W W M B C o mm u n i t y | W O M E N TO W A T C H Susie Mozolic has been named General Manager for Bevis Funeral Home, which was recently named the 2015 Business of the Year by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Susie, a Licensed Funeral Director, has worked in the funeral industry for 40 years and has been at Bevis Funeral Home since 2014. Elizabeth Chambers, a Licensed Funeral Director, has been named Director of Community Relations at Bevis Funeral Home. She has worked in the funeral industry for eight years and has been at Bevis Funeral Home since 2011. Gigi Rollini was named in Florida Trend magazine’s 2015 “Florida Legal Elite” edition on “The State’s Legal Leaders.” She is past president of Tallahassee Women Lawyers and the Florida Association of Women Lawyers and is currently a Florida delegate to the National Association of Women Lawyers.
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ARTS & CULTURE Dr. Valerie Arsenault, President and Music Director of the Tallahassee Bach Parley, has launched a new music school, the Bach Parley String Academy. Dr. Arsenault is passionate about teaching the violin and playing baroque music, cultivating a lifelong appreciation of music for students and connecting with audiences at Bach Parley concerts. Under her direction, the String Academy will offer lessons on violin, viola and cello at the central location of Saint John’s Episcopal Church downtown. Dr. Arsenault teaches at the String Academy along with Caroline Holden, Miriam Barfield, and Zlatina Staykova—all experienced, professional performing musicians. An active performer, she leads the Tallahassee Bach Parley, directs the Baroque Ensemble at the FSU College of Music, performs with the Tallahassee Symphony and other regional orchestras, and is a principal player with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra.
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Launched by artist Brinda Pamulapati, Venvi Art Gallery on East Park Avenue in will be representing exclusive, original abstract and contemporary art. The uniqueness of Venvi Art Gallery lies in having an artist as its owner, creating a synergetic relationship between artist and gallery. Brinda trained as a visual artist under the supervision of worldrenowned artist Prof. Jacob Pichhadze (Toronto) and enjoys creating abstract art using acrylic on canvas. She has her master’s degree in mathematics from FSU and is an online faculty member for Southern New Hampshire University. Her initial paintings were donated for 621 Gallery, various Indian cultural programs and fundraising events. She looks forward to promoting and providing a platform for local artists and other talented artists. Enrika M. Sissle is Managing Director and cofounder of Midtown Entertainment Group, a quality entertainment company that produces stage productions, festivals and other various creative events. An actress, writer and drama teacher for 17 years, Enrika is passionate about facilitating budding artists and has founded several after-school arts programs in Orlando and Atlanta. She has directed over 30 plays for adults and children, including Women Warriors, an original work she wrote, produced