Our Family

	Executive Director Oren Wunderman, Ph.D. owunderman@frcflorida.org 305-960-5521 Oren Wunderman, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Family Resource Center of South Florida (FRC). Having begun working at FRC in March 1995 as a Director of a division of FRC, Dr. Wunderman was promoted to the position of C.E.O. in June 1999. Applying skills and knowledge that he learned from more than 35 years of working in Child Welfare Centers, Community Mental Health Centers, private practice settings and educational settings, Dr. Wunderman oversees the administrative, programmatic, clinical, fiscal, fund-raising and personnel matters that arise from day-to-day at FRC.Dr. Wunderman attributes much of the success of the agency to these core service principles, which he articulates to the staff over the years: Treat and regard your clients with respect, humility and dignity. But for the Grace of God, or, if you are not a deist, the fortuity of random happenstance, you could be one of those abused, neglected, abandoned or troubled children that we serve, or you could be one of the dysfunctional parents that we serve. Work as a team with your co-workers and with other professionals and para-professionals in the community who are sharing the case with you. In each day, distinguish yourself as an outstandingly dedicated and competent professional and as an invaluable asset to FRC. Make Professional Development and Personal Growth goals in your work at FRC. Dr. Wunderman feels that the following management principles help the staff of FRC perform well, maintain a high morale and flourish: Always praise in public and criticize in private. Give praise in no more than one minute. Give a reprimand in no more than one minute Goal-set with employees in a realistic and respectful manner. Invite the staff to be part of the investigative team in diagnosing programmatic or clinical problems. Invite the staff to be part of the brain-storming team in establishing solutions to programmatic or clinical problems. Dr. Wunderman obtained his Bachelor’s degree (Psychology Major), Master’s degree (Community Counseling Major) and Doctoral degree (Counseling Psychology major) from the University of Miami. He is licensed in the State of Florida as a Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist. He earned a professional certificate in “Quality Healthcare Management” from the School of Business at Florida International University.
	Chief Financial Officer John Antieau, CPA jantieau@frcflorida.org 305-960-5547 John Antieau joined Family Resource Center (FRC) in January 2008 as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to coming to work for FRC, John was the Chief Financial Officer at JESCA, another non-profit, for three years. In his work at FRC, he combines his considerable skills and knowledge as an Accountant, with his social service heart of wanting to help the agency do its best for our clients.Prior to entering the non-profit world, John worked in the for profit sector and was the controller and/or Chief Financial Officer at Mercedes Electric Supply for two years, American Tire Express for two years and Miami Depot for ten years. John started his career in accounting at Deloitte & Touche, one of the largest accounting firms in the world. John worked in the audit department and served numerous clients in a variety of industries including non-profits such as the Dade County Youth Fair and the Doral Ryder Open. John spent seven years at Deloitte and worked his way up to Audit Manager.John graduated from Florida International University with an Associates degree in accounting and a Masters degree in Accounting. John passed the Certified Public Accountant examination on his first try and received honorable mention for the Elijah Watts Sells award, an award given for the top scores on each exam. After completing his Masters degree, John became a Certified Public Accountant in 1987.
	COO/In-House Counsel/ Full Case Management Project Director Lourdes Pons, Esq. lpons@frcflorida.org 305-960-5545 Lourdes Pons joined Family Resource Center of South Florida (FRC) in June 2005 as General Counsel and Director of the agency’s newly started Full Case Management Program (FCM). She worked tirelessly, and with much legal expertise and political aplomb, to grow the FCM program from its modest beginnings of our working with about 240 Dependent children to its current level of working with nearly 600 Dependent children. Along the way, the FRC FCM program has won numerous distinctions and awards for the outstanding service of the agency in general, or for the contributions of certain specific FCM staff.Prior to joining FRC, Lourdes spent 11 years working for the Florida Department of Children and Families, Legal Division, initially as a Senior Attorney and then as a Supervising attorney. In that capacity, Lourdes managed and presented Dependency cases before the Juvenile courts and supervised 5-6 attorneys in order to ensure that statutory guidelines were followed. Lourdes was also a member of the Juvenile Rules Committee and in that capacity she was the Chairperson of the sub-committee charged by the Supreme Court of Florida with drafting of the “Mental Health Rule” enacted on March 6, 2003 as Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.350. Lourdes also handled high profile contested media cases and represented the Department in contested hearings including Rules to Show Cause. Lourdes graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and English and earned a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Miami, School of Law.
