Melanie S. Griffin
@melaniesgriffin
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@floridadbpr Secretary, Spread Your Sunshine Founder, Legal Entrepreneur, @mikegriffinfl ’s Wife, Mav's Mom, Molly’s Bestie, Native Floridian, FSU Seminole
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I support
@GovRonDeSantis
given all he’s done for our State’s economy. His policies keeping
#FL
free & open and deregulating unnecessary red tape have allowed entrepreneurs to thrive & new businesses to easily open. This is the leadership America’s businesses need.
#withDeSantis
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On the way to New Virginia, Iowa to caucus on behalf of
@GovRonDeSantis
at Medora United Methodist Church. Looking forward to our cutest campaigner convincing additional Iowans to cast their votes for
@RonDeSantis
for President. 🇺🇸
#RD24
#NeverBackDown
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What blizzard?
#NeverBackDown
Iowa-bound in support of
@GovRonDeSantis
for President with
@mikegriffinFL
to follow tomorrow. 🇺🇸
#RD24
#IowaCaucuses
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Good morning, Iowa - it’s Caucus Day!! What
@SheriffIvey
& I reconfirmed on the ground yesterday is that Iowans are *showing up* for
@RonDeSantis
for President tonight. Join our fight for America’s
#freedom
at your local caucus at 7 PM! 🇺🇸
#RD24
#NeverBackDown
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The amount of *energy* and *enthusiasm* at yesterday’s
@RonDeSantis
for President Rally!! Looking forward to another great day with Iowans on this beautiful Sunday. 🇺🇸
#IowaCaucus
#RD24
#NeverBackDown
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Iowans love
@RonDeSantis
’ decisive leadership. Like this voter who’s caucusing tonight - his son lived in Lee County during Hurricane Ian, so he’s seen first-hand how effectively
@GovRonDeSantis
handles challenges. Like us, he knows that’s the leadership America needs. 🇺🇸
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What it looks like when you gave the
#IowaCaucus
your all. Grateful to be home safely in
#Florida
and proud of our family’s work this weekend supporting
@GovRonDeSantis
for President. 🇺🇸
#withDeSantis
#NeverBackDown
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Carb-loading for sign-waiving at the upcoming
@RonDeSantis
for President Rally! 🇺🇸
#NeverBackDown
#IowaCaucuses
#CutestCampaigner
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Under the leadership of
@GovRonDeSantis
, illogical and dangerous policies like this will never be permitted. We will always fight for fair competition and protect the integrity and safety of women's sports.
USA Boxing to allow transgender women to compete against female boxers under certain conditions from 2024 after introducing new policy
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Under
@GovRonDeSantis
,
#Florida
will *not* sanction a fight between a man and a woman. The International Olympic Committee should be ashamed of this outcome.
Proud of our State that is leading the charge in protecting the safety and rights of women.
Unconscionable…
Florida stands as a refuge of sanity against this nonsense.
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Florida CFO
@JimmyPatronis
shining brightly speaking at
@floridastate
Days at the Capitol! ❤️💛
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Proud to have supported
@RonDeSantis
for President and excited to see how
@GovRonDeSantis
continues leading
#Florida
and our country. 🇺🇸
#withDeSantis
@NvrBackDown24
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
- Winston Churchill
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Final step in the adoption journey completed today. We are blessed beyond words.
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Preparing to celebrate a very happy Easter! 🐰🐣 With the best Governor in America,
@GovRonDeSantis
. 🇺🇸
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Happy birthday
@JChristianFL
,
Executive Assistant in
@FloridaDBPR
’s Secretary’s Office. Instead of spending his weekend celebrating, Jesse helped Horseshoe Beach residents recover from
#Idalia
the past 2 days. Talk about a true public servant we’re lucky to have on our team.
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We officially have a Kindergartener!! 🍎 Excited to watch Maverick learn during his first year at
@MabryElemSchool
. ☀️
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Congratulations to
@FloridaFellows
@FloridaDBPR
Fellow, Brooks Elson, recipient of the Governor’s Leadership Award extending his fellowship for 6 months in
@GovRonDeSantis
’ DC office. The
#DBPR
team is excited to see Brooks excel in this next exciting chapter of his career. ☀️
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A great week celebrating our 15th anniversary. Although it feels like yesterday, a few fun ‘09 facts bring perspective:
* Fo Sheezy was popular slang
* Sony sold 12 million floppy discs
*
@Beyonce
’s “Single Ladies” was on the radio (& wildly popular at our reception)
Here’s
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Happy 13th wedding anniversary,
@mikegriffinFL
. Incredibly grateful for your love, support, mentorship and friendship. Cheers to 13 years! ❤️🥂
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An awesome Saturday celebrating Easter with
@GovRonDeSantis
and fellow administration members and their families at the
#Florida
Governor’s Mansion. Maverick especially loved announcing to the Governor that 4 + 3 = 7 (see second photo). Happy Easter! 🐣🐰🪺
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Throwback picture in honor of the big day. Super pumped to celebrate this summer’s fabulous grads at this afternoon’s and evening’s commencement ceremonies. 💛❤️
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Two
@FloridaDBPR
Secretaries and the
@USouthFlorida
Board of Trustees First Lady and Vice Chair celebrating last night in Tampa. 🎉🎊
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Can you handle it?!
