Graphic design and website content portfolio.

1. Katherine Dobbins
Design
• Designed event handout distributed to hundreds of museum visitors • Came up with event’s name • Asked
back for a second year
Maritime Mischief and Merriment
Gentlemen About Town
The Legend of José Gaspar
The Vessels of Gasparilla
Everyday Items that Double as Cleaning Tools
Gardening Inside Your Tampa Bay Condominium
Writing
Resume Assistant Market Research Manager
Opinions Ltd., November 2015 - Present
• Fast-tracked from recruiter to supervisor • Manage data collection for multinational, Fortune 500 corpora-
tions • Meet deadlines and quotas • Assure quality of market research interviews • Greet visitors and callers •
Resolve information requests and conflicts
Market Research Recruiter
• Sell participating in market research interviews to people at Westfield Brandon • Conduct interviews for CLT
and PRS data collection
Opinions, Ltd., September 2015 - November 2015
Graphic Designer
Henry B. Plant Museum Society, January 2015 & 2016
Social Media Coordinator and Blogger
Smith & Associates Real Estate, June 2013 - December 2014
• Drove traffic to website and directly acquired two new clients through management of company’s Pinterest
account • Twitter use led to company being featured twice on Inman News, an online real estate news with
well over 2 million monthly visits • Improved company’s social media strategy • Created custom social
media strategies for individual agents • Researched real estate and community topics and wrote copy for
website and blog
Public Relations Assistant
The Salvation Army of Hillsborough County, October 2012 - January 2013
• Co-wrote and edited script performed by professional troupe at organization’s largest yearly fundraising
event • Managed database and oversaw distribution of Angel Tree holiday gifts
Events Coordinator
Catholic Campaign for Human Development, August 2010 - May 2011
• Won grant for research paper on current social issues • In four days, planned, promoted and executed an
art gallery event which brought more customers to the host business than any other source • Coordinated a
tri-county student art contest • More than doubled number of donations for annual event • Negotiated with
vendor for a 10 percent discount on event giveaway • Prepared and gave public presentations to youth groups
Full resume available at linkedin.com/in/katherinedobbins
813-404-3674
katherine.dobbins1@gmail.com
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2. The first Gasparilla took place in 1904.
The Krewe invaded by horseback, as they
had yet to commandeer a worthy ship.
After several years of participating in the
Gasparilla invasion, the U.S. Miami had its
name officially changed to the U.S.Tampa
in 1916 honoring their favorite town.
Unfortunately, the Tampa was sunk off the
English coast during World War I with all
131 aboard lost.
“The U.S. Revenue Cutter Miami
sought to repel the piratical
craft, but the Gasparilla gunners
answered with a shot across the
bows of the government vessel,
an act of war against the United
States.” All in fun of course.
In 1922, the “Schooner got stuck and
two tugs, Eva and Nympth” came to
Gasparilla’s rescue.
Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla sails to
Tampa, past Henry B. Plant’s Grand Hotel,
1923.
In 1933,Tampa saw its first night time
parade, which followed a daytime water
invasion.“Accompanying the ship was
a squadron of aircraft, in bombing
formation so that the bombardment came
simultaneously by air and by water.”
“The pirate ship each year has been rented or borrowed for the occasion, from
among the schooners in port at the time. This has sometimes proved a problem.
The Krewe has determined to obviate this difficulty by buying a ship, so that, in the
future, the pirates will ride their own in their attack
on the city.”
GasparillaVII King W.R. Beckwith boarding
the pirate ship, 1914.
Crowd observing men dressed as pirates
on Gasparilla ship docked at Plant Park,
1921.
Gasparilla ship on Hillsborough River.
All quotes are taken from the 1936
History of Gasparilla andYe Mystic Krewe by
Edwin D. Lambright.
Photos courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough
County Public Library System, and H.B.
Plant Museum.
Maritime Mischief and Merriment
The Henry B. Plant Museum Society presents
Visions of Gasparilla Day must include the indescribable water
invasion and accompanying flotilla surrounding the Jose Gaspar.
