The Brevard Family Partnership Board of Directors are all volunteers and give selflessly of their time and resources to support and further develop our system of care, as well as carry the message of our mission throughout the community.
The Board of Directors meet on the fourth Thursday of every month at 2301 W. Eau Gallie Blvd, Suite 104, Melbourne, FL 32935. For more information, contact our main office at (321) 752-4650.
Stockton Whitten
Board Chair, Brevard County Appointee
Mr. Whitten is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and was educated in the Duval County Public School System. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Florida.
Mr. Whitten has been employed by Brevard County since 1994 and has been the Assistant County Manager for the Management Services Group since 2000. Prior to coming to Brevard County he worked for Broward County Government. He also has interned with both the City of Gainesville and Alachua County Governments. In total Mr. Whitten has over 18 years of experience in local government. He was a member of the advisory board prior to the establishment of Community Based Care of Brevard, Inc. (May 2003) and since has served on the board in the capacity of Treasurer before becoming Vice-Chair in 2010.
Judge Kelly McKibben
Vice-Chair, Brevard County Appointee
Judge McKibben holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a Juris Doctor Degree. Her legal career has included roles as the senior/supervising attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services for approximately three years and the managing attorney for District 7, Child Welfare Legal Services for four years. For two years she served as chief legal counsel/deputy chief legal counsel for District 7.
Judge McKibben was involved with TIP (Together In Partnership) in the development of the Agency and its System of Care and is a strong advocate for children. Her community involvement includes two years as a member of the operations board for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard and five years as a member of the Friends of the Children’s Advocacy Center for Brevard. In 2006 she received the Davis Productivity Award for her work with the Florida Department of Children & Families. In 2001 she also was awarded this honor for the Special Operations Response Team which focused on achieving permanency in a more timely manner for many foster children in Orange County. She received the Outstanding Performance Team Award in 2005, for the District 7 Legal Leadership Team. She joined the Brevard Family Partnership board of directors in January 2008.
Sam Gutierez
Treasurer, Brevard County Appointee
As both a foster and adoptive parent, Sam is well aware of the plight of children who have suffered abuse and neglect and supports Brevard Family Partnership's mission of Protecting Children. A native of California, Sam has worked in the aerospace industrty for most of his career in both human resources and public relations/community outreach capacities.
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William Ryder
Immediate Past Board Chair
Mr. Ryder holds a BS in Transportation, which he received from the US Merchant Marine Academy. He served for 21 years in the U.S. Navy, leaving the service with the rank of USNR – Commander.
Mr. Ryder was credited with the evacuation of approximately 30,000 individuals from Viet Nam in his civilian role of Acting Chief of Military Sealift Command Office - Viet Nam. He received the Award for Outstanding Civilian Service from the Secretary of Navy. When Mr. Ryder retired he became Deputy Director of International Traffic for Military Traffic Management Command – Western Area. He has also held significant positions in private and government entities. He managed an Employee Assistance Program with focus on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He has served as a Guardian Ad Litem since 1995. He is active in the community and has been on the Brevard Family Partnership board of directors since October, 2005. He served one year as the board vice chairman and currently serves as Chairman of the Board.
Melton Broom
Mr. Broom served his country in the U.S. Navy and retired as Senior Chief Yeoman. His work experience after his military retirement includes supervisor in accounting for the City of Miami Beach. He served in numerous capacities during his career with General Development Corporation and retired in 1990 as assistant vice-president and director of operations for two Florida Counties.
Mr. Broom joined the Brevard Family Partnership board of directors in April 2007. He has a long history of community activism and involvement including serving as the Mayor of Palm Bay from 1993 to 1996. He serves on numerous community boards, including Space Coast Early Intervention Center, United Way of Brevard County Council of Advisors, and the Palm Bay Community Hospital Advisory Committee.
