Board of Directors

Lorraine Vickery
Founder.

Daniel Hopkins
Vice President

Betty Hopkins
Treasurer

Eve Marie Labrano
Secretary

Carol Lynda Emery

Joe Funaro

Robert Evans

Advisory Board

Dr. Christina Frederick-Recascino
Professor of Psychology
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Dr. Loray Blair-Britt
Family Practice

Linda Jarocz
Flagler County Chamber of Commerce

Bob & Joyce Jolley
Certified Christian Financial Counselors

Trudie Clem
R.N.

Anthony Labrano
Painting Contractor

Todd & Lexy
Todd's Moving

Samaritan Ministries

GOVERNING BODY OF DIRECTORS

Lorraine Vickery, President is the founder of Samaritan Ministries and currently serves as Executive Director. She received her BA in Psychology and was the former startup director of a local pregnancy center ministry. Lorraine was Past President of Flagler Resource Council (a social service coalition) Lorraine, herself a former single parent, is a domestic violence survivor as well as a survivor of childhood polio.

Daniel Hopkins, Vice President is a graduate of the Naval Academy and received his B.S. in General Engineering. Daniel spent six years in the U.S. Navy in the Aviation field. He retired from AT&T in l992, where he had various management positions. Daniel has served on several church boards, in Christian Education, is currently serving as a Hospice Homecare Volunteer and is a mentor at a local elementary school.

Magdalena L. Williams, Secretary/Treasurer retired after 21 years of service as a Head Nurse in the emergency room of NYU. She is a past President of the Palm Coast Registered Nurses Association, a previous Board member of the Family Life Center, was also on the Selection Committee of Habitat for Humanity and served as deaconess of her Church for nine years. Magdalena previously volunteered for the Flagler County Teen Crisis Line. Her personal warmth and radiant smile are usually accompanied by her Jamaican accent and hearty laughter. An encouragement to all, she exemplifies ‘love as a verb’.

Carol Lynda Emery is former ACT Corporation Therapist and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education and is a mother of four adult children. Carol has served in her church in many leadership and musical positions and is currently a church organist. She currently serves when appropriate as a therapist to the women and children at the Samaritan Inn.

Joseph Funaro is a retired Business Consultant for 23 successful years with a Fortune 500 Corporation. He has a strong background in insurance and as a business consultant. He was selected as a “Loaned Executive” to assist Regional Vice-President in a leadership role of the United Way of Long Island. He is an army veteran and a former Peace Corp. Volunteer. Currently he is an active church volunteer as well as a coordinator for our quarterly Car Care Program.

Barbara Huddleston has a strong background in administration and has worked for several small non-profit agencies. She has worked in the areas of volunteer manager, fundraising and office support. Barbara also served as the supervisor of the College of Nursing Research Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan where she was involved in developing and processing federal grants. She has attended grant writing classes at the Foundation Center in New York. Having traveled around the world with her military husband, she is currently pursuing her Women’s Ministry Certification at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Currently, Barbara is in the process of designing her church’s women’s ministry where she is serving as the Director of Women’s Ministry.

Revised 8/29/06