PACE Jacksonville is expanding its counseling services in the community and partnering with local organizations. As of October 2015, PACE Reach Counseling Services provides free counseling to girls ages 11-17 in Duval County. PACE girls also participated in career exposure events with Johnson & Johnson and commercial real estate professionals, and a summer STEM conference expanded their horizons in science, technology, engineering and math.

1. PACE Jacksonville is excited to extend services within the community.
As of October 1st, 2015, PACE Reach Counseling Services is a new
component that provides FREE community-based counseling that is
strength based and girl-centered. Girls and young women ages 11-17
who reside in Duval County are eligible for services. Together, PACE
Reach counselors, therapists, and girls address challenges in a way that
is designed for girls to become empowered and reach success in their lives. Special services provided include a
needs assessment, goal and plan setting, individual, family, and group counseling, and substance use/abuse
counseling.PACEReachisdesignedtostrengthenrelationships,developcommunicationskills,improveemotional
well-beingandbuildhealthycopingskills,supportacademicsuccess,andincreasepositivepeerinteractionsforgirls.
OnOctober12,2015,14PACEgirlsconvenedwithJohnson&Johnson
VisionCare,Inc.atitsglobalheadquartersinJacksonville,Florida.
The goal of the convening was to pilot a new mentorship program taking
place between PACE Jacksonville and Johnson & Johnson’s Vision Care,
the producer of the world’s first disposable soft contact lens. The meet-
ing began with an engaging tour of the Johnson & Johnson’s Vision Care
labs, where hundreds of thousands of contact lenses are produced daily.
PACE girls were able to learn about the production, supervision, and procedures involved in the lab firsthand. After
the tour, PACE girls and staff met with Vision Care representatives to lay foundations for its inaugural mentorship
program with PACE. The PACE girls had the opportunity to advocate for their expectations of mentorship, taking
the lead in charting the course of the new partnership program. Present at the meeting were engineers, technicians,
supervisors, and employee resource group leaders with experience ranging from 15 to over 30 years. These skilled
professionals expressed their desire to invest in PACE by establishing one-on-one connections with the girls, and
PACE girls were able to interact with them by exploring questions related to career paths, education, leadership,
character development, and more. Several girls walked away from the convening having made personal connec-
tions with the Johnson & Johnson representatives and expressing excitement for gaining mentors with a wealth of
experience and knowledge to offer them. We are excited for the fruition of this partnership, and we know that our
PACE girls will forge irreplaceable relationships with our friends at Johnson & Johnson. Most importantly, we
foresee them gaining even more academic, career, and personal guidance to foster a strong and dignified future.
Thank you Johnson & Johnson Vision Care for your investment in PACE!
NEW!
PACE REACH Counseling Services
Expand PACE Impact in the
Jacksonville Community
Johnson & Johnson
Vision Care, Inc. Partners with
PACE Jacksonville
2015 Board
of Directors
Laura Gonzales, Chair
Gordon Bailey, Vice Chair
Rae Brown, Treasurer
Karen Nasrallah, Secretary
Peggy Bryan
Cynthia Edgar
Victoria Hahn
Andrus Healy
Paula Liang
Staci M. Rewis
Cyndi Schmidt
Chase Zimmerman
Lifetime
Members
Eleanor Ashby*
Lois Schlesinger
Founder
Vicki Burke
If you would like to visit PACE
Center for Girls of Jacksonville,
please schedule a tour with
Tamara Garrett at
904-448-8002 or
tamara.garrett@pacecenter.org
* Deceased
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The conference, held at the Herbert Center at the University
of North Florida, featured skilled professionals from the
University of North Florida’s School of Engineering, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and faculty from Bethune-
Cookman University’s College of Science Engineering and
Mathematics. During this conference, girls were able to
engage in hands-on activities that fortified their STEM
education and exposure. Memorable activities included
creating air balloons and testing the farthest glide, finding
the DNA of a strawberry, and constructing model
rollercoasters. Three PACE girls took home medals for
their exemplary leadership skills, construction of models,
and knowledge of DNA trivia.
Women are widely underrepresented in colleges and
careers associated with STEM. As PACE moves towards a
better future for girls through education, we are proud to
honor the female spirit by exposing our girls to STEM
education, ultimately changing the landscape of female
underrepresentation that currently exists. PACE girls walked
away from the conference having demonstrated their
winning spirits, courage, leadership, innovation and
teamwork. Most notable of all was their newfound
knowledge of real word opportunities in STEM, and
the expansion of their horizons.
