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Fast Track

Conservation Foundation Hires New Controller

Plus, board appointments, Goodwill Manasota's Community Ambassadors of the Year, and more.

07/08/2024 By Staff

Nailing It

Camille Heltman Is Living Her Lifelong Dream as a Handywoman

"I can do everything a handyman would do. There’s just not a word for a handywoman in the dictionary.”

06/25/2024 By Megan McDonald

Going the Extra Mile

Erica Wright of Wright Heavy Haul Is a Unique Problem-Solver

Wright says she transports "anything big and weird."

06/25/2024 By Kim Doleatto

In Top Gear

Xpertech Auto Repair Owner Kathleen Callahan Embraces Standing Out

In a ranking of states with the most auto repair shops, Florida is among the top three, but only about 10 percent of people who work in the industry are women.

06/25/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Boldly Going

Atlantic TNG, LLC's Megan Kitchner Is Committed to Moving Forward

“Construction has always been predominantly male, but it doesn’t have to be. There’s a lot of work to be done, and women can do it.”

06/25/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Drinking It In

Clara Robbins Is Florida's First Female Master Distiller

“I never felt like my voice mattered much until I made it matter. I know my value now.”

06/25/2024 By Megan McDonald

Reptile Rock Star

Katie Scaramozzino Shares Her Love of Reptiles Through Critter Club

Scarazmozzino says that her tortoises Radish and Sprout earn some of the most positive responses at events. But Spaghetti, her 5-foot-long boa constrictor, is the star of the show.

06/25/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Burning Bright

Melanie and Katie Bray Provide Essential Fire Safety Services to Sarasota

The couple stands out in the mostly male industry.

06/25/2024 By Andrea González

Doing the Monster Mash

Brianna Mahon Is One of Just 12 Female Monster Jam Drivers

She's been nicknamed the Princess of Carnage thanks to her outrageous stunts.

06/25/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker

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Sarasota Chamber Names Annual Small Business Awards Winners

Plus, Sarasota Ballet director Iain Webb is awarded the 2024 British National Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement and more.

06/24/2024 By Staff

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06/14/2024 By Staff

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Graci McGillicuddy Named to Florida Women's Hall of Fame

Plus, the Sarasota Audubon Society named its new president and more.

06/10/2024 By Staff

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All Star Children's Foundation Appoints New CFO

Plus, Gulf Coast Community Foundation names its 2024 Leadership Institute class, and more.

05/20/2024 By Staff

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Selby Gardens Names Inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholar

Plus Williams Parker hires four new attorneys, and more.

05/06/2024 By Staff

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Selby Gardens President and CEO Named 2024 'Voice of Sarasota'

Plus, SMH honors its longtime employees and more.

04/29/2024 By Staff

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Visit Sarasota County Announces 2024 Executive Committee

Plus, architect Sarah Lyons opens her own firm and more.

04/22/2024 By Staff

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Tonika Conaway, Kelly Romanoff Named Co-Chairs of First 1,000 Days Suncoast Initiative

Plus, new hires at Venice Theatre, The Pickleball Club and more.

04/08/2024 By Staff

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Barancik Foundation's Kelly Romanoff Named Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellow

Plus, Sarasota County Schools announces its School-Related Employee of the Year and more.

03/04/2024 By Staff

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DD Goerke Named President of Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association

Plus, new board members at the Barancik Foundation and more.

02/26/2024 By Staff

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Wendy Deming Named CEO of Bishop-Parker Foundation

Plus, the Barancik Foundation hires a strategic intiatives officer and more.

01/14/2024 By Staff

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