@FloridaDBPR
had *2* “Secretary” Griffins yesterday. After our 3rd Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day together at the agency, Maverick is definitely mastering public service to our great State. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Awesome hosting
#UFC287
in Miami w/fabulous guests like
@ltgovnunez
@JeanetteNunezFL
&
@govgonewild
. Did you know
@floridadbpr
’s Florida Athletic Commission has nearly tripled the number of such combat events annually hosted in
#FL
since 2019 thanks to
@GovRonDesantis
’
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#DBPR
, sister state agencies, the
@FLStateGuard
& the
@USArmy
are at Taylor County Middle School (601 E. Lafayette St. in Perry) from 11am–5pm today to help residents & businesses impacted by
#HurricaneDebby
. Come by for water, MRE’s, tarps, baby items, hygiene products, snacks &
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Holy moly,
@FloridaDBPR
sure hit the Chief of Staff jackpot - our team has been incredibly excited to benefit from
@TylerCRussell1
’s leadership starting this week. Welcome to the
#DBPR
family, Tyler! ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
🎉Please join DBPR as we welcome our new Chief of Staff
@TylerCRussell1
to the team! Russell previously served as Chief of Staff at Enterprise Florida, and we are so excited to have him on board!
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What an incredible week, so grateful for my family. ❤️
Christmas arrived early this year my friends. Pleased to introduce you to our son, Maverick John Griffin to the world.
#blessed
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Busy start to
@FLSenate
Confirmation 1 of 3 Hearing Day - helping to kick-off
@FloridaDBPR
’s
@my1blood
Blood Mobile Drive. So proud of this Team and its commitment to helping to save lives in our community. ☀️
#DBPR
#DonateBlood
#SaveLives
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"Women now comprise the majority of law school students, they are the present & future practice of law." ~ President D'Alemberte
#LobbyDays
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It was a great week advocating for Florida’s furry friends with America’s Governor and my favorite First Lady. 🐾❤️🐶
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Excited to co-chair and kickoff the first in-person
@AmericanHeartFL
Tampa Bay Heart Ball in 3 years with the guy who has my heart,
@mikegriffinFL
. ❤️ Send us good vibes to raise lots of money for an awesome cause tonight.
#TBHeartBall
#AHA
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Today is the sweetest boy’s last day as a 4-year-old. Really looking forward to celebrating one of the most awesome, kind, intelligent, and funny humans I know tomorrow along with
@mikegriffinFL
. Maverick is truly our greatest blessing. ❤️
#MJG
📸:
@vimediamx
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Happy birthday,
@GovRonDeSantis
!! Grateful to be part of your administration and to have a front-row seat to the positive impact your leadership has on
#Florida
’s business community, making our State the
#1
economy in the nation. Hopefully you enjoyed your special day. 🎉🎊
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Can I tell you how proud
@FloridaDBPR
is of our
@FloridaFellows
Fellow,
@FSUCollegeofLaw
3L Elizabeth Pearce?! She is a total Rock Star who is an integral part of DBPR’s Team this year. Thank you, Elizabeth, for everything you do, we’re so grateful. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Congratulations,
@FLSecofState
, on finishing your last day as Florida’s Secretary of State. You did a wonderful job serving Florida and sure will be missed in Tallahassee.