	Clinical Director Isabel Semidey isemidey@frcflorida.org 305-960-5560 Isabel Semidey is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and national certified counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to working with children from ages 0 to 17 and their families. Ms. Semidey is specially trained to work with children with severe behavioral problems and their parents and/or caregivers, as well as with babies, toddlers and preschoolers developing a child-parent relationship. Ms. Semidey came to Family Resource Center with 18 years of experience working with the dependency and juvenile justice systems, 13 of them in clinical supervision and/or managerial positions.Ms. Semidey has experience working in various settings including the District XI children’s mental health program office and foster care program, community colleges, community based care agencies, community mental health/outpatient centers, psychiatric crisis units and mental health residential programs in South Florida. Ms. Semidey also has experience with educational research projects with preschool age children as well as in the development of childcare centers’ educational programs for both the mainstream population and children with behavioral challenges in Cuba. Prior to her position at Family Resource Center, Ms. Semidey has supervised several programs at different agencies in South Florida (Department of Children and Families, Citrus Health Network, The Children Psychiatric Center, Neighbor to Family and CHARLEE) that provide Specialized Therapeutic Foster Care, Enhanced Residential Group Care, Therapeutic Out-patient Services, Targeted Case Management, Pediatric Mobile Crisis Team and juvenile diversion.Ms. Semidey received her Bachelor of Science in Developmental Psychology from the University of Havana and a post-graduate diploma in Early Childhood Educational Research from The Early Childhood Institute, also in Havana, Cuba. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Ms. Semidey has participated in many community committees aimed to improve the quality and quantity of children’s mental health services in Miami Dade County.
	Director of Quality Assurance/Full Case Management Carmen Pintado-Arasi, Esq. cpintado@frcflorida.org 305-960-5592 Carmen Pintado-Arasi joined Family Resource Center in January 2007 as a Staff Attorney and Permanency Specialist. Carmen facilities permanency staffings and works closely with the agency’s case managers to ensure that the children reach permanency in a timely manner. Carmen is also responsible for Quality Assurance for the Full Case Management Program. Carmen goes to court with FRC Case Managers advocating for positions taken by FRC, on an as-needed basis, in those cases that are high-profile or legally complex.Prior to joining Family Resource Center, Carmen was employed for eight years with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) as a Senior Attorney. At DCF, Carmen handled Dependency cases and Termination of Parental Rights cases, in the Juvenile Division.Carmen attended Florida International University and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University, School of Law.Carmen is very active in her community. She has been a member of Hands on Miami for twelve years and she just completed a six-year term on the Board of Directors.
	Staff Attorney/Permanency Specialist Jennifer Sabin, Esq. jsabin@frcflorida.org 305-960-5593 Jennifer Sabin joined Family Resource Center in September 2010 as a Staff Attorney and Permanency Specialist. Jennifer facilitates permanency staffings and works closely with the agency’s case managers, clinical department, and directors to ensure that the children we serve reach permanency in a timely manner. When necessary, Jennifer attends court and mediations with FRC Case Managers advocating for positions taken by FRC in those cases that are high-profile or legally complex.Prior to joining Family Resource Center, Jennifer was employed for 6 years with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) as a Lead Attorney, representing the State in Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights cases. She began her legal career in 2003, working with Legal Services of North Florida, providing free legal representation to low-income people with civil legal issues ranging from Family Law and Dependency to Tax and Bankruptcy. While with Legal Services she also provided outreach services to the Spanish speaking, low income and migrant community in North Florida.Jennifer attended Florida International University and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in International Relations and a Certificate for Latin American and Caribbean Studies in 2000. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Florida State College of Law in 2004.
