Profile Information
Location
Orange City, FL
Country
United States
Postal Code
32763
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Retired ESE Teacher, active volunteer PTA and other community organizations
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
PTA I am active as secretary for Seminole County Council of PTAs, support Legislative, and Teacher Reps committees, Representative to the the Seminole County Public Schools Foundation Board where I serve on the Take Stock in Children Committee (and as a mentor), and the Scholarships and Grants Committee, and volunteer. I also serve on the Florida PTA Resolutions Committee, and previously the Legislative Committee. I am a member of the League of Women Voters of Seminole County, (Women's Issues and Gun Safety Committees. Currently serving as Secretary of the Alternative Education School Advisory Council, I am working to form a PTA for the Alternative Programs.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I heard about ACES first at a Florida PTA Legislative Conference. I then attended a community meeting and took up the offer to get further involved through Valencia State College Peace and Justice Institute. I believe PACES is a major pathway to a better world....Now having been involved for over two years, I can't stop sharing it with others.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
I am a part of the Creating a Resilient Community group at PJ&I/Valencia State College.