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JoJo O’Neal RADIO PERSONALITY/COMMUNITY ADVOCATE STAR 94.5 - ORLANDO’S ONLY R&B
REGIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER VYSTAR CREDIT UNION
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awn Ofodile is the regional community engagement manager at VyStar Credit Union, the second-largest credit union headquartered in Florida with more than 860,000 members and assets of over $13 billion. Ofodile joined VyStar’s Community Engagement team in 2022 and manages the organization’s community partnerships, sponsorships and donations, and volunteer engagement across nine counties in Central Florida, with an emphasis on organizations that support veterans/active-duty military, youth, and community-building. Since joining VyStar, Ofodile has worked alongside the Community Engagement team in service of VyStar’s purpose to Do Good. She has been instrumental in the credit union’s growth into the Central Florida market, leading the execution of several new initiatives, identifying key partners for strategic multiyear partnerships, and increasing visibility and brand awareness. Prior to joining VyStar, Ofodile served as Fifth Third Bank’s Community & Economic Development Relationship Manager, and before that she was the community relations manager at the University of Central Florida. Over the years, she has held communications and sales and development positions in both the private and non-profit sectors in Orlando, New Orleans, and Chicago. Ofodile has served on boards and committees for several local organizations, including the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, Orlando Economic Partnership, Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Winter Park, Winter Park Housing Authority, United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Orlando Leadership Council, Oviedo-Winter Springs Chamber of Commerce, the City of Orlando Mayor’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, and the University of Central Florida (UCF) Town & Gown Council. She is in Leadership Orlando Class 104, and is a graduate of Leadership Winter Park, Leadership West Orange, Connect DTO, and Athena NextGen. Ofodile grew up in historic Tuskegee, Alabama., and has a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Loyola University and master’s degree in Public Administration from Bernard M. Baruch College. She currently resides in beautiful Winter Park, Florida., with her husband, Bryan, and son, Brody.
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"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
oJo O’Neal is a proud Central Floridian born and raised in Deland, Fla. O’Neal studied Radio/Television Broadcasting at the University of Central Florida and has been a full-time radio personality since 1984. She also works part-time in Broadcast Operations as a technical operator at WFTV Channel 9 Orlando, an ABC affiliate. What’s so amazing about O’Neal’s radio career is that although she has worked at several radio stations with different programming formats (including Kid’s Radio where she hosted a nationwide show), her entire career has been based out of Central Florida. Known for her fun-loving, playful personality and genuine love for people, O’Neal’s “girl-next-door” on-air delivery has garnered her thousands of not only radio, but also social media fans. O’Neal has worked as an influencer for clients such as Disney, BET, OWN, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Tamron Hall Show, Denny’s and more. She’s also a freelance voice actor, lending her vocals to tv and radio commercials, instructional videos, web projects, and more worldwide. O’Neal believes in staying busy as she completed training and in March of 2022, passed the Florida Real Estate Exam. She is now a licensed real estate associate. After an asthma diagnosis in 2004, O’Neal created the Let’s Kick Asthma Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization that educates, inspires, and supports asthma patients, encouraging them to live healthier lives by exploring ways to control the symptoms. O’Neal has a history in dance (ballet, jazz, tap, modern, praise), and was a former junior high, high school, and college majorette, and competitive baton twirler. She offers free baton twirling lessons to any young person who’s interested in learning. In her limited free time, O’Neal enjoys traveling, spending time at the beach, reading, and riding motorcycles. Spiritually grounded, O’Neal is a commissioned Stephen Minister, trained in Christian caregiving, and draws on her faith to face life’s challenges.
"Somewhere along the way we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others." DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
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