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Sylvia Longmire
Sylvia Longmire is a former officer and Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and worked for four years as a Senior Intelligence Analyst for the California State Threat Assessment Center, specializing in southwest border violence and Mexico’s drug war.
She received her Master’s degree from the University of South Florida in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and she is an award-winning writer and contributing editor for Homeland Security Today magazine and American Military University’s InHomeland Security blog.
Ms. Longmire has consulted for the producers of the History Channel and National Geographic Channel, and is regularly interviewed by national, international, and local media outlets for her knowledge and expertise on drug war and border security issues. She is the author of Cartel and Border Insecurity, both nominated for literary awards, and she has written for numerous peer-reviewed academic journals and online publications.
Ms. Longmire is the reigning Ms. Wheelchair USA 2016, and is the President of The PreJax Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides scholarships to students with multiple sclerosis (MS) or a parent with MS.
Please visit the following link to learn more about Sylvia’s endeavors and assist her in achieving her goals. https://www.gofundme.com/WOWPStrip
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FSPA member Sean Sexton of Indian River County was designated the first poet laureate on August 23, 2016 by the County Commission, making the county the second in the state to have such a designation. The position was suggested by the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving literature, philosophy and history in Indian River County.
Please see photos and the complete article in the TCPalm, the newspaper of the Treasure Coast region.
On October 19, 2015 it was announced that FSPA member David Axelrod was named poet laureate of Volusia County. A quote from the article states that “the resolution creating the poet laureate position states the post will ‘promote the reading, writing and appreciation of poetry throughout the county and in so doing, promote greater literacy, cultural activity and tourism.'”
Please see detailed information and a photo in The Daytona Beach News-Journal.