Spotlights

Spotlights showcase the career journey of professionals across the Jacksonville region. From people starting out on their career path to ones transitioning to a new profession, Earn Up wants to show how you can achieve your goals right here in Jacksonville.

Click on the pictures below to learn more and go to Career Pathways to start your own journey.

Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing

Yiming Huang

Software Test Engineer
Medtronic

Kadarieh Wiggins

CNC Machine Operator
Marble Today

Ronald Garvin, Jr.

Shop Technician III
Ring Power

Alex James

Process Technician
Johnson & Johnson Vision

Brittany De Santelices

Engineering Manager
Johnson & Johnson

Jacksonville Shipyard Repair

Jacksonville Shipyard Repair
Bae Systems

Frank H. Peterson Academies

Preparing Students for the Workforce & Higher Education

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Dual Enrollment Program

Providing High-Quality Educational Opportunities for All Students

Tyler Wilkinson

Certified Production Technician
St. Johns River State College

Coady McKinney

Night Shift Supervisor
JinkoSolar

Corporate Operations

Corporate Operations

Raef Godwin

VP, Advertising Strategy & Operations
PGA TOUR

Emma Carlson

People Operations Analyst
Dun & Bradstreet

Lex Walton

Production & Application Support Specialist
VyStar Credit Union

Morgan Hochstetler

Business Development Manager
Office Images

Sawsan Shami

Director of Global Business Development & Client Solutions
Suddath

Financial Services

Financial Services

Emma Carlson

People Operations Analyst
Dun & Bradstreet

Jonathan Wozny

Technology Analyst
Dun & Bradstreet

Christina Massara

Financial Advisor
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Kendall Riley

Business Analyst
Citi

Gabrielle Davis & Lindsey Thomas

VyStar Credit Union Business
High School Branch Program

Nicholas Knights

Management Development Program Associate
VyStar Credit Union

Sean O’Neill

Intern
Citi Bank & Deutsche Bank

Kenneth McAllister

Director of Business Services
RadFi (Formerly Jax Federal Credit Union)

Elmin Sacic

Senior Mortgage Loan Processor
Citi Bank

Shannon Coles

Senior Vice President Business Management
TIAA Bank

Chris Kalin

Regional President
PNC Bank of Florida

Life Sciences

Stacey Nemeth

Radiologic Technologist
Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute (JOI) & Baptist Health South

D’Angelo Williams

Human Resources (HR) Specialist
Baptist Health

Amber Gainer

Human Resources (HR) Specialist
Baptist Health

Christopher Carter

Software Engineer
Mosai (formerly Forcura)

Lorraine De Chavez

Associate Business Analyst
Mosai (formerly Forcura)

Kensley Hoover

Occupational Therapist
Brooks Rehabilitation at Memorial Hospital

Loveann Burch

Physician’s Assistant (PA) degree program
Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Abba Zubair, MD, PhD

Clinical Pathologist
Mayo Clinic

Brad Nazworth

BSN, RN
Baptist Health

Stacey Prince

Senior Specialist for Release of Information
Mayo Clinic

Sarah Elam

Cytoprep Lab Technician
Aurora Diagnostics/Bernhardt Laboratories

Opthalmic Technician Program

Opthalmic Technician Program
FSCJ

Matthew Steinmetz

Business Development Manager
Ascension St. Vincent’s

Kat Hasanovic

MSN, RN-BC
Baptist Health

Sammie Fendig

Firefighter
Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department

Guidewell

Deep Dive into the Member Care Specialist Role

Almira

NICU Respiratory Therapist, Wolfson's Hospital

Mandarin High School Health Science Academy

Brandi Zofkie

General Manager
Jacksonville's Lung Bioengineering facility in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center

Technology Services

Technology Services

Tierra Watson

Business Analyst
Bank of America

Carolyn O’Neal

Associate Software Engineer
Mosai (formerly Forcura)

Randall Reese

Service Technician
Bridgenext

Lex Walton

Production & Application Support Specialist
VyStar Credit Union

Noah Emmons

Software Engineering Consultant
Entrepreneur

Emtec Inc.

