West Coast Woman Sept. 2020 Issue

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Appointments
■ Ryntal Property Management
has added a new employee. Ryntal
Property Management Leasing
Manager, Colbey Amspaugh
stated, “On behalf of Ryntal, we’re
pleased
that Kayla
Beiser has
accepted
her new
role as a
Leasing
Specialist.
Her experience
and
communication
Kayla Beiser
skills will
enhance
and build upon Ryntal’s exceptional
customer service.”
Kayla has three years’ experience
in customer service and administration
and is currently enrolled
at State College of Florida
working towards her Bachelor’s
Degree in English. After spending
much of her life traveling and
settling down in Colorado, Kayla
has made Sarasota her home for
the past three years.
Ryntal Property Management
(www.ryntal.com) is a privately-owned
company founded in
2008 whose owners have over 40
years of property management
experience. Ryntal has approximately
500 properties under
management.
They have a broker, accountant,
realtors, leasing agents, maintenance
and cleaning on staff to
handle any property management
needs. They also have multilingual
support staff. Ryntal has an
“A” rating from the Better Business
Bureau and are members of
Sarasota and Manatee County
Chamber of Commerce, Realtor
Association of Sarasota and
Manatee Association of Realtors,
National Association of Realtors.
■ The Florida Center for Early
Childhood’s Board of Directors
has selected
Dr.
Kristie
Skoglund,
Chief
Operating
Officer of
the organization,
to
lead the
agency.
She will
Kristie Skoglund
replace
longtime
Chief Executive Officer Kathryn
Shea next month.
“There is no one more deserving
of this position,” said Jeff
Woodin, Board Chair. “Kristie
has worked for The Florida Center
for more than 20 years, climbing
the ranks from counselor to early
childhood expert.”
The Board of Directors unanimously
voted to promote Skoglund
on August 13, after determining
she was best suited for the
position. “I truly love the work of
The Florida Center and I am humbled
and honored to be chosen as
the next CEO,” Skoglund said.
Skoglund has a master’s degree
in counseling and psychology
and a doctorate degree in counseling.
She has expertise in the
areas of infant/young children’s
mental health, trauma informed
care practices and fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) and
has presented workshops on various
related topics at local, state
and national conferences.
In 2019, Skoglund became one
of the first people in the State of
Florida to be endorsed as and
Early Childhood Mental Health
Expert through the Florida Association
for Infant Mental Health.
Skoglund also made history in
1997, when Sarasota became the
first county in Florida to privatize
child welfare. She was hired
as one of the first mental health
counselors to work with young
children in a foster care system.
She completed the 18-month
infant mental health training
through Florida State University’s
Harris Institute, and in 2003 she
received specialized fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders diagnostic
training through the University
of Washington.
Skoglund will officially start
in her new capacity on September
14. Shea will stay on as a
part-time consultant to ensure a
smooth transition.
“While I am about to retire and
enter the next chapter of my life,
I go knowing that The Florida
Center is in great hands with Dr.
Kristie Skoglund,” said Shea. “Her
vast knowledge and experience
prepares her well to be the agency’s
next CEO.”.
■ The Music Compound, a place
where students of all ages can
pursue their love of music, will
debut its Show Choir & Musical
Theatre program in September
at its Cattlemen studio (1751 Cattlemen
Rd.,
Sarasota).
Leading the
program is
noted longtime
Sarasota
educator,
Julie Rohr
McHugh.
McHugh
received her
Bachelor’s
Julie Rohr McHugh
degree in
Music Education
and her Master’s degree
in Vocal Performance from the
University of Miami, and performed
professionally. After a
teaching post in Fort Lauderdale,
she and her family moved back to
Sarasota in 1976 so that she could
work as principal and a music
teacher at Julie Rohr Academy.
She has been music director
for four Sarasota Players productions,
33 Julie Rohr Academy productions,
and over 100 Sarasota
Academy of the Arts productions
as well as taught Changing Tide
Show Choir and Singing Sailors
chorus at Sarasota High School
for 12 years and Sonic Boom
Show Choir at Sarasota Military
Academy for seven years. In June,
after 51 years, she retired from
full-time teaching.
The Show Choir is for middle
and high school students; the
Musical Theatre program, for
elementary school students. For
more information, call 941-379-
9100 or go to musiccompound.
com/lessons/show-choir-andmusical-theatre.
■ Sandra S. Stone has been
appointed assistant dean of graduate
studies at the University of
South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
campus. She began her new position
on July 1.
Stone is
former chair
of the campus’
Social
Sciences
Department
and regional
chancellor
of the USF
Sarasota-Manatee
campus
Sandra S. Stone
(2014-2017).
