Scott Eller
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Eller dreamed about Renaissance Manor until its inception 24 years ago, a permanent home for individuals with behavioral and co-occurring disorders, many of whom came from homelessness. In its humble beginnings, the Ellers were the administrators, the cooks, housekeeping, and facility maintenance. To this day, Scott is acting President/CEO and an avid advocate of our community’s severe and persistently mentally ill. Early on, Scott recognized the need for different levels of residential options for vulnerable populations who thrive when given stable housing and the quality of life they deserve.
A few years later, a long-time friend of the Ellers, Charley Richards, founder of Community Affordable & Supported Living, reached out to Scott about partnering to leverage the economy of scale so the two organizations could grow together to reach more people. Charley’s focus was on the intellectual and developmental disabled (I/DD) population, offering affordable scattered-site housing for persons with med-waiver support partners to live independently. So in 2009, Renaissance Manor and Community Affordable merged to become: CASL (Community Assisted and Supported Living).
In 2017, Scott Eller and Shawn Wilson, President of Blue Sky Communities, created a partnership to develop permanent supportive housing throughout Florida. Since then, Blue Sky and CASL have been awarded over $120 million in Federal and State Funding and have worked together on eight affordable housing projects. CASL’s success is focused on permanent supportive housing, not just housing individuals but surrounding them with the support services to make them integral members of the community.
By the end of 2022, CASL served over 1,000 low-income clients in Alachua, Manatee, Sarasota, Orange, Polk, Charlotte, Lee, Pinellas, and Collier counties. Through multiple collaborations, joint ventures, and partnerships, CASL continues to grow throughout the State of Florida to provide supportive, affordable housing. Scott has a BS in Psychology with a minor in Biology from the University of Central Florida. Scott is a community advocate for the developmentally disabled, homeless, mentally ill, and disabled veterans and works tirelessly to better meet their needs in the community.
PJ Brooks
Chief Operations Officer
PJ is an accomplished behavioral health executive and forward-looking strategist with over 33 years of providing leadership and developing programs that assist people needing intervention across a broad continuum of care and multiple environments. He is a highly respected subject matter expert in the field of behavioral health.
A proven communicator, from the board room, to the front desk, and in the community, PJ is a “roll up your sleeves” leader whose coaching style develops employee loyalty to the organizational mission and vision.
Tanya Hart
Chief Information Officer
Tanya Hart provides oversight of CASL’s information systems to enable the delivery of high-quality programs, services, and management processes. She brings over 15 years of experience in electronic health record and data administration in the nonprofit sector serving persons experiencing homelessness, severe mental illness, and addiction disorders.
Tanya resides in Sarasota and enjoys serving as the Music Director at Beneva Christian Church and traveling with her husband, Jon.
Therese Everly
Gulf Coast Regional Executive Director
Therese Everly has over 30 years of experience in healthcare management, real estate sales, and property management. Prior to joining the CASL team, she served as the Executive Director of the Lee County Homeless Coalition.
Therese has a BA in Healthcare Administration from Hodges University, is a Florida Licensed Realtor, and is a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Therese also serves on the publicly elected Lee Health Board of Directors. She is a community advocate for affordable, accessible health care and housing and works tirelessly to improve the quality of life in the community.
Shad Renick
Director of Quality Improvement
As the Director of Quality Improvement, Shad provides operational and strategic leadership to the organization by working collaboratively with leadership and team members throughout the organization to develop, implement and lead the organization’s quality, staff training, and safety program, including clinical quality and client and team member safety.
Shad has over 20 years of experience leading juvenile justice and juvenile social service programs. Shad grew up in Sarasota and has an intimate knowledge of the programs and services in the community as well as a wide range of contacts in the community.
Brian Roskamp
Director of Building Development
Brian graduated from Florida Southern College with a BS in Finance. For most of his professional career, he has worked in business development/construction and operations, including feasibility, zoning, commercial loan management, financing support, information systems, and operations.
He also has partnered in land development and house remodeling projects. As the Director of Building Development at CASL responsible for the organization’s new construction, property maintenance, and building capital needs.
April Donaldson
Human Resources Director
April Donaldson started with CASL in 2015 as a Case Manager. After two years, April transitioned to become the Human Resources Director. April has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and has resided in Florida since 2005.
Jurisa Negron
Sun Coast Regional Manager
Jurisa is the Case Management Team Lead for Sarasota, responsible for overseeing and supporting the case management team of ten, who assist CASL clients by connecting them to medical and behavioral healthcare and other services essential to meeting basic human needs.
A University of Central Florida graduate with a B.S. in Psychology, Jurisa started in the substance abuse treatment world through Operation Par and then joined CASL as a case manager. Jurisa resides in Sarasota with her family.
Jenna Alvarez
Gulf Coast Regional Manager
Jenna is the Gulf Coast Regional Manager for CASL, Inc. and started with the company in 2016. She oversees the Case Management and Property Management Teams in Charlotte, Lee, and Collier Counties.
Bringing various expertise and leadership skills, Jenna has over 18 years of experience in the behavioral health field, including mental health, substance abuse, and the criminal justice system.
Jenna grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated with honors from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In her free time, she loves being outdoors, running 5ks, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Taylor Thomas
Central Florida Regional Manager
Taylor is the Central Florida Regional Manager responsible for overseeing and supporting the case management team of four, who help CASL clients by connecting them to medical and behavioral healthcare, permanent supportive housing services, and continued support regarding basic human needs.
A University of South Florida graduate with a B.S. in Criminal Justice, Taylor has extensive mental health and child welfare-case management knowledge.