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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018
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Taking Care Of Business
Jeffrey L. Rhodes is a lifetime Tampa native. That explains his pas- sion for his community. He always believes in giving back to others.
At the age of 16, Jeffrey began working part time after school at Pughsley’s Funeral Home. When Jeffrey was 17, he started working at Ray Williams Funeral Home, which opened up the passion he still has for others.
After Rhodes graduated from Leto High School, he continued to work at Ray Williams Funeral Home. He then attended Miami-Dade Col- lege and obtained his degree in Fu- neral Service Education and Mortuary Science.
Later he furthered his education with a double major in Political Sci- ence and Business Management from St. Leo University. While doing so, one of his dreams came true, he be- came a Licensed Funeral Director (LFD) and co-owner of Ray Williams
Ray Williams Funeral Home
JEFFREY L. RHODES ...Co-Owner, Ray Williams Funeral Home with David L. Northern, Jr.
Funeral Home.
In the spirit of giving back to his
community, Rhodes participated, organized and/or supported: Souls to the Polls, Voter Registration Drives,
Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA), West Tampa CRA Board, Ray’s of Hope Christmas Bike Give- away, Children with a Vision, West Tampa Boys and Girls Club and Men of Vision, just a few to name.
He is a member of Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
As a successful businessman,
Rhodes believes it’s important to al- ways give back to your community. “There are so many ways you can give by volunteering, mentoring and reaching out to others in their time of need.” One word of advice he’d like to give to others is, “Always follow your passion and your dreams.”
Rhodes is the father of 2 young adult children, Jonathan and Gi- anna Rhodes.
Tampa’s Coalition Of 100 Black Women Hosts ‘Passing The Torch Leadership Awards’
The Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. (NCBW), recognized ten women in the community at their 2nd Annual “Passing the Torch Leadership Awards” held on May 19th at Ragan Park Community Center.
One of the core values of NC100BW is to develop, support and recognize women leaders that have made significant contribu- tions in the areas of health, education, public policy, and business-entrepreneurship.
NCBW celebrated and honored women leaders who have made contributions to and impacted the commu- nity through their leader- ship.
The honorees were Health - Dr. Faith Felder, Marcellina Ado- nis, Calvary Community Free Clinic; Public Policy - Attorney Arthenia Joyner, Karen Skyer; Business/Economic Em- powerment - Hosetta Coleman, Fifth Third Bank, Tampa Bay, Kourt- ney Berry, Suncoast Fed- eral Credit Union; Education: K-12 - Dr. Kim Moore, Principal, Middle-
Leadership honorees are: seated from left, Dr. Joan Holmes, Attorney Arthenia Joyner, Dr. Kim Moore, and Dr. Faith Felder. Standing from left: Earlisha Oates, Tressa Jones (Kourtney Berry’s mother), Shirley Crumbley, Karen Skyers, LaKisha Falana, Marcellina Adonis, and President, Antonia Barber. Honoree not pictured, Hosetta Coleman.
ton High School, Ms. LaK- isha Falana, Principal, Maximo Elementary School in Pinellas County; Educa- tion: Higher Education - Dr. Joan Holmes, Hillsbor- ough Community College, and Shirley Crumbley, St.
Petersburg College.
The Mistress Ceremony
for the event was Rubye Dunn. Words of Encour- agement were given by Clara McCalla and Pastor Valerie Goddard.
About The Coalition
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. -- Tampa Bay Chapter (NCBW) is a non--profit advocacy and service organization com- mitted to improving the quality of life for all people in the Tampa Bay area. Since
1988, the members of NC100BW continue to advo- cate for equality and em- powerment for women of color through economic and leadership development, ed- ucational awareness, health and political awareness.