Legacy 2017 South Florida: 40 Under 40 Issue

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL BB19 Legacy Briefs FMU taps Hobbs as chairman of Humani�es Department Florida Memorial University recently appointed William Hobbs, Ph.D. to chair its Humani�es Department William Hobbs, Ph.D. within the School of Arts and Sciences. The department confers undergraduate degrees in literature, communica�ons, languages, religion, and philosophy. A McKnight Fellowship recipient, Hobbs earned a bachelor’s degree at Florida A&M University and his master’s and doctorate degrees from Florida State University. The new chairman said he aims to, “promote literature of the Diaspora,” and help “make FMU more of an integral part of the highly compe��ve educa�onal landscape in South Florida.” Hobbs is author of North of the Grove, a novel about a young black male and his mentor. YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade names Kerry-Ann Royes CEO The Board of Directors of YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade, an organiza�on that focuses on racial jus�ce and Kerry-Ann Royes civil rights, women’s empowerment and security, and women’s health issues, concluded an execu�ve search process that resulted in the eleva�on of a familiar leader. Kerry-Ann Royes, a 20-year social sector veteran, rose to the top of the pack and was named chief execu�ve oﬃcer. The Florida Atlan�c University MBA alumna served in various senior management roles within YMCA of Broward County and YMCA of South Florida. Royes also founded Arrow Consul�ng. She is a member of the Na�onal Nau�lus Advisory Board Ocean Explora�on Trust. Black PR Wire’s new online church directory promotes ministries Calling all churches and ministries! Black PR Wire, one of the na�on’s largest Black news distribu�on wire services, is launching a church directory and wants to include you. An online resource booklet, the church directory will allow churches throughout the na�on to promote their ministries and services. Black PR Wire touts the directory as “a great opportunity for churches to increase visibility.” It also enables faith-believers to discover a church home online. The directory will be available star�ng October 2017. All lis�ngs are free of charge. For more informa�on, visit blackprwire.com or call 1-877-BLACKPR. Cupcake Galleria opens second loca�on in Broward Mall Cupcake Galleria launched its second eatery inside the food court of Broward Mall located at 8000 W. Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. A�er a two-year run in its ﬂagship store at 6947 S�rling Road in Davie, owner Chair Flanders said the expansion was prompted by a desire to open doors of opportunity. The new loca�on will oﬀer exclusive ﬂavors such as Strawberry Moscato and cupcake a la mode, as well as gluten free and vegan cupcake op�ons. It will also feature galleria staples like Smores cupcakes, Blue Velvet, Pink Lemonade, Lemon Blackberry, White Chocolate Coconut, Orange Creamsicle, Chocolate Nutella, and Monkey Business (banana/ chocolate) among others. For more informa�on, log on to www.thecupcakegalleria.com. Sonshine Communica�ons promotes from within Erica Brown is the newly appointed associate crea�ve director and senior graphic designer at Erica Brown Sonshine Communica�ons, a leading na�onal public rela�ons ﬁrm. In this new role, Brown is responsible for managing crea�ve design, graphic design services, and crea�ve packaging. Sonshine Chief Bernade�e Morris notes, “Erica o�en veers away from the norm and strives to develop products that are extremely innova�ve and out of the box. She is a valuable asset to our team.” A graduate of the New York Ins�tute of Technology where she earned her master’s degree, Brown is a 15-year Sonshine staﬀer who receive recogni�on from the American Adver�sing Federa�on and the Academy of Interac�ve and Visual Arts. Palm Beach County Bar Associa�on elects A�orney Baker-Barnes 95th president The members of the Palm Beach County Bar Associa�on recently elected Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes as its 95th president. A�orney Baker-Barnes is the ﬁrst African-American female to serve in this role. The Florida State University College of Law-trained barrister prac�ces personal injury, medical negligence, and product liability case law as a shareholder of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, PA. One of her signature accomplishments was a $20 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She served as an intern in Florida governor Lawton Chiles’ Execu�ve Oﬃce of Communica�on and is a recipient of the Na�onal Bar Associa�on’s Presiden�al Award. AARLCC pilots $1.1 million STEM-oriented youth project The Na�onal Science Founda�on awarded a $1.1 million-grant to a collabora�on that includes Space Science Ins�tute's Na�onal Center for Interac�ve Learning (NCIL), the University of Virginia, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).The collaborators will use the grant to develop and implement a three-year study called Project BUILD (Building Using an Interac�ve Learning Design). The African-American Research Library & Cultural Center (AARLCC) will serve as one of two pilot sites. The project team will engage youth (grades 2-5) and their families with librarians and professional engineers in an informal learning environment with age-appropriate, technology-rich STEM learning experiences fundamental to the engineering design process. AARLCC’s Lisa Jackson says, "Project BUILD will enable young people in our community to realize that STEM is indeed within their reach." Meet Jayda Washington-Boothe, emerging magazine mogul, and community servant At just nine-years- old, Jayda Washing- ton-Boothe of Weston is on pace to be a future Legacy Magazine “40 Jayda Washington-Boothe Under 40” honoree. The 4th grader at Manatee Bay Elementary is the founder of

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