Welcome to Kayla Kitchens, Florida After School's Executive Assistant. Kayla first started in the afterschool field as a volunteer throughout high school at the Museum of Arts and Science in Daytona Beach, Florida. She joins our team, adding additional project and office management skills and will also assist with some of our research and training, putting her educational background in Family Child Sciences and Psychology to work. Kayla is a self-professed animal lover and has found a seamless fit with our Tallahassee-based team.

Welcome to Shelby Norwood, our newest resource for programs! We are excited to announce we have added a STEM Specialist to the team. A Tallahassee native, Shelby has fond memories of field trips to the National MagLab and Challenger Learning Center and is looking forward to helping programs access STEM curricula, training and evaluation tools. She joins us from the TEACH Team at the Children's Forum and brings with her nearly three years of direct childcare and afterschool experience. Shelby is currently pursuing a degree in Business Management and is now our second bilingual team member.

Join the Assessment to Action – Advancing Health Equity in Out-of-School Time Virtual Institute on September 26 and October 10. This two-part virtual training series will provide an overview of the National AfterSchool Association’s (NAA) Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards for OST, conducting an assessment, identifying priorities, and action steps for implementation.

Register HERE to reserve your spot or download the one-pager for more information by clicking the image above.

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