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Training & Technical Assistance (T&TA) Center
Florida HIPPY Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Center's mission is to work with community
agencies across Florida to build and support the local teams delivering HIPPY services to families, monitor
the quality of services, provide training and technical assistance, and report the impact of HIPPY in
Florida.
The vision is to provide parents and caregivers across Florida with the knowledge, skills, resources, and
support they need to prepare their children for academic success and to become partners with schools and
teachers to support the educational environments of schools and communities.
Project Directors
Tracy Payne Jordan, Ph.D.
Director and Principal Investigator
Eric Biel
Associate State Director
Faculty Advisors
Jack Drobisz, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Matthew Foster, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Learning & Development
Shonyell Johnson
Learning & Development Manager
Miranda Gopaul
Learning & Development Facilitator
Jill Fisher
Learning & Development Facilitator
Claudia Millar Jimenez
Senior Social & Behavioral Researcher
Administration, Finance & Business
TBD
Project Administrative Specialist
Diego Vergaray
Fiscal and Business Analyst
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Florida HIPPY Training & Technical Assistance Center is supported by funds from the State of Florida,
Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning, in collaboration with the University of South Florida.
Some Florida HIPPY programs are funded from a State Legislative Appropriation and others are funded through a variety of local, state, or federal sources.