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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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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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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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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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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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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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 […]
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NAME?Joshua Braswell OCCUPATION?Business Banker ORGANIZATION?Ameris Bank HOMETOWN?Tallahassee, FL Tell us your Tallahassee story, what brought you here and what made you want to stay?A native of Tallahassee, I always appreciated the small town feel of our community. After graduating from Lawton Chiles High School, I left to attend college and begin my career in Central […]
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Name? Jack Weaver Occupation? Coastal Engineer Organization? AtkinsRealis Hometown? Corpus Christi, Texas Tell us your Tallahassee story, what brought you to Tallahassee? To be honest, Tallahassee was never on my radar of where I thought I would end up. When I graduated from college at Florida Tech, I found the open entry-level coastal engineer position […]
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Name? Cassidy Wagner Occupation? Employee Benefits Consultant Organization? Acentria Insurance Hometown? Vero Beach, FL Tell us your Tallahassee Story, what brought you to Tallahassee? A job opportunity with Acentria brought me to Tallahassee post-graduation. Are you involved in any organizations other than Access? I am a recent SHRM and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) member. What […]