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01/17/2014

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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 85 of the university's response to emerging com- System is deeply appreciative of Arthur munity needs, the release continues. Guilford's leadership at USF SarasotaManatee. He has been a valued part of USF for Since 2007, the number of degrees awarded almost four decades and a highly respected by USFSM has increased by 18 percent, the leader of a great team for the past seven years. release notes. I know that the entire Sarasota-Manatee comUSF President Judy Genshaft said in the munity joins me in wishing him and his wife, release, "The University of South Florida Lynn, every happiness in retirement." HEALTHY START COALITION NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has announced the hiring of its new executive director, Shon Ewens. The Healthy Start Coalition provides professional services for pregnant women, infants and new families in Sarasota County to prevent low birth weight, prematurity and other possible poor health and developmental outcomes, a news release explains. Ewens comes to the Coalition after almost three years as executive director of the Literacy Council of Sarasota, the release adds. In addition to her work with that organization, she has "12 years of extensive managerial and executive level administrative experience working for YMCAs in Tampa, Sarasota and Birmingham, AL," the release notes. Additionally, the Coalition staff, board, service providers, community partners and clients have extended their "heartfelt gratitude" to Jennifer Highland, who served as executive director for 13 years, the release continues. In her last week with the organization, she shared with them the Florida Department of Health's 2012 Maternal Child Health Analysis Report, "which showed Sarasota reporting better than expected outcomes in infant mortality, low Shon Ewens/Contributed photo birth weight and teen pregnancy — concrete evidence of her strong tenure here and the hard work of the people she brought together on her Healthy Start Team," the release adds. For more information about The Healthy Start Coalition call 373-7070 or email Ewens at shon.ewens@healthystartsarasota.org. %

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