SECRETARY - CHRISTINE DAMM

Christine Damm is currently an Account Manager at GRUCom, providing internet, data transport, colocation leasing, tower leasing and backhaul networking solutions for businesses within locations in Alachua County.  She moved to the Gainesville area in 2007, worked a few years at UF in hospital administration, then accepted a position with GRUCom in 2011.  Prior to her time at UF, she worked many jobs including as a fitness instructor teaching hi-low and step aerobics classes.  She ran her first marathon in 2003 and enjoys walking, running and working out.  She is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, with a BS from George Washington University and a MBA from Norwich University.

MEMBER SERVICES - LISA HOOVER

Lisa  earned her Bachelor's  Degree in Education from the University of  North Florida.  She  was a Navy spouse  who moved frequently, returning home to  Florida  in 2019.  She is a mom of 4 grown children  and a full time residential realtor with Keller Williams Gainesville Realty Partners .  She has been helping people  fulfill their real estate goals for five years.  Lisa enjoys the networking  opportunities GAWN  provides .  She is able to meet  and  learn from other business women in the Gainesville area.  

REGISTRAR - SARAH CHREST

Sarah is Director of Operations and CNA Program Manager for GatorCPR and GatorCNA in Gainesville. Additionally, she coaches competitive gymnastics at Sun Country in Gainesville. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in full time Organizational Management and plans on going on to pursue her Master's Degree in Business Management. Sarah is also a mommy to 1 sweet little girl who is her world. When she is not working or doing school work, you can find her spending time with her family, spending her time in her kayak, or with her nose in a book. 

ADVISOR & WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR - KRISTY MOFFAT

Kristy served as GAWN's Chair for both the 2016-2017 and 2021-2022 terms, and currently acts as Advisor to the board. She owns Brightway Insurance, The Moffat Agency, serving clients across Florida primarily through personal lines insurance policies such as homeowners, auto, and umbrella insurance. She is a board member and Past President of the North Central Florida Chapter of the CPCU Society, as well as a member of the Gainesville/Alachua County Association of Realtors (GACAR) and BNI Chapter 212.  She is also a graduate of Leadership Gainesville Class 44. She earned her BS and MEd from the University of Florida and has worked in the insurance industry her entire career. Wife to Iain and mother to Aedan, they enjoy traveling as much as possible. www.brightwaymoffat.com

PROGRAMS - ROBYN BREWINGTON

Robyn Brewington was born and raised in Alachua County and currently resides in nearby High Springs.  She works as a Client Relationship Specialist for James Moore.  She attended the University of Florida (Go Gators) and later went back to school and received a Master’s Degree from Webster University. She is newer to her current position as Client Relationship Specialist and is enjoying learning a lot about the tax and accounting world and getting to know her clients.  Before this position she spent over 16 years in the insurance industry.

She enjoys being part of GAWN because she loves being inspired by the many success stories she sees among the women who attend. During her career she has had opportunities to be part of leadership groups and earned a Master’s in Leadership and Management, but she says she always has more to learn from other successful women and that is why she loves GAWN.

SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATOR - JAZMIN CALDERON-MARQUEZ

Jazmin Calderon-Marquez’s mission is to facilitate positive change in self-care, grief, and spiritual attunement through the use of empowering hypnotherapeutic techniques. She is an Honor’s Graduate of HMI coupled with her Master’s of Special Education from the University of Florida and an Educational Endorsement in Autism. She has 15+ years in teaching children, teens and adults.

Jazmin believes in providing clients with positive change using compassion, kindness, honesty, and respect while keeping a safe environment. She uses a wide range of techniques to assist her clients in learning how to turn negatives into positives, enhance their lives and discover their inner wisdom. Clients of all ages and stages of life experience self-improvement emotionally, physically and spiritually.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - MICHELLE "SHELLEY" VICKERS

Shelley Vickers has over 20 years in the construction industry. She is enthusiastic and has a great deal of knowledge dealing with subcontractors, workflow, safety coordination and customer satisfaction. She serves as the Marketing Director and Executive Administrator at Scherer Construction. 

Shelley was born and raised in Alachua County and is extremely active in the Gainesville and Alachua communities.  She serves on the board of directors for the Builders Association (BANCF), Chair of the BANCF Ambassador Committee, Chair of the BANCF Horseshoe Tournament, serves on the Alachua Chamber Board, heads Alachua Chamber Membership committee, serves on the Junior Achievement Board of Directors, coordinates events for Rebuilding Together, is a volunteer volleyball coach at the Alachua Rec, is a member of the Gainesville Chamber, the Gator Quarterback Club, part of Leadership Gainesville Class of 49, and is part of the University of Florida and City of Gainesville Mentor Protégé Programs.  She has one daughter who plays volleyball and is interested in being a large animal veterinarian. When not working or volunteering her time, she enjoys time with her family, being on the water or watching the Florida Gators.

HISTORIAN - BONNIE LOSAK

Bonnie Losak is an attorney and a writer. She practiced law in Miami for over thirty years. In 2018, Bonnie earned her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.  She won first place for her fiction writing in the Graduate Division of the 2018 Student Literary Awards at FIU. Her work, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, has been published in various literary journals as well as in the book, Flash! Writing the Very Short Story, by John Dufresne. Bonnie is available to assist you with your writing needs, whatever they may be, and is also available to tutor in the subjects of language arts and essay writing, as well as any law-related courses.  

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