40 Gift of Giving
Ponte Vedra Recorder ·September 24, 2015
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure announces honorary chair
The Susan G. Komen North Florida
Race for the Cure announced this
month that Amy Pop-Wells will serve
as the honorary chair of the 21st annual race this year.
“Amy Pope-Wells is a role model
to so many in North Florida,” said
Delores Wise, executive director.
“Because of Amy’s leadership, more
residents and business owners in our
five-county service area will find their
voice, take action and make an impact
on vital breast health issues during the
21st Komen North Florida Race for the
Cure.”
When asked why she accepted the
role of Honorary Chair, Pope-Wells
said, “Assisting Komen North Florida
is personal and extremely important
to me. I am prepared to do whatever
I can to help bring an end to this horrible disease.”
Pope-Wells, president and owner of
both Tire Diva and Link Staffice Ser-
vice is a visionary entrepreneur with
more than 25 years of sales, staffing
and project management experience.
She is always focused on customer
service and results for her clients,
while working with some of the
most influential companies across the
country. Pope-Wells and her husband,
Craig Wells, started their first business
in 2007, a franchise of Link Staffing
Services, a flexible staffing company
that tailors solutions to fit the human
resource needs of local clients.
Pope-Wells grew up in a small suburb community, Monroe, outside of
Charlotte, North Carolina. Pope-Wells’
parents taught her the importance of
hard work, family, faith and public
service. Pope-Wells is a nurse clinician
by education and graduated from ACC
School of Nursing in North Carolina.
In June 2015, with encouragement
from business associates, Pope-Wells
launched a new company called Tire
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While not working, Pope-Wells
actively supports three nonprofits and
facilitates regular community events.
In addition to supporting her business interests, she serves on the Clay
Chamber Board of Directors as cofounder and co-chair of the