On June 26, 2015, PACE Girls participated in the annual Summer
STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Conference hosted by Mentoring Families & Kids, a charitable
organization that promotes STEM exposure to children in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Summer STEM Conference
Expands Horizons
In Memory: Eleanor Ashby
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we lived. It is what difference we have
made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
– Nelson Mandela.
As we reflect on the life and legacy of Mrs. Ashby, a matchless
leader of the Jacksonville community and treasured advocate
of the PACE Center for Girls, we are reminded of her strong
capacity for vision, leadership, and service to those around
her. Eleanor leaves behind a notable track record of support
to our community. She took her place on the PACE Jackson-
ville Board of Directors at our organization’s inception in
1985. Eleanor later became a PACE Lifetime Board Member
and one of the first Believing in Girls Society (BIGS) mem-
bers, forging significant relationships to advance the mission
of PACE. Aside from her investment in PACE, she mentored
and shaped many of Jacksonville’s civic and community
leaders as the Executive Director of Leadership Jacksonville,
where she served for 20
years. She is the recipient
of the Arnolta Johnston
“Mama” Williams Lifetime
Achievement Award from the
Florida Times-Union, the
Celebration of Leadership Award
from Leadership Jacksonville, the HandsOn Jacksonville
Bernard V. Gregory Award, and the OneJax Humanitarian
Award.We are forever indebted to her extensive contributions
to Jacksonville, and especially her commitment to the
betterment of women and girls in Duval County.
Thank you,Eleanor,for your gift of service.

3. Girls rotated different stations to learn about the banking, legal, architecture,
interior design, engineering, surveying, and contracting aspects of real estate.
Girls also reviewed appropriate interview and resume techniques, enjoyed a
delicious lunch from Panera Bread, and a delectable dessert provided by Kilwins.
They finished off the day with a Family Feud style game. We strive to teach girls
about careers that are considered non-traditional for women. We know CREW
shares our belief that PACE girls can achieve anything they work hard for. We
would like to thank CREW for their continued support and for sharing their
skills and knowledge with the girls at PACE!
PACE girls and their families had dinner graciously donated by Molina Healthcare,
were able to “shop” for free clothing via Ms. Mary’s Boutique, and finished by visiting
our phenomenal PACE teachers. Nearly 70 girls and their family members attended,
and our volunteers graciously helped to serve food and organize clothing. We would
like to send a special thank you to Molina Healthcare, Mary Warner, AT&T Pioneers,
Senator Gibson, awarded as the PACE Senator of the Year, PACE staff, and all volun-
teers who selflessly dedicated their time and resources to make this event possible.
PACE Career Day
CREW, Commercial Real Estate Women, held their annual
Career Day at PACE on September 17, 2015.
On September 23, 2015,
PACE held its annual
Family Night & Open
House!
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FAMILY NIGHT 2015

4. An Irreplaceable Treasure:
Ms.MaryWarner
Introducing:
FRIENDS FOR PACE
Friends For PACE is a junior advisory council of young
professionals that have committed to long-term investment
in PACE Jacksonville. We are honored and excited to have
them as a part of the PACE family!
Lisa R. Ilano
Director, Ilano Technologies Inc.
Council Chair
Lisa Ilano is an active volunteer with
the AT&T Pioneers groups in Jacksonville
and Melbourne, Florida. Lisa has a
history of encouraging her professional
colleagues, personal peers, and
individuals in the Jacksonville
community to rally, volunteer, and provide sponsorship
for some of Jacksonville’s greater non-profit programs.
Lisa and her husband CJ are also Believing in Girls Society
Members*. In the past, Lisa excelled in her leadership roles
as a sales coach and manager for SunTrust Bank, where
she received multiple awards for her financial sales
achievements that included President’s and Chairman’s
team designations. Lisa now consults and co-manages her
family business, Ilano Technologies Inc.
Kyle William Dorsey
Baptist Medical Center
Assistant Administrator of Clinical and Support Services
Council Vice Chair
Kyle Dorsey joined Baptist Medical
Center South in 2014 as Assistant
Administrator of Clinical and Support
Services. In this role, Dorsey is a
member of Baptist South’s leadership
team, and oversees Cardiopulmonary
Services, Dietary Services, Environmental
Services, Health Information
Management, Imaging, Lab, Plant/
Facility, Radiation Oncology, Patient
Advocacy, Pharmacy, Rehabilitation, and Security.
Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dorsey was a health system
administrator for Duke University Health System. Dorsey
has a Master’s of Health Administration from the College of
Public Health at The Ohio State University and a Bachelor’s of
Science from the School of Allied Medical Professions, also
at The Ohio State University. Dorsey is a member of the
American College of Healthcare Executives. He has received
many health care awards, including the 2012 ACHE Regent
Award for Early Careerists, the 2010Young Alumnus Service
Award from The Ohio State University, and the 2007 Award of
Merit from the School of Allied Health Professionals.
*Members of the PACE Jacksonville Believing in Girls Society pledge a
minimum of $1,000 per year for at least five years. These generous donors
allow us to continue to provide, and improve upon, the services we offer
that change the lives of girls and young women.
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MaryWarner’s altruistic passion
for helping girls is evident to any-
one who meets her. Mary’s busy
days had only just begun when
she retired from a 34-year career
with CSX Corporation in the
accounting department. Thirteen
years ago, she heard about PACE
from a fellow CSX employee whose daughter attended the
program. Mary recalls that this father said PACE “literally
saved his daughter’s life.” As president of the National Association
of Railway BusinessWomen (NARBW) at that time, she was
looking for nonprofits her organization could support. PACE
seemed a likely match for the active womens group, so she
and other members attended a tour of the center where they
were both fascinated and inspired. She and several NARBW
members then decided to take on the“Clothes Closet” project
which allowed girls to purchase clothes with points they earn.
Since then, Mary has been the lead coordinator for Clothes
Closet, now a two-day effort decked with organized apparel
that fills the PACE activity center and incorporates a“shopping”
system. During this event, the clothing must be sorted by size,
girls must be helped, transactions must be completed, and
everything has to be reorganized and stored for the next event
after all shopping is done. The Clothes Closet has now grown
beyond clothes to include accessories such as jewelry, purses,
makeup and shoes. Our PACE girls are ecstatic every time they
walk into the activity center and see the new store set up for
them. The closet is made possible as Mary tirelessly advocates
forPACEinthecommunity,bringinginvolunteersanddonations
quarterly. The closet has even expanded to include the Family
Clothes Closet, which invites the families of our girls to come
and shop for their needs.
The “Clothes Closet” has recently been renamed “Ms. Mary’s
Boutique,” because Mary is truly the driving force of this
positive reward system for our girls. Mary handles everything
from coordinating volunteers to asking for donations. Each
time she recruits a new volunteer, she personally brings them
through a tour of the PACE Jacksonville center, giving them
details on the program and insight into the girls and their
progress. Mary has been a great catalyst for many PACE
projects: obtaining donations year-round, coordinating
quarterly awards ceremony gifts and serving as a true
ambassador for PACE in the community. In addition to
coordinating the Clothes Closet, Mary brings in hundreds
of prom dress donations for PACE, and has even attended
PACE proms to help take pictures.
We would like to formally celebrate Ms. MaryWarner as
the recipient of the 2015
Positively Jax Award. She
is most deserving of this
prestigious honor.We are
very fortunate to have
MaryWarner as a treasured
supporter, volunteer and
friend of PACE.

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Volunteer Spotlight:
Sherri Owens
FRIENDS FOR PACE Council Members
Tonia Harris - Associate Director, Northeast Florida Area Health Education
Center | Council Secretary
Sherri Owens - Owner & Creative Director of Sassy Ink Design Studio,
Council Public Relations Committee Chair
Sara McGuire - Wild Things of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens,
Executive Council |Cummer Museum member
Jon Norman - District Manager, Cook Medical Inc.
Lisa Thiel - Beaches Boys and Girls Club Unit Board Member
Aida Ramirez - Associate Attorney, Law Office of Earl M. Johnson Jr.
Erin Homan - CSX Transportation, United Way Achievers for Life Mentor
Sydney Solan - Individual and Student Engagement Coordinator at
United Way of Northeast Florida
Cynthia Respert - Children’s Minister, Impact Church | Founder, Marie Elan,
LLC (Event Management)
Additional Members: Danielle Conroy , Heather Mackin ,
Erica Connor, Todd Mullitt, Kelly Novak
Sherri’s roots begin in Jacksonville, where she was raised and
educated. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design
and a Minor in Fine Arts from Flagler College, which explains
her aptitude for art.This endowment birthed the creation of
her self-made and owned business, Sassy Ink, in which she
serves as a full designer and hosts clientele from all over the
nation. Sherri humbly attributes her heart for service to her
parents, who she explains were all about giving their time
and resources to others in need. It’s worth mentioning that
her knack for altruism contributed to her deserved title as
the Mrs. Jacksonville US Continental 2015.
