The 2nd Annual Trailblazers Panel and Black Heritage Breakfast was held Thursday morning at the Riviera Beach Marina Village Event Center to honor the achievements, leadership and impact of Black women in Palm Beach County.
WPTV was a proud sponsor of the event and WPTV anchor Tania Rogers moderated the panel. The panel featured conversations with various leaders representing public service, law, energy, public safety, community development and entrepreneurship.
The panelists included the following:
- Alexcia Cox, Palm Beach County State Attorney
- Rosalyn “Sia” Baker-Barnes, shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnardt & Shipley, PA, and president of The Florida Bar
- Tykelia Brownlee, firefighter and paramedic with the West Palm Beach Fire Department
- Nicole Daggs, executive vice president at NextEra Energy
- Annetta Jenkins, director of neighborhood services for the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Authority
- France Makabu, realtor and former president of the Urban League of Palm Beach County Young Professionals
- Kalinthia Dillard, Esq., general counsel and deputy inspector general for Palm Beach County
Panelists shared their personal journeys, challenges, and lessons learned, offering insight, encouragement and motivation to those in attendance…