Director:
Laurel Vermillion
Laurel Vermillion has been an active leader for over 20 years in many forms of outreach and ministry. In addition to founding a leadership program for teenagers, Laurel has served those experiencing homelessness through The Blue Door program in Destin. Since autumn 2015, Laurel has also been the director of Others of Destin. She strives to be an ally and advocate for people facing poverty and hopes that her work will assist people in living full lives of love, security, and faith.
Laurel, her husband Dale, and their four children moved from Chicago to the Emerald Coast in 2007 to found 24/7 at the Beach, a teen leadership program. Laurel and Dale, married 23 years, work also together to support and serve for a global ministry in the Andhra Pradesh region of central India called, India Rural Evangelical Fellowship (http://irefusa.org/).
Board of Directors:
Dick Christensen – Board Chairman
Profession/affiliation – Retired, Vice President Ashland Petroleum
City of Residence – Destin, Florida
Years Served – 4 years
Barry Carpenter
Profession/affiliation – Pastor of Destin United Methodist Church
City of Residence – Miramar Beach, Florida
Years Served – 4 years
Bert McCollum – Treasurer
Profession/affiliation – Business Owner, BnT Inc., Retired Military and Retired DOD Civil Service
City of Residence – Destin, Florida
Years Served -4 years
Matt Parenzan
Profession/affiliation – Business Owner, Corestruction
City of Residence – Destin, Florida
Years Served – 4 years
Mel Ponder
Profession/affiliation – Florida House of Representatives, District 4, President of Business Empowered, Real Estate Agent
City of Residence – Destin, Florida
Years Served – 4 years
Cindy Wilson – Secretary
Profession/affiliation – Founder of Shepard’s Walk Foundation, Retired, COO of Telwares, Inc.
City of Residence – Destin, Florida
Years Served – 4 years
Purpose:
Hope Medical Clinic enjoys working with OTHERS of Destin, Inc. in cases where reciprocal needs of the underserved are met through working together to achieve the best outcome for our mutual client.
We look forward to partnering with OTHERS of Destin because they customize etheir approach to fit the unique circumstances and needs of those they serve!
I am grateful to OTHERS for the support they provided to my family. As a single parent with severe diabetes, I had given up hope of finding the help I needed. OTHERS renewed my hope in a system that I had considered to be broken.