She previously
served as vice president of
academic affairs at Dalton State
College (Georgia). She earned a
doctoral degree in sociology from
Emory University in Atlanta.
“This is a very exciting opportunity,
personally, professionally
and for the campus as a whole,
and I am delighted to serve in this
capacity,” Stone said.
A newly created position, the
assistant dean of graduate studies
is responsible for promoting, expanding
and enhancing the campus’
graduate-degree programs.
The position is closely aligned
with the campus’ Office of
Academic Affairs and Student
Success and USF’s Office of
Graduate Studies. Stone expects
also to work closely with campus
deans and department heads and
continue to serve as a professor,
teaching criminology.
The Sarasota-Manatee campus
offers master’s degrees in business
administration, criminal justice,
educational leadership, elementary
education, hospitality management
and social work. Courses
are offered both on campus and
through distance learning.
■ State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
(SCF) has named
Terri Clark as dean of lifelong
learning and workforce development.
Clark is responsible for
advancing the college’s commitment
to continuing education
through noncredit programs,
community services and other
workforce-related activities.
“Terri Clark’s experience is a
tremendous asset as SCF remains
flexible and responsive to the
needs of our community’s workforce
and residents of all ages,”
said Executive Vice President and
Provost Todd G. Fritch.
Prior to joining SCF, Clark
served as dean of workforce and
community development at
Pearl River Community College
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She
oversaw
successful
collaborations
among
business,
industry,
government
and military
partners,
resulting in
programs
and courses
Terri Clark
that were
responsive
to the needs of the local, regional
and statewide economies.
Clark earned a master’s degree
in counseling psychology from
William Carey University and a
bachelor’s degree in family and
consumer sciences from University
of Southern Mississippi. In
2018, she received the Adult Education
Director of the Year award
from the Mississippi Community
College Board.
For more information, email
visit www.SCF.edu.
Accolades
■ “You are braver than you
believe, stronger than you seem,
smarter than you think and
loved more than you know.” This
beloved quote from A.A. Milne
is captured on a trio of canvases
gracing the walls of the waiting
area in All Star Children’s Foundation’s
Children’s Center.
The Sarasota-based artist who
donated the work is Meg Krakowiak.
She met All Star founder
Graci McGillicuddy over a year
ago and
was
immediately
captivated
by her
vision
and mission
for
All Star
Children’s
Foundation. Krakowiak
decided on the spot to make it her
personal charity.
“Graci’s passion for kids comes
from her heart. Every square inch
of the campus contributes to
their well-being, from the careful
design of the homes to the vegetable
garden and more,” she says.
“All Star’s model lifts them up—
and it truly makes a difference.”
According to Krakowiak, the
quote she celebrates in her triptych
is all about self-worth. “Every
child has incredible value,”
she says.
“This quote
speaks a
truth over
every child,
whether
they believe
it now or
not. I think
Milne’s
words offer
a beautiful
All Star founder
Graci McGillicuddy
affirmation
of their true
Sarasota-based artist
Meg Krakowiak
potential.”
Krakowiak
also
generously
donated her
painting,
“Heart of
Sailing,” to
All Star. In
addition,
she has
volunteered
to care for
the children
of All Star
campus’ foster parents. “Meg’s
art inspires feelings of hope and
healing for all who see it,” says
McGillicuddy. “We are so grateful
to be the recipients of Meg’s
beautiful, heartfelt and inspirational
artwork.”
Krakowiak exhibits her work at
the Meg Krakowiak Gallery & Studio,
60 S. Palm Avenue, Sarasota;
www.megkrakowiakstudios.com.
All Star has completed its
“Campus of Hope and Healing,”
which includes the All Star
Children’s Center, where trauma-focused
clinical services are
offered. The campus also features
six foster family homes that
provide children, ages 0-18, with
a nurturing, family-style home
environment and comprehensive,
trauma-sensitive treatment. Siblings
are kept together, and parents
and caregivers are offered
a range of services. All Star also
serves children in the region’s
child welfare system and their
families on an outpatient basis.
According to McGillicuddy,
All Star has implemented a
trauma-informed program that
Meg Krakowiak’s artwork “Heart of Sailing”
delivers the latest evidence-based
protocols and treatments for foster
children and their biological
families. Partnering with leaders
across the child welfare system,
the non-profit organization has
tapped best-in-class partners to
assist in their mission.
For more information about All
Star Children’s Foundation, visit
www.allstarchildrensfoundation.
org. The campus is located at
3300 17th St, Sarasota.
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