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Cobi Dunn

Cobi Rhea Dunn is a native Floridian, born and raised in Miami, and alumna from Flagler College in St. Augustine where she double-majored in Elementary Education and Specific Learning Disabilities, with a minor in Fine Art. For more than 25 years, Ms. Dunn’s work has focused on advocating for and educating children by leading programs that empower under-resourced families. In 2009, Cobi spear-headed the development of the Palm Beach County ParentChild+ program and has since provided oversight to this county-wide collaborative. In this role she was recognized as a member of the Council of Champions for the Campaign for Grade Level Reading in 2018 and was awarded for Program Excellence by the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County in 2012. Outside of work, Cobi is a portrait artist and avid reader. She can also usually be found either on a dance floor or her yoga mat.

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