Maj. Connie Shingledecker is a 38-year veteran law enforcement officer with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. She began her career in 1977 and has worked in various areas within the agency. She was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division for over ten years, during which time she investigated and supervised the investigations of Crimes
Jacki Dezelski, Executive Vice President of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce is our Wonder Woman of the day today. Jacki, married to Mike Kennedy and mother to two wonderful children, Micah and Lucy seem to make balancing a fantastically hectic work life and family life look so easy! In her role at the Manatee
Jaymie Carter is the next Wonder Woman in our series of 25 brought to you by the Bradenton Herald. Jaymie Carter doesn’t know a stranger and has a kind word and a smile for everyone. She is the first person to raise her hand to ask a question when she doesn’t understand something and
County Commissioner Carol Whitmore is the ninth in our series of 25 Wonder Woman brought to you courtesy of the Bradenton Herald. Carol grew up on Anna Maria Island and started her local government service in 1991 when she was elected to the Holmes Beach City Commission, later serving as Mayor of the City
The parable ending, “Teach a man to fish and he can eat for a lifetime,” sums up Susie Walters’ work and philosophy for helping others in her hometown community. Through the years of teaching (including a few summers of literally teaching fishing), raising her and her husband, Cliff’s, two children, and many years on
