Member Spotlight


Member Spotlight

Alexis Bondi, Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority

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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Christian Suero, Donald L Tucker Civic Center

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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Suzanne Holloway, UF/IFAS Extension Leon County

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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Reese Kerlin, HUB International

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 […]


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Sadaf Zendehdel Martin, Knowli Data Science

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 […]


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Andre Ross, Gulf Winds Credit Union

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 […]


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Katie Booker, RBOA – Digitally Driven Marketing

NAME? Katie Booker WHAT DO YOU DO? Director of Digital Marketing at RBOA – Digitally Driven Marketing HOMETOWN? St. Petersburg, Florida TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY: I came to Tallahassee as a freshman at TCC (now TSC) and transferred to FSU for my Junior year. I already had a full-time job that was based in […]


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Dustin Ropp, Axis Point Media

NAME?Dustin Ropp WHAT DO YOU DO?Business Owner/Ad Media at Axis Point Media HOMETOWN?Huffman, TX TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY:While in the Marine Corps, we had neighbors in Camp Pendleton who are from Tallahassee. After I got stationed in North Carolina, my wife and I came down to visit them and we fell in love with […]


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Mary Katherine Kaven, Big Bend Hospice

NAME?Mary Katherine Kraven WHAT DO YOU DO?Volunteer Coordinator at Big Bend Hospice HOMETOWN?Tallahassee, FL TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY:Tallahassee is my hometown; born and raised. I spent my formative years involved in various local activities. Whether Springtime Tallahassee, theater, Girl Scouts, or local history – I was there! Tallahassee’s abundance of community spirit fostered my […]


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KELSIE PACE, DIANA HEALTH

NAME?Kelsie Pace OCCUPATION?Community Outreach Manager ORGANIZATION?Diana Health HOMETOWN?Tallahassee, FL TELL US YOUR TALLAHASSEE STORY:I am a Tallahassee native. My mother’s side of the family are from the Sopchoppy community and go back numerous generations as fisherman of the Apalachicola area. Are you involved in any organizations other than Access?Greater Chamber of Tallahassee, Junior League, and […]