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
Maire V. Zavala, the seventh in our series of 25 Wonder Women is a Puerto Rican born in Brooklyn, NY, raised and educated in Massachusetts. She is the eldest of 9 children, the mother of a son, Hakien, the pride and joy of her life. Before arriving in Manatee County 15 years ago, Maria
Laurel Lynch – CEO of HOPE Family Services is the sixth in our series of 25 Wonder Women brought to you by the Bradenton Herald. Laurel Lynch is an award-winning and highly skilled advocate for battered women and their children with nearly 30 years of experience. In October of 1985, after a brief marriage
Rachelle Madrigal, General Manager of the Bradenton Marauders and Director of Sales & Marketing for the Pittsburgh Pirates Florida Operations is the fifth in our series of 25 “Wonder Women” brought to you courtesy of the Bradenton Herald. Rachelle is originally from Stoughton, MA where her interest in baseball was cemented after she spent
