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10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Clemmie Perry Founder & Director, Women of Color Golf Clemmie Perry is the Founder and Executive Director of Women of Color Golf (WOCG), and Girls On the Green Tee (GOTG-T). The mission is to promote and facilitate the inclusion of minority women and girls into the game of golf. WOCG seeks to create interest and inspiration in the game through organized clinics, recreational golf events, business networking & mentoring opportunities. Founded in 2014, WOCG has introduced over 350 minority women and girls to the basic fundamentals of golf in the Tampa Bay and Washington, D.C. areas. WOCG & GOTG-T received recognition by former President Obama, as a U.S. White House Champion of Change for After School Programs for Marginalized Girls. Clemmie has over 20 years’ experience working for two Fortune 500 companies. At Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ms. Perry served as the Corporate E-Learning Training Manager. She was responsible for managing virtual learning teams and developing online corporate training materials for 130,000 Aerospace & Defense employees. At Florida Power & Light Company, she was responsible for electrical distribution systems training and the implementation of smart grid & smart meter technology training programs. She owns her own training development & consulting company, Educational Training Consultants (E.T.C). Clemmie earned her B.S. degree from Florida A&M University and an M.S. from Nova Southeastern University. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women, FAMU Alumni Association, National Football League Cheerleader Alumni Association and Executive Women Golf Association. She currently serves on the World Golf Foundation Diversity Task Force and is a Board Member for the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. Amy Rettig Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, Nielsen Amy Rettig is SVP, Community Engagements and a site leader at Nielsen’s Global Technology and Innovation Center. Over her 23 year tenure, she’s held positions in Training, Client Services, Communication, and Public Affairs. After acquiring her BA in Communication from the University of Central Florida, Amy began her career as a Traveling Leadership Consultant for Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity and then worked as Director of Student Activities at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, KY. Community outreach and corporate social responsibility are not only big parts of Amy’s job, but they are her passion. She is involved in many areas of the Tampa Bay community, including: American Heart Association’s Circle of Red, Chairwoman for the 2016 Go Red for Women campaign, Executive Cabinet Member in <strong>2017</strong>-2018; Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County Board Member; Pinellas Education Foundation Board Member; University of South Florida Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Member; St. Leo University Tapia School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board; UCF Nicholson School of Communication Board of Advisors; University of Tampa Board of Fellows; Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; AMIkids Pinellas Board Member; Better Business Bureau of West Florida, Inc. Board of Directors; and a Tampa Bay Partnership Leadership Council Member. She is also a proud member of Leadership Florida’s Class 29 and an active lector at St. Paul Catholic Church in St. Petersburg, where she lives with her husband and teenage daughter. She enjoys travel, being outdoors, spending time family and friends, and her Swiss heritage. USF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP & PHILANTHROPY • USF.EDU/WLP 29
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (PICK ONE) Media and Communication: How to find the real news Palma Ceia Trying to keep up with current events in today’s multi-media jungle? With technology’s advances, we have become accustomed to receiving information in mere milliseconds. The Pew Research Center found that more than 25% of adults report they get their news from websites or apps. How can we be sure that we’re getting the facts? “Fake news” is often almost associated with social media. Can we identify misinformation when we see it? Is it merely entertainment? Panelists will discuss the importance of accuracy in the news, and how we can be more proactive media consumers. Rafaela A. Amador-Fink Senior Director, Public Affairs, Tampa Bay Rays Rafaela A. Amador-Fink joined the Tampa Bay Rays in June 2014. Amador leads all public affairs efforts for the club and seeks to enhance the business image and increase the visibility of the organization. Additionally, she works across departments to ensure consistent and excellent communication. MODERATOR Amador previously served as account director at Tucker/Hall, a public relations and public affairs firm, where she led client teams in the areas of public affairs, issues management and strategic communications. Prior to Tucker/Hall, she was vice president of public affairs and communications at the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Amador received a 2009 Ford Foundation Fellowship for Regional Sustainable Development through the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. The year-long program took her to various cities, including a trip in March 2010 to China to study international sustainability issues. Throughout the fellowship, Amador studied how political leadership, regional collaboration and establishment of shared goals and objectives can support sustainable development in Tampa Bay. Amador holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies with a Spanish minor and certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from the University of South Florida. She was a founding board member of the New Leaders Council Tampa Bay chapter, served as an Honorary Commander at MacDill Air Force Base, is a member of the Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign Relations, the Pinellas County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, the Community Tampa Bay Board of Directors, and a corporate member of USF’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy. She lives in Tampa with her husband, Jason and son, Maddox. Gypsy C. Gallardo CEO, Urban Market Analytics Gypsy Gallardo is CEO of Urban Market Analytics, a Florida-based firm that designs and evaluates innovative place-based solutions to speed economic progress for low-income communities. She has 26 years of executive experience with award-winning organizations in fields that are vital to transforming community economies, and has consulted with 30 development organizations, public and private, across America and overseas. Among them, serving as Vice President with Urban Development Solutions, she helped to develop 281,000 square feet of commercial space in low-income areas; and as Vice President for International Enterprise Development, she helped establish MicroEnterprise Florida, an initiative to grow the lending capacity of a state network of microbusiness development organizations. 30 #USFWLP • 12 TH ANNUAL WLP FALL SYMPOSIUM
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