OUR TEAM
KIM M. JOHNSON
President/CEO
Kim has spent the last 30 years of her life working on the frontlines of underserved communities in central Florida, helping to improve the lives of children and families. Kim’s professional experience includes management, program development, training, teaching, grant writing, and community engagement in social service, schools, university, and nonprofit settings. It was when she began managing the Callahan Neighborhood Center in 2007 where her love of anti-hunger work began. She served on the board of Florida Impact for two years and then worked as their Central Florida Program Coordinator from 2010 until 2017. During that time, she also served on the board of Central Florida Second Harvest Food Bank. Kim then moved on to work for Orange County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services as their grants, nutrition, education, and community programs manager until she re-joined Florida Impact as President/CEO in January 2021. Kim was born and raised in Great Neck, New York, and she received her Bachelor's of Social Work and Master's of Social Work from Adelphi University. Kim is married to Langston Johnson and the proud mother of three amazing daughters, Robyn, Renee, and Ryanna. She is a member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Orlando and a proud member of her beloved sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. She loves to exercise, roller skate, and spend time with her family.
Contact Kim at kjohnson@flimpact.org
Asheena Moses
Regional Project Coordinator
Asheena Moses joined the Florida Impact team in June 2021. She has ten years of experience in the field of food service, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Culinary Arts and Food and Beverage Management from Le Cordon Bleu, and a Master’s in Public Health with an emphasis on Nutrition from Liberty University. For the last four years, Asheena served as a Food and Nutrition Specialist with Orange County Public Schools. It was there she realized her purpose: to work in a capacity that allows her the opportunity to assist in improving the health of individuals in underserved communities. Asheena earned her Master’s degree in May of 2021, graduating with honors . She is excited to carry out the mission of Florida Impact to End Hunger. In her spare time, Asheena enjoys painting and cooking.
Contact Asheena at amoses@flimpact.org
Earline Hayes
Community Outreach Specialist
Mrs. Earline Hayes joined the Florida Impact team in February 2022. After 28 years as a Senior Communications Specialists with a Fortune 500 Company, Earline is the epitome of dedicated service. While in this position she set a new standard with her innovative skills to ensure that consumers were provided with professional, knowledgeable, and experienced assistance. She will now incorporate her soft skills as our new Community Outreach Specialist. Serving as a proud wife and Caregiver to her disabled husband, Earline also serves as a loving mother, and BiBi. In her free time she volunteers as the Administrator of her church, Word Aflame Ministries, is a true champion for the elderly and loves to maintain her community in the way it deserves; well kept and in order. We welcome Earline along with her creative and positive energy to the Florida Feed The Hungry Team.
Contact Earline at ehayes@flimpact.org
KELSI KING
Operations Coordinator
Kelsi King joined the Florida Impact team in September of 2022. She is currently studying public health at Florida State University and aspires to get her Master's in Public Health (MPH) in the near future. As Operations Coordinator, Kelsi is invested in the day-to-day operations of Florida Impact. She eagerly assists in office management as well as bridging the gap between our team and the community. In her free time, Kelsi enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, and reading.
Contact Kelsi at kking@flimpact.org
RAFFAELA SUSI
Graphic Designer
Raffaela Susi has been on the Florida Impact team since 2011. When she joined as a Program Assistant, her main responsibilities were answering calls for the Florida Summer Food Hotline, administrative work, maintaining company social media, and designing flyers and other publications. She became the Communications Coordinator in 2012 after spearheading an entire rebranding of the organization. In 2015, Raffaela moved to Seattle and was kept on as the remote Graphic Designer. She has designed almost all websites and publications produced by Florida Impact. In her free time she enjoys roadtrips, finding new music, watching movies which are "so bad that they're good", hiking, and cooking.
Contact Raffaela at raffaelasusi@gmail.com
ANNA HOPKINS
Social Media Strategist
Anna joined the Florida Impact team in September of 2022 as the part time Social Media Strategist. She grew up on a small farm nestled in suburban Indiana where her family raised and showed Shetland sheep. Anna has always been invested in the nonprofit sector, working with many nonprofits in Indianapolis ranging from from environmental advocacy groups to community-building arts organizations. After graduating in 2020 from Indiana University with a degree in Nonprofit Management, she moved to Tallahassee and worked closely with the Friends of Maclay Gardens as the Event Coordinator at Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park. In this role, her passion for social media storytelling shined as she transformed the park's social accounts. Currently, she works full time for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as an Outdoor Recreation Specialist with the Office of Greenways and Trails. In her free time, she enjoys serving as a board member for Keep Tallahassee Beautiful, hiking, and photographing scenes of abandoned rural America.
Contact Anna at ahopkins@flimpact.org
Elisabeth Sheats
Bookkeeper
Elisabeth is the owner of Small Business Concerns, and has been Florida Impact's bookkeeper since 2017. Always looking for new ways to make processes more efficient, Elisabeth excels in developing time-saving processes and techniques. Elisabeth has been a QuickBooks Certified Pro-Advisor for both desktop and online versions of QuickBooks since 2012 and continues to renew that certification with each new update to the QuickBooks software family. In her spare time, Elisabeth enjoys handcrafts, baking, and writing.
Find out more at www.smallbusinessconcerns.com
Sidney Watts
Technical Support
Sidney Watts has been keeping Florida Impact up-to-date with the latest technology since 2015. He is the President/CEO of Parallel Synergistic Consulting, a business that specializes in network design, installation, and maintenance. Sidney is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Sidney does not let his title of President/ CEO get in the way of his hands-on approach to service delivery. Many new customers are surprised to see the company president at their agency working side by side with his employees to ensure technology needs are met. Many local nonprofits rely on Sidney for his wonderful and reliable service, and we're lucky to be one of them!
Find out more about at www.parallelsynergistic.com