Staff

Office

Alice Stapleton – Executive Director

Alice Stapleton is thrilled to join the CVHN family and comes to them with 13 years of nonprofit experience. She has a BA in Organizational Leadership from Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia, and is pursuing her MS in Nonprofit Management at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Alice’s life in nonprofit work started in her hometown of Sautee-Nacoochee, Georgia when she became the Marketing & Publications Director for the Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association. This small arts and environmental organization located in what has been noted as “one of the 100 best small arts towns in America,” inspired Alice to dedicate her life to helping others see the reward of giving to and positively impacting the fabric of our world: our communities. She then went on complete nonprofit theatre work in Oregon and Washington, but when she was told that she was a better director than actress, she decided to pursue her leadership potential, and back to the South she came! Recently, Alice relocated to SOWAL from Americus, GA where she acted as Executive Director for New Horizons Habitat for Humanity. Other nonprofit groups for which Alice has worked include United Way, where she worked in program development and fund allocation, and the YMCA, at which she was responsible for more than 15 afterschool sites and 2000 school children each day. In addition to her “day job,” Alice consults nonprofits all over the Southeast on topics such as board and staff development, strategic planning, financial management, and leadership issues. She is an avid reader of English literature, and in her spare time she is either on the water, or traveling. Alice would like to be a writer when she grows up.

Kim Pall – Office Manager 

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Kim’s family moved her to Seminole Florida in 1977.   After College, Kim worked in the accounting field for a number of large companies.  Then in 1996 while living in Tampa, she and husband Chris, started the nationally recognized hand painted glassware company Kim Pall Creations. 

On a family vacation Kim, Chris and her two daughters (Lindsay and Stefani) fell in love with the 30A area enough to sell everything and move here permanently in 2002.

Kim has given her time back by being a mentor at Seaside Neighborhood School and involved with the Coastal Queens of Northwest Florida. She first learned of CVHN at a “Queens” meeting and felt God had placed it in her heart to do more for them. That opportunity soon came up! She became the Office Manager in 2008 and has never looked back. She finds it a true blessing every day to be a part of an organization that is doing so many things for so many children.

 

Tess McLaughlin – Client Care and Development Coordinator

Tess McLaughlin grew up in Destin and graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Troy University, Florida Region. After graduation, Tess continued her career in retail sales and management. She worked for Bellsouth/ AT&T Advertising & Publishing from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, Tess joined Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor.

Tess has been actively involved in the Junior League of the Emerald Coast for the past 8 years, serving as Recording Secretary and VP-Elect of the Communications Council. She is also a volunteer with Emerald Coast Hospice.

 

 

Mobile Dental Clinic

Denise Johnston, RDH – Mobile Dental Clinic Program Manager

Denise Johnston is a Registered Dental Hygienist and a long-time resident of the Emerald Coast area, having moved to Fort Walton Beach in the early 1970’s.  She is a graduate of Choctawhatchee High School and holds an A.S. degree in dental hygiene from Pensacola Junior College.  She has been a practicing dental hygienist for over twenty-five years. 

Denise was very excited when this once in a lifetime career opportunity became available. She joined Children’s Volunteer Health Network as the Mobile Dental Clinic Program Manager in June 2008.

Denise and her husband live in Shalimar and have two sons. She is active in her church and enjoys working with the youth. She participated in a mission trip to an orphanage in Mexico and helped provide dental care to needy children.

Denise feels blessed to be a part of caring for these precious children and teaching them how to keep a healthy smile for a lifetime.

 Kelly Taylor, RDH – Mobile Dental Clinic Hygienist

Kelly Taylor moved to Fort Walton Beach in 1982 when her husband, who was active duty Air Force, received orders to the area. They moved from South Carolina where she spent most of her childhood. Kelly has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for thirteen years. She holds an A.S. degree in dental hygiene which she received from Pensacola Junior College. 

Kelly had been working in private practice until the God given opportunity to work for CVHN arose. She is extremely excited to be part of the team at Children’s Volunteer Health Network and is enjoying her time spent on the “Just for Grins” Mobile Dental Clinic serving the needs of the school children in Walton and Okaloosa counties.

Kelly has been an active volunteer with several different extracurricular activities in the Okaloosa County school system for many years and loves working with children. She and her husband have two daughters and live in Fort Walton Beach.