Class of 2012
By: Christine A. Davis, ED.S. Director of Communications, Brevard Public Schools This spring more than 5,000 students will don caps and gowns and walk in commencement ceremonies around Brevard County. Most of them will be about 18 years old, born in 1994, the last year known as Generation Y. The 2012 graduating class surpassed the state averages on the ACT college entrance exam, surpassed the national averages on the SAT exam, and Brevard seniors’ AP test results exceeded the global average. In addition, more Brevard graduating seniors earned an AA degree through dual enrollment at Brevard Community College than in any ...
Space Coast Moms: Laraine Schultz
Laraine Schultz by: Michelle Salyer 52, Palm Bay. Branch Manager and Financial Advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Melbourne Office. Married to Jay Schultz and Mother of Kristen, 24 and Jennifer, 21; Grandmother of Bailey, 18 months. For Laraine Schultz and Jay, her husband of 30 years, life has taken an unexpected but extremely satisfying turn. The couple assumed they would be empty nesters by now, but instead made the choice to help raise their granddaughter, Bailey.“A different direction in Jennifer’s life changed our lives, but it’s still a very good direction,” said Schultz. “Jay and I are from the era of the ...
Space Coast Moms: Jessaca Heinze
Jessaca Heinze By: Michelle Salyer 38, Indialantic. Stay-at-home Mom. Married to Chris Heinze, mother of Alexandra, 6. Although Jessaca Heinze and her husband, Chris, just moved here from Phoenix, Arizona three years ago, they’ve fallen in love with the Space Coast and all it has to offer. “We’re used to the heat from Arizona, but to live near the ocean… it’s just so beautiful here,” said Heinze.Being able to stay home and volunteer at her daughter Alexandra’s school is also a dream come true. “My own mother was a stay-at-home mom. It’s a blessing to be able to stay home with my daughter ...
Space Coast Moms: Chris Ross
Chris Ross By: Michelle Salyer 47, Rockledge. Independent Sales Director, Mary Kay. Mother of A'aya 23, and daughter-in-law Quierra, 22; grandmother of A'amari, 1 yr. Chris Ross’ son, A’aya, may be a grown man with a successful military career and a family of his own, but Ross is still determined to set a good example for him, as her late mother, Betty J. Ross, did for her. Within three years of joining Mary Kay, Ross has become an Independent Sales Director driving a free Chevy Equinox. By December 2012, she plans to trade in the Chevy for a pink Mary Kay Cadillac.“I want my ...
Space Coast Moms: Rochelle Sandridge
Rochelle Sandridge By: Michelle Salyer 52, Rockledge, Full time Foster Parent. Married to Ronald. Mother of Ronald and Ricky, 23: Foster mom of more than 50 children. For sisters Rochelle Sandridge and Chris Ross, talking about their late mother, Betty J. Ross, who passed away four years ago, often evokes tears. But Sandridge takes comfort in knowing that she is following in her mom’s footsteps as a foster parent. With two biological sons who are now 23 and beginning careers in psychology and aviation, Rochelle and her husband Ronald have seen at least 50 additional foster children come and go… and come back again ...
Space Coast Moms: Julie Cole
Julie Cole By: Michelle Salyer 40, Suntree. Chair, Parks & Recreation for Suntree Homeowners Association. Married to Greg Cole. Mother of Adam, 10 and Justin, 6. Those who live in Suntree might recognize Julie Cole. “We’re the crazy parents that are playing laser tag, hiding in the bushes,” she joked.” We’re always outside playing with our kids. My happiest times are when we’re playing in the yard together.” But Cole is even better known for her work for the Suntree community, where she has been the driving force behind the installation of solar shades at Spyglass and Interlachen Parks and has planned countless neighbor-hood ...
Space Coast Moms: Paige Ostrander
Paige Sorensen Ostrander By: Michelle Salyer 30, Melbourne. Teacher, Florida Virtual School/ Co-owner, CF Music Productions. Married to Jared Ostrander, Mother of Caroline Sophia, 2, and Mia Claire, 2 months For Paige Ostrander, the old adage, “There’s no place like home” couldn’t be truer. With her second child born earlier this year, Paige and her husband Jared are even more grateful to be surrounded by family and lifelong friends.“My mom is my best friend. We see each other almost every day. She and my in-laws babysit all the time,” Ostrander said. “We love living in Melbourne close to family. There’s nothing like it.”Ostrander ...
SCB Marketing Celebrates 6 years
“It was our differences that brought us together, and our similarities that made us dynamic,” says SCB Marketing president Josh Field, who with Jeff Piersall in 2006 founded the multi-million dollar marketing and publishing company behind some of Brevard County’s most recognized brands, including SpaceCoast Living and SpaceCoast Business. Field, a pedigreed marketing executive with an MBA from Northwestern University’s acclaimed J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a successful career climbing the corporate ranks at international consumer goods companies including Ralston Purina, Coca-Cola and Mary Kay, joined forces in 2001 with Piersall, who had been hired as CEO to turn ...
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