Hear the perspectives of Seminole County government’s new manager, James K. Hartmann on a range of issues he has encountered in his first 6-months on the job – and the history and future of those issues. The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Seminole County. Length 01:04:30
Hartmann’s First 6-Months |
February 1, 2012 |
2012 Winter Park State of the City Address |
January 27, 2012 |
Hear the 2012 Winter Park State of the City Address presented by Mayor Ken Bradley. The Mayor’s remarks were made at the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce luncheon on January 18, 2012, held at the Winter Park Community Center. Remarks by Winter Park city commissioners are also included. In a separate segment, hear the presentation of the Employee of the Year Awards and remarks by the luncheon sponsors. Feature Length — 31:15
Produced by Desta Horner. Event photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media. Audio production assistance – Full Sail University.
State of the Cities: 2011 |
January 12, 2012 |
Hear the 2011 annual State of the Cities address by Oviedo Mayor Dominic Persampiere and Winter Springs Mayor Charles Lacey. They represent the 2 municipalities whose boundaries abut each other in east Seminole county, Florida. Their remarks were spoken at the January 5, 2012 Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon held at the Oviedo Mall. Feature length – 01:01:45
Event Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media
Audio production assistance courtesy Seminole State College (Jose R. Badillo & Jaime Matos)
Audio production assistance courtesy Seminole State College (Jose R. Badillo & Jaime Matos)
End Child Homelessness |
December 22, 2011 |
Hear a discussion about local initiatives taken in Seminole County, Florida, by a collaboration of providers of services to the homeless community to end or lower the number of homeless children in the county. Length 59:21
Event Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media
Audio assistance — Kurt Slafkovsky, Seminole County government.
Audio assistance — Kurt Slafkovsky, Seminole County government.
Women Military Veterans |
November 22, 2011 |
Hear remarks from two subject matter experts on the state of women military veterans in Seminole County, Florida and the challenges women veterans face as each transition from active military duty to civilian life. Speakers are Laurie Reid, a local US Navy veteran now in civilian life as a counselor at Seminole Behavioral Healthcare, and a non-veteran, Venita Garvin Valdez, CEO of a domestic abuse shelter in Key West, Florida. Valdez is helping lead Joining Forces for Women, a project of the national Business and Professional Women’s Foundation. The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Seminole County. Length 59:41
Event Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media
Title Photo (“Black women shoe” – Margarit Ralev) & (“Army boot” – Andrzej Pobiedziński)
Title Photo (“Black women shoe” – Margarit Ralev) & (“Army boot” – Andrzej Pobiedziński)
Philanthropy & Non-Profits |
November 16, 2011 |
Hear Mark Brewer, president and chief executive officer of the Community Foundation of Central Florida on the subjects of philanthropy, non-profit organizations and the role each play in a community offered recently at the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon. Feature length – 43:29
Event Photos – Charles E. Miller; title photo – Svilen Milev
End of Life Treatment and Care |
November 1, 2011 |
Hear a panel of 3 subject matter experts discuss end of life treatment and care… Dr. Sanjay Muttreja, assistant medical director for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care and medical director for the hospitalist program for Physician Associates; Dr. Norma Conner, assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida; and, Jorge Aguero, palliative care chaplain at Florida Hospital East in Orlando. The forum is moderated by Ben Wilcox, executive director of the Hemlock Society of Florida. Length- 01:26:11
Photos – Charles E. Miller
2012 Economic Forecast |
November 1, 2011 |
Hear a 2012 economic forecast and other remarks from Dr. Sean Snaith, Director of the Institute for Economic Competitiveness, at the University of Central Florida offered recently at the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon. Feature length – 34:59
Photos – Charles E. Miller
Homeless Senior Citizens |
October 5, 2011 |
Hear a discussion about the rising number of homeless senior citizens in Seminole County, Fl., those 60 years of age or older. Karen Harmon, housing coordinator of Seminole Behavioral Health Care in Sanford; Barbara Fore, elder crimes and services investigator with the Seminole County Sheriff’s office; and Susan Mooty, a 61 year old local homeless woman offer their on-the-ground perspective. The event is hosted by SACSON – Seminole Action Coalition Serving Our Needy.
Feature Length — 53:36
Photos – Charles E. Miller
SunRail and You |
October 5, 2011 |
Hear remarks from speakers involved in launching the Seminole County portion of SunRail, a 61 mile commuter railroad spine connecting 4 central Florida counties – Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola, and a myriad of cities and communities in between. you’ll hear comments from Marianne Gurnee of the Florida department of transportation; David Mealor, mayor of the City of Lake Mary; Joe Durso, mayor of the city of Longwood; Patricia Bates, mayor of the city of Altamonte Springs; and John Horan, a Seminole County commissioner. The event is hosted by the Seminole County League of Women Voters.
Length 01:02:13
Photos – Charles E. Miller.
