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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax March 28, 2017
Ann Bracken, author; Christella Potts, author
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Hedria Saltzman, Kitty Heusner, Priscilla Goodwin, Florida Creativity chairs
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Lynn Frankel, Learning Plus; Judy Reid, educator
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Michelle Korenfeld, author and painter; Susan Keller, professor at International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State College
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Michelle Korenfeld, author and painter
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Russ and Leslie Tilton, WRC
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Ashley Loonam, Disney; Sondra DeLuca, UCF
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Stephen Rushton, USFSM
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Laura Campbell, Campbell & Co.
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Jackie Simmons, author and entrepreneur; Nancy Hardaway, author and artist
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Patrice Kennedy, Oak Park School; Anita Scott, retired school psychologist
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Jane Rose, Stephen Rushton, USFSM
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Shu Chin Li, Towneley Captial Management; Billie-Kahealani Dobson, Florida Creativity
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Lisa Kramer, film industry; Erica Shaw, Sheridan College
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