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2010
Shawn
Tammy Charles
2011
Berger, Dunedin, is the Technology Manager of the Microsoft
Infrastructure Team at Syniverse. For the past six years, Berger has
served on PHSC’s Workforce Development Business and Technical
Advisory Committee.
Tammy Charles, Brandon, received her Associate in Arts degree from
PHSC before graduating from the University of Tampa with Magna Cum
Laude distinction in Business Management in 2012. She later received her
MBA and Nonprofit Leadership Certificate in 2016. She recently graduated
from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Social Impact Strategy
Executive Certificate Program. Currently, Charles is the Founder and
Chief Strategist at Inovo Strategic Consulting where she provides fund
development, board development, strategic planning, social enterprise
development, and business development to businesses and nonprofits.
She is also the Founder and Chief Ecosystem Architect for Tampa Bay
Spark, LLC. Charles is an Adjunct Professor at Hillsborough Community
College and The University of Tampa and is also an instructor at Ultimate
Medical Academy where she is teaching Accounting and Business
Management to healthcare students. Charles has received numerous
awards and accolades including receiving the prestigious 2018 Deanne
Dewey Roberts Emerging Leader Award with the Greater Tampa Chamber
of Commerce becoming the first woman of color in the Chamber’s
history to receive this honor. She has also received the 2014 President
Bill Clinton’s Commitment to Action Award, 2016 Tampa Bay Business
Journal’s Up and Comer Award for the Under 30 Category, 2017 New
Leaders Council Fellow, and was honored by The University of Tampa with
the 2017 Young Alumnus Award for her professional accomplishments and
civic engagement.
Nicollette Ross (Molina), St. Petersburg, currently
works as a Vendor Solutions Representative for
Trend Micro Cloud Security Solutions at Tech Data
Corporation where she has been employed for
the past six years. Ross is pursuing her bachelor’s
degree in business management at St. Petersburg
College and resides in St. Pete with her husband.
Nicollette Ross (Molina)
2015
Kevin
Vazquez Cruz, Duluth, Georgia, currently oversees the biorepository
for ThermoFisher Scientific who is contracted by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). Vazquez Cruz is newly engaged, and he
resides with his fiancé in Duluth, Georgia.
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