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Happy Halloween from our pumpkin family to yours! 🎃👻
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#FBF
to
#DBPR
Employee Appreciation Day - if you’ve never cheerleaded your employees as they arrive to work, you’re missing out. 🎊🎉 THANK YOU to
@FloridaDBPR
’s Leadership Team for making our employees feel so appreciated last Friday. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Official pre-school graduate! Congratulations, Maverick, Mommy & Daddy are so proud of you!! 🍎🎓
#OhThePlacesYoullGo
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Congratulations to sister agency
@FLSERT
on a fabulously successful Emergency Management Day, including launching its own beer crafted in partnership with
@FloridaDBPR
licensee
@ProofBrewingCo
and reminding Floridians to fill or charge their vehicles halfway to safely avoid a
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Congratulations,
@JChristianFL
, on your election to serve as
@CapitalYRs
President. So proud of you and looking forward to watching you shine brightly leading this organization over the coming months. 🇺🇸
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The
@CapitalYRs
had two very special guests at last night’s meeting - Senator
@csime90
*and* Maverick Griffin. Super excited for today’s
@FloridaDBPR
Take Our Sons & Daughters to Work Day at the agency &
@FLACommerce
’s event at the Capitol. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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The required attire for all board meetings held in Tallahassee is Garnet & Gold, right?! GO NOLES!! ❤💛❤💛
#FAWLLobbyDays
#SeminoleToTheCore
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Congratulations,
@mikegriffinFL
, on once again being included in the
@TBBJnewsroom
’s Power 100 List and follow-up article regarding Tampa Bay’s New North Star: . Tampa is lucky to benefit from your leadership, vision and talents. 👏👏
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Happy Father’s Day,
@mikegriffinFL
!! When Maverick was asked the one word he’d use to describe you, he immediately said, “love.” What a perfect response that captures your essence and how much we love spending time with you. ❤️
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Awesome supporting the 3 Gubernatorial
@FloridaFellows
with whom I’ve had the honor of working while at
@FloridaDBPR
at tonight’s
@VolunteerFla
Fellows Reception. The future of Florida leadership sure shines brightly. ☀️
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What an honor joining First Lady
@CaseyDeSantis
for this awesome event helping Florida’s furry friends. ❤️🐾🐶
We love our four-legged Floridians!
Thank you to Secretary
@melaniesgriffin
and our guests for raising awareness and proposing innovative practices to reduce pet euthanasia rates and help more pets find their forever homes.
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Wow, wow, wow!! What a great celebration of a *historic* win for
@GovRonDeSantis
and his Cabinet and administration. Tonight, the people of Florida resoundingly approved the Freedom agenda. ☀️
#KeepingFloridaFree
@JamalSowell
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Real women wear Garnet & Gold to The Florida Bar Annual Convention. ❤️💛
#MyFloridaBar
#Annual2017
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Congratulations,
@mikegriffinFL
, on being named one of
@TBBJnewsroom
’s Tampa Bay Power 100. You inspire so many around you, especially me, to be better leaders every day. So incredibly proud of you. 💚🤘💛
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Happy birthday
@mikegriffinFL
, who is celebrating another trip around the sun *and* inclusion in
@FloridaTrend
’s 2023 Florida 500, our State’s most influential business leaders. 🎉🎊 Congratulations on *all* you accomplish while also doing so much for our family. We love you!! ❤️
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Grateful to work w/ these awesome Deputy Secretaries who helped support all
@FloridaDBPR
employees working at the
#FL
Emergency Operations Center this week. Under
@GovRonDeSantis
’ leadership, our team went above & beyond to do as much as possible to assist our fellow Floridians.
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So proud of our 2016-17
@Tampa_Chamber
Chair. Fabulous job
@mikegriffinFL
- Tampa Bay is better because of your passion, leadership, dedication & service. CONGRATS!!
#GTCC
#Vision2026
#MyChairman
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5-year anniversary of one of my most favorite days - Maverick’s adoption. The best words you can hear as an adoptive parent, “It’s official, he’s yours forever!” 💙
#M4
#GotchaDay
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Today,
@FLSecofState
&
@FloridaDBPR
supported
@MyFLFamilies
’ kickoff of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Very proud of
#DBPR
’s year-round work to protect youth, such as by regulating the State’s child labor. More about protecting children is at: . 💙
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“Mommy, you’re my Valentine’s Day.” 💕
#Melt
A *huge* THANK YOU to
@mikegriffinFL
for *the best* Valentine’s Day gift (in addition to gorgeous flowers) - having Maverick and Molly join me in Tallahassee today when work divided our family across the State. *Very grateful* to
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Pretty sure Maverick won "Cutest Pirate" at today's
@GasparillaTampa
Children's Parade. ☠️❤️☠️
#PirateLife
#Argh
#MavsFirstGasparilla
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Congratulations, Judge
@JessGCostello
, your beautiful Investiture was the start of your awesome tenure on the bench. ☀️
#ShineBeyondTheGlassCeiling
#WhenThereAreNine
#FSUGoldenGrads
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Pumped to work w/
@SLKLAW
as an Of Counsel Attorney and Shumaker Advisors as a Senior Advisor, Business-to-Business Relationships, including working on the issues at the heart of
@sunshine_women
. The synergies of these teams is exciting!
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Legal aid for civil justice pays Florida big returns - Tampa Bay Times - proud to support such an important cause.
