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Alvin Stewart - Paralegal Employed with Anderson and Associates since 2018 Retired Veteran , U . S . Army
Susan Brosch - Paralegal Employed with Anderson and Associates for 17 years
success in involving a large number of minority firms with the new arena .
Further , Lynum said she ' d always want Anderson in her corner . " She ' s a person you want to make sure is out there f_o� yo "!!, helpi�g to _ spread the _ importance of the p�ut1c1pat10n of mmonty and ethmc groups in any proJect ."
Community Involvement Veronica Anderson is active in the community . She conducts monthly legal workshops and sometimes invites panels of legal practitioners to give free legal advice to the community . She has raised funds for the YMCA and Crooms Academy of Information Technology , a public magnet school in Sanford , Florida . Attorney Anderson has been recognized for her community involvement and leadership by the Orlando Business Journal , when she was awarded " Business Owner of the Year " and also named one of the " 50 Most Powerful African Americans in Central Florida " by Legacy Magazine , an independent publication within the Orlando Sentinel in 2014 . She has also been recognized for leadership and distinction by the West Orange County Culture Keepers ,
Shannine Anderson obtained a Juris Doctor, with honors , from Florida State University . Recently , she served as a Trial Law Clerk for the Ninth Judicial Circuit . Shannine Anderson will lead the firm in Real Estate , Eminent Domain and Immigration Law .
Florida Association of Minority Business Enterprise Officials , Black Business Investment Fund , City of Orlando , and she received recognition from the Virgil Hawki1_1s Florida Chapter National Bar Association , as a " Trail Blazer ."
" I admire Veronica ' s professional accomplishments and commitment to making a significant positive impact on the community ," said Nancy Schwalb of Schwalb Public Relations . Veronica is the former Vice-Chairperson of the Victim Services of Orange County , FL , Inc . where she helped to transition from an Orange County division to a stand-alone non-profit entity . She has served on the board of the Nap Ford Community School , the Mayor Task Force on Pathways to Parramore . She is a member of the Florid Bar Associations and serves on the Florida Bar ' s Diversity Council .
Anderson and Associates has been intricately involved in community and neighborhood visioning plans presented to the municipal planning board , in the Parramore ( 2002 ) and Mercy Drive ( 2018 ) communities in Orlando to help build healthy , safe and sustainable neighborhoods as defined by the residents and community stakeholders . Already , Parramore is realizing one of its goals to emphasize education , by building its first elementary school in Parramore since desegregation . Now children in Parramore attend one school , instead of the previous 7
Attorney Veronica Anderson was facilitator at the Black Business Days at the Capitol an event in which former Lt . Governor Jennifer Carroll was in attendance .
Attorney Anderson joined the Business Opportunity Luncheon along with Brindley Pieters , President of Brindley Pieters & Associates , Inc .; Inez Long , President of Black Business Investment Fund , Inc .; Derek Burke , President of WBQ Design & Engineering , Inc .; and Michelle Tatom former Director of Small Business - Greater Orlando Aviation Authority .
Front Cover Feature Veronica Anderson Attorney and Community Leader Sanford , Florida January 2019