#PeopleofImpact

Wendy Norman knows a lot about childhood brain development.  She’s an expert on effective parenting techniques.  She even helped write the curriculum she and her colleagues at Forty Carrots Family…

The morning we initially planned to meet Elizabeth Rosado to talk about her work, she had to deal with an emergency.  Liz spent most of the day at the hospital…

Did you walk inside the much-larger-than-life “living lampshade” at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus last year during its Tiffany-themed exhibition? Maybe you were mesmerized by the kaleidoscopic mirrors in the…

Sabrina Cummings loved exploring the outdoors as a kid.Born in Miami, she moved to Sarasota with her family as a 4-year-old—“a teeny-tiny transplant,” she says.  Because they now lived so…

Will Luera is a funny guy.  With a serious résumé:  Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio Theatre.  Co-creator of Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s.  Board member of multiple Sarasota-based nonprofits.   Storytelling…

Amanda Baar knows a thing or two about challenges. In fact, the close-knit Baar family has had more than its share of health setbacks to overcome. But Amanda has an…