Jim Springer
Operations Board Jim Springer Jim Springer recently reentered the community banking business as Chief Lending Officer at Bank of Belle Glade. Jim lives in Loxahatchee. He is married with two children and six grandchildren. He grew up on the West Coast of Florida, and attended the US Air Force Academy. He is a graduate of […]
Barbara McQuinn
Operations Board Barbara McQuinn Second Vice President Barbara McQuinn has served on the Board of Directors for Families First of Palm Beach County since 2017. She is a retired Palm Beach County School District educator. She has been a mathematics teacher, assistant principal, principal, and area superintendent. She recently finished eight years of service as […]
Dena Sisk Foman, Esq.
Operations Board Dena Sisk Foman, Esq. Immediate Past President Partner, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP Ms. Foman specializes in personal injury law. Backed by a decade of insurance defense experience, she is a passionate advocate for clients who have been injured due to the negligence of another party. A steadfast supporter of mental health and women’s […]
Bari Goldstein, Esq.
Operations Board Bari Goldstein, Esq. Lippes Mathias, Attorneys at Law Ms. Goldstein, a labor and employment attorney, received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law and her Bachelor of Accounting with a second major in personnel management from Florida International University. Her law practice focuses on preventative labor and employment defense […]
Philip Sprinkle II, Esq.
Foundation Board Philip Sprinkle II, Esq. Board Attorney Partner Akerman LLP Philip Sprinkle focuses his practice on a variety of healthcare regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, board governance, joint ventures and reimbursement at both the state and federal level. He represents privately-held companies with an emphasis on physician groups, academic medical centers, and affiliated […]
James Nau
Foundation Board James Nau Retired Insurance Executive Jim Nau was formerly responsible for the administration of the workers compensation residual market reinsurance pools and assigned risk plans approved in NCCI states. Previously, he served as division executive for National Policy Development, and as senior vice president, Government, Consumer & Industry Affairs. A graduate of Butler University, […]
Raul Mercader Foundation
Foundation Board Raul Mercader Raul Mercader is the Regional Sales Manager of South Florida for Amwins Connect, a division of Amwins, the nation’s largest wholesale commercial broker. Amwins Connect is a Benefits General Agency that partners with commercial employee benefits brokers on everything from sales to renewals, including administration throughout the life of the group. […]
Mary Aguiar Foundation
Foundation Board Mary Aguiar Treasurer Mary Aguiar joined Families First in March 2013 as Director of Finance and Administration. Prior to joining Families First, she was employed as an administrator to a well-known labor & employment law firm and as the business manager to an international water treatment company. Ms. Aguiar has a long history of […]
Julie Swindler
Leadership Team Julie Swindler, MSW, LCSW Chief Executive Officer Julie A. Swindler, LCSW, has dedicated her career to strengthening children, families, and communities in Palm Beach County for more than four decades. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in 1982 and her master’s degree in social work from Barry University in 1985. […]