Press Releases CHARLEE Homes for Children introduces new CEO, Mary Cagle MIAMI, Fla. – March 16, 2026 – CHARLEE Homes for Children is pleased to introduce Mary Cagle as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ms. Cagle joined CHARLEE recently, bringing with her twenty-one years of public service experience, most recently as Chief Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, where she supervised attorney staff in the Felony and Special Prosecutions Divisions. Prior to obtaining her law degree she worked at St. John’s Home for Emotionally Disturbed Children in which she supervised the care of troubled teenagers. Ms. Cagle’s lifelong focus on the rights of victims in the system fueled a desire to work for an agency that cares for and protects children. The CHARLEE Board of Directors performed a national executive search that culminated in Ms. Cagle’s appointment to the helm of CHARLEE during this critical time of child welfare’s transition to privatization. CHARLEE Board President Marilyn March stated, “We are honored to have someone of Mary Cagle’s caliber to lead the agency through the challenging transition of foster care privatization.” CHARLEE has been a leader in the move toward community based care, most recently being one of two providers in Florida chosen by the legislature to develop a model foster care initiative. During her career at the State Attorney’s Office, Ms. Cagle actively pursued community service. She was appointed by the Miami-Dade County Commission to sit on the Racial Profiling Board, Palmetto Bay’s Municipal Advisory Committee and the Palmetto Bay Charter Commission. She was appointed by Governor Bush to the Public Corruption Study Commission. Ms. Cagle has volunteered with the Take Stock in Children initiative, mentoring high school students and has been involved in numerous community related projects through her membership in the Junior League of Miami. CHARLEE, which stands for Children Have All Rights: Legal, Educational, Emotional, annually serves over 500 children and families of all races, backgrounds, and religions in both residential and non-residential programs. The organization has developed an integrated continuum of care for the hardest to serve foster children including residential, therapeutic, supportive, and adoption services. In 2002, the CHARLEE Program was honored when it was selected by the Department of Children and Families to develop a Model Foster Care System as envisioned by the Florida Legislature, to develop best practices and establish a model program for the State of Florida.