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Duval County’s Supervisor of Elections, Jerry Holland, was elected into office in the 2005’s Special 

Election. He is honored in having the opportunity to serve the citizens of Duval County for the last seven 

years and re-elected in 2011 without opposition. 

Throughout Supervisor Holland’s term in office, he has registered 64,415 students in Countywide Student 

Voter Registration Drives held each school year. Supervisor Holland’s goal is to introduce students to the 

electoral process to strengthen the foundation of our Democracy and to continue educating future 

generations.

Supervisor Holland served as the 2002-2003 President of Jacksonville City Council during his first term on 

the Council. Supervisor Holland earned his Master’s degree in Education and his Bachelor of Business 

Administration in Transportation and Logistics form the University of North Florida.

Supervisor Holland and his wife, Beverly, have one son, Brian, married to Kylie and are proud 

grandparents.

Shelby M. Scales is the President & CEO of the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC), an organization established nearly 30 years ago to promote the full participation of minorities and women in the aviation and airport contracting environment. Taking on this important role since August 1, 2011, Scales is serving as the organization’s first executive director from an airport’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Office, the organization’s first African American female executive director, and one of the youngest.

Previously, Scales served as the Small Business Program Officer for Raleigh Durham International (RDU) Airport, the nation’s 38th largest airport. She began the airport’s Historically Underutilized Business Program serving minority- and women-owned businesses, and the Small Emerging Business Assistant Loan Program for airport concessionaires.

While at RDU, Scales joined AMAC and began a rapid acceleration of volunteer leadership positions within the organization. Most notable, Scales served one term as the AMAC Southeast Regional Director, played a pivotal role as chair of the AMAC Professional Development and Aviation Committee, and guided development of the AMAC Educational Scholarship Program (AMACESP).

Scales earned a BA in Communications at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

You can contact Mrs. Scales at www.amac-org.com

Save The Date…

AMAC Leadership Summit & Eastern Regional Forum, March 2015, Washington, D.C.

Ken Hamilton assumed his duties at the Small Business Administration as the Assistant District Director for Business Development for the Northern Florida District in June 2006. In this capacity, he is responsible for supervising the district staff and overseeing the management and marketing of SBA certification programs for small businesses in within the 43 counties of Northern and Central Florida. These programs include the 8(a) program that consist of a portfolio of over 170 firms with a contract volume of over $640 million annually to 8(a) certified companies . His department is also responsible for monitoring and marketing other SBA certification programs for small businesses such as the HUBZone, Women Owned Small Businesses, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses programs.

Contact Mr. Kenneth Hamilton at www.sba.gov or email [email protected]

Ms. Schultz is a Project Manager for Archer Western Construction LLC. She has been there for the past eight years working most recently on  SunRail Station Finishes 1 project in Orlando Florida. She has over 14 years working in the construction industry beginning her career at the JFK Airtrain Automated People Mover (APM) in NY, Atlanta Airport SkyTrain APM.  She has also worked on several NYCT Subway Station and Overhead Sign replacement on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens NY. She has her undergrad and post graduate degrees of Civil Engineering & Construction Management from the former Brooklyn Polytechnic University, now NYU Polytechnic University.

 

Ms. Schultz was born in Guyana, South America and as believes it is imperative that we never forget where we come from and return to mentor and set a bar for those who will follow in our footsteps.

 

She doesn’t understand the concept of free time and is Vice President & Fundraising Chairperson for the Guyanese Association of Central Florida, and  Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and the planning Committee for Caribbean American Heritage Month Festival  Orlando. She is also an active volunteer with her company spear heading exercises such as  Rebuilding Together Orlando for past 3 years and securing donations to the Boys & Girls Club, school baseball teams, firefighters funds, SOS scholarships.

Nabwic Talks Dedra Owens, President and Founder of DOT Communications. With over 15 years of experience that includes delivering some of Washington DC's most high profile special events, Ms. Owens has established a solid network with local and national media. Her reputation for producing highly effective campaigns within African American markets has made her a sought after advisor and speaker.

Prior to founding DOT Communications, Ms. Owens worked for UniWorld Group, Inc., the nation's longest-standing full-service multicultural agency, and at Golin/Harris Communications, one of the nations leading public relations firms. A native of Louisville, KY, she is a graduate of Howard University and resides in Washington, DC. She currently serves as the Vice-President of the Washington, DC Chapter of the Black Public Relations Society.

