Tampa Bay area businesses, it’s time to do your homework. August means the start of another school year and, this year, the Tampa Bay area welcomes its first 3DE graduating class. Facilitated by Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay, 3DE curriculum is a national high school curriculum started as a joint venture between Fulton County Schools,
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They’ve smashed glass ceilings and hurdled obstacles in male-dominated industries. When there are no seats at the table, they craft their own and pull out a chair. Women of independent wealth, leaders in their fields or corporate queens — these are the Tampa Bay area women of wealth and power, gathered in one, exclusive circle.
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AdventHealth Foundation West Florida has a name that reflects its meaning. There is community giving at the cornerstone of everything AdventHealth stands for, whole-person health for the body, mind and spirit of its patients and staff. As McKenzie Doll, executive director of the Hillsborough County Foundations explains, “The job of AdventHealth Foundation West Florida is
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Around the world, it’s going to be a hot summer. With conflicts erupting across Afghanistan and the Sudan, war still boiling over in Ukraine and tensions simmering in Taiwan, a Tampa-based nonprofit, Project Dynamo, has surged into the national, and international, spotlight to bring relief and rescue for thousands of stranded Americans. Project Dynamo, an
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Chris Pello, an educator and school operations specialist with more than 20 years’ of experience in the Tampa Bay area, has spent his career creating opportunities for students with cognitive challenges. Recognizing a dearth of choices for children with a range of special needs, from autism to Down’s syndrome, Pello and his wife, Bernadette, founded
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It was August 2021, between the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when Bryan Stern met his destiny as a first responder. Stern, a former intelligence operative and agent for the Department of Defense, was cruising 33,000 feet over the Atlantic, using spotty airplane Wi-Fi, when he filed the official paperwork
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More than four decades ago, when she first started working in the complicated courts of family law, Jeanne Tate wasn’t looking to revolutionize adoption in Florida. She was simply a young female lawyer in a bustling, all-male office, determined to forge her own path. Searching for a way to specialize and build up her client
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Like many who choose medical professions, for new BayCare Health Systems chief executive officer Stephanie Conners, the occupation is the calling. Conners began her career as a nurse, keeping her licenses updated even after moving into administration. In fact, one of the first things Conners did, while shadowing her BayCare predecessor, Tommy Inzina, last fall
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Back in late 2020, when Jennifer Webb was approached by a friend about a potential leadership role for a new initiative, she had no idea that she stood at an intersection of fate. Rick Homans, then president and chief executive officer of the Tampa Bay Partnership, and David Pizzo, West Central market president, reached out
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Tampa Bay area native Kristen Bracey discovered her life’s vocation while earning her master’s degree in social justice and human rights at Arizona State University. Working in ASU’s office of sex trafficking intervention research, Bracey had the opportunity to take part in a court-mandated diversionary program supported by Catholic Charities. For six years, Bracey
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For Michael DiBrizzi, president and chief executive officer of Camelot Community Care, there’s magic in every moment that’s spent helping a child, or family, in need. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to child welfare and behavioral health, Camelot serves more than 15,000 children and families, a day. Although best known for facilitating foster care and
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Thee holiday season puts gratitude into high gear, but even before the thanks of Thanksgiving, Americans celebrate Veterans Day to pay respect to the men and women who protect and serve the United States. This past Veterans Day, Tampa Bay area nonprofit Shield of Faith Missions launched a special fundraising campaign to keep American warriors,
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