On October 1, 2014, DACCO received a four-year, $2 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to integrate primary medical care, provided onsite by Tampa General Hospital, into behavioral health treatment, outreach and prevention programs that provide services for minorities at high risk of or living with HIV.  The grant will enable DACCO to expand outreach, testing, counseling and case management services.

Board Member, Donna Turner, with her team, Lyda Lindell; Kelly O'Brien; and Tonya Kearney, enjoying their day golfing to support DACCO.  For more photos from the tournament, click here.

  Our annual golf tournament was held on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Avila Golf and Country Club. The day was absolutely perfect and the golf course was as beautiful as ever. The day included golf, golf contests, lunch on the green and dinner at the closing event. We had over 80 golfers playing and raised over $27,000 to support DACCO's programs.

A special "Thank You" to all of our sponsors who made this event possible:

Ally Facility Solutions/City Wide; Aon Hewitt; Bank of Tampa; Barley, McNamara, Wild; Bright House Networks; Burr & Forman; Bush Ross Law; Cigna Healthcare of Florida; iHeart Radio; Ferman Motor Car Company; Fifth Third Bank; Florida Retirement Consultants; HCSO Charities, Inc.; Hill, Ward, & Henderson; Mehra Vista Health; Pepin; PFG; Publix Charities; Railroad Industrial Credit Union; Refined Benefits dba Sullivan; Roto Rooter; Roxane Laboratories; Sierra Family Foundation/Avila; Stahl & Associates Insurance; Suncoast Community Health Centers; Tempco Appliance; Thermo Fisher Scientific; UBS Financial Services; and Walbridge Aldinger Co.

    As an United Way agency, each year DACCO participates in Day of Caring.  Day of Caring is a day for employees at businesses who donate to United Way through payroll deduction to see where their donations go and assist an agency for a day.

This year, Ferman Motor Car Company picked DACCO's project, a baby shower for our residential clients who are pregnant.  Ferman employees held a drive at their local automotive and motorcycle locations for infant gifts for our clients.  The Ferman employees then wrapped the gifts and threw a shower for our clients which included games, prizes and cake on October 2, 2014.  One of our clients said that this was her fourth child and she had never had a baby shower.  The gifts were much appreciated by the 17 women.

This was the 2nd year Ferman picked DACCO for a Day of Caring project; in 2009, Ferman employees installed a butterfly garden on DACCO's Main Campus.

   This fall DACCO had two new staff members join the executive team.

Ms. Deanna Obregon joined our team as Vice President of Administrative Services in September 2014 and oversees Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Medical Records and Information Technology (IT). She has over 20 years of experience in senior roles in healthcare. In her most recent position, she was Vice President of Clinical Business Operations at Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida. Previously, she spent over 14 years as Vice President of Quality Management at Operation PAR in Pinellas Park, FL. Obregon is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, with her Bachelors in Politics and of the University of South Florida (USF) with her Masters in Health Administration (MHA). She is a Licensed Healthcare Risk Manager (LHRM) and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).

Mr. Marcus Johnson joined our team as Chief Financial Officer September 2014 as well. He is responsible for applying over 15 years of leadership experience and strong expertise in financial/accounting oversight, business operations, human resources, facilities, information technology, strategic planning, contract/grant administration and construction management, etc. to this role. Prior to coming to DACCO, he was VP of Administration and Chief Financial Officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and Chief Financial Officer for the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach and Treasure Coast, Inc. His leadership training and experienced weighed heavily on his selection for the position. His background consists of earning a certificate from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, in Advanced Leadership. He also holds MBA (Finance specialization) and Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Palm Beach Atlantic University.