DOT Communications' client list represents numerous industries and includes from Fortune 500 corporations to private foundations. In addition, DOT's clients cover some of the largest and most historic African American owned businesses and organizations in the United States.

The President and CEO of Tailleur Couture Co., Marisa Taylor, is please to announce the launch of a designer safety toe work boot line.  Marisa has a background in construction and a graduate with her Masters in Construction Management from Drexel University.  As a woman in the construction industry Marisa noticed something was severely lacking when it came to personal protective equipment (PPE) for women especially centered on the work boots.  For Marisa this was a call to action. Safety is paramount but can’t it be fashion?  As a result Tailleur Couture Co. was born.  

The focus of Tailleur Couture Co. is to provide women with fashionable options when it comes to safety toe work boots.   These safety toe work boots provide the standard protection when it comes to PPE but with some pizzazz.  The fashionable feminization of safety toe work boots is something women deserve.

For more information go to http://www.tailleurcouture.com or email us at [email protected]

Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/TailleurCoutureCo

Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/TailleurCouture

Representative Cynthia A. Stafford represents Florida’s 109th Legislative District. First elected to the Florida House in 2010 and subsequently re-elected to a second term in 2012, Rep. Stafford currently serves on the APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, EDUCATION COMMITTEE, Civil Justice Subcommittee (Democratic Ranking Member), Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, Joint Legislative Auditing Committee and Select Committee on Gaming. As a freshman Legislator, Rep. Stafford was selected by the Speaker of the House in 2011 to serve as a member of the 2012 Presidential Primary Preference Selection Committee.

Rep. Stafford has sponsored legislation to repeal the controversial Stand Your Ground law in the State of Florida.

Rep. Stafford has served in the community for more than 25 years. She is an Attorney and Adjunct College Professor. For several years, Rep. Stafford worked with the Dade County Bar Legal Aid Society where she represented victims of domestic violence. She was also a Congressional Aide with Former Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek, Development Director for the Family Christian Association of America, and Assoc. VP/Communications Director at Sonshine Communications.

For more information contact:

Bryan Roberts

District Executive Secretary II

State Representative Cynthia Stafford

District 109

13300 N.W. 27th Avenue, Suite 5

Opa Locka, Florida 33054

Telephone: (305) 953.3086

NABWIC Talks Radio - Guest YouthBuild Philadelphia

Our guest this morning will be YouthBuild Philadelphia, we have the instructor Vee Johnson who will join us and share what YouthBuild Philadelphia is up to and how the community can get involved through volunteering.  We will also hear about some of the projects that YouthBuild Philadelphuia is involved in.

We will also hear form one of the students there at YouthBuild Philadelphia and what she enjoys about the program.

http://youthbuildphilly.org/

Glorious Johnson is a native of Jacksonville, FL and has always called it home. She is an active member The Greater El-Beth-El Divine Holiness Church. Glorious taught many years in the Duval County School System. This was a fantastic opportunity for her to help the children of the Jacksonville community learn and grow. For over 35 years, she taught children and adults reading, writing, mathematics, and science in her home. When she left teaching, she received a very treasured award: an Honorary Life Membership from the Florida Parent/Teacher Association.

Glorious earned her Bachelor Degree from Jacksonville University in Music Education, her first Master Degree was from Nova University in School Administration and Supervision (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and her second Master Degree came from Columbia University/Teachers College (New York City) majoring in Educational Administration/Organizational Leadership.

Glorious previously served as City Councilwoman, Group 5, At-Large (County-Wide) from 2003 to 2011. In 2007, she was re-elected with no opposition. Glorious Johnson was appointed by the former Governor, Charlie Christ, to serve on the Florida Status of Women Committee. She was also appointed by the former United States Senator, Mel Martinez, to serve on the U.S. Middle District Nomination Commission.

Bradford L. Hall, Jr., Campaign Mgr , Glorious Johnson Campaign for City Council, District 9 

904.887.3810

Be a part of the 44th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Sept. 24-27, 2014, in Washington, DC.

ALC is the premier gathering of African Americans, cultivating engaging policy discussions on issues that impact black communities around the world. This four-day conference features more than 70 policy sessions, a national town hall, a job and contract procurement fair, the annual Prayer Breakfast, the Phoenix Awards Dinner—and much more.

Join subject experts, industry leaders, elected officials, and concerned citizens like you to explore today's issues from an African-American perspective.

 Check out our highlights from the 2013 Annual Legislative Conference!

View our preliminary session listing to see a snapshot of this year's issue forums and braintrusts.

http://www.cbcfinc.org/what-we-do/alc.html