Shabel Santiago is the Programs Procurement Manager at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. She is responsible for the oversight of multimillion-dollar releases for funding. Shabel has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Special Education from Florida State University. Prior to joining the Children’s Board, she worked as a Program Manager for a local small non-profit for 13 years. Her accomplishments include growing staff infrastructure and expanding services offered to children and families in Hillsborough County. Her career has taken her from the front line of direct services with children and families to collaboration and capacity with nonprofit organizations to expand the reach of services in Hillsborough. Shabel enjoys going on spontaneous adventures and camping with her family.