Page 4 - Martin Downs Bulletin - November '24

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Education Foundation Of employee whose position
has become permanent.
Martin County Expands Staff Jinara Reyes has been
named the new resource
The Education Foundation of Martin County development coordinator,
(EFMC) — Martin County School District’s strategic Candice Tedesco is the new
nonprofit partner — has expanded its staff with the program coordinator, and
addition of two full-time employees and one temporary Pamela Amsbaugh works
as the bookkeeper.
kids These staff additions
are made possible in part
from a grant provided by
the Community Foundation
Corner for Palm Beach and Martin Jinara Reyes Candice Tedesco Pamela Amsbaugh
Counties.
“We are so grateful for
the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Tedesco’s journey began as a paraprofessional while
Understanding Moody Counties’ continued partnership and support as we studying special education and organization at Indian
continue to grow as an organization,” said Lisa Rhodes,
River State College, where she earned a Bachelor of
Teenagers executive director of the Education Foundation of Martin Applied Science in organizational management. She
County. “The addition of these team members will resides in Port St. Lucie.
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., strengthen our ability to deliver our mission of enriching Amsbaugh’s role is in handling the organization’s
Licensed School and enhancing educational opportunities and support for accounting and finances. Her entire career has been in
Psychologist students and teachers in Martin County’s public schools. accounting and finance. She began as a bookkeeper,
“My teen son has a hard We couldn’t be more excited!” handled accounting software installations and tech support,
time showing emotions, Reyes is responsible for raising funds to support Martin and then worked as a controller at Medtronic PLC for
has a hard time to make County’s students, teachers, and schools from individual and 20 years before moving to Kent Management for three
friendships, has a hard corporate benefactors. She also strives to drive community years and then retiring. She has been with the Education
time to feel happy and engagement to further excellence in education throughout Foundation since October 2023 in a temporary role, which
contented, has a hard time the Martin County School District. Her broad experience in is now permanent.
to do activities that he fundraising includes leadership solicitations, annual giving, Amsbaugh earned her Bachelor of Science from Rutgers
considers useless or are major donor stewardship, events, prospect identification University’s School of Business and a Master of Business
mentally or physically and solicitation, and financial reporting. Before joining Administration from the University of Baltimore’s Merrick
demanding. Help me figure out what is wrong with him!” the Education Foundation, she was the donor advancement School of Business. She resides in Port St. Lucie.
It’s not uncommon for teenagers to be moody since manager, development events/corporate giving manager, of About The Education Foundation Of Martin County
they are a ball of changing hormones, have variable sleep the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. The EFMC is the Martin County School District’s
patterns, and are vying for independence. All this occurs She earned her Bachelor of Arts in astronomy strategic nonprofit partner with the mission of enriching
while your teen is dealing with the pressures of school, and Master of Business Administration from Boston and enhancing educational opportunities and support for
social media, and exposure to drugs and porn. As the University. She resides in Palm City. students and teachers in Martin County’s public schools.
mom wrote, her teen was withdrawn and his behavior had As the program coordinator, Tedesco is responsible As an independent group, the foundation promotes this
changed within the past few months. Prior to this he was for bringing the Foundation’s programs to life. Her focus effort by raising and distributing private and corporate
a happier person and a decent student. is on planning, organizing, and executing initiatives that funds through several established programs, including
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wondered if he was depressed but thought looking down director of vocational services for ARC of the Treasure professional development for teachers, special initiatives,
at him from the 30,000-foot view he had a good life. He Coast. A dedicated educator and advocate, she has spent scholarships and programs to recognize outstanding
had an intact family, a cell phone, nice place to live, and he over a decade championing the needs of individuals with teaching. For more information, please visit www.
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