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ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR Monica May Monica May is the host of the syndicated Tom Joyner many others. She is on the Board for the YMCA Team Morning Show on STAR 94.5, a COX Radio station in Achievers, the Black Advisory Council at Valencia College, Orlando, FL. Monica is considered one of the best in his Educational Board for the Orange County Drug Free Office affiliate chain and can be heard giving Tom's show a local and has completed the Community Leadership Program feel by pulling in her audience with humor, news and the for the Orlando Police Department. ever popular "Community Minute". An admitted "radio junky", she was one of the few lucky broadcasters who As a sought after speaker and consultant, she also started in her craft, right out of college. She's lived in pursues her passion for teen girls through Monica May several cities but seems to enjoy Orlando so much, that Communications. She has established her signature she's lived here on two occasions. workshop for mothers and daughters "Let's Spill the Team," along with Freshman Focus, a program for girls having a Monica took a break from radio for four years, rolled difficult time managing the transition from middle to high up her sleeves and worked for a faith based non-profit school; Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will; organization in Houston, TX. She wore many titles, working and several other workshops. directly with inner city teens, as well as the homeless population and considered that experience to be, "One of Named an Orlando Magic Maker for her contributions to the the most humbling in her life." In one of her roles as their Central Florida community, Monica's professional objective media relations director, she managed a $4 million house is to "remain in the forefront of women making a difference project for the homeless, and it's because of her concern in communication through public interaction, involvement, and generosity to community projects such as that, Monica and community leadership". is often called the "HARDEST WORKING WOMAN IN RADIO". Monica obtained her B.S. Degree in Speech Communication from the State University of New York at Brockport and has worked in radio and television since 1979 in a variety of cities, such as Atlanta, New Orleans, and Washington D.C. She has also worked as a correspondent with Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T.). Ms. May has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Reporter Award from the Florida Public Health Association 2010 and 2015! Top 25 For More Information Contact Us At: Monica May Communications 407-760-7824 Women in Orlando-Women's History Project; Parent of the Year - N.A.A.C.P; Urban Radio Programming, and 8 IBASuccessMagazine.com | Grand Celebrations [email protected] monicamaycommunications.com