Our Team

Marc Stanakis - President

Marc Stanakis serves as the President and Co-Founder of The Jobs Partnership of Florida. As the strategic leader of this thriving non-profit organization, his mission is to transform the lives of the chronically underemployed through the power of partnerships. Utilizing his business development and fundraising abilities, Marc co-founded The Jobs Partnership initiative in 1999, through which struggling people could find hope, purpose and employment opportunities, through the help of others. Marc’s exceptional ability to build cross-cultural relationships has brought a diversity of people and organizations together to serve struggling working families. The Jobs Partnership has formed more than 250+ strategic partnerships with churches, businesses, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, government and social service agencies in Central Florida, with thousands of Graduates now active in the workforce.

Chrissie Schutz - Partner Development Administrator

Michele Ryder - Office Administrator

Beverly Henry-Brown, MBA - Program Manager | LifeWorks

Angela Stromberg - Partner Liaison

Tom Ward - Head of Operations

Cynthia Asante, PMP - Project and Process Manager

Utilizing her previous work experience in Project Management, Cynthia works to implement Jobs Partnership strategic goals, enhances and ensures that the LifeWorks Program is process driven and transparent. Her role allows her to use both her God-given talents and her professional experience to serve others and impact lives.

Nicole Millard - Development Officer

Nicole helps share Jobs Partnership stories and impact to connect with individuals and organizations that support the mission. She volunteered through the years in various roles, including Coach, which left her promising to return, never imagining as a staff member! She brings admission and marketing experience from Christ-centered education and sales experience from the hospitality industry to her position.

Selena Hutchenson - Program Coordinator | LifeWorks

As the Program Coordinator of the LifeWorks Program, Selena is able to foster relationships with volunteers, instructors and students to ensure the implementation and success of the program. The curriculum content taught in our training sites motivates her in her role because it gives her the opportunity to exercise her God-given purpose of Breaking Generational Cycles, to the glory of God.

Sharon Parker - Participant Services Coordinator | LifeWorks

As a graduate of the LifeWorks Program, Sharon knows first-hand the transformative impact that the LifeWorks Training has on its participants. This is why she is passionate about her role as Student Services Coordinator, as she connects students with Community Resources, while uplifting them, restoring hope and leading them to Christ.

Yvette Desrosiers-Alphonse - Site Coordinator - Winter Garden | LifeWorks

Yvette works closely with our community partners to implement the West class site in her role as the Site Coordinator.  She acts as  the liaison between the Site Leaders and our partners, especially St. Luke’s United Methodist Church and Mosaic Church.   Yvette previously served as a Jobs Partnership Coach and Team Leader before joining the Jobs Partnership staff.

Shiloh Karshima, MPA - Operations Director