Hundreds of decorated boats of all sizes fill the waterways. Enjoy
this quick trip through the pages of Gasparilla’s early history.

3. Gentlemen
About Town
The H.B. Plant Museum Society
with Gaspar’s Grenadiers, Shamus
Warren, Todd Burnett, L.B. Sierra,
and Frank Smith presents:

4. The Legend
of José Gaspar
The trumpets sounded, and a jester announced that King Gasparilla
C, Philip R. Carroll was ready for his King’s Dinner to commence.
The night’s feast and the dancing that followed celebrated the 100th
royal court of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. To commemorate
this centennial milestone, Smith & Associates Real Estate presents
our 10 part series, 100 Things You Need to Know About Gasparilla.
Interestingly, although this is the 100th royal court, this is not
the 100th Gasparilla. That milestone took place in 2004. Back
then, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla published Ye Mystic Krewe
of Gasparilla: The First One Hundred Years. This book is a great
source of information for anyone who wants to delve deeper into
Tampa’s celebrated tradition.
We can’t think of a better place to start our 10 part series, 100
Things You Need to Know About Gasparilla than with the legend of
Tampa’s favorite pirate, José Gaspar.
1| Before becoming a pirate, José Gaspar was a lieutenant in the
Spanish Royal Navy. In 1783, defeat of the Spanish fleet by the
British prompted Gaspar to lead a mutiny.
2| José Gaspar grew up as a member of the Spanish aristocracy. He
was very well dressed and well mannered, especially for a pirate.
3| After the mutiny, he changed the ship’s name from Florida Blanca
to Gasparilla, and began calling himself by that same name.
4| Gasparilla and his crew settled among a group of small islands
at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor. Gasparilla named one of these
barrier islands for himself. Captiva Island was so called because that
was where Gasparilla and his crew kept their captives.
5| Gasparilla named Sanibel Island in honor of the girlfriend of his
friend and first-mate Roderigo Lopez. When Lopez expressed desire
to return to Spain to be with his love, Gasparilla supplied a boat,
and sent a number of men to help Lopez make the journey home.
6| Gasparilla named one of the barrier islands after one of his
captive mistresses. Her name was Joseffa. The name of her island
became anglicized and is now known as Useppa Island.
7| Gasparilla proposed to a captive English woman named Ann
Jeffery. She fearfully confessed to being in love with Batista, the
youngest and bravest of the pirates of Gasparilla. The pirates and
their captives expected Gasparilla would put Ann and Batista
to death in some horrible manner. Instead, Gasparilla seized a
merchant ship and agreed to set her free, with passengers and cargo
unharmed under one condition – Ann and Batista be given passage
back to England.
8| The piracy of Gasparilla and his crew was brought to an end by
Captain Lawrence Kearney. Captain Kearney fooled Gasparilla into
thinking his ship was a merchant ship, when she in fact was the
USS Enterprise.
9| Gasparilla refused to be taken alive. He leapt overboard shouting,
“Gasparilla dies by his own hand, not the enemy’s!”
10| The twelve
pirates who were
captured swore
that they and their
captain had fully
intended to retire
from their wicked
ways the next
day. All except a
cabin boy named
Juan Gomez were
executed. Later in
life, Juan Gomez
claimed he was
never a mere cabin boy, but in fact, the Pirate Captain Gasparilla.
What stories of this famed Pirate Captain have you heard? Let us
know in the comments below!
Later in life, Juan
Gomez claimed he was
never a mere cabin boy,
but in fact, the Pirate
Captain Gasparilla.

5. The Vessels
of Gasparilla
January is here, and that means the pirates of Gasparilla are gearing up to invade Tampa
Bay. So far in Smith & Associates Real Estate’s 10 part series, 100 Things You Need to Know
About Gasparilla, we’ve talked about important times and dates to remember this year, how
the parade got started, and the legend of José Gaspar.
Now, what would pirates be without their ships? Here are 10 Fun Facts about the Vessels
of Gasparilla:
1| In 1783 Britain brought defeat to the
Spanish fleet and crushed Lieutenant
Gaspar’s hopes of rising in the ranks of the
Spanish Royal Navy. It was then that the
lieutenant led a mutiny and seized control
of the Florida Blanca. He renamed and the
ship after himself, making this the first ship
of Gasparilla.