Sherri’s journey with PACE was destined. Her husband
was serving on the Mayor’s Council and came to tour the
PACE Jacksonville facility. He later encouraged her to get
involved, and Sherri subsequently discovered that a friend
of hers worked at PACE. Combining her desire to serve, her
resources as a pageant title holder, and her artistic flare, she
began to invest tirelessly into the PACE Center for Girls by
teaching a painting class. She committed monthly visits to
the center, where she enabled girls explore
withdifferentmediumsofpainting,including
water color, acrylics, paper metal, burlap, ink,
mixed media and more. Her goal was to
provide the girls with insight and exposure
to a field that many of them had never
experienced.
Her investment did not stop there. She met
Ms. MaryWarner, a long-time volunteer at
PACE and founder of Ms. Mary’s Boutique, the
quarterly event at PACE that enables girls and
their families to shop for free, gently used
clothing donated from a host
of community partners. She
was fascinated by Ms. Mary’s
dedication and began to think
of ways to contribute to the
boutique. She used her
platform as Mrs. Jacksonville, as well as her design-savvy
skills, to conduct an official promotion and campaign to
collect prom dresses and other clothing items from
philanthropic participators in the Jacksonville community.
The donations poured in, and they have not ceased since. So
many donations have poured in, in fact, that Sherri now has a
large truck that she uses to collect everything! Most recently,
Sherri was able to partner withVersona boutique to generate
monetary donations for PACE Jacksonville, in addition to
donations of brand new clothing items for PACE girls. She is
working on a long-term partnership that will feature PACE
donations byVersona collected throughout the year.
Sherri continues to host painting classes with the girls at
PACE, and thoroughly enjoys the experience.
She raves about the next project she will
complete with the girls, which will be holiday
centered, providing an opportunity for the
girls to give gifts to their loved ones.The next
desire of her heart is to continue donating
painting supplies to PACE girls, and begin an
entirely volunteer-run art program at each
PACE center in the state!We are truly honored
to have Sherri’s continuous investment
present at PACE Center for Girls Jacksonville.
Sherri Owens’ benevolence and art has grown into an
irreplaceable facet of PACE Center for Girls Jacksonville.

6. 2015 hosted in New PACE Field!
In June of 2015, PACE Center for Girls
Jacksonville received a generous property
donation from long-time supporter and
Board Member, Andrus Healy. Andrus
fulfilled his dream for PACE girls to have
a “green space to soak up the sun, play in
with their school mates, and be a kid.”
With this donation, PACE Jacksonville has been able to
plan and host enriching activities for our girls. One such
activity was Fall Festival 2015, which was an absolutely
wonderful time. PACE girls, PACE staff, and FSU Alumni
Volunteers enjoyed grilled chicken wings by Curtis with
Pig’n H BBQ. PACE Academic Advisee groups competed
in the Annual Scarecrow Contest. In addition to this, the
girls competed in “The Amazing Race”, a 24-station relay
race that allowed them to take part in fun, fall-themed, and
team building activities.We all had a blast! Thank you to
everyone who helped to make Fall Festival 2015 possible.
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7. 7Profiles
PACE Girl Spotlight:
Leading theWay for GenerationWow!
Four of our very own PACE girls were selected to be
members of the GenerationWow Leadership Council:
Ashley, Jahnae, Mikhaela, and Ritch! GenerationWow is
a junior version of GenerationW, a women’s leadership
conference and generation of women who care deeply
about the world in which they live, are seeking knowledge,
desire self-improvement, and are motivated to make a
difference in their communities, country and world. In
similar fashion, GenerationWow is a program that focuses
on the teen-age girl, teaching the lessons of the positive
and the possible through a yearlong mentorship program.
The PACE girls selected to be on the GenerationWow
Leadership Council had a special chance to assist with the
coordination and planning of the GenerationWow
Conference, which was hosted on November 4th at the
University of North Florida. At the end of the conference,
each girl was able to meet with a mentor as a part of the
Geraldine MentorWalk, a special component of
GenerationWow. This unique opportunity has impacted
our girls in many ways. Most of all, it pushed them to
further consider their future endeavors, helped them
understand the plethora of resources available in
Jacksonville, and connect with people who care about
their bright destinies. They learned the importance of
taking ownership for their lives, and how working together
with fellow girls can change the world.

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