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8 x April 7 — 20, 2022 x www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com<br />

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votes. Voter turnout was 13.33%.<br />

Seat No. 4 incumbent Commissioner<br />

Joseph McMullen was reelected<br />

unopposed. Both commissioners<br />

commenced their next four-year<br />

terms at the regularly scheduled commission<br />

meeting. More information<br />

regarding election results and voter<br />

turnout can be found on the Orange<br />

County Supervisor of Election’s website<br />

at www.ocfelections.gov.<br />

Three Oakland police personnel<br />

will be commended for recently<br />

rescuing two residents from a burning<br />

home at 527 W. Gulley Ave.<br />

Lt. Angela Campbell was first<br />

on the scene as flames engulfed<br />

the two-story home. Bystanders informed<br />

her that the residents were<br />

still inside. She saw a woman at the<br />

window trapped as the home filled<br />

with black smoke. Officer Rene<br />

Castro quickly went to the opposite<br />

side of the home with a fire<br />

extinguisher, broke a window and<br />

assisted a female out of the burning<br />

home. Det. Shawn Dozier broke<br />

another window and, along with Lt.<br />

Campbell, physically pulled a male<br />

out of the window to safety. Upon<br />

arrival, Orange County Fire Rescue<br />

Department crews began putting<br />

water on the fire, and the two patients<br />

were transported to Orlando<br />

Health for smoke inhalation.<br />

The three officers were medically<br />

checked on scene and cleared.<br />

n Windermere<br />

Lighthouse Works, an organization<br />

that provides competitive job<br />

opportunities for blind and visually<br />

impaired adults, recently added<br />

Windermere resident Kathy<br />

Nguyen to its board of directors.<br />

Kathy earned her bachelor’s<br />

and master’s degrees in accounting<br />

from the University of Central<br />

Florida and continues to connect to<br />

her alma mater through recruiting<br />

and other professional development<br />

initiatives. She is a certified public<br />

accountant, licensed in Florida and<br />

California. She also serves as cochair<br />

of the KPMG Asian Pacific<br />

Islander Network and, most recently,<br />

as co-chair of the KPMG Network of<br />

Women for the Orlando, Lakehouse,<br />

Capability and Boost Center offices,<br />

striving to highlight the importance<br />

of diversity, equity and inclusion in<br />

the workplace.<br />

n Winter Garden<br />

Kathy<br />

Nguyen of<br />

Windermere<br />

joins Lighthouse<br />

Works’ board of<br />

directors.<br />

Winter Garden resident and attorney<br />

Jennifer Reed joined the<br />

Orlando office of ShuffieldLowman.<br />

She is an experienced litigation<br />

attorney, focusing her practice in<br />

the areas of intellectual property<br />

and civil litigation. Jennifer works<br />

to help her clients avoid litigation,<br />

which includes serving as a dispute<br />

resolution negotiator. Her trial experience<br />

includes representing clients<br />

in both state and federal courts, including<br />

bench and jury trials and<br />

post-judgment proceedings. Jennifer<br />

received a Rising Star Award from<br />

Super Lawyers 2018-21. She holds<br />

her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude,<br />

from Florida A&M University College<br />

of Law and a Bachelor of Science in<br />

marketing and Bachelor of Arts in<br />

French studies, both cum laude, from<br />

the University of Florida.<br />

Winter Garden bestselling author<br />

James Sheridan published a new<br />

book for women looking for “Mr.<br />

Right.” They say you have to kiss a<br />

few frogs on your way to find Prince<br />

Charming, but Kiss Fewer Frogs: The<br />

Fast Track Secret to Your Fairy Tale<br />

Ending promises a happy alternative<br />

31 ST ANNUAL<br />

31 ST ANNUAL BEST MOM IN SOUTHWEST CONTEST.<br />

DEADLINE: APRIL 13, 2022<br />

Email entries to Lauren@kearneypublishing.com;<br />

or mail to P.O. Box 851, Windermere, FL 34786.<br />

For more information, call 407-351-1573, option 4.

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