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WARNING: Seeing this photo will make you want to work at
@FloridaDBPR
. 🎉🎊 Definitely had fun today recording videos for the agency’s awesome employees. And, as Secretary, I’m not in trouble for spraying confetti, right?! ☀️
#DBPR
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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#DBPR
has *the best* Emcee for today’s 12th Women in Business Conference. *Thank you*, former acting
@FLACommerce
Secretary
@MeredithIvey21
, for leading today’s important conversations with
@FloridaDBPR
’s licensees and stakeholders. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Happy bday,
@mikegriffinFL
- may
@USFFootball
continue the longest winning streak in the USA in honor of its biggest fan. 💚🎉💛🎊
#MrUSFTurns37
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Our hard-working team, including Deputy Secretary
@maureenwagner
, has called well over 1K
@FloridaDBPR
licensees in impacted counties to assist with their reopenings in any way helpful. Awesome seeing all the businesses that are already open serving their fellow Floridians.
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Grateful to Secretary
@JamalSowell
for the invitation to celebrate the end of Florida’s Legislative Session at the Black & Caribbean Caucus Legislative Sine Die Celebration. What. A. Party! 🎉🎊
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Congratulations,
@mikegriffinFL
, for receiving the
@TB_Chamber
Parke Wright III Leadership Award at today’s Leadership Tampa Alumni Annual Meeting. Maverick & I are proud of you and all you do for others and to make a significant positive difference in Tampa Bay and well beyond.
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Beautiful Opening Day of
@RaysBaseball
with Owner Stu Sternberg - awesome starting the Season with a W! ❤️⚾️💙
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Sue Sparks’ office is the 1st one I passed upon arrival at
@FloridaDBPR
Headquarters. She always brought a smile to my face during our frequent conversations. After 23 years of service, she sure will be missed as she begins retirement, especially by me, as I miss her warmth
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So proud of you
@mikegriffinFL
!! Thank you for *all* you do to make a positive impact on Tampa Bay and the great State of Florida. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
@PeterSchorschFL
@Fla_Pol
Way to go
@mikegriffinFL
for being in the Influence 150 - the Fortune 500 of Florida politics. And with a wonderful write up by his wonderful wife
@melaniesgriffin
. Mike is a bridge builder who is principled, decent & loves Florida.
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First visit to
@Disney
’s
#MagicKingdom
with Maverick - pure magic! ❤️
#MJG
#MavAndMom
#CinderellasCastle
#FirstDisneyVisit
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“We promise to have a lactation room in every courthouse in Florida.” ~
@jaxjennyshoaf
So grateful for your leadership on this important issue,
@FAWL_FAWL
. 🌞
#ShineItForward
#SheChangedTheRatio
@FAWL_Guy
@CFAWLOrlando
@HAWLOutreach
@theflabar
@FlaBarYLD
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Awesome seeing the leadership of
@PatrickHwuMD
and his team on full display during
@MoffittNews
’ Legislative Day at the Capitol. Very grateful for *all* these amazing Trail Blazers do to save lives every day. ☀️
#ShiningBrightlyTogether
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Happy Father’s Day,
@mikegriffinFL
!! Maverick and Molly definitely hit the parent jackpot having you as their Dad. Hopefully you felt extra loved and appreciated today. ❤️
#M4
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Happy 1st birthday, Maverick, what a joyous week it has been celebrating most special *you*! ❤️
#MJG
#MavsFirstBDay
#M4
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Happy, happy birthday,
@mikegriffinFL
!! You are very loved and appreciated by so many, especially your Fan Club Co-Presidents, Maverick & me. Thank you for all you do for so many, especially as a husband, dad, and son. May your celebrations be as fabulous as you are!! 🎉🎊
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Holy moly
@mikegriffinFL
is shining brightly - first as
@SavillsNA
’s 2024 Julien J. Studley Award Winner & then as part of the
@TBBJnewsroom
Power 100, the most influential businesspeople in 2024. So proud of you, Mike, & *all* the *amazing* things you continue accomplishing
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.
@DeltaZetaNatl
@DeltaZetaFSU
Chapter Presidents turned Team
@GovRonDeSantis
. Happy 100th anniversary to the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Delta Zeta Sorority at the
@FloridaState
University. 🐢💕💚
#DZ
#Centennial
#InTheFlame
@tarynfenske
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Hoping you enjoyed a blessed and joyous Easter weekend. 🐣🐇🪺
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Happy, happy birthday,
@mikegriffinFL
!! 🎉🎊 From “then” to now, you’ve sure shown the world what “awesome” looks like. May today be full of fun celebrations and the year ahead filled with many continued blessings.
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The
@CityofTampa
got it right when it recognized “that every child should have a permanent and loving family.” Thank you,
@CouncilmanViera
, for the honor of being part of such a special day & Resolution. ❤️
#M4
#MJG
#NationalAdoptionAwarenessMonth
Special morning speaking in front of
@CityofTampa
Council to kick of
#Adoption
awareness month. Big thanks to
@CouncilmanViera
for the Resolution and his leadership.
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