NAME? Blaire Bennett WHAT DO YOU DO? Education & Events Coordinator – Florida Recreation and Park Association HOMETOWN? Sarasota, Florida What brought you to Tallahassee? I came to Tallahassee for school in 2015 and honestly did not think I would still be here almost 11 years later! I started out planning to get a nursing […]
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NAME? Alise Sloan WHAT DO YOU DO? Account Executive – Sachs Media HOMETOWN? I’m a military brat but I mainly resided in Lithia Springs and Cairo, GA What brought you to Tallahassee? I lived in South Georgia at the time but Tallahassee was the place I gravitated toward. There is more to do, more to […]
NAME? Serene Smallwood WHAT DO YOU DO? Development Coordinator – Big Bend Cares/Care Point Health & Wellness Center HOMETOWN? Daytona Beach, FL What brought you to Tallahassee? I came as a student back in 2014, got a degree in Criminology by 2017, and started looking off-campus for how to enjoy the city I lived in. […]
NAME? Devin Starnes WHAT DO YOU DO? AVP, Associate Relationship Manager – Prime Meridian Bank HOMETOWN? Tallahassee, FL What is your favorite thing about Tallahassee? My favorite part of Tallahassee is networking in the community I grew up in. For anyone who has started their professional career in their hometown, it is a daunting task […]
NAME? Alexis Bondi WHAT DO YOU DO? Operations Manager – Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority HOMETOWN? Tallahassee, FL TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: My family moved to Tallahassee when I was just four years old, so I’ve had the pleasure of growing up in this beautiful city. I then went to Florida State University before starting […]
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NAME? Christian Suero WHAT DO YOU DO? Director of Sales – Donald L Tucker Civic Center HOMETOWN? Hollywood, Florida TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: I moved to Tallahassee in 2016 when I started as a freshman at Florida State. After graduating from FSU I lived and worked in Dallas, Texas until returning to Tallahassee in […]
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NAME? Suzanne Holloway WHAT DO YOU DO? Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent at UF/IFAS Extension Leon County HOMETOWN? Gainesville, Florida TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: I think the majority of people my age move to Tallahassee for educational purposes, but I came here because of a job. Ironically, I left Gainesville, the heart of […]
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NAME? Reese Kerlin WHAT DO YOU DO? Employee Benefits Advisor at HUB International HOMETOWN? Kirksville, Missouri TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: Work took me out to New Jersey in 2016, where I lived until 2022 and ultimately met my now-wife, Kristin, who was born and raised there. After my sister and I left home in […]
NAME? Sadaf Zendehdel Martin WHAT DO YOU DO? Senior Data Scientist at Knowli Data Science HOMETOWN? Galveston, Texas TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: I moved to Tallahassee from Texas for grad school, intending to work as a Demographer for the Census Bureau. I earned my master’s degree in 2013, right in the middle of a […]
NAME? Andre Ross WHAT DO YOU DO? Branch Manager at Gulf Winds Credit Union HOMETOWN? Gainesville, Florida TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi, I was drawn to the vibrant energy of Tallahassee, a place that felt like home and was brimming with young professionals ready to make their […]
