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.

Dr. Michael Spellman

Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Spellman is a Licensed Psychologist who has been practicing in Florida since 1987. Having served as Chief of Staff at several of Southwest Florida’s hospitals, Dr. Spellman enjoys a reputation among psychiatrists and other mental health professionals as an astute diagnostician with training in both psychological and neuropsychological assessment. In addition to his work in the area of forensic psychology and the needs of children in divorce, Dr. Spellman works extensively with couples to help enhance flagging relationships. Dr. Spellman is frequently called to coach executives and consult to corporations, including small businesses that are interested in maximizing performance. Dr. Spellman has served as a Commissioner on Florida’s Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. On the national level, Dr. Spellman was awarded the prestigious Heiser Award by the American Psychological Association. He has been recognized by his peers through a number of awards including Psychologist of the Year.

Our Staff

Valerie Green

Executive 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 Director

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

Grants & Finance Coordinator

A lifelong educator, researcher, and academic coach, Gina joined Healthy Teens in April 2024 as the Sarasota Program Coordinator, and transitioned to her current role in June, 2025. Having worked primarily with students who are under-resourced and/or first in their family to go to college, she is deeply committed to ensuring that youth across all communities have the information, access, resources, and tools for healthy, successful, and self-determined futures. Gina is actively engaged with bilingual literacy and helping other Latinx parents through preparations for their children’s post-secondary journeys. She also deeply enjoys being immersed in nerdy books, games, and Comic Con conventions; and is particularly happy when playing Dungeons & Dragons, reading, and hanging out with her also-nerdy-son & her not-remotely-nerdy mom.

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.

Catherine Lloyd

Administrative Support Specialist

Cat joined Healthy Teens in September of 2025. She has worked in various administrative support roles for the last 25 + years. An avid photographer, designer and animal lover, she is happy to be a part of the Healthy Teens team.

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!