Staff

Executive Staff

Suzanne Cordero

Executive Director

Suzanne Whitbeck

suzanne@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4101

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cecilia

Chief Operating Officer

Cecilia Navarro

cecilia@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext 4601

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Program Staff & Teachers

Mishelle Ellner

Grant & Data Manager
mishelle@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4212

Cameron Kugel

Development Manager
cameron@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4102

Betzy Rega

Community Care Coordinator
betzy@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4202

Indira Mele

Adult Literacy Coordinator
Indira@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4603

Giuliano Giliberti

Food and Nutrition Coordinator
Giuliano@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4502

Veronica Martinez

Youth Literacy Coordinator
veronica@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4602

Leonel Lopez

Health Care Case Manager and Finance / ESL Teacher
leonel@friendsofelsol.org

(561) 745-9860 ext. 4207

Ana Reid

Labor Coordinator
ana@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4100

Cliff Ross

Garden Coordinator
cliff@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4300

Liliana Cortes

Community Support Case Manager & Plazas Comunitarias Teacher
sandra@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4111

Paula Cardenas

Assistant Case Manager
paula@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4112

Klaus Billewicz

Labor Program Assistant – Weekend Labor Desk
klaus@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4100

Rick Ammons

Labor Program Assistant – Employer Desk
rick@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860 ext. 4100

Indira Mele

GED Preparation Teacher
indira@friendsofelsol.org

John Tafhurt

GED Preparation Teacher
john@friendsofelsol.org

Silvia Pedraza

Sewing Coordinator
silvia@friendsofelsol.org
(561) 745-9860

Janice badillo

ESL
Janice@friendsofelsol.org

Maria Hernandez

ESL
maria@friendsofelsol.org

Mili Cardenas

Evening Program Childcare

mili@friendsofelsol.org

Yene Jimenez Corona

Finance/ ESL Teacher
yene@friendsofelsol.org

Suzanne Whitbeck, Executive Director

Born in the United States and raised in Guatemala, Suzanne has a degree in clinical psychology from the Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City. She has lived in Florida for the past 30 years, spending a short time working with the Palm Beach County School Board Early Identification Program and, prior to coming to El Sol, as Executive Director for The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund. Suzanne serves on the Board of Directors for MyClinic and has volunteered extensively with St. Vincent de Paul of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and at her children’s schools in Jupiter.

Cecilia Navarro, Chief Operating Officer

Cecilia Navarro was born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia. While in college, she was awarded a scholarship to come to the US to finish her studies at Arizona State University. With a bachelor's degree in Economics and a Masters in Finance, she worked in private banking and, later, the Inter-American Development Bank. She looks forward to applying her administrative expertise to our operations at El Sol.