Our Team

Find out more about the amazing individuals who together serve Healthy Teens and make it possible for us to empower youth for their success and wellbeing!

Board of Directors

Mary Ann Legler

Chair; MSN, MA, Board Certified APRN

"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." Healthy Teens helps youth build their own future by giving them the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed and purposeful decisions about their health, well-being and future success. Who better to serve as the messengers of this information than youth themselves? Our amazing teens passionately care about their fellow youth, and work tirelessly to advocate and educate our community on the health issues impacting their peers.

Peggy Algozzine

Vice-Chair; MA Counseling

I am proud to be involved with Healthy Teens. The intelligence, diversity, and energy that the Teen Health Educators share let me know that our community is fortunate and the future is bright because of them.

Matt Liebert

Secretary; Associate Attorney, Blalock Walters, P.A.

Healthy Teens’ programs provide much needed information to teens to empower them to make positive healthy decisions. The beauty of Healthy Teens’ approach is that this information is delivered by peers through our dedicated Teen Health Educators, who are themselves enriched by helping others. I am honored to be a part of such a wonderful organization.

Pat Greco

Treasurer; Educational Game Developer

Pat has served as the Treasurer of Healthy Teens since 2020 with expertise in financial systems and grants accounting from the University of Florida, where he also earned a Health Science degree. Pat is founder of a small game company specializing in guerilla education.

Alyson Battaglia

Attorney at Law; Partner in Legler, Murphy, Battaglia

Understanding and support is essential in the formative years for teens, especially given the current landscape of our society. I am glad to be involved in such an innovative organization, which uses the power of peer-to-peer connection to maximize the scope of its delivery and effectiveness.

Our Staff

Valerie Green

Program Director; M.Ed

Valerie joined Healthy Teens in September 2021, having spent over ten years in the Ohio school system, culminating in a Principal position for over five years at Worthington Adventist Academy. An educator at heart, Valerie is an advocate for equity and social justice in all areas of education and life. Valerie moved to Florida from Ohio with her husband and has four adult children.

Emma Bittar

Program Coordinator

Emma joined Healthy Teens in 2016 as a Teen Health Educator during her freshman year at Lakewood Ranch High School. After graduating from Tufts University and completing a divemaster program in Costa Rica, she returned home and became a program coordinator with Healthy Teens in January 2025. In addition to health education, Emma also has experience in environmental education, previously working for the National Park Service in Boston and UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. In her free time, Emma likes to read, play sports, cook, spend time in nature, explore new museums and coffee shops, and travel whenever she can!

Dr. Gina Rosabal

Program Coordinator

Stephanie Rauda

Program Administrator

Stephanie joined Healthy Teens as a Teen Health Educator during her sophomore year at Manatee High School and became a Young Adult Leader during her sophomore year of college. After graduating from Trinity University, Stephanie became our full-time program administrator but has now transitioned into a remote, part-time role. She enjoys life in Wisconsin as she continues to work towards a career in the medical field.

Advisory Council

Our wonderful Advisory Council members support Healthy Teens through offering their professional expertise, advice and energy to help us succeed in everything we do.

The primary responsibility of the Advisory Council is to belong to one of our advisory committees, supporting the Board of Directors on programs, fundraising, communications and HR and finance.

If you’d like to join our Advisory Council, get in contact today!