Leadership Team Bios (2024)

Neighborhood Services Director:Open

Tracie Adams, Deputy Director:

Human Services Program Manager:Open

Kristi Hagen, Children's Services Coordinator: Serves as the liaison for the Children’s Services Advisory Board, which makes investment recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for programming that benefits children throughout Manatee County. Kristi manages all aspects of Children’s Service contracts. She is a Blackbaud Grantmaking administrator and has earned certification. Since 1990, she has gained vast knowledge and experience in business management, leadership and early childhood services. Kristi has successfully completed Leadership I and II modules through the County. Her experience comes from a line of professions that focus on the care and wellbeing of children.

Jennifer B. Burgh, Probation Services Manager: Performs administrative and supervisory work related to the Probation Services Division. Duties include interacting with all facets of the Criminal Justice System clients, judges, Court and Clerk personnel, attorneys, law enforcement agencies; conducting off-site programs and making public presentations; and developing, implementing and monitoring probation-related programs, processes and associated reports files and records. Supervision of all division staff and programs, including misdemeanor probation, pretrial release, offender work program, pretrial intervention, victim impact panel and special response team. Jennifer previously worked in probation at Broward Sheriff’s Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Sharon McClellan, Compliance Services Program Manager: Develops and maintains compliance system and procedures for all Departmental and Division/Section functions related to County procedures and regulations, guidelines, and requirements. Performs high-level administrative and technical duties in the planning, development, and coordination of assigned Department compliance activities. Activities are designed to ensure that Department staff are conforming with County procedures and numerous requirements of contractual entities, including HUD, State, and local Non-Profit agencies. Supervises and manages Departmental compliance staff and accompanying compliance work duties including Federal, State and Local audits, updates to Departmental Standard Operating Procedures, Requests for Legal Services, and Public Record Requests. Sharon has worked for Manatee County since 2002 in various administrative/fiscal/compliance roles.

Debbee Ash, Housing and Community Development Coordinator: As a 17+ year employee, Ash has spent her time at Manatee County Government assisting the housing needs of Manatee County residents. Currently she oversees a team of four who implement a first-time homebuyer assistance program, a homeowner rehabilitation and homeowner replacement program and is responsible for ensuring all State (SHIP) and Federal (CDBG/HOME) housing dollars are spent in accordance with the statutory requirements and regulations.She also serves as the liaison to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, which annually reviews the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted local government comprehensive plan of the appointing local government and recommends specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate.

Julia Vieira, Community Development Project Manager: Oversees the entitlement funding the County receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). Before joining the County in 2022, she worked as a Planner for the City of Manchester, NH. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of New Hampshire and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Brasilia (Brazil).

Angela Wilson, Fiscal Services Manager:

Dr. Renese M. Remy, Criminal Justice Policy Coordinator:Works to maintain close working relationships with other criminal justice agencies, community funders and partners, ensuring a broad approach to the criminal justice system to include behavioral health, child welfare, substance abuse, homeless and poverty, inmate healthcare and others. Dr. Remy coordinates policies and programs of various criminal justice agencies within Manatee County in an effort to enhance services, reduce inefficiencies and gaps in the system and promote collaboration between agencies to support the goals and mission of the Board of County Commissioners. In addition, she manages grant funding and contracts and serves as staff liaison, chair and vice-chair to various boards and commissions that support the criminal justice system and the mission of the Board of County Commissioners. Dr. Remy holds a doctorate degree in Higher Education Administration and a Master’s Degree in Adult Education. Before her 10 years here at Manatee County, she worked for 12 years in the areas of Behavioral Health, Healthcare and Risk Management, Medical Records and Court Administration.

Janice Dunbar-Smith, Administrative Services Coordinator:Serves as a personnel liaison with Human Resources, overseeing functions associated with various employee programs, hiring, employment performance evaluations, FMLA, incident/accidents reports, drug-free workplace, maintaining confidential files, payroll timekeeping and insurance coordination to help facilitate all aspects of their health care coverage. Janice has served as the department's United Way Coordinator for the past 10 years.

Lorrie See, Administrative Services Coordinator: