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County Presents Scholarships To 59 Students
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival:
Financial Workshop On Technology Planned
On Monday, June 18, Hillsborough County officials will award scholarships to 59 students, assisting them in reaching their goals and recog- nizing them for their academic achievements.
The seventh annual awards ceremony will be held from 5:45 to 7 p.m., in the second floor Performing Arts Building Mainstage Theater at Hillsbor- ough Community College’s Ybor Campus, 1411 E. 11th Ave. in Tampa.
Hillsborough County So- cial Services partners yearly with the Community Action Board to offer scholarships worth up to $5,000 to eligible students wishing to continue their education by attending an institution of higher learn- ing.
Scholarships are awarded to both high school and college students, and recipients are selected based on thorough evaluations of their applica- tion materials.
The scholarships are made available through Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds, which are implemented through recommendations
made by the Community Ac- tion Board. Comprised of pub- lic officials and community stakeholders, the Community Action Board reviews pro- grams and available funds that serve low-income communi- ties in Hillsborough County.
The 59 students that will be recognized at this year’s awards ceremony represent 19 different institutions of higher learning.
The students attend the following institutions: Bethune-Cookman University, Clark Atlanta University, Hillsborough Community Col- lege, Florida A & M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International Univer- sity, Florida State University, Lake Erie College, and LIM College.
Other institutions include: Northwest Missouri State Uni- versity, Saint Leo University, Southeastern University, Uni- versity of Central Florida, Uni- versity of Florida, University of the Ozarks, University of South Florida, University of West Florida, and Vanderbilt University.
The topic will be “Protecting Your Busi- ness Against Hackers”
The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, along with TD Bank, N.A., and the En- trepreneur’s Collaborative Center will hold a free work- shop for business owners and aspiring business own- ers to provide professional knowledge to participants on: “Technology: Protecting your Business Against Hack- ers.”
The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, from 10 A. M. to 12:30 P. M., at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC), 2101 East Palm Avenue (Ybor City), Tampa, FL 33605. The doors will open at 9:30 A. M. Free parking is across the street in the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice parking lot.
Come To Learn:
Why Hackers and Cyber Criminals are In- terested in your Busi- ness
Steps to Protect your Small Business
Maintain the Momen- tum of Daily Security
How Hacking Affects your Banking
How Hacking Affects your Credit and your Business Credit
Protecting your On- line Presence
Vital Documents for your Online Business
ATTY. SHAUNTE STOKES
The following profession- als will present at the work- shop:
Shaunette Stokes, Es- quire of Stokes Law Group, PLLC.
=Shaunette Stokes is a practicing attorney who is li- censed in the state of Florida. She graduated in 2013 from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, NC. Prior to law school, Atty. Stokes earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, FL. She subse- quently obtained her mas- ter’s degree in Public Administration from Florida A&M, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Her background in Polit- ical Science and Public Ad- ministration has afforded her exemplary research and analytical skills, which she employs proficiently. Atty. Stokes has substantial ex- perience in contract law, cor- porate law, business
FELICE FLAKE
transactions, and intellectual property law.
Felice Flake, CEO of ScySec, has extensive experi- ence in both the government and private sectors. She ob- tained her Master of Science in Cybersecurity in 2016. Ms. Flake was one of a few students to complete the program by fulfilling the aca- demic requirements several months in advance of her peers. Ms. Flake also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Crim- inal Justice with a specializa- tion in Homeland Security.
Ms. Flake is currently a candidate for her MBA with a focus on Information Secu- rity Management. She ob- tained her CompTIA Security+CE certification in 2012, and her other profes- sional certifications include Achieve Global Certified Fa- cilitator and a Certified Trainer through the Univer- sity of Oklahoma/American Society for Training and De- velopment, now known as the Association for Talent Development. Felice’s ex- perience and credentials coupled with her passion for her profession and commu- nity supported her evolution into founding her firm, Scy-
SecP. rofessional Panelist will also include: Bill Trotman - TD Bank, Leighton Kyler - Ariel Business Group, Nas- sim Shamsideen - Syner- gistic Funding and Ryan Everett-Qualters -TD Bank.
Participants in this work- shop will be eligible to re- ceive free services by the advisory committee mem- bers of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival.
To register for this event or any other upcoming sem- inar, please visit www.Tam- paBlackHeritage.org/semina rs or contact Bill Trotman at (813) 813-250-3131.
Weave Shop Owner Hosts Monthly Raffle
MADISON Owner
Members of the staff shown from left to right are: Almethia, better known as “Twista,” Lena, Kathy, and Madison.
When “Madison,” opened the doors of Madison’s Weave & Braid Shop, 4707 E. Busch Blvd., on Valentine’s Day, she decided to give back every month.
The method she selected was to have a raffle each month. Last month, she held a Mother’s Day raffle and the lucky winner was Ms. Audrey Acosta.
Ms. Acosta spent an after- noon with staff members Shana, Shiesha, Almethia (better known as “Twista,”), Lena, Kathy and Madison.
Madison caters to older women who wear weave and braids. And, she said she can see the growth of the business since it opened.
And, although she has a tar- geted group of customers,
Ms. Audrey Acosta was the winner of the raffle for May 2018.
everyone is welcome.
She works by appointments
only in order to give each cus- tomer the attention he or she deserves.
“I’m excited about the way the raffle ended and I look for- ward to having one each month,” she said.
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