2| In what is believed to be José Gasparilla’s
diary, he brags about capturing 36 ships in
his first year of pirating. If 36 ships seem
like a lot, consider that was just in one year.
Gasparilla and his men pirated for nearly
four decades!
3| Pirates aren’t known for playing catch-
and-release on the high seas, but Gasparilla
did famously release one merchant ship.
When English captive Ann Jeffery refused
Gasparilla’s marriage proposal because she
and another pirate, Batista, were in love,
the pirates and their captives expected the
worst. Instead, Gasparilla seized a merchant
ship and made a deal with that ship’s
captain: passengers and cargo would be
unharmed, if the captain agreed to give Ann
and Batista safe passage back to England.
4| Gasparilla and his pirates were bested on
December 21, 1821 by the crew of the USS
Enterprise, under the command of Captain
Lawrence Kearney.
5| For years the Ye Mystic Krewe of
Gasparilla would borrow ships, for their
invasion, and not know until days before
the parade whether one would be available
at all. That changed when the Krewe
purchased the Bisbee in October of 1936.
The ship that became the José Gasparilla I
was a three-masted, oak-beamed schooner
that had sailed the Atlantic Coast, and
made voyages to Madagascar and South
America.
The ship was used in every Gasparilla
invasion parade until 1952, when she was
declared unseaworthy. The ship caught on
fire and sank into the Hillsborough River
on February 6, 1956.
6| With the José Gasparilla I
decommissioned, YMKG borrowed four
ships for the 1953 Gasparilla Invasion:
the Joseito, the Goldfield – renamed the
Buccaneer’s Bride for the occasion – the
Shark, and the Sea Wolf. The Joseito, a
two-masted, schooner-rigged vessel, was
to be the flagship of that year’s Invasion.
However, the ship was unable to make
it past Lafayette Street Bridge (now the
Kennedy Blvd. Bridge). Fortunately, the
people of Tampa Bay have a history of
working together, and King Gasparilla
Gilvie L. Reeves was spirited to Plant Park
by another vessel. The pirates who were
riding the Buccaneer’s Bride were welcomed
aboard a landing barge.
For their part, Queen Patricia Lowry, her
royal maids and
candidates rode aboard the U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Nemesis. They did not have
any problems completing their journey.
7| 1954 marked the 50th Anniversary of
the Gasparilla Invasion and was the first
year the José Gasparilla II sailed. Queen
Suzanne Lowry christened the new ship
with a bottle of Jamaican rum and Captain
James W. Warren and first Lieutenant
Richard McKay raised the ship’s first Jolly
Roger. King Carlton C. Cone presided over
the ceremony.
8| In 1975, the José Gasparilla II sailed up
the Hillsborough River for the last time.
The next year, and every year thereafter, the
ships masts were too tall to pass under the
newly completed Crosstown Expressway
Bridge (now known as the Leroy Selmon
Expressway).
9| In 1976, YMKG borrowed the Captain
Anderson from St. Pete, and rechristened
her Ye Royal Barge. For the first time,
Gasparilla’s royalty invaded Tampa Bay
together.
10| While the Krewe selects a new captain
every few years from among its ranks, the
José Gasparilla II is actually captained by
Captain John Timmel, a master mariner,
Tampa Bay resident, and YMKG pirate.

6. Goodbye winter, spring has sprung. For
many of us, the coming of spring comes
with a desire to clean, clean, clean. If
you’re getting ready to put your house on
the market, deep-cleaning is imperative.
If you’re staying where you are for now, a
freshly dusted, scrubbed, and vacuumed
home will simply feel nicer to live in.
When you’re ready to get started, Martha
Stewart’s Spring Cleaning 101 is a very
handy check-list. Google natural cleaning,
and you’ll find article after article on the
uses of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon.
These are three cleaning staples you should
keep on hand. Everyone may know about
the cleaning abilities of vinegar, baking
soda, and lemon, but those aren’t the only
common household items that can double
as cleaners.
