Policy and Public Affairs
Step Up For Students is a non-profit managing four scholarship programs serving low to middle income students, children with special needs, victims of bullying and public school students struggling with reading. Today the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the Family Empowerment Scholarship programs are the largest private school scholarship programs of their kind in the United States. This year Step Up will serve more than 150,000 students throughout the state of Florida.
If you are a reporter or academic researcher and you need information about these programs, please contact our team.
For media inquiries please contact Scott Kent (850-866-8152, skent@sufs.org) or Patrick Gibbons (727-451-9827, pgibbons@sufs.org).
Amy Graham
Vice President, Policy and Public AffairsOffice phone: 850-270-6357Cell phone: 850-980-2736Email: agraham@sufs.org
Jon East
Director of Special ProjectsOffice phone: 727-451-9819Cell phone: 727-420-6993Email: jeast@sufs.org
Ron Matus
Director of Policy and Public AffairsOffice phone: 727-451-9830Cell phone: 727-580-1577Email: rmatus@sufs.org
Scott Kent
Assistant Director, Communications ManagerOffice phone: 727-451-9832Cell phone: 850-866-8152Email: skent@sufs.org
Patrick Gibbons
Manager. Policy and Public AffairsOffice phone: 727-451-9827Cell phone: 813-528-3435Email: pgibbons@sufs.org
Hannah Plante
Manager, Legislative AffairsOffice phone: 904-452-5677Cell phone: 813-361-1735Email: hplante@sufs.org
Donna Winchester
Managing Editor, redefinED (www.redefinedonline.org)Office phone: 352-514-9979Email: dwinchester@stepupforstudents.org
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