About Us

FIN Board:

AnnaLynn Schooley, Chair

Irma Barron, Secretary

Meredith Neill, Board Member

Andréa Green-Soto, Student Rep.

Contact Us at:  FloridaInterestNetwork@aamft.org

Irma Barron, Secretary 

Irma Barron, PhD is Professor and Practicum Coordinator for the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Albizu University, Miami Campus, Florida since 2003. She is an alumna of Nova Southeastern University COAMFTE PhD Program in Family Therapy, a graduate of the Human Trafficking Academy at St. Thomas University, School of Law, alumna of Barry University CACREP Counseling Program with a dual specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, and alumna of the Barry University Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program.  Irma is a board member of the Florida Interest Network (FIN), advisory board member to the Florida Family Research Network (FFRN) Board, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council of Greater Miami (DVSAC). Professional presentations and publications are on Human and Sex Trafficking of Men, Boys, and LGBTQI. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, American Psychological Association, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, and International Council of Psychologists. Irma is one of the Coordinators on the HHS-Department of Health and Human Services-HRSA on Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Integrated Training for Healthier Communities Program in the Master’s in Psychology Programs.  She is engaged in numerous outreach activities, community service appointments providing years of community service to non-profit and grassroots organizations and has provided international disaster crisis counseling. Irma is a certified chair yoga teacher and speaks English and Spanish.

 

Meredith Neil, Board Member

Meredith W. Neill, Th.M., is a full-time Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Winter Park, Florida, working in couples therapy and adolescent therapy.  She is a Fellow of the American Association for Pastoral Counselors, a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist (TN).  She has formerly been active in the Southeast Region of The American Association for Pastoral Counselors, serving as both an officer and various committees.  Meredith is an ordained minister.  She is also a Sex Therapist, training at the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists.

Meredith is a graduate of Meredith College (B.A.), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, (M.Div.), and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, (Th.M.).  She completed her Clinical Internship in Clinical Pastoral Education at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, followed by a two-year Residency in Pastoral Counseling, also at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.  She served as Clinical Services Director at a state residential treatment program in GA, and Clinical Services Director for the Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee.

Meredith worked as an Adjunct at Valencia College for ten years teaching Ethics for continuing education credit for therapists in Central Florida.  She is a Qualified Supervisor for the State of Florida.  She is also the Legislative Liaison for CFAMFT.




 Andréa Green-Soto, Student Rep.