Coffee filters make great lint-free wipes
for surfaces you don’t want to scratch, like
computer monitors, television screens, and
porcelain stove tops. Even better, they’re
inexpensive to buy in bulk.
Most homes have places that are
impossible to get a dust cloth into, and
moving furniture isn’t always the best
option. Take care of those hard to reach
places by plugging in your hair dryer,
setting it to cool, and blowing that dust
away!
Spring cleaning isn’t the only thing that
comes with this season. Smith & Associate
Real Estate agents are already seeing
more and more cook-outs in the Tampa
Bay neighborhoods they serve. If you’re
planning an outdoor get together and your
citronella candles are dusty, clean them
up with rubbing alcohol. Unlike water, it
won’t ruin the wick.
Do you have a stack of used gift cards?
They make great cleaning tools. You can
use them to scrape grime from crevices
where other tools won’t fit. Or, when fabric
softener builds up in your washer, scrape
it off with an old gift card. If you’ve got
teflon coated pots and pans, you can skip
purchasing those little plastic scraper tools.
Gift cards serve the same function.
Dryer sheets are another ordinary
household item that doubles as a dust cloth.
Use them on free standing fans, window
unit air conditioner filters and venetian
blinds. They’ll get the dust and dirt off
faster than a paper towel, and prolonged use
creates a protective coating that keeps the
item cleaner in the first place.
Have you tried any of these before? Do
you know of another everyday item that
doubles as a cleaning tool? Tell us about it
on Facebook.
The coming of spring
comes with a desire to
clean, clean, clean.
Everyday Items
that Double as Cleaning Tools
Just in Time for
Spring Cleaning

7. My favorite Friday morning tradition is
to wake up with the sun, ride my bicycle to
a locally owned coffee shop, order a dou-
ble espresso, and catch up with the latest
Smith & Associates Real Estate blog posts.
I enjoyed reading our Belleair office’s broker
manager, Nikki Phillips’ latest entry, Things
to Do in Tampa | Tour the Gardens of Beau-
tiful South Tampa Homes. Like Nikki, I am
looking forward to Earthly Paradise. I can’t
wait to see the garden at Smith & Associ-
ates Real Estate agent Ed Gunning’s home.
I often find that
when people think
of gardens, they
think of them grow-
ing outdoors in
backyards. While
this is true, condo-
miniums are also
great places for
growing gardens.
Many people grow
plants in window boxes, or grow gardens on
their balconies. These are great! However, I
want to talk about gardens that you can grow
inside of your Tampa Bay condominium.
With a little creativity, you can live an ur-
ban lifestyle, and cultivate your green thumb.
Herearesomefunideastohelpyougetstarted:
Gardening
Inside Your
Tampa Bay
Condominium
Image source: Upcycle That
Image source: Better Homes and Gardens
Image source: Thrifty Ninja
Cork Planters: Do-it-yourself cork plant-
ers are easy to make, and making them
gives you a reason to have friends over
to celebrate. I’ve made the magnetic
ones. They are easy to do, and are a nice
way to attach favorite photographs to
your refrigerator.
Terrariums in Vases: I usually have a vase
of flowers in my kitchen. I think it adds a
nice pop of color to my decor. This takes it
to a whole new level. Instead of putting cut
flowers in a vase, grow a miniature garden!
Succulent Pictures: Living pictures are
smaller, more convenient versions of
living walls.
Living walls, also known as biowalls,
ecowalls, vertical gardens, or green walls
are one of my favorite things for urban
dwellings. They are gorgeous to look at,
improve air quality, lower temperatures,
and can be a way to reuse water. They
aren’t always practical though. Building or
buying one that is properly irrigated and
lets the roots breathe can get expensive.
Living pictures made of succulents,
like the one pictured from Better Homes
and Gardens, only need to be taken
outside to be watered once a month.
It’d be neat to make a bunch of living
pictures and hang them border to bor-
der on a wall. Living tiles, if you will.
With a little ingenuity you can
be a master gardener inside your Tampa
Bay condominium.