Growing Talent through Internships

Renaissance JAX

Offering Impactful Robotics Experiences

Jansen Holmes

Network Engineer
Bank of America

Bianca Davis

Manager of Data Operations and Strategy
Crowley

Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick

Chief Information Officer
CSI/CSI Connect Internship Program

Transportation & Logistics

Transportation & Logistics

Isabella Gallego

Human Resources (HR) Intern
Amports

Alexanderia Crotts

Human Resources (HR) Intern
Amports

Noah Searcy

Pricing Coordinator
Trailer Bridge

Mar Tyndall

Diesel Technician Apprentice
Republic Services

Maleeya McWhite

Pricing Analyst, Crowley
Little Sister Mentee
First Coast High School’s Global Logistics & Supply Chain Technology Academy

Joanne Kazmierski

Founder & CEO
Global Business Logistix

Jesus Garay

Owner
Jacksonville Global Freight & Commerce

Trailer Bridge

Matt Rogers

Senior Transportation Systems Manager
KeHe

Beth Wilder

Marine Personnel Specialist
TOTE Services

Breanna Lay

Keiser University Business Graduate with a minor in Transportation & Logistics

Support Industries

Agribusiness

Lindsay Meyer

Creative Director
Congaree & Penn

Clayton Brauman

Putnam County Schools/FFA Member

Kelly Oehler

University of Florida Graduate/Intern

Construction

JEA Women In Trade

JEA Women in Trade

Samir Mujtaba

Architecture Design Associate
The Haskell Company

Walker Smith

Project Associate
Miller Electric Company

Julian Martinez

Electrical Apprentice
NEFBA

Ashley Szczukowski

Business Development Manager
Marand Construction

Janet Duffy

Documents Manager
Eisman & Russo, Inc.

Northeast Florida Builder’s Association (NEFBA)

Apprenticeship Program

Erin Virgin

Electrical Apprentice
Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville

“Power of Three”

Story by Allen Allnoch
Construction Ready

“A Winning Game Plan”

Story by Allen Allnoch
Construction Ready

Education

Christine Wirt

Clay High School Teacher of the Year

Mandarin High School

Mandarin High School
Health Science Academy

Leah Crawford

CTE Teacher
Commercial Art, Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology

Antionette Rowell

Cosmetology Instructor
Cosmetology Academy at Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology

Charles Darwin Magdaluyo

2022 Vystar Duval County Teacher of the Year

Mandy Stelz

Keiser University Clinical Coordinator/Radiologic Technology Instructor

Kenneth Ford

Teacher & Math Interventionist

Frank H. Peterson Academies

Early Childhood Academy

Tonya Whitehurst

Area Director of Human Resources
Putnam County Schools

Carley Feagle

Area Director of Human Resources
Putnam County Schools

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Joanne Kazmierski

Founder & CEO
Global Business Logistix

Printella Bankhead

President & Founder
EBS Security

Chad Cahoy

Owner
Jacksonville Strength & Athletics, LLC

Renee Parenteau

Photographer
Renee Parenteau Photography

Jesus Garay

Owner
Jacksonville Global Freight & Commerce

Noah Emmons

Software Engineering Consultant
Entrepreneur

Public Service

Printella Bankhead

President & Founder
EBS Security

Lorrie Shine

Corrections Control Operator
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department

Giselle Carson, Esq.

Business Immigration Attorney
Marks Gray

Real Estate

Margaret Ceaser

Accounting
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty

Jillian Luce

Sales Counselor
KB Home

Riley Day

Real Estate Agent
Momentum Realty

Linda Lindenmoyer

VP of Relocation Services
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty

Recreation & Hospitality

Recreation & Hospitality

Raef Godwin

VP, Advertising Strategy & Operations
PGA TOUR

Chad Cahoy

Owner
Jacksonville Strength & Athletics, LLC

Sarah Mathis

Director of Fan Experience
Jacksonville Jaguars

Keara Street

Accounts Payable Specialist
Southbank Hotel Jacksonville Riverwalk

Rich Grigsby

Professor of Culinary Management
Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ)

Social Services

Social Services

Isaiah Oliver

President
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida

Dr. Natalya Bannister Roby

President & Chief Executive Officer
Episcopal Children’s Services

Tanya Ramos-Puig

Chief Executive Officer
The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF)

The Arts

Renee Parenteau

Photographer
Renee Parenteau Photography

Steven Libman

President & CEO
Jacksonville Symphony

Josué Cruz

Director of Development
Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

Andrea Barnwell Brownlee

CEO
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens