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OUR TEAM
CARRIE CHIURATO
DIRECTOR, Palm Beach & Treasure Coast
carrie@cefpalmbeach.org | (561) 316-6042
Carrie began working with CEF at the age of 15. She loves teaching children in Good News Club, and now serves as Director for the Palm Beach & Treasure Coast Chapter. She loves being a wife and mom and is very busy homeschooling her 3 boys. She loves reading with her boys the most, and in her spare time enjoys traveling, swimming, reading, and relaxing with her family.
MARLENE DIAZ
OFFICE MANAGER, Palm Beach & Treasure Coast
marlene@cefpalmbeach.org | (561) 543-5058
Marlene is the team lead for three Good News Clubs while she homeschools her children. She is also a Children's Church and VBS teacher and sings in the choir of her church. In 2025, she joined our staff to facilitate the growing demands and needs of our CEF chapter office. Marlene's passion is to reach children with the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ.
DEBRA VERHEIJ
OFFICE ASSOCIATE, Palm Beach & Treasure Coast
debra@cefpalmbeach.org | (203) 253-0590
Born in Connecticut, Debra moved to Florida from California in 2018, where she lived for 12 years. Prior to retirement in 2005, Debra was Senior VP & Corp Secretary for a consumer products company in Connecticut. She has been a Good News Club member for three years.
LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS
Stephanie McDermott, Chairman
Ann Dreyer, Secretary
Scott Miller, Treasurer
Sarah Newcomer
Jane Pistole
JACQUELINE (JACQUE) REYES
Ministry Coordinator, DeSoto County
jacqueline.reyes@cefsouthwestfl.org | 239-790-5860, ext. 4