	Human Resources Director Idania Lemus ilemus@frcflorida.org 305-960-5599 Idania Lemus was promoted to the position of Human Resources Director in March 2011. Ms. Lemus first joined the agency in 1997 as the Director of the Homestead Nursery, where she was responsible for overseeing the staff, developing and measuring the efficacy of the educational curriculum, fundraising activities, and managing public relations for the program.Idania then moved into the Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Department, where she assisted in ensuring agency-wide compliance with local, state and national regulations, as well as compliance with standards set forth by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).Most recently, Idania served as the Development Manager, where she helped organize both fundraising and programmatic events.Prior to joining Family Resource Center, Idania spent five years as the director of a childcare center located in south Miami-Dade. Idania was also the Chief Operating Officer for a family-owned business engaged in the construction industry where she earned her General Contractor’s License. Idania has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, both from Nova Southeastern University.
	Director of Development Dorit Matthews dmatthews@frcflorida.org 305-960-5536 Dorit Matthews joined the staff of Family Resource Center in November 2009. She joined the team with fifteen years’ experience in non-profit management and fundraising with a focus in human services and children’s issues. Most recently she was the Development Director for Teach For America Miami-Dade where she created and executed the funding strategy that grew revenue by 300% in 2009, bringing in over $1.3 million. She also grew the alumni giving campaign four-fold and secured the first state issued AmeriCorps funding for the program.Ms. Matthews started her career at a music and event production company where she learned the ropes of producing large-scale concerts and events at Carnegie Hall and other notable New York City venues. From there she moved on to managing non-profit fundraisers and overseeing a team of 30 at the Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless, an organization that provided job training and placements for men and women moving back into full employment.In recent years, Dorit has studied graphic design at Parsons School of Design, worked with a NYC branding firm, and done marketing consulting where she helped small businesses and non-profits define and communicate their unique brands.Dorit holds an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School and a BA Summa Cum Laude from Northeastern University.
	Controller Kim Sprouse ksprouse@frcflorida.org 305-960-5532 Kim Sprouse joined Family Resource Center in January 2003 as an Accounts Receivable/Payroll Clerk. Kim was promoted to the position of Controller in 2007, after serving for two years as the Staff Accountant.Prior to joining Family Resource Center, Kim spent four years as a Financial Analyst in the for-profit sector at Allied Automotive Group in Atlanta, Georgia. She also has prior experience in Member Billing at The Ocean Reef Club.Kim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Florida International University.

	Full Case Management Supervisors
	Special Project Supervisor Kunle Ajayi kajayi@frcflorida.org 305-960-5591
	Unit 851 Gladys Andre gandre@frcflorida.org 305-960-5574
	Unit 846 Elizabeth Anthony eanthony@frcflorida.org 305-960-5523
	Drug Court Supervisor (Unit 855) Gina Barraza gbarraza@frcflorida.org 305-960-5585
	Unit 854 / Independent Living Isabel Betancur-Puello ibetancur@frcflorida.org 305-960-4486
	Unit 848 Jamiammie Collins jcollins@frcflorida.org 350-960-5526
	Case Planning Facilitator/ Independent Living Patricia Louis plouis@frcflorida.org 305-960-5560
	Drug Court Supervisor (Unit 857) Donald Machacon dmachacon@frcflorida.org 305-960-4478
	Unit 741 Herve Preval hpreval@frcflorida.org 305-960-5551
	Unit 835 Becki Raynor braynor@frcflorida.org 305-960-5570
	Unit 858 Shanika Smith ssmith@frcflorida.org 305-960-5539