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Professional Description: porteous oversees all functions of human resources for polk county public Schools including teacher recruiting, teacher engagement and retention, certification compliance, collective bargaining/labor relations, and new hire orientation while ensuring compliance with state and federal employment laws and school board policies. Experience & Qualifications: St. lucie county public Schools: ird & fih grade teacher (2002-2005); honorable Stephen t. brown, chief magistrate Judge United States district court - Southern district of florida: legal Intern (Summer 2006 & Spring 2007); miami-dade county public Schools: law clerk & assistant School board attorney (2007-2012); Iowa department of administrative Services: labor attorney (2012-2015); maryland State highway administration: director of employee relations (2015-2016); polk county public Schools: associate Superintendent of human resources (2016-present). T EDDRA J OY P ORTEOUS Associate Superintendent of Human Resources Polk County Public Schools 1915 S Floral Ave Bartow, FL 33830 [email protected] [phone] Education & Training: St. omas University School of law (2008), florida State University (2002). Community Service: ronald mcdonald house and first missionary baptist church in Winter haven. Interests: traveling, exercising, and watching hgtV. She also enjoys the discovery tV series Naked and Afraid. Professional Description: founder and financial advisor with the financial firm, rightplan financial. Works with individuals, families, and small businesses with a focus on financial planning and investment management. Experience & Qualifications: powell began his financial management career in los angeles with a fortune 500 firm. relocating back to florida, he joined a local investment advisor firm. his passion of continuous advancement led to his own firm, rightplan financial. prior to the financial industry, he completed an eight year career with polk county fire rescue finishing at the rank of lieutenant\emt and owned a small business for nine years. Educ ation & Training: crpc® (chartered retirement planning counselor ); a variety of continuing education and business courses; continuing coursework for bachelor’s degree with a focus on family financial planning. E RIC P OWELL Financial Advisor RightPlan Financial 206 Easton Dr, Ste 109 Lakeland, FL 33803 [email protected] [phone] Community Service: board member, e lakeland rotary club; co-treasurer, read lakeland; treasurer, camp fire Sunshine central florida; member and Volunteer, free life chapel. Interests: Spending time with family, traveling, sports, and staying active.