The program provided extraordinary opportunities to participate in real governance, to sit at the table with current and future state leaders.
Long before she was R. Jai Gillum, she was Jai (pronounced JAY) Howard, a young woman who cared deeply about the disadvantaged. She knew that two of the most unmet health needs, even for families who have health insurance, are oral health and mental health. So she planned to become a dentist. But that was […]
When Litigation Associate Tyler Cathey (TPA) isn’t going head to head with other attorneys in the courtroom, he is smashing heads and running men over on the rugby field. Along with his associate title, Tyler also goes by “Captain,” and his rugby team, the Tampa Krewe, has just won the USA Men’s Club National Championship. […]
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today announced the members of the sixth class of the Gubernatorial Fellowship Program. Students participating in the program will gain first-hand experience into how state government operates. “I commend these outstanding students for their achievements in the classroom and their enthusiasm for serving the people of Florida,” said Governor Crist. […]
TALLAHASSEE – Below-freezing weather is rare in Florida even in its northernmost counties, but that’s exactly what the state has dealt with on several occasions this winter. On January 5, Governor Charlie Crist even had to declare a state of emergency. Even when temperatures haven’t been freezing, they certainly have been colder than the norm. […]
TALLAHASSEE – Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced her appointment of R. Jai Gillum to the Florida Commission on the Status of Women. Gillum, who began her term on January 1, 2010 and will serve until December 31, 2013, is 31 years old and the youngest woman currently on the commission. She joins other CFO […]
Jennifer Hrdlicka sat down for her alumni spotlight interview and wondered aloud why she, five years removed from her Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship, would be the subject of such attention. Under the spotlight is not where Jennifer prefers to stand. She notes that she’d rather be “the person behind the person.” Unlike a number of Florida […]
TALLAHASSEE – November was National Adoption Month, an occasion taken to heart by the women and men who comprise the current class of Florida Gubernatorial Fellows. In service of the Governor’s Explore Adoption Initiative, the Class V Fellows volunteered their time and energy to raise funds and help with two important events. On Nov. 13, […]
Florida Gubernatorial Fellows know they’ll be tested right from day one and every step along the way. But Class IV Fellow Brad Bodiford knew he could handle a challenge. He’d already handled one. One the size of the United States. It was a couple of years before his Fellowship. Brad had cycled only occasionally, so […]
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today re-launched the Gubernatorial Fellows Web site and invited college and university students to apply for the 2010-11 Gubernatorial Fellows program. Participation in the program provides Florida college and university students with firsthand, high-level experience and insight into how government operates. Established in 2004 and endowed by Al and Dawn […]
TALLAHASSEE – The Class V Florida Gubernatorial Fellows were “wheels up” by 0730, climbing aboard a C-23 Sherpa aircraft to visit our Florida National Guard at work. The group landed 50 minutes later in St. Augustine, where they met with military leaders and learned more about the Guard’s role during state emergencies, such as hurricanes. […]