Legacy 2015 South Florida: Top Black Educators Issue | Page 3

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL

The old bumper sticker read, "If you can
read this thank a teacher". Altruism for sure.
Outside of parents and guardians no one
has more influence on us than teachers and
indeed some times the teacher will have
more influence than the parents. This then
raises the point that teaching is indeed one
of the "highest callings".
I can make the point that both the educator
and the brain surgeon share a space in
affecting how we think. Maybe we can say the brain surgeon deals
with the "hardware" in the brain, while the educator deals with the
"software" of thought.
In this issue of Legacy you will learn from the superintendents and

Kervin L. Clenance
Group Publisher, Legacy Magazine
Eric V. Knowles-Nelson
Editor-in-Chief, Legacy Magazine
Denise St. Patrick-Bell PhD
Copy Editor
Toni Harrigan
Intern

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the education commissioner that the pursuit of excellence and
thereby its measurement is paramount to their leadership.
We will also shed some light on the fact that schools and school
systems play a very important role as economic drivers and good
corporate citizens in doing business with small and minority owned
businesses.
Sit back now and enjoy Legacy. Hopefully it will provoke some
thought, and moreover inspire you to take action, on that which has
been on your mind.
Kervin L. Clenance
Group Publisher
Legacy Miami
Legacy South Florida

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The Retention of Black Talent

A conversation on careers and culture in South Florida
Providing News/Information and Connecting Florida’s Black Affluencers and Influencers

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Opening Remarks:
Russell Benford, Deputy Mayor, Miami-Dade County

Wed. Sept. 9, 2015

Moderators:
Bill Diggs, President, Mourning Family Foundation
Fabiola Fleuranvil, Blueprint Creative Group

City Hall
2004 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33137

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Panelists:
Kareem T. Brantley, Manager, Bravis Group
Petula C. Burks, Public Affairs Director, City of Miami Gardens
Dawn Dickson, Founder & CEO, Flat Out of Heels, LLC
Connie Kinnard, Vice President, Multicultural Tourism & Development, Greater Miami
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Adriene McCoy, Chief Human Resources Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Mayor Wayne M. Messam, CGC, LEED AP, BD+C, City of Miramar
Al Nelson, Founder & CEO, www.EzVip.com and Chairman, The Nelson Foundation
Carlos F. Orta, VP of Corporate Affairs | Corporate Communications, Carnival Corporation & plc
Alex Pierre-Louis, CEO, Lex Promotions and Marketing Group
Ivelices Linares Thomas, Esq., SPHR, Executive Director, Employee & Labor Relations, GardaWorld