DR. NELSON L. ADAMS RECOGNIZED BY YWCA SOUTH FLORIDA
YWCA South Florida has recently announced that Dr. Nelson L. Adams has received the Jason Jenkins Mankind Award.
The organization’s 2025 First But Not The Last Trailblazer is being honored for his lifetime commitment to eliminating health inequity and advancing medical excellence in the community.
Adams is known for being the first African American chairman of OB/GYN and chief of staff at North Shore Medical Center. He is also the founder of the Maternal Child Health Initiative which provides care to at-risk low-income pregnant women.
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER
Ebonee Thomas, an accomplished flutist, has recently joined the New World Symphony Board of Trustees.
Thomas is known for her performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and Santa Fe Opera. She has also served as a guest principal with the Seattle, San Antonio and Fort Worth Symphonies.
Thomas currently serves as second flute and piccolo with The Dallas Opera and is also the assistant professor of flute at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to this she taught at the UMKC Conservatory.
CONSTANCE JONES NOMINATED FOR 2025 SUNCOAST CHAPTER EMMY AWARDS
NBC 6 News Anchor Constance Jones was recently nominated for the 2025 Suncoast Chapter Emmy Awards.
Jones, along with her colleagues, were recognized for their “Inferno on the Miami River” report, which highlighted a large fire in northwest Miami-Dade that destroyed three yachts.
Jones is a multi-award winning reporter and former Legacy 40 under 40 honoree who has consistently been recognized for her excellence in journalism. This includes being honored by the National Association of Black Journalists, Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists among others.
JULIET MURPHY ROULHAC RECEIVES PROMOTION AT FPL
Juliet Murphy Roulhac has been promoted to senior director of external affairs for Broward and Southwest Florida for Florida Power & Light Company and the director of corporate philanthropy for NextEra Energy, its parent company.
Her new role includes leading FPL’s government relations and community engagement for six counties in south and west Florida.
Prior to this, Roulhac was the director of corporate philanthropy and community relations. Roulhac graduated from the University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law where she received a bachelors in criminal justice and safety studies
FNA ANNOUNCES NEW REP FOR ANA MEMBERSHIP ASSEMBLY
The Florida Nurses Association has announced that Marie O. Etienne has been selected to be a representative for the American Nurses Association Annual Membership Assembly.
Etienne is the immediate past president of the Haitian American Nursing Association of Florida and is a tenured professor of nursing at Miami Dade College Benjamín Léon School of Nursing.
Etienne has received several awards for her efforts in the community including a 2013 Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Red Cross and the 2014 Top Educators in Miami by Legacy Magazine
