School Health Alignment Team

The Polk Vision School Health Team’s purpose is to increase healthy weight in school-aged children through implementation of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model in Polk County Public Schools.

2019-2020 School Health Team Members

Jenna Kaczmarski, Co-Chair, Polk County Public Schools

Kathleen Wright, Co-Chair, Polk County Public Schools

Joyce Arand, Lakeland Regional Health

Tiffani Fritzsche, Peace River Center

Ivy Gonzalez, Tri-County Human Services

Audrey Kelley-Fritz, Polk County Public Schools

Veronica Kirby, Polk County Public Schools

Deanna Kirkland, Florida Department of Health in Polk County

Ileana Kniss, Peace River Center

Jenna Levine, Florida Department of Health in Polk County

Mendi McDowell, BayCare

Andrea Nikolai, University of Florida/IFAS

Colette O’Keeffe-Boggs, BayCare

Deidre Skaggs, Polk County Public Schools