportunity to serve the early learning community in Osceola County.