Alvin Ross has worked in many areas of the entertainment industry for over 50 years. As a Director, Alvin directed both Live Plays and Movies using only Senior Citizens and is expert in the use of professional cameras.
Trese (pronounced Tray-see) Ryzan Ross is a fully inspired and deeply passionate yoga instructor, licensed massage therapist, speaker, trainer, personal development coach and published author. She believes the mind is a powerful tool and the body is capable of healing itself given the right conditions.
Cathy Salustri's book about Florida, Backroads of Paradise, appeared in the New York Times in 2017. She has an MLA in Florida Studies from USF St. Pete. Her portfolio includes travel pieces for USA Today, Visit Florida, regional magazines and local press. She is currently working on her second book about Florida as well as a fiction series set in a coastal Florida town.
Janice is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Florida and Mississippi, with over 35 years experience in psychotherapy and mental health services, geriatrics, adoptions, and administration. She has served as adjunct faculty teaching social work/social science at Mississippi colleges and does professional continuing education around the southeast.
Ruth has been a licensed insurance broker in the State of Florida since 2008. She has been contracted to enroll beneficiaries in all the major medicare plans that serve Marion County and the Central and North Central Florida areas.
Shannon Schaeffer is a compassionate instructor with a deep understanding of the autism spectrum. With a strong personal connection, Shannon has dedicated herself to becoming an advocate and educator for families touched by autism.
Born and raised in Scotland, she was her father's assistant gardener for many years. She moved to Long Island, NY twenty nine years ago and had to learn a new way to garden. In 2011 she and her husband relocated to Ocala. She immediately took the Master Gardener classes and continues to learn how to garden in this part of Florida.
Bryan Schmalz serves as the Utility Director for Bay Laurel Center Community Development District. Which is the water and wastewater utility that serves customers in On Top of the World. With more than years of experience, he is licensed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as a Class A Water Treatment Plant Operator and Class A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. Mr.
Scott is new to OTOW from Bonita Springs in Southwest Florida. He is an avid birder and outdoorsman. He has volunteered with the Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County as well as Naturalist and Lecture Series Chair for the Friends of Barefoot Beach Preserve in Bonita Springs, FL. Scott has completed the Coastal module of the IFAS Florida Master Naturalist Program.
Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan is the Frank E. Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where she teaches courses in American Government and Public Law.
Bruce Seaman is a retired Presbyterian Church USA minister. After over 25 years in Marion County, Bruce has been known as a social justice activist who has led community groups like Community of Gratitude, YouthReach, Marion County Democratic Party, Awake Marion, and Bridges Project as well as serving with many others.
A PA native, Jim has been an instructor since 1978. He taught for the US Army, American Red Cross, AARP Driver Safety and spent the bulk of his career as a technical instructor for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency in Harrisburg, PA. He has a B.S in Psychology and a Master's in Education from Penn State.
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Amira Sims is an educator and spoken word artist with more than 20 years of experience. She earned her Master of Science in Psychology from Valdosta State University and has taught a variety of undergraduate psychology classes in colleges and universities in California, Georgia, and Florida.
Dr. Singer is a Poet Laureate Emeritus of Connecticut, and past president of the Connecticut Shoreline Poetry Chapter, in association with the Connecticut Poetry Society. He has had over 1,400 poems published on the internet, magazines and in books and is a 2017 Pushcart Prize Award Nominee.
Ms. Virginia (Ginger) Soumar is an Associate Scientist IV with Breedlove, Dennis & Associates, Inc. (BDA). She received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Central Florida in 2005. Ms. Soumar has been employed with BDA since February 2007; BDA has provided environmental services for the OTOW community since 2015.
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