R-3: Professional Women in Business

44:14All right. Um if you are here for the recognition of professional women in business, if you could please come to the podium. Specifically I have, let's see, Amber Mariano Davis. Okay. Sandy Graves, Marilyn Deschant. Paul Doctor Paula O'Neal, Debbie Manns, Margaret Suther Sutherland.

44:42Let's see. Elaine Toddn uh Todnieri. Did I pronounce that correctly? Toddni? Okay.

44:51How about the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce?

44:57Okay.

44:59You ladies.

45:00All right, so these uh amazing women need to step closer to the podium.

45:05You act like you're afraid, but I think you are women that work in Pasco County. And I don't think you are afraid of anything. So

45:13These are pioneers.

45:21Okay.

45:25Read the resolution. Resolution number 24-033, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, recognizing the importance of professional women in business in Pasco County. Whereas the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce was established in 1944 to link businesses with their leading area business members, officers, leaders, and managers, and elected officials to enhance economic growth and development. And RAS, the professional women in business, was originally

45:55established as a book club and has grown to be the most predominant organization in Pasco County to provide support, education, networking, and empowerment to women business leaders from all industries in Pasco County. Anras, the professional women in business, would like to recognize the achievements of Pasco County women who have broken through the glass ceiling and risen above indiv invisible barriers that have marginalized women when seeking career advancements. Anras, the

46:25professional women in business, would like to recognize the achievements of Amber Mariano Davis, the youngest state represented representative Elected to the Florida Inf I'm sorry, let me start that over. Am Amber Mariano Davis, the youngest state representative elected in Florida history to represent District 36 in the Florida House of Representatives. Republican state Republican State Committee Woman Sandy Graves, founder of the Republican Club of Central

46:55Pasco. Marilyn Deschant, the first female Rotarian of the Newport Ritchie Rotary Club. Doctor Paula O'Neill, the first female Pasco County Clerk and Controller. Debbie Manns, the first female city manager for the city of New Port Richey. Margaret Sutherland, the first female council member for the city of Port Ritchie. And Elaine Toddneri, who revitalized the PASCO chapter of the National Organization of Women Now in 1966, and is

47:26the current chapter president. Anne RAS, the professional women in business of the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce, are immensely proud of the achievements of these women and encourage women in Pasco County to continue the tradition of rising above barriers and empower all women distinguishing themselves in their roles in the community. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby recognizes Amber Mariano Davis, Sandy Graves, Marilyn

47:56Deschant, Dr. Paula O'Neill, Debbie Manns, Margaret Sutherland, and Elaine Toddneri as professional women in business in Pasco County. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this fifth day of December twenty twenty three.

48:19All

48:19of us in favor say aye. I aye.

48:22Motion passed. My goodness, what what are we gonna hear today?

48:26Good morning, Commissioners. And um it is an honor to be here representing the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce group professional women in business. Uh Uh I did want to make one comment that I believe was missed. Um, and I think it's my fault, but we won't go there. Um June second, eighteen ninety-seven or ninety-two was the inception of Pasco County. There have been five female Board of County Commissioners since then. Maybe

48:56so. Commissioner Kathryn Starkey is the longest serving and fifth commissioner. Well I think

49:02I think Ann Hildebrand served longer than me. There was somebody longer than you? Commissioner Hildebrand.

49:09But I am the I am the fifth woman and but Christina was the sixth. So we've had six.

49:16Here for a long time too.

49:17But I think Anne

49:18twenty years.

49:19Anne was the longest. And maybe longer. Thank you very much. Well

49:22we'd like to acknowledge you for your support anyway, Ms. Commissioner Starkey.

49:26You

49:26know

49:26who else could have been up there is Michelle Baker.

49:32Well hopefully this will be I will be addressing you annually and knocking on Commissioner Mariano's door to add to this phenomenal group of women. We are right forever appreciative and honored to even represent them and be in the same room with them. Including you two ladies. Thank you so much for your time.

49:52Is that the little Mariano baby in the back? It

49:54is, yes.

49:55Oh

49:56my

49:56goodness.

49:58Paula, go ahead and bring her up here.

50:01My name is Lisa Parisi. I represent the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce group, professional women in business. Merry Christmas. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

50:08Paula? I left the office. I didn't see any baby in my office.

50:14Special delivery.

50:18That's my grandson Wesley. There you go.

50:26We weren't sure if we were gonna be able to make it today, but I wanted to let everyone take a take a look for Christmas and all. But uh yeah, it worked out perfect, so

50:33I think you got your um You'll get a lot of uh pluses, pluses, pluses with that grain baby with grandpa.

50:40So Well ladies, congratulations. Thank you all. Would you like to address us at all? I'm gonna bring the plaques down. We'll take a picture in a second.

50:46We're gonna come down and take a picture.

50:49Mm-hmm.

50:53Doctor O'Neill, it's good to see you.

50:57Debbie, it's good to see you guys.

50:59Yeah, we'll stay

50:59here.

51:00Merry Christmas to you all.

51:04Oh yeah. Was anyone gonna speak? Okay. We're gonna stay up here and the chair is gonna go down there. So we'll get that baby in the picture up here tonight.

51:13Thank you, Gary.

51:15That way Gary doesn't have to keep going.

51:17I appreciate that. Good to see you, Gary. Good to see you.

51:24Yeah for me. I have a card.

51:29You're a food. Thank you.

51:42She's supposed to

51:42receive the plaque, not carry 'em.

51:46No

51:46you're going too

51:47far.

51:48I see everybody in the back

51:50now. I see the baby. I need to bend my knees.

51:55Yeah. I think

51:57Do I need to stand on a chair?

52:03Oh, here we go. Let's come up first, please right here, everybody.

52:09All right, you all think

52:17Oh now you've got the now we're out of balance, Tamber. Thanks.

52:22All right. Time is quarterly.

52:25I'll try to rebalance the boys. Oh, okay, gonna take two more. I'm line. Oh, we're not happy. One more, that's it. All right.

52:37Steve will

52:38take one. Steve wants one more. One more picture, guys.

52:41Go ahead, Steve. We're ready.

52:43We're ready, Steve.

52:49true. Yeah, Maybe starting things.

52:54It's not.

52:56I think he's right here.

53:08Stage right.

53:22All All right. right.

53:26Oh no, you smile. Yeah, oh no.

53:31Oh yeah.

53:41Yeah.

53:49Maybe he will follow you and your daughter in politics.

53:52Who knows?

53:58Thank you, ladies.

53:59Oh I've got one already.

54:01Okay.

54:01You have. I do.

54:05So good to see you. Thank you very much.

54:08Mm-hmm. Uh good. If you want to bring one to Amber and the other one's from Maryland.

54:15If you

54:15take

54:15Amber's that'd be great. All right, awesome. Lisa, thank you very much.

54:18I gotta work my phone. My phone doesn't work the same. So the ringer good words. The silence and uh they changed so much. I couldn't forget how to find the right-of-way.