You may communicate with our office by telephone, email, fax and post. Visitors may also come in person during normal office hours.
All visitors must pass through a security screening checkpoint. No firearms, knives or other weapons are permitted inside the courthouse.
Additional information about our office location as well as our staff directory are presented below.
To get in touch with our nonprofit support organization, visit the Guardian ad Litem Foundation Second Circuit page.
| Telephone | General | (850) 606-1200 |
| Volunteer | (850) 606-1213 | |
| Fax | (850) 606-1201 |
| Circuit Director | deborah.moore gal.fl.gov |
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| Volunteer Recruiter | taylor.tachellgal.fl.gov |
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| Training Coordinator | christine.gornikgal.fl.gov |
| Address | Judge Charles A. Francis Leon County Court Annex |
| 1920 Thomasville Road, Suite 208 | |
| Tallahassee, Florida 32303-5217 | |
30.465850,-84.269529 |
| Hours | Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM |
We are in the Leon County Court Annex at 1920 Thomasville Road in Tallahassee, just south of the Bradford/Betton intersection. Adjacent businesses include ABC Fine Wine and Spirits to the north and The Great Bicycle Shop across the street.
Free parking is available in our lot next to and behind the building. The lot is accessible from Thomasville Road as well as Collins Drive. Spaces for disabled parking permit holders are also available along Collins Drive parallel to the building's north side.
StarMetro bus riders can use the Killearn Route 
or San Luis Route 
and exit at the Thomasville/Bradford/Betton stop.
Staff Directory
We are very proud of our staff, who prove on a daily basis that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can make a difference in the world.
The staff directory was last updated on Monday, September 3, 2018.
Circuit Director
Deborah Moore
(850) 606-1218 Office
(850) 294-7545 Mobile
Administrative Staff
Lisa Meola
Administrative Specialist
(850) 606-1217 Office
Lillian Walker
Administrative Specialist
(850) 606-1236 Office
Laurie Williams
Administrative Assistant
(850) 606-1212 Office
Recruitment and Training
Taylor Tachell
Volunteer Recruiter
(850) 606-1213 Office
(850) 445-1121 Mobile
Christine Gornik
Training Coordinator
(850) 606-1228 Office
(850) 408-2741 Mobile
Child Advocate Managers
Shuneki Brown
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1222 Office
(850) 545-8136 Mobile
Alex Castellanos
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1233 Office
(850) 597-4456 Mobile
Carmen Edge
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1234 Office
(850) 445-8642 Mobile
Ayana Hale
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1221 Office
(850) 445-0531 Mobile
Tammy Harris
Senior Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1225 Office
(850) 445-0658 Mobile
Ashley Kelley
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1215 Office
(850) 661-3112 Mobile
Tasha Loftin
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1210 Office
(850) 363-0260 Mobile
Paige Nirenberg
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1226 Office
(850) 274-4150 Mobile
Shelby Pederson
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1219 Office
(850) 661-2399 Mobile
Kerri Posey
Child Advocate Manager
(850) 606-1211 Office
(850) 294-0830 Mobile
Child's Best Interest Attorneys
Mark Adelstein
Child's Best Interest Attorney
(850) 606-1229 Office
(850) 545-0295 Mobile
Eric Emery
Supervising Child's Best Interest Attorney
(850) 606-1214 Office
(850) 545-0518 Mobile
Richard Gillis
Child's Best Interest Attorney
(850) 606-1220 Office
(850) 363-9485 Mobile
Kristie Regan
Child's Best Interest Attorney
(850) 606-1235 Office
(850) 901-4084 Mobile