Michael Cadore
Mr. Cadore is a sworn police officer and the Community Relations Specialist for the Rockledge Police Department. Specialist Cadore has oversight of the Community Relations Unit that encompasses patrol, Business Watch Programs, the Criminal Investigation Division, Recruitment, and Public Information. He has 19 years of law enforcement related experience including corrections, probation, patrol, and crime prevention.
Michael is also founder and president of Magnus Solutions, Inc., a consulting company providing services that include life-skills training, motivational speaking, and educational workshops. Magnus Solutions also provides security assessment, policy review, and office training for businesses, as well as crime prevention, and employee violence and office safety workshops.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Corrections & Administration of Justice from Eastern Kentucky University and a Masters Degree in Management and Leadership from Webster University. In college, he was a NCAA record-setting kick return specialist at Eastern Kentucky University. He was drafted into the National Football League by the New Orleans Saints as a wide receiver and kick return specialist and finished his career in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Machine, where he was a league-leading kick return specialist. He and his wife, Cornelia, have three children.
Brooke Deratany Goldfarb
Ms. Goldfarb is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia. She was born and raised in Brevard County, Florida and is president of Peaceful Beach Mediation and Collaboration. A member of the Florida Bar since 1996, Ms. Goldfarb is adjunct faculty at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, teaching Introduction to Law for pre-law majors and serving on the Pre-Law Advisory Board.
Ms. Goldfarb began her legal career in Miami, Florida in 1996 as an associate at the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig. In 1998, she moved to Washington, DC, where she continued developing her negotiation and drafting skills as a corporate associate at the law firm of Swidler Berlin (now known as Bingham). In 2004, Governor Jeb Bush appointed her to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 18th Judicial Circuit, where she helped place more than a half-dozen county and circuit court judges in Brevard and Seminole counties. In 2009, she was recognized as one of LEAD Brevard’s “4 Under 40.” Ms. Goldfarb currently is president of the Brevard Art Museum's Council of 100 and chairman of the Town of Indialantic Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee. Other community involvement includes co-chairing the Indialantic "Witch Way" 5K and teaching 6th graders at Indialantic Elementary about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as a Florida Supreme Court Justice Teacher.
Rev. Scott Elliott
Rev. Elliott has spent a lot of time over the years working with children, youth and families. He's tutored children, been a clown with a medical team in migrant farm worker camps, coached kids in a drama camp, studied children's theatre, performed in children's plays, and has worked as a childcare aid and after-school care bus driver. He has coached sports, helped in classrooms and field trips, taught legal mock trial classes and formed a PTA. He's been a church youth director and a summer peace day camp leader. In 1997 he formed and directed a youth and family theatre group in Oregon. In 2009 he formed, and still directs, a youth and family theatre group in Palm Bay called Community Family Players.
Rev. Elliott holds a Bachelors degree in Drama, a Masters in Divinity, and a Doctorate in Jurisprudence. Before coming to Palm Bay to be a pastor at Riviera United Church of Christ he worked as lawyer in Oregon for sixteen years. Rev. Elliott works in Palm Bay, lives in downtown Melbourne, and writes a monthly column for the Hometown News.
Leo Roselip
Mr. Roselip has lived in and served Brevard County for over 27 years. After a successful management career of 38 years with J.C. Penney Company, Mr. Roselip “retired.” He currently is the director of facilities for Community Educators Credit Union. He has served as the president and CEO for Habitat for Humanity in Brevard County and as the chief professional officer for the Boys and Girls Club of Brevard.
Mr. Roselip was involved in the early stages of the development of Community Based Care of Brevard and was a member of the TIP (Together In Partnership) subcommittee which worked diligently to develop the System of Care and this Agency. He has served on the Board since May 2003, including serving as the board Chairman since for over one (1) year. He is an active member of the community and has received numerous honors and awards including: FLORIDA TODAY Citizen of the Year; Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce Service Award; Children's Home Society Advocate of the Year; The Children's Hope Award; Brevard County Board of County Volunteer Resolutions; and Child Advocate award, serving as Chairman of the Board of Brevard Family Partnership.